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Web Designers vs. Web Developers

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Funny graphic by @shanesnow that captures the difference between web designers vs. web developers: Like the issue of Startup CTO or Developer , often startup founders who are less technical have this same question. Do I need a designer or a developer?

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No Google Autocompleter Openings In SoCal

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In one of its April Fool's jokes, search engine giant Google has posted a job position--and accompanying YouTube recruitment video --for a "Google Autocompleter", to predict what users are searching for on the web. So far, there are no listings for "Google Autocompleters" in SoCal. READ MORE>>.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

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And it made me come to a new realization: Every early-stage web/mobile/online startup should have at least one technical advisor, probably two. This is exactly the kind of thing I'm doing as a Part-Time CTO or Technical Advisor for startups. It just didn't dawn on me how common this need is. Strategic Technical Advisor.

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Web 3.0

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Saturday, August 27, 2011 -- Web 3.0: dramatic shift in business and technology is taking place as the Social Web (Web 2.0) evolves into the Semantic Web (Web 3.0). Join us for the timely 6 hour seminar on the concepts, current systems and forecasting the impact of Web 3.0 See [link] (more)

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Los Angeles Web Developer

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Just the kind of person I like to meet. :) But I was a bit surprised when he emphasized how hard it had been for them to find a web developer in Los Angeles. My flippant comment was, “If you do a Google search for Los Angeles web developer, you’ll find a LOT of people and firms.” And he’s right there’s a big difference.

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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. They've acquired CAPTCHA security tools originally developed by Vidoop, and looking to market that technology to e-commerce web sites, social networking sites, and others looking to reduce spam and fraud.

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More Web Events in Los Angeles

SoCal CTO

SoCal Kanban/Lean software meetup Coloft They have a line up of events there. However, there are some great folks who have lots of experience also attending so the networking and discussion is generally pretty great. Especially if you are looking at early-stage start-up issues. Social media week Los Angeles Runs week of Sept 20 - 24.