SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni, and instant messaging spinout Yammer have both raised $5M in funding from the firms' existing backers, Charles River Ventures and the Founders Fund, according to regulatory filings and reports. Geni and Yammer have both been fundraising since the middle of last year. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 19, 2012

Microsoft in late June announced to have acquired social network for enterprises Yammer at $ 1.2 He says,” all closing conditions for Microsoft’s acquisition of Yammer have been met, and the deal is completed”. Spataro says , “We couldn’t be more pleased to welcome the Yammer team to the Microsoft Office Division.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Yammer, a Twitter-like spinout out of high profile Los Angeles genealogy firm Geni.com, has scored the top prize at the TechCrunch50 awards in San Francisco. Yammer offers instant messaging focused on internal corporate communications, and is the result of work by engineers at Geni. Geni is the online, Web 2.0-style

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. Most social networking sites have a problem with having lots of pageviews, but advertising that isn't very valuable.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 24, 2012

HootSuite (Social Networking): Application to consolidate all of your social networking into one place (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Yammer, etc.). Try their new “auto schedule” feature to not flood your networks with multiple posts in a row by spreading them out. Download App: iPhone | Android.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

By now you probably know that David Sacks , co-founder of PayPal and founder of both Geni & Yammer made some observations on Facebook that Silicon Valley “as we know it” was coming to an end. “In order to create a successful new company, you have to find an idea that. (1) The future certainly looks brighter to me.

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