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The Great Location Land Rush Of 2010
Back in November, at our Realtime CrunchUp event, I sat on the geolocation panel with members of Twitter, Foursquare, SimpleGeo, GeoAPI, Hot Potato, and Google. At one point, I raised the question if location was going to be the next battleground between startups large and small, much like social identity plays (Facebook Connect vs. Google Friend Connect) and status updates (Twitter vs. Facebook). All of the panelists indicated that it wouldn’t be, because they could all get along. How sweet. Sadly, I don’t believe them. I believe they might think that right now, because it’s still very early in the game. But it’s still a game, and people are going to play to win.
I’m sure some of them would counter that because location data is fairly standard right now, and moving easily between services, all of them will win. But that’s not true either. While location, as a whole, will win, there will be individual companies that end up ahead of others in the space. More to the point, there will be one or two services that people will go to for their social location data. That’s what we’re moving towards. And the bigger companies are starting to realize it. That’s why today we saw what may be the first maneuver in an upcoming rush to secure the location landscape, with Twitter snatching up Mixer Labs, the team behind GeoAPI. Read the rest of this entry »
Top Ten IPO Candidates For 2010
It’s been a long drought for IPOs, but venture capitalists and tech entrepreneurs are hopeful that 2010 will be the year they rain down on the Valley once gain. Earlier this year, a handful of IPOs trickled out, such as OpenTable, Rackspace, and A123Systems. But what people are really waiting for is another Netscape moment—an iconic IPO which will whet investor’s appetites and open the floodgates for others to follow.
Below is our list of the top ten IPO candidates for 2010 in the technology industry (and, no, it doesn’t include Twitter). I conducted an informal survey of some top VCs and angel investors. These are the names whispered about the most in the Valley and other tech circles. The hope is that the economy will swing back and the public markets will become receptive to IPOs, especially towards the second half of the year. The stock market in general is finding its legs already. The S&P 500 is up 24 percent this year. If the bull market continues, that will be good for the prospects of seeing these potential IPOs. And if it doesn’t, there’s always M&A.
1. Facebook. Total raised: $716 million.
If there is one company which everyone is looking towards for a new Netscape moment, it is Facebook. The company can pretty much go public any time it wants. It is already the fourth largest site in the U.S. and the world. Its last private common stock sale valued the company at $11 billion, which may or may not be rational. The key to a large public valuation will be whether Facebook can figure out how to turn all of that attention into advertising dollars. So far it is said to be on track to beat its $550 million revenue projections from earlier this year. A Facebook IPO would certainly create a halo effect for other tech offerings. Even if it doesn’t go out in 2010, the prospect that it might could still help other companies go public as hungry investors grab what they can get. Read the rest of this entry »
31 Christmas Wallpapers for Your Desktops
Christmas wallpapers may not be everybody’s favorite theme. But many of us would like to be reminded of the merriest time of the year by displaying a nice wallpaper because this season usually brings back happy memories. I have been posting a lot of Holiday design-related articles to help you come up with your custom holiday graphic artworks. You may use those Photoshop brushes and vector art and PSD templates to create your own desktop wallpaper. But if you are too busy to make one for your own, then here is a compilation of the best Christmas Wallpapers from around the Web that we have found so far.
A total of 31 Holiday-related wallpapers are included in this post. There are vector graphics of Christmas trees, winter scenes, gifts, snowman, wreaths, stars, balls and other Christmas symbols. So, how about changing yourdesktop wallpaper on a daily basis starting December 1 so you could use up all the 31 gorgeous holiday wallpapers that we assembled in this special post? Have something unique on your desktop wallpaper everyday this month of December.
Prepare to scroll down your mouse and start feeling the joy of the Holiday Season. Happy holidays, everyone!!! Read the rest of this entry »
8 Ideas Companies Can Use to Leverage Twitter
Companies have noticed the increased influence of Twitter in our culture, but often lack strategies to help them leverage the platform successfully. Below are 8 ideas that can help:
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10 Reasons To Have A Custom Blog
Blogging is a growing trend on the Internet today with hundreds of users adding new blogs and fresh content daily.While many use their blogs for personal journals, political opinions or other topics of discussion, one could also look at a blog from a marketing perspective and find benefits for their business. Here I suggest ten reasons to start a custom blog to enhance their online marketing efforts.
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Giving WordPress its Own Directory While Leaving Your Blog in the Root Directory
Many people want WordPress to power their site’s root (e.g. http://example.com) but they don’t want all of the WordPress files cluttering up their root directory. WordPress allows you to install the WordPress files to a subdirectory, but have your blog exist in the site root. Read the rest of this entry »
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