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Why I Love Foursquare - BusinessWeek

This fast-growing New York service marries social networking with the ability for users to post recommendations on the go , a New York service that taps into the narcissistic appeal of being able to post unusual locations such...

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Give a Presentation or have a Discussion?

As I prepare for a couple of internal presentations I’m giving at work I stumbled across this post from Fred Wilson called “Presentations vs Discussions” A presentation is like a TV show. It’s a lean back experience. A...

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Why I Love Foursquare

This fast-growing New York service marries social networking with the ability for users to post recommendations on the go , a New York service that taps into the narcissistic appeal of being able to post unusual locations such...

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A look at startup firms challening mutual funds

Covestor Investment Management and kaChing are online ventures that seek to challenge traditional mutual funds. Borrowing ideas from social networking, the startups help connect small investors with individuals the companies...

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2010's Twitter? It's Foursquare

As 2009 draws to a close, with Twitter undoubtedly this year's media darling and Facebook continuing on its path to global domination, you may wonder which social-media service will become tech's poster boy in 2010.

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The Story Of My Avatar

I saw this tweet when I got up this morning: hey @fredwilson - whats the story behind ur avatar? While longtime readers know it, I figure many of you don't. So here it goes. Starting about four years ago, Howard...

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100 SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERTS TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER

100. Chris Rauschnot http://themacwizard.com/ Las Vegas, Nevada USA Chris Rauschnot is a web 2.0 and social media expert. He also has been an Internet Entrepreneur for over 10 years and is a certified apple tech. He has over...

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Next year's Twitter? It's Foursquare - CNN.com

By Pete Cashmore, Special to CNN Pete Cashmore: Early adopters say Foursquare could be 2010's big social-media craze Foursquare is a location-based mobile startup that lets users share locations with friends It's also a virtual...

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Future of Search: Google Has a Problem (at Seeking Alpha)

Google's recent deal with Twitter Inc. goes some way toward helping the search giant "index real-time data, but indexing doesn't really help Google if they can't rank it," said Teare. "The Web has become this stream," echoed...

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Why Won't VCs Tell You Why They Turned You Down?

Foursquare releases its API in the race to dominate location. Foursquare, the suddenly white hot location-based social network, released its API to the public yesterday. And Mashable is predictably bullish about the results,...

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