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Virtual social network IMVU raises $35M from China’s NetEase and others

TechCrunch

The line between social networking and gaming is increasingly blurring , and internet incumbents are taking notice. NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China (behind Tencent), is among a group of investors who just backed IMVU, an avatar-focused social network operating out of California.

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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HealthTech News Roundup

Dream It

What We’re Reading Developments in The Healthcare Industry IBM announced it would stop selling its AI-powered Watson drug discovery products due to disappointing sales. The authors of the study developed an algorithm that analyzes 18 different speech characteristics to determine the presence of PTSD. months for first biopsy, 6.6

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Feature Friday: Megan Burton, EO Atlanta

Entrepreneurs' Organization

“Much of the growth and success of CoinX was reinforced by a combination of my EO forum, the EO network, and the opportunity to serve other EO members through leadership. I continue to be humbled and inspired by other EO members – whether in the Accelerator program, the local chapter or across the globe.” – Megan Burton.

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Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives a Mission to Connect People With Popongo

StartupNation

I later moved to Denver, Colorado, and have worked in the world of banking and real estate as a partner and co-CEO of a company called Legacy Management Group since 2004. I was on a mission to develop a game that would be exciting, challenging and engaging – a game that was just as fun to watch as it was to play. Popongo was born.

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The Benefits of Patenting: When to Protect Your Inventions and Why

StartupNation

That’s why it’s crucial that you know your invention through and through, and whether there’s any aspect you need to develop further before having it patented. Cases of former staff being pumped about processes or unethical surveillance techniques being used to anticipate competitor developments are not uncommon. In the U.S.,

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Investors are missing out on Black founders

TechCrunch

Developers and coders historically go to specific schools and colleges, entering a funnel that guides them to success. I was in college from 2000 to 2004. As a Black founder in tech, I have encountered many injustices — from networking to fundraising to the game of business as a whole.

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