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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

I made the point (not widely publicized) that OS4 is currently “breaking&# many applications that use ad networks that are not Apples (most notably AdMob, owned by Google). Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network.

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From Agency to Enterprise Software: The Evolution of Buddy Media

This is going to be BIG.

Our current focus is on creating sticky, super viral applications that help users get more out of Facebook and other social media. 6/15/2008 – Application network of its own apps plus agency business plus ad network. Buddy Media can build an application and drive 1 million users in just a few months.

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Skich’s new app brings social discovery to mobile game recommendations

TechCrunch

The challenge, of course, is getting Skich to scale and helping users build out that trusted network of friend-to-friend recommendations. Skich co-founder and CEO Sergey Budkovski , originally from Belarus, was previously head of biz dev at Minsk-based design and development firm 69pixels before founding the startup.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

Both Sides of the Table

I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I know you could argue that YouTube was much broader but it was really popularized in the social networks. It’s sort of Jack FM meets Total Request Live meets UCG/Social Gaming (at least in the future).

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15 Business Leaders Share Their Experiences and Insights on Getting Through COVID-19

StartupNation

This time, I connected with 15 startup and SME leaders from my network to discover how they are tackling the current crisis, and what advice they had to offer to others in the same boat. Jerry DiMaso , CEO and co-founder, Knarr Analytics . Steve Houle , inventor and founder, Parkit360 . Lesley Pyle , founder, HireMyMom.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

Both Sides of the Table

The growth of Facebook and social gaming led by Zynga – Another obvious trend is Facebook. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Much like iPhone is the only mobile platform in town, Facebook is the only “closed networksocial networking platform in town. Seems an obvious fit.

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Equal access to capital and entrepreneurship is the final civil rights movement

TechCrunch

This doesn’t take anything away from the brilliant white male entrepreneurs that have built incredible companies, but it has made an equivalent crowd of Black founders almost nonexistent. I began to realize that venture capital is a bit of a social game — and I was about to play it for two years. Image Credits: Supplied.