March 7, 2013

Launch Festival: ‘We live in the future now’

by JD Lasica

The panel of judges/venture capitalists at the Launch Festival (Photo by JD Lasica). Conference brims with innovative tech startups Target audience: Entrepreneurs, startups, businesses, tech sector executives and employees, anyone interested in innovation. After three days of the Launch Festival, where 5,000 attendees jammed into San Francisco’s sprawling Design Concourse, one can be forgiven for believing that, through some cosmic … Continue reading

February 26, 2013

Location-based services are coming of age (and it’s way more than Foursquare)

by JD Lasica

Now that the table has been set, what’s next for geolocation? Is it all about Foursquare, Yelp, yawn and go home? I don’t think so. Instead, we’re seeing geolocation begin to splinter into niches and verticals. Continue reading

January 28, 2013

Are you ready for the place graph?

by JD Lasica

For years, entrepreneurs, tech observers and funders have known two things about the geolocation space: It holds an enormous amount of promise, and it’s taking an awfully long time to get there. Here’s a look back at pioneering geolocation site Platial and the current state of geoloco apps, sites and services. Continue reading

January 7, 2013

2013 conferences: Social media, tech, mobile & marketing

by JD Lasica

Here’s our calendar of 2013 conferences and events — a SuperGuide of the best social media, technology, marketing and media conferences for the upcoming year. Continue reading

December 13, 2012

Latest trends powering the Innovation Economy

by JD Lasica

Highlights and takeaways from the Venture Summit Silicon Valley 2012, featuring thought leaders in tech and business. Continue reading

November 28, 2012

Lean content marketing: How to do it right

by JD Lasica

Leo Widrich, co-founder of Buffer, at last night’s Lean content marketing event (photo by JD Lasica). 5 rules for creating content with social appeal Target audience: Content marketers, agencies, marketing professionals, businesses, brands, start-ups, nonprofits, social enterprises, educators, journalists. Last night I attended the first Lean Content Marketing meeup put on by Scoop.it, the content curation platform, at their San … Continue reading