Post written by guest author Megan O’Neill As sites like Facebook, Twitter and Digg continue to grow, it is becoming increasingly apparent to everyone that investing in your social networks can be one of the best ways to promote yourself or your brand. However, when you are new to the world of social media you may not have the slightest idea about how to get started. If you are still just testing the waters, these top [...]

MeeMix, the personalized internet radio community that allows users to create personalized music stations and music video channels, has just announced the launch of MeeVideo, its new personalized music video channel application on Facebook. Similar to MeeMix’s audio channels, MeeVideo gives users the opportunity to create a personalized music video channel and discover new music that fits their musical taste. Videos are streamed via YouTube. Once you choose your favorite artist, MeeVideo will show you [...]

I have already received five different messages in my inbox today from Facebook contacts prompting me to open a link with the following message: “I see you in this video. When was it?” Text varies in each message. Do not click on the link! If you really want to be sure the message wasn’t sent from your friend, ask your friend first before doing anything. You have been warned. Such social hacks are beginning to [...]

I just had to post this one…a hilarious video created by Idiots of Ants: “What would it be like if Facebook was actually played out in real life?”         Technorati tags: facebook, idiots of ants, video, funny

Jason Calacanis’ most recent post to his email mailing list was a response to a recent 10-day stretch in which he sat through 200 company demos for the upcoming TechCrunch50 conference, which will take place September 8th–10th in San Francisco. The TechCrunch conference was started last year by Jason and Michael Arrington as a launchpad for the most promising 50 startup companies to show off their products in front of VCs, corporations, fellow entrepreneurs and press for [...]

There are different ways of optimizing your social application’s virality. Here are 8 great tips: 1) Create an application that gives value to the user. Ask yourself: “What would make me, as a user, add this application?” If you can’t come up with a good answer, you’re probably not thinking of the right application to make. As Tom Kincaid writes: “Unfortunately, people will not flock to put something on their profiles just because YOU care about it. People will put [...]

  Post written by guest author Megan O’Neill Commily is a new Israeli startup with a drive to make life easier for all of the busy parents out there. The site is a social network for families that provides parents with the tools they need to easily deal with day-to-day issues with their kids such as scheduling play dates and carpools; find recommended services and products, from team uniforms and sports equipment to school supplies; and stay in [...]

Company Name: GeminiFounded in: 1992Location: Herzliya Pituach, Israel   I had the pleasure of speaking with Daniel Cohen, General Partner at Gemini, an Israeli VC fund founded in 1992 by Ed Mlavsky, that invests in Israeli companies all over the world. Since 1992, Gemini has raised four funds and is currently in the middle of raising their fifth. Gemini began as a part of the Israeli Government program “Yozma” (”Initiative” in Hebrew), which offered to [...]