Why hasn’t Microsoft or Yahoo, not Google, acquired LinkedIn yet? The struggling AOL could benefit from buying LinkedIn too. LinkedIn is a good target right now. Facebook could be a perfect fit for LinkedIn too, just not Google. Google and LinkedIn would be like butter and water, just won’t make a good mix, but its [...]
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LinkedIn, the Perfect Acquisition for Yahoo!, AOL, Facebook, or Microsoft?
Posted in AOL, Facebook, Google, adsense, advertising, adword, blog this, branding, financial, networking, tagged acquisition, America Online, AOL, buying, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Yahoo on September 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Welated, a Social App for Social Networks
Posted in Blogroll, Facebook, adsense, advertising, adword, blog this, entrepreneur, events, networking, news, startup, tagged cheat, Facebook, Facebook app, iPhone, iPhone apps, love, social apps, social networks, Welated, Wrisen on August 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In July, I launched Wrisen, a social app for social networks on Facebook, which has so far received great, rave review, and it’s growing faster than I’ve expected.
We’re currently working to launch a full version of the Welated site at the end of August, but the exciting news is about our new social app version [...]
Recognize Passed Loved Ones Using Social Media
Posted in Facebook, life, living, tagged digital cemetary, Facebook, iPhone, Ken Morico, memorial, passed loved ones, social apps, social media on August 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On July 5th, Ken Morico posted on his K.Mog blog about using social media to recognize passed loved ones, which is very similar to what Wrisen does, and I thought it’s cool to have found his blog today. Here is what he wrote;
“When two people I know died and I witnessed the online support of [...]
Wrisen Ads to Reach 97.8 Millions on Facebook
Posted in Facebook, adsense, advertising, adword, promotion, tagged funeral, loved ones, memorial, obituaries, social app, social networks on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wrisen’s ad campaign started running on Facebook today, August 4, 2009, in the U.S., UK, South Africa, and Canada, with a target reach of up to 97.8 million of Facebook users.
Learn more about Wrisen at http://www.wrisen.com
Obituaries and Memorial Services Going Social Networking
Posted in Facebook, blog this, life, networking, social, startup, technology, tagged cherish, death records, honor, local obituaries, local obituary news, memorial, memorial flowers, memorial gifts, memory, national obituaries, national obituary news, obituaries, obituaries in the news, obituaries news, obituary, obituary flowers, online memorial, remember, tombstones, virtual memorial on August 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Social networks such as Facebook and MySpace have seen a high rise in group pages created by fans, friends, and families of the deceased loved ones.
Wrisen.com, a Social App to Help You Remember, Honor, and Cherish Your Loved Ones
Posted in Facebook, advertising, blog this, culture, events, life, living, networking, news, social, startup, technology, tagged Facebook app, kapenda, memorial service, social app, Wrisen on August 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Wrisen (www.wrisen.com) was launched on July 27, 2009, and it’s live now exclusively on Facebook at http://apps.facebook.com/wrisenbook. Wrisen, a social app for social networks lets you easily create profiles for all your loved ones, post and share eulogies and condolences, upload their pictures, videos, and memorial gifts.
Wrisen enables you to share sympathy about your loved ones with [...]
Launching Wrisen, a Social App for Social Networks
Posted in Facebook, Internet, launch, networking, tagged apps, cherish, Facebook, funeral, honor, iPhone, iPod Touch, memorial, memorial service, reality TV show, remember, social apps, social networks, T-Mobile G3, Wrisen on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This coming Saturday, I am launching Wrisen (www.wrisen.com), a social app for social networks that lets you create, share, and browse profiles for all your deceased loved ones, family members, relatives, spouses, friends, acquaintances, cohorts, pets, or anyone else you adore and or admire.
Wrisen will initially be available for Facebook, and the iPhone, iPod Touch, [...]
Making the Best Out of the Worst, Especially Right Now
Posted in Blogroll, Facebook, Web 2.0, blog this, economics, economy, entertainment, entrepreneur, launch, startup, technology, tagged connect, dating, dream, economy, entrepreneur, friends, launch, marriage, social networking, startup, success, Web 2.0, wedding, Welated, widget on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Someone once told me that the start is always the easiest but is the end that counts the most. So, whatever it is that you are doing, people will always appreciate how you start, but will always remember how you finish.
Well, for me, it’s been a long journey trying to find my pitch, my niche, [...]
Ramamia – the Simplest New Way to Privately Share Photos, Web sites, and Events with Families
Posted in Facebook, Internet, Tools, Web 2.0, advertising, article, blog this, branding, business, entrepreneur, events, life, networking, news, promotion, social, startup, technology, women, tagged events, Facebook, family, photos, Ramamia, sharing, social networking, videos on December 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In my LinkedIn network of connections, there’s a 16-year old Mark Bao, an incredible talented serial entrepreneur but still a high school junior student, whom I met about two years ago on YoungEntrepreneur.com, and ever since, I have come to admire him for his ingenuity and ambition.
He’s the real definition of entrepreneur. He has started [...]
Webware Finally Credits TechCrunch
Posted in AOL, Facebook, Internet, Web 2.0, adsense, advertising, adword, animals, article, blog this, branding, business, culture, design, entrepreneur, happy, launch, networking, social, startup, technology, tagged animals, Bebo, cats, dogs, Facebook, facebook application, Hi5, MySpace, pets, startup, Techcrunch, venture capital, Webware, Wrisen on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I recently wrote on here about Webware kind of living in the shadow of TechCrunch on nearly every story they report. But, the good news thereafter is that Webware seems to have heeded my writing, that today in their Daily Tidbits, they finally credited TechCrunch on their report that, “Charles River Ventures, a venture capital fund that [...]
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