November 20th, 2012

Startup Genome Ranks The World’s Top Startup Ecosystems: Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv & L.A. Lead The Way

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Today, the Startup Genome released the first half of its massive 160-page report on the world’s top startup ecosystems. Of the many moving parts of the report, the most noteworthy (and potentially controversial) is it’s so-called Startup Ecosystem Index, which ranks the world’s top 20 startup ecosystems, a la college football. → Read More

August 29th, 2012

Twitter Launches “Twitter Certified Products” — Partners With DataSift, Gnip, HootSuite & Others

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Twitter just launched its “Certified Products Program” to highlight “the best products and services to thrive on Twitter.” The program is meant to help companies find the best tools to engage with their customers and “understand what people are saying about them on Twitter.” To do so, Twitter is focusing on three product categories: engagement, analytics and data resellers. All of these, of… → Read More

January 13th, 2012

A Million Developers On A Million Keyboards: Ecosystems Require R&D Density

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Walking around CES this week it’s easy to see the future: just look at the components being sold in the nether regions of the show. These include specific things – Bluetooth powered electrical cords, for example – and “pieces” like smaller motherboards, cases, and materials. When planning a launch line-up, major manufacturers peruse catalogs of potential hardware and materials solutions to decide… → Read More