Social Network Questions

In the next few years I might want to move to a new city with my wife. However there are two problems here: 1) I have developed a pretty decent social network here in my current city and I don't...

Networking Geography Social Network

asked Dec 1 '11 at 23:45

John Berryman
388 points

I'm taking my first few steps in attracting a co-founder. With all the questions, comments and advice I've read concerning attracting a co-founder comes down to integrity...thee most important...

Marketing Co-Founder Development Apps Social Network

asked Aug 13 '11 at 05:34

Donald Bailey
27 points

I run a site which relies on an internal social network for communication between teachers and students. Most updates to the news feed (think Facebook status update) are students posting their...

Community Social Network Compensation

asked Aug 13 '11 at 21:42

Jeff
154 points

I was hoping to use opensource stack exchange software to create a site where people can swap their skills. ie: if I can fix your computer and you can fix my car, we will be matched. However, the...

Application Website Social Network

asked Jul 22 '11 at 20:55

Steve
103 points

We are having a startup in social and location based networking space. We are currently in private beta. What will be the best strategy or events to launch the product? Thanks!

Marketing Launch Location Social Network Beta

asked Aug 1 '11 at 04:47

Neology
113 points

We created a site which aims to be a community of travelers sharing "off-the-beaten" track spots around the world with other travelers. We went live a month ago, we have about 150 users, 500 spots...

Marketing Website Social Network Promotion Travel

asked Jul 13 '11 at 19:31

Claudio Coelho
6 points

Being in the last stages of completing the development of a video based social network, my partners and I have interviewed a few internet marketing specialists for promoting us. After receiving...

Marketing Equity Social Network Internet Marketing Profit Sharing

asked Jul 8 '11 at 17:34

User11829
1 point

I have an idea for a social network site. I know Facebook has many patents and I'm afraid of violating one of some of them. I'm not located in the US, main questions: Do you think I should talk...

Patent Social Network Provisional Patent

asked Jun 5 '11 at 04:44

Daniel
24 points

I have an idea of a social network site. I think that technically I can make this idea as a facebook application, but commercially speaking, what are the disadvantages and the advantages of doing...

Facebook Social Network

asked Jun 5 '11 at 07:07

Daniel
24 points

I'm interested in how a company like Foursquare would start up. So let's pretend they are at the very beginning of their idea and they have no money; just the idea. So they write down their...

Marketing Location Social Network

asked Jun 8 '11 at 19:21

I Scotts
152 points

Background My startup is relying heavily on contacts, which I trust. If I improved my way of assessing whether a new contact is trustworthy or not, I believe my startup would be more successful....

Networking Trust Social Network Contact

asked May 29 '11 at 06:42

David
1,567 points

I have some ideas for a social network and really want to start a company. But I don't know how to program. Should I learn or just find a technical partner? I know founders of tech giants like...

Getting Started Co-Founder Social Network

asked Jun 1 '11 at 21:40

Yc Wang
19 points

Early I asked a question about starting a social network company. Thanks for people who answered my question. I learned that I might implement the ideas first then start a company. But how...

Market Analysis Social Network Market Opportunity Market Research

asked Jun 2 '11 at 16:25

Yc Wang
19 points

Here's the case. I have great ideas about starting a social networking company, but I am not a programmer. So I need to find a technical co-founder first, I mean a really awesome ass-kicking...

Co-Founder Social Network

asked Jun 4 '11 at 01:03

Yc Wang
19 points

At one point MySpace was THE winner in social networks, but over the span of just a few years lost out to Facebook. Why did this happen? And what lessons can we learn for our own companies? I am...

Competition Social Network

asked May 20 '11 at 03:25

Jim Daniel
119 points

I am looking into building a social media tool and would be curious to know what the entrepreneurs here are missing. Is there one information (raw data, aggregated data, chart, etc) that would...

Social Media Social Network

asked May 23 '11 at 00:01

Tucson
714 points

What is the implication of Google Panda release on my clients who are "outsourcing" scontent creation for their blogs?

SEO Social Network

asked May 16 '11 at 11:17

Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

I have a question - if you're using Delicious what would it take to get you to switch to another bookmarking site? Full disclosure - I founded a social bookmarking site that launched its beta...

Social Network

asked Apr 5 '11 at 02:24

Rinnku
24 points

I have asked a few fledgling tech startups about what they wish they didn't have to spend as much time on. The answer is almost invariably 'not coding' and 'context shifts' as exemplified by...

Marketing Development Social Media Social Network

asked Mar 30 '11 at 15:46

Unomi
111 points

How can a startup actually gain momentum when it actually requires some users already using it to succeed? For example, consider a startup where one party will put in what he/she wants to learn and...

Marketing Social Network

asked Mar 9 '11 at 00:01

Ashfame
128 points