Mission The mission of the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum is to encourage the growth and success of technology-based entrepreneurial ventures in Southern California. Scope Through its monthly programs, the Forum provides advice, support, education and networking opportunities to technology-based ventures in the Southern California area. The whole point of business is to make the life you want to live possible--so This is will be a continually updating post. I'll be creating additional lists for educational , chamber of commerce, etc. See also Networking & Social

Google's new Ad Manager technology will soon enable premium ad banners to be sold directly to advertisers by publishers and when the clicks are used up on the premium ads it will revert automatically to use Google Adsense. Clicks are usually sold via banners and text ads at a 2x to 4x premium cutting out Google. This is a brilliant move and will further accelerate the gap between premium content and generic publishers who don't provide any unique content value. I

Search engine giant Google is now pulling more traffic information from local streets around Southern California, saying Tuesday that it has added major traffic arteries and local street data to the firm's Google Maps service. Google is tapping data that the firm is gathering from cell phone users who use Google Maps on their mobile devices; the firm says that it is collecting GPS data from those users, who give it permission. That information is being used by Google to calculate speed and traffic congestion information, which is displayed on its interactive maps.

He graduated from Rhodes College and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MBA). Sam Cimino, Sales Manager SW of YouTube/Google As YouTube’s Southwest Regional Manager, Sam is responsible for generating revenue across YouTube and the Google Content Network which comprises a media network that reaches nearly 80% of all internet users worldwide. Focusing on the entertainment, automotive, technology, retail and financial sectors, Sam oversees all aspects of the groups advertising relationships in conjunction with Google Team managers and sales leads across the region.

Please let me know if know of other items to add, or if you have any feedback on events. 8 New and 2 Updates for SoCal Networking Event Organizations including Neal Schaffer's new book. 1 New and 1 Update for Networking & Social Media Job Search Webinars, Teleconferences and Podcasts Comments and Updates for SoCal Educational Networking & Job Search Organizations SoCal Networking Event Organizations Name: NoNameTags Self-description: "...entrepreneurs, Weekly updates! entrepreneurs, professional service and corporate executives, the

I was recently talking with the CEO of a high tech startup here, and he asked me — why did I bother covering Southern California companies? Why not write more articles about Google, Yahoo, Facebook, etc. Why care about Southern California as a place for high tech? Why not go big and focus on all startups, only cutting edge Web 2.0 startups/etc.,

This is a sister list to SoCal Networking Event Organizations and focuses on the Networking events and resources of SoCal Educational Institutions (primarily Colleges & Universities). As I receive information about others, I'll post them, but here's some general tips to help you get started: If you don't already know the website of your college, you should be able to Google it, or if that fails, try the Wikipedia article on California Colleges and Universities . Please let me know if know of other organizations to add, or if you have any feedback. Look for

This is a sister list to SoCal Networking Event Organizations and focuses on the Networking events and resources of SoCal Educational Institutions (primarily Colleges & Universities). As I receive information about others, I'll post them, but here's some general tips to help you get started: If you don't already know the website of your college, you should be able to Google it, or if that fails, try the Wikipedia article on California Colleges and Universities . Please let me know if know of other organizations to add, or if you have any feedback. Look for

I’m always interested in how much more focus Silicon Valley companies get in the press–and mindshare–than companies located in Southern California, even among people here in the region. had the opportunity to talk to an MBA class at USC last night, and talking to the students I was surprised to find that most of the students weren’t aware of how much clean technology activity there is in Southern California. I Asked to name an electric car company, most people mention Tesla Motors , the Silicon Valley darling, but aren’t aware of the numerous

Southern California has a large ecosystem of online advertising management talent that will eventually participate in the growth of this emerging industry. My primary mission is to learn more about developers using Google Android are planning for the future and the related opportunities it creates. Stay tuned for my comments on the Google Android subject. ...Tags: Android is an Open Handset Alliance , a group of currently 30 technology and mobile companies, is developing the first complete, open, and free mobile platform . I will be spending