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One of my recent investments is an interactive property that is designed to empower consumers to easily find a local car dealership and an employee within that dealership that has demonstrated their ability to take care of customers. 100% of the ratings of these staff members is submitted by recent customers and is available for the public to see regardless of the nature of the rating, good or bad. For the platform to be successful,… Continue

Based on feedback from current users of the online social network dedicated to car dealership employees and their customers, carFolks.com has been relaunched with new functionality and increased navigation. The site is designed to give car buyers the ability to rate their experience with individuals they work with at a dealership location. As such, it helps to promote the salespeople (and their dealership) that have a proven ability to continually… Continue

I need to plan an event in San Francisco for a large group of prospects over a weekend in February 2008.

I am thinking of one of two venues, either near Moscone Center greeting people before they enter a trade show, or in the lobbies or near 6 of the larger hotels where the people will be staying.

Do you have ideas? Are you, or do you know of people involved with event planning in the Bay Area?

This is for a company I recently invested in, http://carfolks.com. …
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Does anyone have experience with the business side of social networking? I mean really, is anyone experienced?

I have been meeting with a large group of professionals that are convinced that the best way to market their companies is go get involved with social networks and leverage those networks to further their brands.

I feel a bit differently. I think there is an opportunity to build a network of consumers around an industry, and bring the industry players into that commun… Continue