Part 1 was informative. Now, here is part 2.

1. Barry Silbert, CEO, Secondmarket and World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer 2011

2, Trip Adler, CEO, and Jared Friedman, CTO, co-founders of Scribd and World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer 2011

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Foursquare will be joining other tech pioneers at the World Economic Forum. The other companies are:

Adimab, Aster Data, Atlassian, Digital Lumens, Ecovative Design, Ferrate Treatment Technologies, Flexoresearch Group, GetJar, Ion Torrent, Knewton, Layar, Medicine in Need, Molecular Partners, NetQin Mobile, Neuronetics,

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Part 1: Who are the Tech Pioneers? is a post from: TechStartups.com

This is what we’ve been reading today — so catch up:

• Market Watch: New York tech startups come of age
• Engadget: The new Apple TV for $99
• GigaOM: Why Ping Is the Future of Social Commerce
• CrunchGear: Apple Announces The New iPod

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What we are reading is a post from: TechStartups.com

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

A I mentioned yesterday, Longshot magazine made use of social media and other digital tools to produce a magazine in 48 hours! Well, they aren’t the only ones tapping into that goodness.

This is perhaps one of the biggest human experiments…

Crowdsourcing human talent: Enter a user generated movie is a post from: TechStartups.com

Apple TV is expected to launch with Netflix, the movie streaming service. The company is adding movies to their traditional music entree.

Announcing the service of 99-cent for Fox and ABC rentals might increase the digital sales, but threatens to shake up the…

The Apple rumor mill is a post from: TechStartups.com

Magazines are so easy to start now. That’s the way Longshot magazine feels about it.

I was reading in The Atlantic about Longshot, a magazine that was made in 48 hours.

According to Longshot, this is how their magazine came into fruition:…

Longshot magazine, an inspiring tale. is a post from: TechStartups.com

I just submitted my choices for The Battery Show Awards.The shortlist was an impressive bunch of companies, for sure.

It’s amazing how batteries have changed. With the introduction of more renewable energy and electric vehicles, the need to develop better batteries…

Batteries through the eyes of a battery judge is a post from: TechStartups.com

Do you ever feel like you are overloaded with information? When I wrote how social media is changing our brain, it was a hit on the Internet. I asked “Are Facebook and Twitter making our brains bigger?”

The truth is, we aren’t…

Too many digital devices? This is what happens to your brain. is a post from: TechStartups.com

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

I remember talking to Jonathan Blank on the phone about starting a dating story telling show. I thought it was a brilliant idea, but at the same time, it seemed like it was something that would drift away and…

A dating story telling show is a post from: TechStartups.com

There are two types of people in this world. Apple lovers and Apple haters.

I’ve slowly become an Apple customer, clearly fallen prey to their market techniques. But wait, they don’t really have one. Or does Apple have one so clever, people can’t…

Good example for startups? Apple markets their products to people is a post from: TechStartups.com

Facebook is suing Teachbook.com because of the word “book” in its name, reports CNN. Wow, that’s rediculous. Cookbook, Blackbook, and eBook have “book” in the name took.

It is pretty amazing that Facebook is going after a two-person startup. Clearly since…

Don’t put “book” in the name of your startup is a post from: TechStartups.com

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

The Qualcomm incubator will launch ideas for the mobile market. Enter Qualcomm Services Lab, bringing you the next generation mobile service and apps supposedly.

“Powerful new mobile devices and high-speed networks today make it possible to introduce entirely new categories of…

Qualcomm Services Labs starts incubation lab for mobile serives and applications is a post from: TechStartups.com

So are you one of the tech guys who wants a 212 area code? Join the club.

The Wall Street Journal reports:

“A 212 can also make it seem like you are an early adopter — like you had a cell before they

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Got a 212 area code? is a post from: TechStartups.com

Those of you who use Facebook have probably heard about Facebook Places by now. That alone has critics on their hot seat over the fact that your friends can check you into location like they can tag a picture of you.

Since…

Buy of the week: Facebook has the hots for Hot Potato is a post from: TechStartups.com

As a blogger, I think the idea is fundamentally ridiculous. Many businesses have suffered because of the Internet, so now Philly wants $300 regardless from the starving (probably non-working) bloggers in town. Not everyone who blogs does it for profit, so you can’t…

WTF is going on in Philly? Bloggers need to pay $300 to write on the Internet! is a post from: TechStartups.com

Startups fail more often than they succeed. It’s sad, but true. And the chances of your success depends on your team’s chemistry.

The Columbia Journalism Review reminds us of failed journalism startups:

• NewsTilt
• Backfence.com
• Bayosphere

Adding that,

“Only lately in

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On what they call a failure to launch is a post from: TechStartups.com

A mattress, old books, stacks of newspapers, 44 years of stuff have been baking outside my apartment building in the summer heat. The smell is so bad, I hold my breath every time I walked by this portable landfill.

The large open brown…

Even in death, one person’s garbage is another one’s treasure is a post from: TechStartups.com

Amazon launches their fourth annual startup challenge. As long as you haven’t made more than $10 million USD in gross annual revenue or have taken any outside funding.

Companies around the world compete for the $100,000 in cash, plus other services.

“Traditionally, start-ups

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Do you have what it takes for the Amazon cloud challenge? is a post from: TechStartups.com

Techstartups was mentioned in David Morrill’s story in the Bay Area News Group, “Small talk: Flit-second shopping.”

Morrill wrote in the Bay Area News Group:

Boonsri Dickinson, a writer for TechStartups.com, says the most stubborn founders are the ones that tend

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Flit: A success story is a post from: TechStartups.com

As newspapers die, AOL is banking on local coverage as it launches its 100th website. It plans on rolling out with 500 this year. This translates to 500 journalism jobs!

AOL chose Patch Media Corp. as their media platform for content and advertising.…

AOL will hire the most journalists this year is a post from: TechStartups.com

The American Express OPEN Forum for small business owners is a good read.

Richard Branson wrote “If I Could Do it All Over Again…” In it, he talks about how having the courage to start your business is the first step to becoming…

Richard Branson would start a web-based business if he had to start over again is a post from: TechStartups.com

It’s not really a treasure hunt. Geocashing is a hunt site, which lets you navigate the land with your GPS device. Even if you don’t find anything, it’s still a good excuse to get out there and explore.

Geocatching is one of 12,000-plus…

Geocaching: The treasure hunt movement is a post from: TechStartups.com

When I was at my office yesterday, a few co-workers mentioned Foursquare. And again, today at lunch, my friends mentioned the popular check-in startup. I have a feeling that Foursquare is at that point Twitter was last year when everyone started talking about…

Location land rush is a post from: TechStartups.com

I was blindfolded. My date was feeding me unknown food items: three pieces of lychee covered in tequila, a pear, and spicy carrots.

Yummy.

The delightful food is only one part of the speed plating event. Tonight, celebrity chef Danny Boome hosted…

Speed Plating event: Chef Danny Boome is a post from: TechStartups.com

Hello, there. I was just testing out Xtranormal.com, the text-to-movie service. I put together some random bits of news today.

I hope you like it. Please let me know what you think.

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