Vine video isn't a tool. It's a destination. (AdAge) #digital #video #motion #advertising

On Facebook, it's impressive if 10% of your followers even see your post. On Vine, top users can get that kind of percentage of followers engaging with a post. Some posts generate even more interactions than the creator's number of followers.

http://adage.com/article/digitalnext/watch-lots-vine-video-create/243681/

Since Myspace’s founding, several social network spinoffs based in California — have helped leverage the area’s strengths in entertainment, media, business and technology. #digital #technology #crowd

“In terms of creating enterprise value, of starting companies that are hiring and generating revenue, I’d say by far this is the most successful aggregation of entrepreneurs that has yet come out of L.A.,” said Paul Bricault, a venture capitalist at Greycroft Partners and a managing director with a digital media accelerator, Amplify.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/technology/from-myspaces-ashes-silicon-start-ups-rise.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130908

Israeli cyber security businesses poised to gain from Syrian crisis

The high-profile cyber attacks emanating from Syria may end up giving Israel’s economy a long-term boost by raising demand from its burgeoning cyber security sector.

http://www.jpost.com/Enviro-Tech/Israeli-cyber-security-businesses-poised-to-gain-from-Syrian-crisis-324893