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Benchmark

  1. Parent, student and teacher collaboration makes @Edmodo one of the best social networks for kids techland.time.com/2012/05/24/the… @JoMcClelland about 5 hours ago via web
  2. In Q1 alone, 7.5 million hours of work have been logged on @oDesk worldwide blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2… @petervanham 10:04 AM May 23rd via web
  3. Benchmark's @MattCohler talks about great entrepreneurs and the network effect with @louisestory of @nytimes dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/bus… 4:30 PM May 22nd via web
  4. .@Zendesk integrates with Microsoft Dynamics CRM zdnet.com/blog/btl/zende… @ZDNetRachel 10:01 AM May 22nd via web
  5. Find out how @Asana's Dustin Moskovitz brings ease to enterprise task management and productivity. Profile by @qhardy nytimes.com/2012/05/21/tec… 9:39 AM May 21st via web
  6. Congratulations to @mattcohler and the entire @Facebook team then and now on this historic day. 9:40 AM May 18th via web
  7. Tune in to @CNBC's Fast Money Halftime report with special guest @bgurley as he talks market trends and SV w/ @ScottWapnercnbc 8:16 AM May 17th via web
  8. COO of @GrubHub, @m_evans, talks about the impact that an app-driven market has on his company. huffingtonpost.com/brad-spirrison… @spirrison reports 9:44 AM May 16th via web
  9. .@Jack named Media Person of The Year by @Cannes_Lions. canneslions.com/about/news_sto… Hear hear! 9:50 AM May 15th via web
  10. Congrats to @adamdangelo and @ccheever of @Quora on their funding - @wsj @shayndi reports: online.wsj.com/article/SB1000… 3:42 PM May 14th via web
  11. Connections to @Facebook turn into real-world networking for @MattCohler, @DOMOtalk, @Edmodo and more. reuters.com/article/2012/0… @mcbridesg 11:42 AM May 14th via web
  12. Skateboarder @tonyhawk becomes first person to use @Uber in San Diego, marking its tenth location. venturebeat.com/2012/05/10/ton… @jbruin 9:58 AM May 11th via web
  13. .@SominiSengupta of @NYTimes looks at a circle of tech in Silicon Valley; @mattcohler @Quora's @adamdangleo & @rsanghvi nytimes.com/2012/05/10/tec… 9:41 AM May 10th via web
  14. Vallejo and Benicia join @Nextdoor for a safe connection between neighbors timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_205722… @rachelvth reports 10:14 AM May 9th via web
  15. Simple UI and seamless payment system contribute to @Uber's experience sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl… @SFGate 10:02 AM May 8th via web
  16. How @Zipcar plays a role in the changing world of American consumers online.wsj.com/article/SB1000… @grossdm via @WSJ 10:38 AM May 7th via web
  17. Solving the problem of lost productivity, @Asana takes on workplace efficiency. fastcompany.com/1836232/asana-… @ebboyd 9:45 AM May 4th via web
  18. Integration with @LithiumTech brings new tool to capture and integrate external customer data with @VMware @Socialcast networkworld.com/news/2012/0503… 3:33 PM May 3rd via web
  19. Boku now supports the 4 top wireless carriers with its mobile payment system. allthingsd.com/20120503/boku-… @triciad has the story 9:18 AM May 3rd via web