Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2015

Advertising technology is hot with the rise of mobile, evidenced in part by Verizon’s merger with AOL valued at $4.4 The Interactive Advertising Bureau defined a set of rich media units rooted in familiar ad sizes and called them Rising Stars. The company is privately held and has received no venture funding to date.

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Advertising Media Mobile Buzznet 40

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online ad optimization firm, said today that its analysis finds that online spending in Q4 of 2009 was up, resulting in an increase in CPMs by 34%. Rubicon said it expects 2010 to be a "strong year" for digital advertising. Tags: rubicon project advertising publishing online. READ MORE>>.

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Clearstone Advertising News Equity 113

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2010

for the quarter, up from both Q4 of last year as well as the comparable Q1 quarter in 2009, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA. According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M received in the region in Q1 of 2009. Nationally, Q4 of 2009 brought in $5.2

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Southern California Orange County Invest GRP Partners 208

socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2009

Beverly Hills-based Hydra LLC , an Internet advertising company which has been seeing major growth in the last couple of years, has apparently hit a major snag, as the company has become embroiled in lawsuits associated with the departure of three of the four founding partners at the firm. Tags: online advertising media hydra.

Beverly Hills 124

Beverly Hills Journal Advertising Los Angeles 124

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands reported its results Thursday, saying that the firm saw record revenues in Q2. in Q2 of 2009. Revenues were up by 21 percent from the prior year, driven by increases in internet advertising revenues. According to Internet Brands, it had net income of $4.6M in revenues, up from $2.5M

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Internet Brands .Net Acquisition Web 160

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2009

As we go into Halloween this weekend, we want to thank all of our sponsors, advertisers, and members, who make it possible for us to exist. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Advertisers. Tags: sponsor advertising. Thanks in particular to: Sponsors.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

While the media industry is driven by a combination of subscriptions and advertising – it’s clear that the latter plays a unique role in media. Of the $300 billion spent annually on advertising, 90% of it ($270bn) is still offline and not measurable. (1). The Impact of Mobile Phones on Advertising.

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Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands disclosed Tuesday as part of its earnings report that the firm has purchased two web sites, BensBargains.net, and GrooveJob.com. Separately, Internet Brands said it has secured a $35M revolving line of credit from Silicon Valley Bank, which it plans to use for acquisitions starting in mid-2009.

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Internet Brands Web Acquisition Sites 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

But we had a great chance to talk about the recent moves that Twitter has made to “plug holes” and changing its “TOS” on advertising. I don’t do advertising on my blog, but I thought it was worth mentioning Ryan in particular because he has an alternate model for doing a startup. They sponsor TWiVC. Mobile gifting service.

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Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Yesterday, Google announced that it was shutting down its Google Audio efforts--the search engine giant's efforts to try to sell radio advertising. I believe that the advertisers they started with were probably disappointed that the cost per customer acquisition was not the same as search. Broadcast isn't like that.

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Google Advertising Media Startup 124

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2013

PhotoPoll is our first app to push live, and now we're working on our second app, AdTile, which is a mobile advertising solution for applications and mobile software. In 2009, I got my green card and decided to move back here. We build mobile products, not just mobile applications, but products around them. What happened there?

Mobile 233

Mobile Southern California Startup Outsource Development 233

Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Zondigo, Inc.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Online advertising platform for local businesses; ReachLocal reported over $203 million in revenue for 2009, compared to around $146 million in 2008. Its net income for the 2009 period is $11.66 the funding and market coverage. But LivingSocial is reportedly doing around $180,000 per day in gross revenue.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

There are trade publications such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline at one end, and gossip celebrity news at the other end. However, 18-34 year olds have been in high demand by marketers, TV advertisers, and consumer companies as an audience. Why the new funding round now?

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News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Tech.Co

JANUARY 10, 2018

In the Harvard Business Review Female Economy 2009 report, women purchasing power was predicted to control about $28 trillion in annual global consumer spending, if not more. If you as a founder don’t think that appealing to women should be a part of your marketing strategy, you are wrong, and will lose. Connect With Your Customers.

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Tips Customer Custom Dollar Shave Club 71

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Shani Higgins joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy and day to day operations for the company¹s advertising sales, business development and the Technorati Media advertising network. In this role, he reports directly to Alan Mulally, Ford’s president and chief executive officer.

Los Angeles 75

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Shani Higgins joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy and day to day operations for the company¹s advertising sales, business development and the Technorati Media advertising network. In this role, he reports directly to Alan Mulally, Ford’s president and chief executive officer.

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Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet advertising is good. Internet advertising is good. ► March (1) Office 2.0:

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

Imagine if, say, Autodesk had purchased it in 2009 for $100 million? Of the first four investments I made as a VC in 2009, two have exited and two (Invoca & GumGum) still are independent and likely to produce $billion++ outcomes . Case in point, Procore just went public and is trading at an $11 billion valuation. Maker Studios?—?sold

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 363

Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Zondigo, Inc.

Google 40

Google Advertising Startup Venture Capital 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. Even tech blogs know this.

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Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Users participate by performing tasks, taking surveys or watching advertiser videos. Invidi – Provider of addressable television advertising and marketing services to cable, satellite and telco-delivered television carriers. Addressable advertisements are capable of being targeted to the individual household.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

Frank Addante

MAY 8, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet advertising is good. Advertising was the answer! ► March (1) Office 2.0:

Startup 40

Startup Advertising Web Design Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

MAY 20, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Zondigo, Inc.

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur Blogging Startup Venture Capital 40

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Those crappy bots not only cost you money because they keep your server busy and increase your bandwidth bill, they actively decrease your advertising revenue because your visitors hit the back button when your page isn’t responsive due to the heavy bot traffic. I have personally reported ThingFetcher to Rackspace twice, by the way.

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Social Media Develop Development Media 41

Frank Addante

DECEMBER 22, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Competition Venture Capital Advertising 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In 2009, when the platform was just under three years old, Nielsen put out a report stating that Twitter had grown 1,382% year-over-year. As the value for users decreased, it naturally decreased the ROI for advertisers and their clients too.The CPM on Twitter was very high and still remains one of the highest today.

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Platform Startup News Content 40

Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 27, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Web 2.0 40

Frank Addante

MAY 3, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet advertising is good. Find a Simple Way to Tell a Complex Story (and ano. How will we.

Startup 40

Startup Blogging Venture Capital Web 2.0 40

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Advertising Email 40

Frank Addante

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Zondigo, Inc.

Company 40

Company Companies Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 29, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Hire Entrepreneurs!

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Capital Startup Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 2, 2006

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Hire Entrepreneurs!

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 40

Frank Addante

MARCH 26, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Zondigo, Inc.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development CTO Hire Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

MARCH 12, 2007

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Zondigo, Inc.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup .Net Venture Capital 40