SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 29, 2009

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 -- Tubefilter's Hollywood Web Television Meetup brings together the most dynamic group of professionals in the online entertainment industry. This month we're screening web series submitted by YOU - members of the community! See [link] (more).

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Web Screening Entertainment 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Among those involved in TheBlu are Andy Jones (Avatar), Joichi Ito (MIT Media Lab), Scott Yara (EMC/Greenplum), Yair Landau (MK Capital, formerly of Sony Pictures Entertainment), among others. As a studio, we are building entertainment titles that capture that spirit. We spoke with Neville about the company: What is theBlu?

Cloud Computing 208

Cloud Computing Web Entertainment Media 208

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Total raised: $83mm; Series B round (July 2009 for $43mm) valued company at $400mm. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Time will tell.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

Banner ads were never very effective on web pages so it baffles me that it’s the preferred method of advertising today on mobile devices. And which do you think is more likely to be effective on a small telephone-based screen – a tiny banner ad or a phone number that you click-to-call? 1) eMarketer. (2) 4) eMarketer.

Mobile 329

Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking. When using the Handjob app , users must shake the app up and down or side to side and out pops a pre-screened job applicant. All presentations were of extremely high quality and teams did a killer job.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” He was Director of Online Marketing for Mota Motors, a BusinessWeek Top 50 Most Promising Startup of 2009 and TechCrunch50 finalist.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78