SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 -- How To Use Social Media To Extend Your Brand. See [link].

Social Media 100

Social Media Orange County Media Social Network 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2009

If you search for her (as of July 10, 2009 at 5:45pm) you will get no result and the text, “did you mean Amanda Choong?&#. Tags: Social Media social networking Twitter. It takes a while (a day or more) to get your name propagated in Twitter’s search index. Be patient – it will appear. Anything.

Tips 216

Tips Social Media Social Network Santa Monica 216

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 17, 2009

Thursday, April 23, 2009 -- Convergence Technology Council (CTC) Meeting. We meet with technology thought leaders and business executives from vital, growing industries including Unified Communications, Entertainment, On-Line Media, Digital Distribution, Gaming, Social Networking, Medicine, Science, Energy - and many more.

CTC 100

CTC Technology Council Social Network Entertainment 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". In "The Social Network" Denise portrays Gretchen, the attorney of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

IP 81

IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 -- Digital Family Reunion 09. DFR '09 will cross pollinate leaders from all the major industry sectors such as media, entertainment, finance, publishing, venture funding, software, commerce, education, and many more. See [link] (more).

Southern California 100

Southern California Santa Monica Social Network Commerce 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

“As corny as it sounds, Tony Hsieh is a seller of dreams,” said Sarah Evans, founder of PR firm Sevans Strategy and social media venture FAVES + CO. “So Digital Royalty : Since 2009, Digital Royalty has given businesses and media personalities groundbreaking social media strategies to engage fans and generate tangible traction.

Social Network 111

Social Network Social Media Press Technical Review 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

In 1999, there were 486 IPOs nationwide; just 10 years later, in 2009, there were only 63. At any rate, it seems only appropriate that social media sites, which have dominated the Internet over the past few years, will likely lead startups back into the IPO game. The market is moving back up, but slowly.

Social Media 89

Social Media Media Draper Startup 89

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

Southern California 150

Southern California CTO Coach CTO Hire Social Media 150

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed (www.momentfeed.com) is looking to sort through that data to help marketers better tap into location based, social networking. Rob Reed: I was doing social media strategy consulting from 2007 until 2009, what I would really characterize as Social Media 1.0.

Social Media 248

Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. As of near the end of September 2009, we’re up 46% since the March 9th nadir (yes, I need to find a way to use one of my SAT words ; – ).

Venture Capital 255

Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

Our interview today is with Santa Monica-based OneCubicle (www.onecubicle.com), a new startup we ran across recently, which is looking to provide a more professional social networking site for younger people. Why did you decide to start yet another social networking site? Our demographic is the 22 to 32 year old.

Social Network 100

Social Network Entertainment Startup CTO Coach 100

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking?

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2011

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. To compete, startups must find ways to provide customers an easier, faster, more pervasive connection to digital networks, via mobile as well as the Internet.

Customer 91

Customer Custom Startup Networking 91

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Stribe offers a plug and play service for instantly creating a social network on any Web site. The company's main target is e-commerce sites with rich media. Zoomorama was a finalist at the Microsoft BizSpark event at South by Southwest Interactive 2009. The site attracted seven million French-speaking travelers in 2009.

Incubator 40

Incubator Develop Development Social Network 40

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

As companies figure out a way to monetize social media, one of the areas which has been lacking is a way to measure the impact and effectiveness of social media advertising. Ian Swanson: Sometrics is a social analytics and advertising company. Where are things in terms of social media and advertisers?

Social Media 113

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 113

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. There is a much better technique. It is to out friend.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

As companies figure out a way to monetize social media, one of the areas which has been lacking is a way to measure the impact and effectiveness of social media advertising. Ian Swanson: Sometrics is a social analytics and advertising company. Where are things in terms of social media and advertisers?

Social Media 100

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

So, we refocused in late 2008 and early 2009, and launched Island Paradise in August of that year. Since then, we've seen lots of changes in the social gaming market, including lots of new players, lots of growth, and also lots of interest from traditional gaming studios. Why the interest in that area? READ MORE>>.

Beverly Hills 182

Beverly Hills Advertising Design Activity 182

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. This is a post I’ve been dying to write for 18 months.

Gogii 310

Gogii Invest Blogging Activision 310

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 18, 2015

Grindr, which first launched in 2009, has exploded into the largest and most popular all-male location-based social network out there. WeWork in Hollywood provides tech startups and new media entrepreneurs with the Hollywood Hills as their backdrop in their stylish LA building.

Hollywood 40

Hollywood Startup Social Network Entrepreneur 40

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2011

To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service. In 2009, I teamed up with my partner, co-founder Eden Warner. That is the big day for Payoff.com, and we will be going to push out on every front to get media exposure and attention to what we're doing.

Startup 197

Startup Ideas Southern California Social Network 197

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 This is the same with competing activity streams in various social networks.

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Shortly after that, the CEO of NBCi and myself started a venture fund, invested in a handful of companies, had a couple of good exits, and then I went on to become part of the founding team at ZeroDegrees, the social networking platform focused on the jobs space. We sold that to IAC.

Southern California 245

Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

We allow them to have virtual store fronts, portable stores, which they can place on their social networking profiles, on their own dot com, on their blogs, and so forth--anywhere fans already interact with the artist. There's a convergence between the paradigm of the music business, and the business of social media.

Tech Coast Angels 191

Tech Coast Angels Van Nuys Startup Web 191

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. Los Angeles. People either love it our hate it. All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown. We have an abundance of ethnicities, culinary options, music and culture.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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. In fact, Twitter was one of the first mobile social media platforms. My agency, VaynerMedia , used it heavily as a community management tool in 2009 and 2010.

Platform 40

Platform Startup News Content 40

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

His idea and subsequent business plan won the Wharton Venture Award in 2009 and was a finalist for the Wharton Business Plan Competition. But it is really the secondary social layer that makes this new technology incredibly exciting. with the soon to come addition of offers.

Conference 96

Conference Orange County Technical Review Software Review 96

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

In 2009, after their first round of investment, they launched internationally. The service can be accessed by computer, mobile phone ( iPhone , Android ) or social network ( Facebook ). though is the visibility and support that startups get from investors and media when they release great products. Any user stats?

Training 82

Training Marketing Competition Platform 82

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

With consumption of online video up “400% with the release of the Iphone 3G back in 2009” (MacRumors, Eric Slivka) and the numbers ever growing, it would be tough to testify that we aren’t as a globe, obsessed with online video. The social networks have figured out how to share them.

Startup 65

Startup Content Design Organization 65

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

We believe there are awesome entrepreneurs everywhere, not just in the places constantly covered by the media. Team Rubicon unites the unique skills America’s returning veterans offer with the expertise of medical professionals; all while interactively engaging donors through social media. We want to help them, and will.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Without the support of local sponsors, LASW events would not be possible — special thanks again to: Fortis, DIMG (Disney Interactive Media Group), Idealab, LUXr, Originate Labs, MediaTemple, Ad.ly, Zaarly, CyberCoders, upStart.LA, Nevolution along with contributors: Ming.ly, NerdyShirts, NoodleYard, PhotoBoxi, TechZulu, The BitSource.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

Ed Park was one of the first 100k users of Instagram back in early 2009. “I found it to be the best social network, connecting people on a deeper level. It’s almost a subconscious connection vs. all other media sites. People stopped worrying about social status.”. It’s a breath of fresh air.

Startup 98

Startup Custom Customer Pricing 98

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Share Buttons Work… In A Way Share buttons on your post help your content reach a greater audience by creating easy channels to social networks. By placing a “share on Twitter&# button or “post on Facebook&# icon, you make it easy for readers to bring the page to their network and increase your traffic.

JavaScript 29

JavaScript RSS HTML Doc 29

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

We raised funding in September of 2009, about six months ago, raising $500,000 from private angel investors. My co-founder, Michael Steuer and myself both came from Twistbox, which was later acquired by Mandalay Media. Dave Waldman: We started quite a while ago, back in almost September of 2008.

Email 185

Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh? I’m surprised at the number of people who aren’t good at tracking down relationships in social networks. This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. The post I mentioned covers all of this.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

SXSWi is five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space. Bootstrapping Marketing Strategy, social media marketing, web applications. . In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69