Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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JULY 19, 2012

Los Angeles investor Baroda Ventures , the venture capital arm of David Bohnett, has re-upped on online fashion and e-commerce site Fab.com , in a big, $105M third round of funding for that site. Baroda has been an investor in Fab since its seed funding back in June of 2010. Bohnett is the founder of Geocities.com.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I’ve been engaged with social networking for some time now, starting with Myspace and Facebook and just recently (within the last 30 days), Twitter. I have vanity urls setup at just about every site on the web. I responded to his tweet, we chatted on the phone and he asked me to co-host the event on Dec 14th, 2010.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Santa Monica-based EdgeCast Networks , the content delivery network (CDN) provider headed by Alex Kazerani, said today that it doubled its annual revenues and headcount in 2011, over its 2010 numbers. EdgeCast said it added more than a thousand customers in 2011, including such sites as DailyMotion, Imgur, and posterous.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , the online marketing firm which helps small and medium sized business place Internet advertising, is shutting down its Bizzy local business recommendations site, according to a blog post from the site. Bizzy said the site and mobile apps will be shut down by mid-November.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based RotoHog is in a partnership with social networking site Hi5 , Hi5 announced last night, and is using RotoHog to power a new fantasy sports game called 2010 World Futbol Challenge. Tags: rotohog social networking fantasy sports game videogame world soccer football futbol. READ MORE>>.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I’ve been engaged with social networking for some time now, starting with Myspace and Facebook and just recently (within the last 30 days), Twitter. I have vanity urls setup at just about every site on the web. I responded to his tweet, we chatted on the phone and he asked me to co-host the event on Dec 14th, 2010.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice. AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels. USA Angel Investment Network.

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JULY 12, 2010

Chatsworth-based MRV Communications , a developer of optical networking hardware, said today that it was selected by the BBC, for transporting high definition video between temporary studio locations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Tags: mrvc communications optical networking equipment fifa. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 12, 2011

Los Angeles-based MyLife , the online people search and networking site run by Jeff Tinsley, bragged Thursday that it has seen a recent bump in its traffic and unique users. The firm said its saw its first half revenues increase 67 percent year over year from 2010, although it did not disclose actual revenue numbers.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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MAY 18, 2012

As Mountain View-based social networking site Facebook hits the market today, in what is the largest tech initial public offering in history, one question is if it will spur what has, so far, been a lackluster IPO market for Southern California technology firms. Despite the huge interest in Facebook's IPO--the firm priced at $38.00

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

I made the point (not widely publicized) that OS4 is currently “breaking&# many applications that use ad networks that are not Apples (most notably AdMob, owned by Google). Search leverages selective filtering via XMPP versus site indexing; only real-time search player to do so. Competitors: Playdom , Social Gaming Network.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

LAGbook was founded in 2010 by two twin brothers Chika and Chidi Nwaogu when they were just 19 years old and freshmen at University. Today they say its Africa’s largest and fastest growing social networking utility with over 4,000 daily new sign-ups. LAGbook is an African-based social network for meeting new people everyday.

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MAY 12, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that online virtual world site Playdom, Inc. The FTC said in statement that "whether you are a virtual world, a social network, or any other interactive site that appeals to kids, you owe it to parents and their children to provide proper notice and get proper consent." READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 19, 2010

According to comScore's February 2010 numbers, GN Kids, Gorilla Nation's kids-focused online ad network, was number six in terms of percentage change in unique visitors -- up 241 percent between January and February. Among other gaining sites were ProFlowers.com, which had a surge of 412 percent in uniques, to 5.3

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Los Angeles-based Hulu , the online television streaming site, said today that it has opened up access to its Hulu Plus services. Hulu also said that all PS3 owners with a PlayStation Network account will also be able to access the service, and that Hulu Plus will be available on Sony BRAVIA 2010 TVs. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Los Angeles-based Break Media , which operates a network of male-centric content web sites, said today that it has linked with home entertainment system company Yoostar in a promotion. According to Break,it is teaming up with Yoostar for a special, featured channel on the site focused on the "Yoostar Casting Tour" competition.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Guardian News & Media , the firm behind web publisher ContentNext , is in discussions with potential buyers about a possible sale, according to a report from the firm's own site, paidContent. million pageviews; the network has 808,000 uniques, and 1.67 ContentNext founder Rafat Ali left the firm in May of 2010.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

Irvine-based Local.com , which operates a local search site and network, announced today that it has acquired 22,000 web hosting subscribers from LaRoss Partners, in a deal worth approximately $2.6M As part of the deal, Local.com said it also has the option to buy another 10,000 web hosting subscribers during the first quarter of 2010.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 31, 2010

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 -- Social Media Marketing. Over the past few years, social networking sites have experienced explosive growth. But how do you use these sites and tools to effectively market of your small business, large corporation or personal brand and create a return on both investment and operations?

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 24, 2011

I continually face the challenge of designing and building registration / sign-up pages on a wide variety of different web sites and mobile applications. Back in January 2010, I wrote a post that's one of the most popular on this blog: When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

ExplorerB2B is a free to join exclusive network of experts who share information that matters to you and make sure you expand your professional network, interact with a relevant audience and present your expertise. We launched the first publicly available (German) Beta Version of exploreB2B at the end of 2010. How does it work?

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels is stressing its mixer program, seed investment efforts, and a new website, as it kicks off a 2010 program, according to the angel investing group. The angel group also mentioned a web site design as part of its initiatives this year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice. AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels. USA Angel Investment Network.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 16, 2010

This past Monday, April 12 2010, Network Hippo relaunched their site to the public. Network Hippo is a social CRM that simplifies and organizes a users contacts across multiple social networks. Currently Network Hippo allows you to sync up with Gmail, Facebook, Twitter and linkedIn.

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JULY 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks. Does this look like a Facebook page, or is this a separate site? Jeremy Gocke: Fliptu is a separate site and community.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. Take a look at other sites: [link] But the overall idea is to provide branded search in order to get merchandise from your artist, star, etc. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

As 2010 approaches, a whole new year of exciting start-ups, tech news, gadgets, and much more is ahead. We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010. We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010. WillYouTrend.com is a site set out on the mission to inspire us all to be great, influential people.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 25, 2010

As I prepare for my role as emcee in June for Convergence 2010 , I began to look back at how I got involved in radio. For one, we built a following by using Facebook and Twitter and other social networking sites. OSN 101 – Online Social Networking news and tips. I spent a lot of money on Mark Germain (Mr.

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APRIL 12, 2012

We were acquired in June of 2010, and it's been 21 months now, almost two years. There are more than 10,000 people in Japan, and they're the third largest site behind Amazon and eBay, doing over 15 billion, with a 14 billon market cap in Japan. Neel Grover: We've been transforming the site and experience quite a bit.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

In his quest to better connect with new friends, Alex Capecelatro had a problem: none of the existing social networking sites were really designed to connect people with who you didn't know, and might share your hobbies and interests. Alex Capecelatro: I went to UCLA and graduated in 2010. What is Hyphos?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. How did they end up with such an irreverent site and what was their objective? Private, flash sales site focused on apparel goods (women, men and children). Social network app developer and ad network.

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JUNE 8, 2011

In the rush toward the daily deals space, it seems like there is at least one, new, daily deals site created every day. It's an incredibly crowded industry, which not only includes giants like Groupon and LivingSocial, but countless smaller sites, newspapers, and others all looking for a piece of the action. What is Deal Current?

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

The event was created in 2010 by Hank and John Green, when they hosted approximately 1,400 industry insiders and fans. In the same way, video creators and Multi-channel Networks (MCNs) must utilize YouTube''s distribution clout to gain subscribers, views and brand awareness. Think "Consumer Electronics Show meets E! Entertainment."

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

billion in its Greater Los Angeles area wireless and wireline networks in a move to make communications in LA reliable and spread internet coverage and network performance. 950 Wireless Network Upgrades. 950 Wireless Network Upgrades. For years, AT&T invested more than $1.9 billion Investment.

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