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JANUARY 14, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 -- Los Angeles County Technology Week. Panels include: Social Media; The Pasadena Angels An Investor Panels Evaluation of Five Technology Companies; The Impact of Portable Tablets and Apps on Business; Learn Technology Trade Secrets from Top Entrepreneurs: and much more. See [link] (more)

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JUNE 10, 2011

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online video content publisher, said today that it has partnered with actor Zachari Levi, on a set of original videos and events. The deal was inked with Levi's firm, "The Nerd Machine", and is tied to the 2011 Comic-Con International Convention in San Diego being held in July. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). But while I prefer a certain naive optimism in founders I can’t see the logic that this extends to angel investors. Either downside scenario requires angel deals to be funded further.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Los Angeles-based mitu , which is developing a digital media brand specifically focused on Latino millennials, has snagged Herb Scannell, the former President of Nickelodeon, as its new CEO. Scannell was also previously co-founder and CEO of Next New Networks (sold to YouTube in 2011) and was President of BBC Worldwide North America.

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APRIL 17, 2013

A report Wednesday afternoon says that Los Angeles-based streaming media site Hulu has hired investment banking firm Guggenheim Partners, to advise the firm on a sale. Guggenheim is the same firm that attempted to sell Hulu in 2011. READ MORE>>. hulu merger acquisition exit content hollywood streaming video guggenheim'

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AUGUST 31, 2011

Participating in this event also included world recognized security expert and Co-founder of Fonality , Samy Kamkar , Danny Schreiber (Managing Editor of Silicon Prairie News) and Rob Jadon (serial-entrepreneur and angel investor). Guests, visitors and teams mingled away enjoying appetizers and snacks along with this LASW’s 3rd keg.

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MARCH 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based MarketShare , the developer of marketing analytics software led by Wes Nichols, has bolstered its advisory team, saying today that it has added Ross Levinsohn, Tom Davenport, and Pat LaPointe to its advisory board. Levinsohn is the best known of the three, having most recently been interim CEO at Yahoo!, READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 1, 2018

Peter Thiel’s vague idea to do something about Gawker, the site that had outed him as gay in 2007, was concretized into conspiracy on April 6, 2011. This is an excerpt from Ryan Holiday’s new book Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue, available now. It began unremarkably, when Thiel traveled […].

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MAY 9, 2012

Adconion Media Group , the online advertising network which has major operations in Los Angeles, said this morning that it has rebranded Joost Media into a its smartclip video advertising division. Joost had been spun out of Adconion into a new, independent firm in Santa Monica in January of 2011. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based StudioEX , a developer of Facebook and other social games, said Tuesday that it has launched, with the backing of Camelot Media Investments Media Group and $1.9M The company said its first game is launching commercially in 2011. in funding. A number of StudioEX's executives have previously been at NHN.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Also, if you happen not to be able to attend BlogWorld and New Media Expo this year TechZulu has you covered. With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company.

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Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

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APRIL 23, 2013

Los Angeles-based MarketShare , the developer of predictive analytics software for the marketing industry, has raised a big, $38M funding round, the firm said Monday. Elevation Partners invested in MarketShare in 2011. The funding was led by FTV Capital, and also included Elevation Partners and others. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Los Angeles-based Fullscreen Network is being acquired by Otter Media , a joint venture of AT&T and The Chernin Group, in a deal which is reportedly worth between $200M and $300M. Fullscreen was founded in January of 2011. Exact terms of the buy were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 20, 2011

That’s right folks, BlogWorld and New Media Expo have left their old stomping grounds in Las Vegas to venture on to a new chapter. BlogWorld is now being held in New York City in May and Los Angeles in November. BlogWorld in NYC? Now you get a double dose of BlogWorld awesome in a year!

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Monday, September 19, 2011 -- SocialMediaWeek Opening Party. Come celebrate Social Media Week - Los Angeles Its the official opening party for all Social Media Week Los Angeles participants  hosts, advisors, speakers, sponsors, and attendees.

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JUNE 11, 2012

Carisa Bianchi, President of TBWA/Chiat/Day , will headline a discussion about the state of content in the new media world – along with other notables including Erik Flannigan, EVP of Digital Media at Viacom Group , George Strompolous, CEO & Founder of Fullscreen , and Margie Gilmore, VP of Online Originals at Disney Interactive.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

spends hundreds of millions of dollars on a media property, runs it for about seven years, and then decides to unload that same property for a fraction of the price it paid to a Southern California technology--not media--company. Well, could be. How about IGN ? in a $580M deal.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Friday, September 23, 2011 -- SMW LA Closing VIP Party sponsored by SocialVibe. Attendance at the official Social Media Week Los Angeles closing party is by invitation only to the advisor board, event hosts, speakers, sponsors and invited guests. The Closing Party is sponsored by SocialVibe. Email losangeles@socialmediaweek.org.

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Social Media Email Los Angeles Media 113

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JUNE 17, 2011

So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer 2011 Judges! He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. He received a B.S.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

(Hint: 60 million US Latinos driving US growth engine) I am beyond excited to announce the Herb Scannell has agreed to move from NYC to Los Angeles to take on the role of CEO at mitú, the fast growing Latino digital media company, serving more than 100 million monthly unique viewers. Yes, with a “B.”

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MARCH 7, 2011

Los Angeles-based DONE! James Otero has set a trial date of December 13, 2011. Padnos sold BetterPPC in September of 2008 to Tsavo Media, the startup which was started by current MySpace president Michael Jones. sued NBC Universal after it agreed to buy the domains for $1M via Sedo, but NBC pulled out of the deal.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall 2011 Judges! Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. He has contributed to the success of dozens of companies, including the funding and strategic acquisitions of Movoxx, Tsavo and People Media. When: Thursday, October 27th, 2011 – 6:00 p.m.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011 -- Tech and Startup Job Fair - Los Angeles. Join us for a technology / startup focused job fair on Sept 22, 2011 at the WOKCANO in Santa Monica. Schmoozd presents JobFair.LA.Looking for greener pastures? Has the Great Recession taken a toll on you? JobFair.LA See https://jobfairla.eventbrite.com/.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

These companies have all experienced growth and we're expecting substantial value creation in 2011. I have also been working with a couple entrepreneurs on some exciting new businesses that will be launched in early 2011. Pay attention to what Los Angeles entrepreneurs are doing, it's going to be an interesting 2011.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Also, if you happen not to be able to attend BlogWorld and New Media Expo this year TechZulu has you covered. With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011 -- Tech and Startup Job Fair - Los Angeles. Join us for a technology / startup focused job fair on Sept 22, 2011 at the WOKCANO in Santa Monica. Schmoozd presents JobFair.LA.Looking for greener pastures? Has the Great Recession taken a toll on you? JobFair.LA See https://jobfairla.eventbrite.com/.

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Santa Monica Social Media Los Angeles Media 100

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

His background mirrored the most talented political leader that I know today, Eric Garcetti, the Mayor of Los Angeles. https://medium.com/media/e5df65d41e64c3f27246e959e71b9fab/href https://medium.com/media/73e635308c13a4f3c71517be2826fdb0/href Blue. Pete’s background? In a Red State. Pete Buttigieg’s Outlook for America.

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MAY 18, 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 -- Tech Cocktail. Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States. Known for its entertainment scene which blossomed in the early nineteen hundreds, LA also has some of the best schools in the country in UCLA and USC. See [link] (more)

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JANUARY 21, 2011

Monday, January 24, 2011 -- "Growing your Community with Alexis Ohanian" Tech Coast Angels Meet The Angels. Learn all the secrets that Alexis did to make reddit.com one of the top social media sites online! Online event. How do you grow your websites userbase to 8M/monthly?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? popped up consistently in an informal (and highly non-scientific poll) of a number of readers, executive recruiters, and others in the Los Angeles area, who cited growth, brand, profitability, and other factors in their suggestions to us of the top companies. Demand Media.

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MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. Subscribe to RSS.

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MAY 5, 2011

Monday, May 9, 2011 -- The Art of Leveraging and Maximizing LinkedIn. Tech Coast Angels. Join Barbara and LinkedIn expert Neal Schaffer as he shares with us concrete steps to help optimize your LinkedIn presence and start integrating it as an effective and natural way to do business. and Neal Schaffer is here to help!

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Tech Coast Angels Case Study Social Media Study 100

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JULY 30, 2012

I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. For instance, a senior executive from a major media agency, who did not attend the show, was prompted by a bearded-booth-babe tweet to contact the company’s VP of Sales.

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JULY 19, 2011

The topic of social media came up and one dial-in caller lamented the fact that all Silicon Valley was producing was silly social media companies. But as I pointed out on the show, look deeper at the impact of social media as a tool to organize crowds, hold public debates and spread information in a decentralized way.

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

I had been trading emails & Tweets with venture capitalist John Frankel and we were to meet in person in March 2011 at SxSW to talk about Klout and other investments he had made. I had been hanging around Klout for a year and many of my friends had angel funded the company and were champions. I was used to this debate.

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

Music Prodigy , a Los Angeles based music education technology firm serious on improving the way people learn, play and interact with music beat over 70 startups with their app Rock Prodigy to win the Silicon Beach Awards. It also won the 2011 Appy Award in education and the 2011 About.com’s Readers Choice Award.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

For our Friday interview, we thought we'd catch up with Los Angeles-based MarketShare , the Elevation Partners-backed software provider, to hear where the firm is nowadays. Essentially, we help them learn how to get more with less, and also how to consider new investments in things like social media, mobile marketing, or video.

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