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Decoding the Secret of iPhone Game Popularity, With William Volk, Playscreen

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We had the chance to speak with William Volk , Chief Creative Officer of Playscreen (www.playscreen.com), who talked how his company is looking to crack the code with Crickler 2: Daily Word Puzzle , which is among the most popular puzzle games on iTunes, and recently number one in free educational games. Talk about your other titles?

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. Interesting that Booyah is led by a former game producer, Keith Lee, who formerly launched very large products for Blizzard Entertainment. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Time will tell.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Judges Include Mike Jones, CallFire, Idealab, Tech Coast Angels, Coloft

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So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall 2011 Judges! Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of October 16th, 2011. Event Details. to 9:30 p.m.

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StoryBots Brings Edutainment to Second Screens | Delighting Kids

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In mid-August of 2011, they created JibJab Jr. They decided the best business approach would be to develop rich characters with a strong web presence that they could build an audience around. The website says, “StoryBots are brightly colored, infinitely curious little creatures who live in the world beneath our screens.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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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.” Matthew Clough is a social entrepreneur and creative professional who has dedicated himself to helping children get the educations they deserve in Tanzania, Africa.

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StoryBots Brings Edutainment to Second Screens | Delighting Kids

Tech Zulu Event

In mid-August of 2011, they created JibJab Jr. They decided the best business approach would be to develop rich characters with a strong web presence that they could build an audience around. The website says, “StoryBots are brightly colored, infinitely curious little creatures who live in the world beneath our screens.