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Viant Launches IPO

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The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc. Viant got its start as Specific Media. Viant is led by technology veteran Tim Vanderhook, who founded Viant with brothers Chris and Russ. in 2018, and the acquisition of Adelphic in 2017.

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Why You Should Put Yourself Out There and Try New Products

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In 2006 I started using Facebook and most of my friends & colleagues thought I was strange. They thought it was like MySpace and why did I need a MySpace page? In 2007 I started using Twitter and most of my friends & colleagues wondered why people would care what I ate for lunch. In 2008 I started VC blogging.

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DONE Ventures Gets Trial Date In NBC Suit

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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. Padnos sold BetterPPC in September of 2008 to Tsavo Media, the startup which was started by current MySpace president Michael Jones.

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Zuma Ventures: Creating A New Technology Startup Model

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Carter was a co-founder/partner at Amplify.LA, and also was founder of Vertical Technologies, Thoughtstar, and S5 Wireless'' Hurff was formerly the EVP of Engineering at MySpace, and also was an EIR at Science Inc. David Carter: I started out as an engineer. Explain exactly how Zuma Ventures works?

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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! Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. When: Thursday, October 27th, 2011 – 6:00 p.m.

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Spotlight: LA Tech SuperDemo Announced! | Mike Jones Former Myspace CEO

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Most recently Mike Jones served as the CEO of Myspace. In this role, Mike oversaw global business strategy and operations for Myspace, Myspace Music, and Myspace Mobile, which included board and strategic roles with Myspace China and Myspace Japan. If you’d like to present, APPLY HERE.

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The Old Ways Of Social Media Marketing Are Broken

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04% full, you should start looking for a new container. Teens fueled that growth when in 2011 12% of teens reported using Twitter. Friendster was a fad, Second Life was a fad, MySpace was a fad, and Facebook suddenly seems old school. Time to start connecting them with each other. When the glass is only.04%