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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011 -- DIGIDAY:MOBILE: Publishers, Agency Executives and Brand Marketers are set to come together and discuss one of the hottest markets in digital content and advertising: Mobile. Plus, the event offers VIP networking opportunities which are designed to land you great deals and contacts for 2011 and beyond.

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Media SoCalTech Advertising Mobile 100

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Santa Monica-based content delivery network (CDN) provider EdgeCast said this morning that it doubled its revenues in 2012, and now has more than 225 employees. The firm provides edge network services to help deliver content from such customers as Twitter, Pinterest, Sony, and Hulu to end users.

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Steamboat Ventures Santa Monica Hulu Content 240

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 -- DIGIDAY:ON MEDIA: February 23, 2011: Where THE digital media moguls caucus on the business of buying and planning and advertising across digital platforms. 100 discount for socalTECH readers use code SCTECH. Join us for this one of a kind meeting of the digital media moguls in Los Angeles.

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Media SoCalTech Advertising Platform 100

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JULY 2, 2012

Calabasas-based Ixia , the developer of network testing equipment and software, announced this morning that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire BreakingPoint Systems , a developer of security testing tools. Ixia has been in an acquisitive mood lately, most recently acquiring network monitoring equipment firm Anue Systems in May.

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Calabasas Networking Acquisition Tool 215

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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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Santa Monica Content Networking Sales 159

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011 -- DIGIDAY: MOBILE APPS: The event will bring together the leading executives from top mobile agencies, blue-chip brands, mobile app developers, mobile advertising networks, and content owners to discuss the explosive Mobile "app-vertising" market. 100 discount for socalTECH readers use code SCTECH.

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Mobile SoCalTech Advertising Content 100

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Hydra Media , the cost-per-action (CPA) advertising network, has new funding in hand and legal issues behind it, and is now looking upmarket, the firm told socalTECH in an interview Thursday. Tags: hydra media advertising network. How does the firm hope to attract more large brand advertisers? READ MORE>>.

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Beverly Hills Funding Advertising SoCalTech 165

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

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. 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.

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Content Los Angeles Media Networking 124

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JULY 6, 2016

Netflix , the television and movie-streaming service which has significant operations in Los Angeles, and The CW Network said last night that they are in a new, multi-year content licensing relationship. subscription television service for previously seasons of scripted series broadcast on the network. READ MORE>>.

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Netflix Content Los Angeles Networking 124

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The number of IPOs of companies on the Journal's list from 2011 from Southern California matched the number of IPOs of Silicon Valley companies. Of the list of 50 startups, both San Diego's ServiceNow and fellow San Diego firm Active Network has IPOs last year, out of only a total of six IPO exits from the WSJ's list.

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Southern California Journal SoCal San Diego 223

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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, which is led by George Strompolos, operates a giant YouTube network. Fullscreen was founded in January of 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Networking Content Acquisition Los Angeles 100

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

In what looks like a plan by Specific Media to revamp the relevance of former social networking giant MySpace as a choice for social networking, the firm is showing a new video of a revamped user interface for the site. READ MORE>>.

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Social Network Screening Media Networking 140

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MAY 7, 2012

Calabasas-based network testing equipment provider Ixia said Monday morning that it has agreed to buy Anue Systems , a developer of network monitoring and test products, in a deal worth $145M in cash. Ixia said that Anue had 2011 revenues of $40.5M, with revenues of $47.6M in the twelve months ended March 31, 2012.

Calabasas 157

Calabasas Acquisition Networking Help 157

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APRIL 11, 2012

Streaming, cloud-based game service provider Gaikai has linked up its service to Facebook , the firm said Wednesday, launching a beta of a Facebook app which allows users to play console-quality games directly from the social networking site. READ MORE>>.

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Rustic Canyon Social Network Sites Networking 150

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JANUARY 15, 2013

MySpace , the online social networking site which is now owned by Specific Media, has finally rolled out its new, Justin Timberlake-inspired web design, in conjunction with the release of a new single from Timberlake and JAY Z.

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Design Web Design Social Network Press 159

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MAY 16, 2012

Santa Monica-based content delivery network (CDN) operator EdgeCast Networks said this week that it has been powering the big growth behind Imgur , the online image hosting and discovery service. EdgeCsat operates a content delivery network which accelerates access to graphics, video, and other data to Internet users.

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Santa Monica Content Networking Services 133

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Aliso Viejo-based storage networking products maker QLogic is in a major, executive shakeup this morning, saying that its CEO, Prasad Rampalli, has resigned. Hu has been SVP and CFO of QLogic since 2011. According to QLogic, it has named Christine King as Executive Chairman, and Jean Hu as Acting CEO of the company. READ MORE>>.

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Networking Product Company Companies 100

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MAY 1, 2013

Marchese had been President of the company from 2006 until 2011, when he departed to become Senior Vice President of Marketing and Digital for Fuse Networks. Los Angeles-based online advertising firm SocialVibe has a new CEO this mornig: co-founder Joe Marchese.

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High Tech Advertising Los Angeles Networking 147

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Santa Monica-based EdgeCast Networks , the content deliver network (CDN) provider, said today that it is targeting the performance of web applications with a new delivery service. The firm said its has announced a beta of a new, Application Delivery Network, which will help speed up availability of web applications.

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Web Services Santa Monica Networking 140

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu announced late Thursday that it is selling its Japanese business to Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV). Hulu had only launched services in Japan three years ago, in September of 2011. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Hulu Hollywood Demand Content 138

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Irvine-based Local Corporation , the online local business guide operator headed by Health Clarke, said this morning that it had "record" fourth quarter 2011 search traffic. million monthly unique visitors to its network of sites, up from 91.9M The firm said it is now seeing 93.7 monthly unique visitors in Q3.

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Guide Platform Sites Media 154

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Viasat and JetBlue have previously announced a relationship to tap Viasat's satellite network for high speed Internet on JetBlue's planes, most recently saying in 2011 that JetBlue will install its service 170 aircraft with Ka-band airborne terminals and services. The wireless service is expected to debut in the first quarter of 2013.

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Email Report Services Networking 159

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

EcoATM , the developer of those automated machines which lets you cash in your used phones, has some big plans--and some big money--as it plans to expand out its network of machines nationwide. EcoATM announced late Wednesday afternoon that it has raised $40M in a mezzanine debt funding round, from Falcon Investment Advisors.

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Claremont Funding Equity Networking 140

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Through two strategic acquisitions, one made in late 2011, and one made in early March of 2012. Green Dot--which launched its mobile banking app and service, GoBank , this week--apparently was positioning itself for the move in 2011, when it acquired a small community bank in Utah, with a mere $35.7M

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Mobile Monrovia Acquisition Startup 153

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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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Santa Monica Advertising Los Angeles Media 145

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APRIL 25, 2011

Westlake Village-based online advertising firm ValueClick announced this morning that it has acquired Greystripe , an operator of a brand-focused mobile advertising network. The company expects Greystripe to add $24 to $26M in revenues for the remainder of 2011. The deal was worth $70M in cash.

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Westlake Village Steamboat Ventures Advertising Incubator 170

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MARCH 8, 2012

The report also identified the Tech Coast Angels, Band of Angels (Menlo Park), Golden Seeds (New York), The Central Texas Angel Network (Austin), and Launchpad Venture Group (Boston) as the most active groups in terms of number of deals in 2011.

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Tech Coast Angels Angel Invest Help 113

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JUNE 19, 2013

Baroda had been a seed investor way back when Fab was known as Fabulis, and was focused on creating a social network for the gay community. Fab.com pivoted into an e-commerce site in February of 2011, after nearly shutting down and returning its money to its seed investors. and oversease. READ MORE>>.

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Invest Social Network Commerce Venture Capital 170

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DECEMBER 29, 2010

Adconian , which operates an Internet advertising network, has moved into new 40,000 square foot offices in Santa Monica, the firm said this week. The firm said it expects "aggressive company growth" in 2011, and has over 100 job openings.

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Santa Monica Southern California Advertising Networking 171

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Camarillo-based Vitesse Semiconductor , the developer of packet processing and networking chips, said this week that it has debuted a new set of Gigabit Ethernet (GE) IP cores. The firm said the cores allow customers to integrate Gigabit switch functionality into Ethernet ICs. READ MORE>>.

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IP Design Networking Customer 133

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JANUARY 7, 2011

Irvine-based Local.com , which operates a network of local search sites, said today that it has acquired iTwango LLC , a developer of a technology platform for the group buying and daily deals space. According to Local.com, the move puts it into the group buying space, where it intends to launch new products towards the middle of 2011.

Sites 150

Sites Los Angeles Platform Networking 150

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

Coming off a very successful exit with Networks in Motion at the end of 2009, 2010 has been a very exciting year for several of my companies, Socialvibe, 2tor, Leadpoint, Webvisible and Impact Radius. These companies have all experienced growth and we're expecting substantial value creation in 2011. Stay tuned.

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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Southern California 234

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JUNE 29, 2011

According to the two, they will offer classes in architecture, arts management, business, cinematic arts, communications, medicine and politics for the fall 2011 semester, via the New York Times Knowledge Network. The NYTimes has been running its educational efforts since September of 2007.

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Course Education USC UCLA 157

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Adconion Media Group , the Internet advertising firm which has been ramping up its operations in Santa Monica, said today that it is spinning out its video product, Joost Video Network , into a new, standalone business, also based in Santa Monica. The firm said it expects triple digit growth in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica Advertising Content Sites 171

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MAY 14, 2013

We realized afer 2011 that we were spreading ourselves thin by trying to make five to ten websites great. Evan Britton: We had worked our tails off in 2011, but at the end of the year, all of our sites were flat. We work with Google to help monetize our traffic, and we''re also working with a variety of other networks.

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Google Sites Startup Web 236

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MARCH 5, 2012

By mid-2011 he noted, “As seed accelerators have exploded in number world-wide, it’s become nearly impossible to keep this (Google Doc) working.” Many experienced entrepreneurs choose to go through an accelerator because of the network effect and the dynamics of the mentor help that they get.

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Startup Incubator Doc Mentor 270

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Adconian Media Group , the Internet advertising firm which has been ramping up its operations in Santa Monica, said today that it is spinning out its video product, Joost Video Network , into a new, standalone business, also based in Santa Monica. The firm said it expects triple digit growth in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica Advertising Content Media 150