SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 -- Google Plus. Whether you're a Social Networking expert or new to the term, join us for this month's program event. Exactly what is Google Plus? See [link] (more)

Google 100

Google Social Network Networking 100

socalTECH

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>>.

Invest 170

Invest Social Network Commerce Venture Capital 170

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". In "The Social Network" Denise portrays Gretchen, the attorney of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

IP 81

IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

TechCrunch LA

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 […].

Ideas 252

Ideas Sites Los Angeles Social Network 252

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011 -- Digital Family Reunion '11 Holiday Party. On Thursday, December 8 from 6 to 11 pm, the Southern California technology and business communities will gather for Digital Family Reunion 2011 at Wokcano Restaurant in Santa Monica.

Southern California 100

Southern California Santa Monica Social Network Commerce 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 1, 2011

Thursday, July 7, 2011 -- LA Entrepreneurs Connecting Communities. Come mingle with the top social networks of L.A This networking event for L.A and learn how successful CEOs and founders of MyLife and NeighborGoods built their business by bringing people together on and offline, changing the face of internet startups.

MyLife 100

MyLife Entrepreneur Social Network Networking 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Monday, September 19, 2011 -- Facebook's Impact on Entertainment PR and Marketing. Learn first-hand from an all-star panel how the entertainment industry is using Facebook and other top social networking platforms. Well cover best practices, case studies and strategies for success (as well as those to avoid).

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Case Study Marketing Social Media 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 21, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011 -- Beverly Hills Bar Assoc. Lunch - 3rd Annual State of Evolving Media Address. Leading IP and new media lawyer James D. See [link] (more)

Beverly Hills 113

Beverly Hills Media IP Social Network 113

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.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 -- Changes in SEO. How social media is making a major impact in ranking. New Techbizconnection. The Biggest Changes in SEO that you need to know A team of search engine panelists will be discussing the biggest changes in Search Engine Optimization. How See [link] (more)

SEO 100

SEO Search Engine Optimization Social Media Social Network 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 2, 2011

Friday, April 8, 2011 -- Governing the Magic Circle: Regulation of Virtual Worlds. Virtual computer worlds have become an emerging phenomenon in the current social environment. Formal regulation, informal agreement, private contract, economic incentives, and social norms all play a role. Millions of dollars change hands.

UCI 113

UCI Social Network Study Education 113

socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2012

The USC Stevens Institute--which was founded with significant funding from Mark Stevens, the venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital who is a USC alum--said the six projects were selected from 31 proposals, which were submitted in the summer of 2011. READ MORE>>.

USC 150

USC Southern California Social Network Research 150

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 -- TechAmerica HR Executive Strategy Monthly. ARE YOUR EMPLOYEES BLOGGING YOU INTO BANKRUPTCY?

High Tech 100

High Tech Social Media Social Network Blogging 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2010

For us, it was a big departure from social networking and a new commitment to social entertainment. What are the technologies, companies, or things you think the community ought to pay the most attention to in 2011? One is to watch the companies who have the ability to leverage the power of social.

Southern California 178

Southern California High Tech Miramar News 178

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 6, 2011

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 -- Content World Turned Upside Down: Can Traditional Media Adapt? TCOSC Digital Media Society. Every aspect of the business of entertainment media and other content providers, and their traditional sources of revenue, are under assault by disruptive business models.

Content 113

Content Technology Council TCOSC Cloud Computing 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

At any rate, it seems only appropriate that social media sites, which have dominated the Internet over the past few years, will likely lead startups back into the IPO game. Which stock would you bet on as the leader? Marty Zwilling.

Social Media 89

Social Media Media Draper Startup 89

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

They got us to fill out the details of where we worked in the past and the network effect compels us to keep it updated. The second obvious value drive is that it was one of our first true “social graphs.&# So resume + directionally-correct social graph = goldmine for recruiting, networking and marketing.

Startup 309

Startup Cloud Computing Venture Capital Marketing 309

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Social networking isn’t social. Founded in 2011 by twenty-five year old Alex Capecelatro , At The Pool serves over 3.5 The founder himself realized that social networking was making his life less social, At The Pool was the remedy to that. million people in over 100 countries.

Mobile 92

Mobile Social Network Examples Organization 92

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

We also had awesome group of mentors that included: David Waxman (Co-founder of PeoplePC, Spot Runner and Firefly Network), Paige Craig (CEO of BetterWorks ), Josh MacAdam (Co-founder/CTO at Ming.ly

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

billion in 2011 in its S-1, which is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P. The firm reported net income of $1 billion on revenues of $3.7 Morgan, Goldman Sachs & Co., BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, and Allen & Company.

Southern California 113

Southern California Thousand Oaks .Net Google 113

SoCal CTO

JUNE 15, 2011

The purpose of Branchout is helping people to network their way to jobs. And it certainly seems to have worked with reports of: Branchout has seen explosive growth in January 2011, growing from 10K to 250K monthly users, with a total usership now in the hundreds of thousands. That's impressive growth! How did they do it?

Examples 331

Examples Startup Course Networking 331

SoCal CTO

JUNE 15, 2011

The purpose of Branchout is helping people to network their way to jobs. And it certainly seems to have worked with reports of: Branchout has seen explosive growth in January 2011, growing from 10K to 250K monthly users, with a total usership now in the hundreds of thousands. That's impressive growth! How did they do it?

Examples 323

Examples Startup Course Networking 323

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2014

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results. Professional directories.

Blogging 99

Blogging Content Google Sites 99

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

.&# This is a direct result of innovation around the iPhone / mobile computing, Facebook / Social Networks and Twitter (as distinct from Social Networks). It is also a result of pent-up demand. In the following post I argue that this increased pace may be temporary.

Venture Capital 269

Venture Capital Startup Funding Technical Review 269

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Our focus is providing anyone who is active online already with the ability to leverage their existing social networks for monetized one-on-one conversations. From there the user promotes their access to their social networks through our easy social sharing, and others can come to their public profile and request a huddle.

Mentor 94

Mentor Platform Social Network Chief Technology Officer 94

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

We built a Proof of Concept in 2010, went into closed beta in 2011 and opened up to the public in Dec 2012. Rob and Lance made multiple business trips to the USA and UK in order to understand the offerings and strategy of existing payment providers, social networks, banks and financial service providers. When was it launched?

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2014

Nelson Nahum: I would say form my experience, compared with when we started in 2011 and now, three years later, it''s been a big difference. The way, traditionally that they did this in the past, was to build big infrastructure upfront and wait for the customers to come. Obviously, that''s much more expensive. It''s a huge difference.

Startup 193

Startup Customer Custom SaaS 193

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The crux of it is we help buyers user their network to verify suppliers, primarily in Asia and China, where we started. It''s a social network for world trade, kind of a combo between Alibaba and LinkedIn. In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. Michael Kleist: We started in 2010.

Southern California 170

Southern California Startup SoCal CTO Hire 170

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2013

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results. Professional directories.

Customer 89

Customer Custom Blogging Content 89

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

According to the “ Small Business Marketing Forecast 2012 ” from Ad-ology, Social media for small business marketing has reached its tipping point. Just ten percent say they will not use social media in 2012, down from 24 percent for 2011 and 39 percent for 2010. small businesses.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Startup Tips 93

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. Entrepreneurs cite family roots, a sense of neighborhood responsibility, existing professional networks, and more.

Startup 102

Startup Technical Review Oracle Entrepreneur 102

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Where are the young social media users going? By some measurements Twitter was the fastest growing social network of 2012. Teens fueled that growth when in 2011 12% of teens reported using Twitter. They are going to Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat, Kik, and other applications. In 2012 that number skyrocketed to 26%.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Marketing Platform 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall 2011 Judges! Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of October 16th, 2011. When: Thursday, October 27th, 2011 – 6:00 p.m. 8:30 – 9:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

I just read the Q1 2011 report from CB Insights , which shows venture capital is back. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal. Overall, investors put $7.5 billion to work across 738 financing deals with U.S. That represents a $1.5

Venture Capital 93

Venture Capital Startup Capital Seed Funding 93

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I ran Altavista from 2001 to 2002 in Europe, and came back to the states, doing a lot of consulting between the Dot Com crash and the beginning of social networking. I worked for Shopping.com/Altavista in Corona Del Mar, and ended up working in Europe after the Dot Com crash.

Startup 231

Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 26, 2012

Although, the overall message of the film is quite bleak as they point to the mediocrity that more access to creation and freedom of distribution creates. . “The idea was to build something that ‘shows’ and ‘enchants,’” which is, in fact, what the Japanese word Miselu translates as.

Press 100

Press Ideas Product Activity 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of October 16th, 2011.

Tsavo 76

Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76