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What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. This past year 2012 was all about forming teams, picking players, and choosing uniforms. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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Variety 2012 Venture Capital and New Media Summit

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012 -- 2012 Venture Capital and New Media Summit. Variety is pleased to announce the return of its Venture Capital and New Media Summit on June 27 at the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Companies Continue To Dominate Top YouTube Channels

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The latest ranking of the top, YouTube Partner Channels from internet measurement firm comScore shows that the entire segment continues to be dominated by Los Angeles companies, with the region holding six of the top slots in the list. The August 2012 ranking by comScore ranks Machinima at number three on YouTube, with 21.8M

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Triller Buys Thuzio

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Los Angeles-based social video sharing app Triller announced this morning that it has acquired Thuzio, which runs business-to-business premium influencer events and experiences. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. According to Triller, it will use the acquisition to grow its live event programming.

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Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud

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This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles. “That worldwide reach is very important,” Grignon said.

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J2 Global's Ziff Davis To Buy Mashable For Around $50M, Says Report

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Los Angeles-based J2 Global --via its publishing arm, Ziff Davis , is getting set to acquire online tech publication Mashable , in a deal worth around $50M, according to a report on Thursday afternoon from the Wall Street Journal. J2 Global acquired Ziff Davis back in 2012. Neither J2 Global nor Mashable have yet announced the deal.

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ScoreBig Bolsters Exec Team To Accelerate Growth

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Los Angeles-based online ticket marketplace ScoreBig.com is bolstering its executive team today, saying it has named two new VPs to help drive growth at the company. According to ScoreBig, it saw 600 percent revenue growth in 2012, and the expansion will help grow the company further.