socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based Datapop (www.datapop.com) announced a Series A funding for the startup, which is developing search advertising products which better tune ads to improve click throughs. What our technology platform does, is determines what about a marketer's offers that will matter to the consumer. Search Marketing.

Yahoo 171

Yahoo Platform Advertising Startup 171

InfoChachkie

JULY 25, 2012

RingRevenue's unique technology allows online and offline advertisers and publishers to consistently increase revenues from mobile, print, search and email campaigns by tracking the phone calls generated by such ads. Companies like Facebook need a true self-serve platform which lets their advertisers only get and pay for the calls they want.

Netflix 191

Netflix Blogging Mobile Advertising 191

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

In-picture advertisements? ” Online advertising is changing. He explains with online marketing in general, there’s the huge shift into native advertising (inputting marketing messaging in line with content users are actively engaging with) – Largely due to a shift away from traditional in banner advertising.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Advertising Google Screening 76

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Initially the computer did basic functions like “screen validation” (making sure that you didn’t enter non-sensical data into fields, for example) and could take over functions like compiling your software code so you could check for errors before submitting it to the mainframe. .” The WWW is the presentation layer.

Web 355

Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2013

If you are the first to deliver this, your startup might be the next Google! If you add the next generation of natural language processing (NLP), you will be able to ask Google Voice Search or Apple Siri the questions right through your smart phone. Google Voice Search is a tiny step in that direction.

Web 98

Web Entrepreneur Software Review Google 98

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 6, 2013

As I sat quietly at CCE and listened to the openings and keynotes – LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, Ford CMO Jim Farley, and Google Maps for Business Director Tarun Bhatnagar, I came to realize what an interesting crossroads we’re sitting at. With automotive, advertising has always been a huge vertical (beverages, food, etc.).

Advertising 97

Advertising Startup Marketing Mobile 97

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

” while watching the screen and registering nothing. But instead of hitting pause, opening a new tab, and searching Google, or waiting to be served random ads for things you might be interested in, you’re presented with the option to open a catalog and use a directed link to buy immediately. ” THE SALES PLATFORM.

Entertainment 98

Entertainment Advertising Startup Media 98

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. OTHER DEALS: 1. Total raised: $29.5mm. Go Boulder!

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Or maybe you’re trying to dramatically change the way TV is consumed, like Boxee or TV advertising works on the Internet, like Hulu. Or maybe you’re developing second screen viewing applications like GetGlue or building a YouTube studio to deliver low-cost content. So maybe they’re seeing something that I’m not.

Entrepreneur 330

Entrepreneur Marketing Venture Capital Hulu 330

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

The inspiration to create Call of Duty vs Clash of Cans is very different on mobile. $$ and Advertisements. As blockbuster releases have become more high profile, and so have their advertisement budgets. The panel describes new hardware dynamics as we move into the next generation of gaming (Google Glass, Oculus Rift v.2).

Mobile 93

Mobile Platform Technology Screening 93

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Brands took out advertisements espousing their “AOL Keyword.&#. We could update small portions of the screen rather than an entire refresh. We could give more control to allow users to do things like scroll a map on Google Maps. And now brands are advertising “www.facebook.com/brandname.&# Plus ça change.

Web 300

Web HTML SMTP Google 300

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We were talking about a company, Factual (disclosure my firm is an investor), which was founded by one of LA’s most talented Internet entrepreneurs, Gil Elbaz , who as co-founder of Applied Semantics (purchased by pre-IPO Google for $102 million and now Google AdSense) is responsible for a large portion of the Internet’s monetization.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

App is one step forward, two steps back – In 1999 I launched my first company, BuildOnline, a SaaS-based (back then we were ASP’s) content management platform for large-scale engineering and construction projects. In the same year Salesforce.com launched a SaaS CRM platform to compete with Siebel. Or would it? Steve Jobs?

Brentwood 326

Brentwood Mobile Google Web 326

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 31, 2010

This includes support for Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and over a dozen additional services. Adding the Widget On the "Get the Widget" screen, youll be asked for your token URL. When porting an application from one platform to another, the first item we as developers tend to think about is the programming language.

Software Review 40

Software Review PHP Class Startup 40

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

But with the introduction of Apple TV, Google TV, the Boxee Box & other initiatives it’s clear that this battle will heat up in 2011. So without my weighing into the pro’s / con’s of this I can say that I believe it will capture a large segment of the market but leave room for “open platforms&# to play a big role.

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Content Google Media Hulu 386