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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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We''re proud to announce the Socaltech 50 , our list of the 50, up-and-coming people in Southern California''s technology ecosystem. So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Allison Beal , StyleSaint (Los Angeles, fashion).

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Los Angeles Sues Uber Over Background Checks, Advertising

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Los Angeles has joined with San Francisco to sue on-demand ride service Uber , alleging that the company''s background checks are "completely worthless", because the company--although it conducts background checks--does not fingerprint its drivers. angeles uber background check advertising lawsuit legal attorney'

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AWS Opens New Los Angeles Zone

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Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing service of Amazon, has launched anew Los Angeles zone, which will give local customers and companies much faster access to the AWS cloud. READ MORE>>.

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engage:BDR Aims At Instagram Advertising

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Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer engage:BDR , which is led by MySpace alum Ted Dhanik, has launched a new product aimed at influencer advertising on Instagram. Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Trust Finds $9M For Digital Advertising Card

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Los Angeles-based Trust, a startup founded by former Snap team members, says it has raised $9M in its seed funding round, and launched its company. The company said it offers up a virtual, corporate card which can be used on major advertising platforms, which increases a startup's buying power and also provides 45-day payment terms.

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MGID Moves Headquarters To Los Angeles

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MGID , a provider of native advertising services and technology, said Tuesday that it is moving its U.S. headquarters to Los Angeles, to be closer to its sports, entertainment and lifestyle clients. The native advertising company--which helps place native ads on publisher web sites--was previously headquartered in New York.

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AdQuick Finds $6M For Out Of Home Advertising

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Los Angeles-based AdQuick , a new startup which is developing software tools to help enable out of home (OOH) advertising, has raised $6M in its Series A, the company said this week. The company says it is using both machine learning and "high-touch" campaign building technology.