socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based MySpace , the once dominant social networking website, has been sold to Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising network, in a deal reportly worth $35M. According to Specific Media, News Corporation will take a minority equity stake in Specific Media as part of the deal.

Media 140

Media Social Network News Advertising 140

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Add a modest advertising presence. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

Web 117

Web Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising 117

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

When you see a story from the LA Times, you know there is a certain level of quality, and that it's written by a news publication you know about. We make sure that content is available, and linked to current news stores. Right now, news organizations write off the news cycle. So, we start with that.

Marketing 232

Marketing Funding Content Writing 232

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2022

If you're worried about threats to the survival of your company, don't look for them in the news. Need less expensive advertising? Negotiate, or use social networks, which are virtually free. They have higher overhead, long-standing bills, yearly advertising contracts and high office leases signed years ago.

Startup 103

Startup Advertising Social Network Ideas 103

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.". TZLaw is a weekly, 45-minute live-streaming talk show hosted by Lisa Borodkin and Christina Gagnier.

IP 81

IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Add a modest advertising presence. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

Search Engine Optimization 88

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? The biggest news was a complete, new launch of a new product, strategy and brand. For us, it was a big departure from social networking and a new commitment to social entertainment. The third one, of course, is Myspace! READ MORE>>.

Southern California 178

Southern California High Tech Miramar News 178

socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2009

One of the perpetual themes of the technology news sites and blogs this year has been fairly nonstop coverage of Twitter, the microblogging site. So, it was interesting to speak with Sean Rad , founder of Twitter advertising firm Ad.ly (www.ad.ly), on how his firm is looking to help users make money from the service, even if Twitter isn't.

Advertising 189

Advertising Content Startup Social Network 189

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Developments like live streaming, social media and more have made the stars of today more relatable and more easily reachable than those of yesteryear. They dominate the media, have accrued millions of fans on social networks and have branched into retail, fashion, production and more.

Help 115

Help Startup Activision Media 115

socalTECH

MAY 4, 2011

Norgard is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded NewRoo (acquired by Fox Interactive Media/MySpace) and co-founding Twitter advertising startup Ad.ly. We started with the initial idea of building vertical, B-to-B social environments, and soon figured out that was a terrible idea. And, it is a social network.

Social Network 273

Social Network Startup West Hollywood Ideas 273

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2013

If the feeling is mutual, we tell you the good news, and introduce you. Justin Mateen: The vision for Tinder, is about social discovery. There are plenty of other social networks out there, who do a good job of connecting you with your existing network of friends. How did Tinder come about?

Mobile 245

Mobile Southern California News Snapchat 245

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based Stroome (www.stroome.com), a new startup originally spawned out of a project at the USC Annenberg School of Communications, won $200,000 in the 2010 Knight News Challenge. A few months later, we won the USC New Venture Competition. Our go-to-market strategy is closer to Facebook. READ MORE>>.

Journal 187

Journal USC News Startup 187

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Advertising presence. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2019

If you're worried about threats to the survival of your company, don't look for them in the news. Need less expensive advertising? Negotiate, or use social networks, which are virtually free. They have higher overhead, long-standing bills, yearly advertising contracts and high office leases signed years ago.

Startup 80

Startup Advertising Social Network Ideas 80

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

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2011

That’s the reason every good parent should be coaching their child from birth to avoid posting all the naughty things on social networks that can come back to haunt them later. To illustrate the point, here is a true story posted by Seth Godin a while back: “A friend advertised on Craigslist for a housekeeper.

Google 102

Google Social Network Networking Coach 102

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

Twitter is pretty unstoppable as it related to news and global reach, but StockTwits is that extra layer that deciphers the news for people who love stocks. We've just added a layer on top of all the social networks particular to finance. Advertising is one of our revenue streams right now, but not our core focus.

Ideas 248

Ideas Web Startup Content 248

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Add a modest advertising presence. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

Search Engine Optimization 54

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Factor in the fundamental shift to ‘pull’ marketing taking place across the world in media and advertising. Understand the basic tools – the social media trinity. Blogging (Wordpress), micro-blogging (Twitter), and social networks are the trinity. With social media, a key element of success is focus on the message.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Blogging 95

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Here are eight Southern California companies and the experienced, successful entrepreneurs heading up their efforts, who haven't had any problems finding investors--or customers--for their firms.

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2009

Our interview this morning is with Babette Pepaj , CEO and founder of BakeSpace (www.bakespace.com), a local Los Angeles startup focused on social networking around food. Babette Pepaj: BakeSpace is a food social network and recipe swap. So very much a social network involved? What is BakeSpace?

Social Network 174

Social Network Startup Sites Networking 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Advertising presence. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2017

If you're worried about threats to the survival of your company, don't look for them in the news. Need less expensive advertising? Negotiate, or use social networks, which are virtually free. They have higher overhead, long-standing bills, yearly advertising contracts and high office leases signed years ago.

Startup 77

Startup Advertising Social Network Ideas 77

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and popular news sources. Advertising presence. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2013

If you''re worried about threats to the survival of your company, don''t look for them in the news. Need less expensive advertising? Negotiate, or use social networks, which are virtually free. They have higher overhead, long-standing bills, yearly advertising contracts and high office leases signed years ago.

Startup 99

Startup Advertising Social Network Ideas 99

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

How much of FOD advertising is focused on the internet rather then more traditional channels? Funny Or Die doesn’t do any advertising. No social network has stood the test of time. I think the biggest weakness to any social network is also it’s greatest strength; the community.

Sites 61

Sites Marketing Social Media Social Network 61

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2010

That’s the reason every good parent should be coaching their child from birth to avoid posting all the naughty things on social networks that can come back to haunt them later. To illustrate the point, here is a story posted by Seth Godin a while back: “A friend advertised on Craigslist for a housekeeper.

Google 50

Google Entrepreneur Social Network Networking 50

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2010

If you're worried about threats to the survival of your company, don't look for them in the news. Need less expensive advertising? Negotiate, or use social networks, which are virtually free. They have higher overhead, long-standing bills, yearly advertising contracts and high office leases signed years ago.

Startup 93

Startup Advertising Social Network Ideas 93

LATechDigest

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The many successes during Caines’s tenure at Sony included Spider-Man , The Social Network , Smurfs , and yes, even Sausage Party , which was able to take full advantage of digital channels due to its mature content. bettina welcomes you to #hollywoodinpixels honoring Hollywood's digital mktg pic.twitter.com/2Ra2OaloKs.

Hollywood 49

Hollywood Marketing Digital Hollywood Social Network 49

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Social networks. They became popular for socializing, but now are prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Watching video has now surpassed text searching, so you see more video ads – in banners, news lead-ins, and site placements. Blogs composed of video clips are called “vlogs.”

Entrepreneur 89

Entrepreneur SEM Search Engine Optimization Blogging 89

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation. Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. 10 New York City startups we’re crazy about. Social media. Social networking. Social games. Advertise on VentureBeat. Whats Hot Menu.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

And maybe most significantly, it showed that it could be a place to go for real time updates on major news; tragic events like the Boston Marathon bombing and world news like Arab Spring had their first breaking moments on Twitter. It was a destination for breaking news. Needless to say, I had faith.

Platform 40

Platform Startup News Content 40

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

The event is open to tech enthusiasts who want to join an event filled with some of the top leaders, investors and mentors from tech industry to network, find mentors and build their companies. Advertisers upload their 30 second ads and each time a user watches the ad, they receive $.50. Targeted mobile advertising.

Startup 80

Startup Mentor Platform Help 80

Jason Nazar

JUNE 18, 2009

It should be the next generation content/ entertainment portal that leverages millions of user profiles to more accurately provide data to advertisers on what is appealing to specific demographics. Local News Online & More Valuable User Generated Content. A Micropayment Ecosystem for ALL Digital Goods. Kill the “friends” concept.

Development Team Review 76

Development Team Review Content Sites eHow 76

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Tune in to hear Desai discuss the fundamental problems in mobile, the want economy, and how mobile is changing the news experience. Barnett discusses the emerging London tech scene, and why she made the career leap from being a national news journalist for SKY News to an unproven startup called Swiftkey.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 This is the same with competing activity streams in various social networks.

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Participating in this event also included world recognized security expert and Co-founder of Fonality , Samy Kamkar , Danny Schreiber (Managing Editor of Silicon Prairie News) and Rob Jadon (serial-entrepreneur and angel investor).

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73