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AUGUST 14, 2012

It's a warm summer night in Westwood and 35 entrepreneurs are mingling with a collection of the new SoCal silicon-set. The company's founders, Nanxi Liu , Alex Ross and David Zhu , are quick to point to the many venues they have ready and willing to utilize their platform.

Mentor 178

Mentor Entrepreneur Technology SoCalTech 178

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Combining that with my previous experience, which was in the platform and SaaS market, and sports, was really a home run. I wound down my old company, and spun up Hopscotch, to build a better platform that could be used by not just the biggest operators, but everyone. We split that advertising revenue with our partners.

Mobile 162

Mobile Platform El Segundo UCLA 162

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 5, 2010

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 -- Digital Entertainment: Advertising, Distribution and the Consumer. Santa Monica College and The City of Santa Monica bring together business leaders for an insightful discussion on Digital Entertainment. See [link] (more).

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Advertising Santa Monica Los Angeles 100

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Looking for a job at some of the hottest Southern California high tech startups? We provide healthcare establishments a much-needed and required HIPAA compliant solution that offers security, accountability and productivity that SMS text-messaging and communication platforms such as email cannot.

Dollar Shave Club 147

Dollar Shave Club SoCalTech Technology Santa Monica 147

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MARCH 1, 2012

While I was there, I was product manager leading efforts to include third party content into the platform. It was a portal, and partnered with ISPs so that those ISPs could generate ad revenue, and create stick entertainment for customers. So how did you end up back in Southern California? We sold that to IAC.

Southern California 245

Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

According to the Los Angeles-based firm, it is developing an online platform which allows anyone to share and mash open data. Applied Semantics is one of Southern California's most stealthy successes, and developed the key AdSense part of Google's advertising engine. It was acquired by Google with pre-IPO stock in 2003.

Startup 157

Startup Southern California Google Demand 157

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Thursday, September 25, 2008 -- "Trends in Digital Distribution: Production, Distribution and Advertising" CommNexus. This event explores how production, distribution and advertising have evolved from past business models to support digital content distribution on new media platforms. See [link] (more).

Advertising 100

Advertising Product IP Content 100

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AUGUST 31, 2009

Hamet is now helping True Ventures look at investments in Southern California, and we thought it would be worthwhile to talk to him about the firm's new interest here, his role, plus his insights into where the advertising industry is now. Was there any specific interest in Southern California?

Southern California 164

Southern California Venture Capital Advertising Entrepreneur 164

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). So what about the ad management business excites me? Enter Burstly.

Mobile 282

Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. 2) Advertising in the Facebook ecosystem. I've seen numerous startups revamp their entire business based on the performance of Facebook advertising vs. more traditional online marketing approaches. (3)

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Southern California Cloud Computing Venture Capital 160

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JULY 1, 2014

Editor''s note: we''re dual running this content across our Southern California and Pacific Northwest Site, since Vadio is split between the two regions). We tried to figure out why people would go to an audio platform, which might be a iHeartradio, Pandora, or Spotify, and why people would go to platforms like YouTube for music.

Platform 164

Platform Startup Content Sites 164

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

All in a room at the University of Southern California Silicon Beach Event on September 18th, 2013. Sellbot, an e-commerce platform for sellers made by USC graduates Michael and Payam Ahdoot, took home the grand prize of $25,000. Sellbot helps online sellers sell through multiple platforms. Over $50,000 in prize money.

USC 98

USC Cornerstone OnDemand Southern California Netflix 98

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The challenge a lot of those businesses have, is likely have built their sites and are using a lot of different software-as-a-service platforms. Maybe they might be using a platform like Shopify to sell their products and power their website, and they might use Facebook for advertising, and maybe they're using paid search with Google.

Startup 113

Startup Platform Commerce San Diego 113

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Lyfe Mobile is a new Southern California startup that combines augmented reality (AR) with traditional ad networks and real-time bidding (RTB) to offer advertisers and brands a unique opportunity to engage customers in an exciting new way. They funded their new company with their own money and started some serious ad testing.

Mobile 102

Mobile Networking Advertising Southern California 102

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology provider Rubicon Project (www.rubiconproject.com) recently had its IPO, making it one of the big success stories of Southern California''s technology startup world. We looked at the market, and thought--why can''t someone do for advertising what the NASDAQ does for stock trading.

Startup 176

Startup Advertising Los Angeles Southern California 176

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Jay Goss , CEO of the startup--who is a veteran startup CEO here in Southern California-- talked to us about the new startup, which was developed by the technical co-founder of AskJeeves. Whether that's Facebook Messenger, SMS, LinkedIn, or any other messaging platform, it all adds us, to more messaging than on social networks.

Startup 100

Startup Social Network Southern California Mobile 100

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

I started protyping an idea of how to do this, across all platforms. Joey is a longtime entrepreneur and friend, and we've almost worked together a number of times over the years, and it happened he was selling his adtech company while we were in Southern Arizona together in 2019, and he asked me what I was up to.

Startup 113

Startup Netflix Ideas Content 113

Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Here at Sparkhouse in southern, California, we aren’t aware of a decrease in literacy (though the replacement of emoticons for words might say otherwise), but perhaps it tickles a certain part of the brain that enjoys the easiness of visual stimulation over reading all those words on that tiny screen. Target Your Audience.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Tips Screening 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 20, 2012

There's been a lot of excitement in the mobile advertising space lately as recent announcements from Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Apple, etc. The mobile phone is the perfect platform for marketers to engage consumers wherever they may be. In fact, Gartner Research predicts the mobile advertising industry to grow from $3.3B

Mobile 113

Mobile Marketing Advertising Google 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2012

There's been a sudden surge in accelerator in Southern California, looking to help get startups off the ground and funded. We can point the customer directly in that GPS all the way to a retail location or advertisers. But, do they really help? Were you looking at acquisition, or did it just come up? It was really great.

Startup 225

Startup Acquisition Doc Ideas 225

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MARCH 21, 2013

We're doing targeted advertising, including ads hypertargeted based on geolocation, and also doing local search on specific devices. With app marketing, instead of an advertisement, we're showing and application ad to mobile users. The punchline is, we're implementing new ways to monetize mobile devices, base don time and location.

Mobile 224

Mobile CTO Hire CPC Web 224

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JULY 23, 2013

What''s one of the hottest, fastest growing mobile apps out there out of a Southern California startup? But, there wasn''t a platform out there dedicated and effective to meeting new people. Is there any feature of the product which has made it so viral? But, what is viral, is the positive experience within the platform.

Mobile 245

Mobile Southern California News Snapchat 245

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2014

This month, Siemer and Associates hosted its 4th Annual invitation-only Silicon Beach Summit at Casa Del Mar and Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, California. The event also showcased a variety of promising startups from digital media, mobile, cloud, entertainment, advertising, and eCommerce. Hitesh Chawla, CEO. Silver Push.

Media 84

Media Technology Truecar Southern California 84

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Were part of the uCast Global video highway, which is our way of illustrating how content is being driven locally, regionally, and globally, using our platform, but also technology we have integrated and continue to integrate with our partners. We are unique in being an open platform, that allows for all of these variations to happen.

Content 113

Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

Everyone thinks of Northern California as the place to do anything technology related, but for unique power users and entertainment enthusiasts like me, you realized that entertainment--my first love--is in Southern California. That''s why I moved here. It''s been a really good move. What''s the next big thing for you?

Entertainment 206

Entertainment Startup Southern California Netflix 206

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

We talked with Richard Yen, the firm's Director of Venture Capital and New Media, about the company's link to Univision, what kinds of investments it is making, and his impressions as an investor of the opportunity here in Southern California. I also grew up in Southern California, where I also went to business school.

Southern California 100

Southern California Media Venture Capital Invest 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

We talked with Richard Yen, the firm's Director of Venture Capital and New Media, about the company's link to Univision, what kinds of investments it is making, and his impressions as an investor of the opportunity here in Southern California. I also grew up in Southern California, where I also went to business school.

Capital 100

Capital Southern California Media Venture Capital 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The 3D Entertainment Summit brings together thought leaders from around the globe to analyze 3D in all platforms  theatrical, home entertainment, gaming, advertising, and alternative content. Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -- 3D Entertainment Summit. See [link] (more)

Entertainment 124

Entertainment Advertising Content Platform 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2015

It's super interesting, in particular, for Southern California, where Blizzard and Riot Games have been really helping to lead that charge, both locally and internationally. Southern California companies are fundamentally part of e-sports, and both of those companies have become multi-billion dollar companies.

Riot Games 100

Riot Games Southern California Invest Mobile 100

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. They have a great brand name, are very discoverable, and are looked upon favorably.

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Demand Media eHow Content 240

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. Studios use those for premieres, for cast chats, and so on to take advantage of interest in the entertainment and to speak to a community before a film opens.

Paramount 187

Paramount Entertainment Hollywood Content 187

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MAY 24, 2011

Southern California--and particularly, Los Angeles--has always been a center of the music business, which makes it unsurprising that there are many, music-focused startups which end up starting here. We're creating a platform that highlights musicians, venues, and local fans. That's now what we're advertising.

Social Media 241

Social Media Startup Sites Advertising 241

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The 3D Entertainment Summit brings together thought leaders from around the globe to analyze 3D in all platforms  theatrical, home entertainment, gaming, advertising, and alternative content. Thursday, September 22, 2011 -- 3D Entertainment Summit. See [link] (more)

Entertainment 113

Entertainment Advertising Content Platform 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

We're describing ourselves as a micro-cap venture fund, focused on digital media opportunities in the emerging ecosystem of Southern California. Brian Garrett: It's analytics, it's delivery platforms, it's optimization of technology facilitating compression to delivery of video. In terms of SoCal as a market, it's a shame.

Southern California 153

Southern California Startup Palomar Rustic Canyon 153

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 -- DIGIDAY:ON MEDIA: February 23, 2011: Where THE digital media moguls caucus on the business of buying and planning and advertising across digital platforms.

Media 100

Media SoCalTech Advertising Platform 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The 3D Entertainment Summit brings together thought leaders from around the globe to analyze 3D in all platforms  theatrical, home entertainment, gaming, advertising, and alternative content. Wednesday, September 21, 2011 -- 3D Entertainment Summit. See [link] (more)

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Advertising Content Platform 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Its happening on all platforms - TVs, Tablets, PCs and Smartphones. Meet the Advertisers, the Technology Companies and Networks! Thursday, October 21, 2010 -- Digital Hollywood. Video Everywhere to the consumer! See [link] (more).

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Digital Hollywood Hollywood Advertising Platform 113