TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2022

This summer, parent company Niantic is unveiling Campfire, a social app designed to help mobile augmented reality (AR) gamers connect. At launch, Niantic’s head of product for mapping Tory Smith said that San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, London and Tokyo are the most densely mapped.

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MARCH 18, 2013

Need to build a web application, and wish you could do it in a more intuitive, visual way? Divshot , one of the startups out of Los Angeles startup accelerator Launchpad LA , said today that it has raised $1.1M in a seed financing round, for its drag-and-drop software for building web applications. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.” Morgan Stanley & Co.

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APRIL 9, 2013

I''ve written before about finding Web Development Firms in Los Angeles. Different firms will have very different skill sets: Do you need user interface design? Graphic design? You will find firms that are design/interface heavy and light on development. So here are some thoughts on selecting the right firm.

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APRIL 7, 2014

Los Angeles-based content delivery network operator MaxCDN said this morning that it has integrated its platform with a website firewall provider, Sucuri. Financial details of the link were not announced.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Created by founder Toby Daniels , Social Media Week Los Angeles will focus this series of discussions around the theme of “Empowering Change Through Collaboration.” Monday: Los Angeles – The Social City. Why Los Angeles Is The Next Silicon Valley. Perfect Your Pitch for Web, TV, and Film.

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JULY 13, 2020

who is based in Los Angeles--has launched a brand new startup accelerator called Product Club , which is aiming itself at accelerating a small class of product-focused startups. A former Tinder VP, Jeff Morris, Jr.--who Morris is currently a venture investor at Chapter One Venture Capital. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Tim Street – Topping Mashable’s list of Social Media VIPs in Los Angeles Tim Street is a Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, New Media Consultant and Web Video Branded Entertainment Pioneer. Justine Ezarik (a.k.a.

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MAY 19, 2017

In today's world of web application development, speed is everything. Venice Beach-based Signal Sciences (www.signalsciences.com) has created sofdtware designed for those application developers to help protect those web applications. In that world, the risk of security holes is huge. What is Signal Sciences?

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2015

Good news, Fixed , the San Francisco app that helps drivers fight tickets has just launched in Los Angeles after raising an additional $650,000 in seed funding last February. The post Los Angeles, Meet “Fixed” the App That Fixes Your Parking Tickets appeared first on TechZulu. Yeah, purposefully vague.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Los Angeles-based cloud and web hosting operator Media Temple said this morning that it has named Lou Kikos as the company's new Vice President of Marketing. Media Temple focuses on providing its web hosting to web designers, developers, app publishers, creative agencies and enterprises.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Los Angeles-based Belkin announced a new, high speed HDMI cable today, which it says is designed to connect Apple TV 4K, Mac or HDMI devices a TV or A/V receiver. Belkin is selling the cable through its own web site, in addition to Apple Stores and Apple.com. The new cable has an MSRP of $29.95. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

Nuggetverse : a web comics media startup. Wabisabi Design : an augmented reality game studio focused on bit-sized titles. . making their way to Los Angeles. Mogul Millennial : a media startup sharing professional resources for Black entrepreneurs. SketchAR : an augmented reality drawing app with social tie-ins.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

In this mini-hackathon event, participants will use design thinking, UX design methods and web development skills in an entrepreneurial spirit to address social, economic, and environmental challenges specific to South L.A. education/solahack/los-angeles/27497. Saturday, August 13, 2016 -- SOLA/HACK!

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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). Guests, visitors and teams mingled away enjoying appetizers and snacks along with this LASW’s 3rd keg.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Tim Street – Topping Mashable’s list of Social Media VIPs in Los Angeles Tim Street is a Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, New Media Consultant and Web Video Branded Entertainment Pioneer. Justine Ezarik (a.k.a.

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OCTOBER 15, 2015

Los Angeles-based web and cloud hosting service provider Media Temple said Thursday that it has launched a new, shared hosting solution, which is based on its existing shared hosting platform, Grid. The company said the new offering specifically is targeted at freelance web designers, developers, and small and medium agencies.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

Los Angeles-based web hosting provider DreamHost has expanded into the cloud computing services market, saying this morning that it has launched a new OpenStack-based cloud computing platform called DreamCompute. Pricing on its new cloud based service was not disclosed.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

When my team of graduate students and I sent the first message over the internet on a warm Los Angeles evening in October, 1969, little did we suspect that we were at the start of a worldwide revolution. After we typed the first two letters from our computer room at UCLA, namely, “Lo” for “Login,” the network crashed.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Check out some of the recent positions posted to socalTECH's Job Board in recent days: Senior PHP Developer , Los Angeles, Oversee.net. Web Application Developer , Irvine, GrowMetrix. Web Developer , Calabasas, lynda.com, Inc. Web UX Designer , Carpinteria, lynda.com, inc. Send them our way!

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Launchpad LA , the Los Angeles startup accelerator program which is run by Sam Teller, and was founded by venture capitalist Mark Suster, is gearing up for another class, to start next month. Interested in getting some help in getting your startup off the ground and funded? READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 10, 2014

The problem is that with WordPress I just found it a bit too cumbersome to change the design on my own. I like to get what is in my brain out into words and as you probably know I worry less about typos, grammar or – generally – visual design. He was able to take Jess’s design concepts and get them built into my blog.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based CrownPeak , a developer of web content management systems (CMS), has raised $1.75M in a Series C funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. The firm's software-as-a-service tools are used by customers such as Nissan, Earthlink, and Skype.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Los Angeles-based GRP Partners , has invested in UK-based TreeHouse , an online, video-focused site for helping users learn web design and development. Other investors in the firm include Kevin Rose, Reid Hoffman, David Sze, Josh Elman, and Chamath Palihapitiya. The deal was worth $600,000.

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APRIL 24, 2013

Los Angeles-based web and cloud hosting provider DreamHost looks to be readying its OpenStack cloud offering, DreamCompute, for wider consumption, after showing off the service at the OpenStack Summit in Portland last week.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands is continuing its strategy of buying up vertical web properties, saying today that it has acquired ExpertHub , which operates a network of websites which connect consumers with attorneys. as well as two shopping web sites. Financial terms of the buys were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 30, 2013

SoCal Code Camp is at it again, getting together an amazing pool of experts to speak in front of fellow developers and developers-in-training here in Los Angeles. This fun conference will have over 85 sessions on various technologies including Web Development, Mobile, Ruby , Javascript and more. appeared first on TechZulu.

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MARCH 3, 2011

In the latest makeover of one of the original, Web-based automotive sites, Los Angeles-based CarsDirect has updated its website. The site follows competitor Edmunds.com, which also recently went through a major overhaul of its site design in September. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? popped up consistently in an informal (and highly non-scientific poll) of a number of readers, executive recruiters, and others in the Los Angeles area, who cited growth, brand, profitability, and other factors in their suggestions to us of the top companies.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online media site run by Richard Rosenblatt, said Friday that it has updated its eHow web site, the firm's questions and answers site. Demand said that it has created a "crisp, clean" design update, and also added new content channels, a new video series, and social tools to the site.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But lets face it, when you think of Los Angeles, Internet startups are not the first things that spring to mind. Thats not Los Angeles. Okay, maybe not Pauly Shore.

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JUNE 21, 2013

It remains to be seen if that advantage lasts--Los Angeles startup founders and investors still complain it''s near impossible to find good technology talent in the area, even without competition from Facebook or Google--but it''s an interesting change in attitude in the industry. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Evite , the online invitations business which is a unit of IAC, said today that it has launched an extensive redesign of the firm's website. Evite was originally launched in Silicon Valley in 1998, and was acquired by IAC in 2001 and moved to Los Angeles. designs to the online invitations space.

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MAY 19, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , the online video programming guide firm run by former Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone, debuted a "big screen" version of its site today at the Google I/O conference. The firm said the new site is designed to support using the web on 50-inch displays. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels is stressing its mixer program, seed investment efforts, and a new website, as it kicks off a 2010 program, according to the angel investing group. The angel group also mentioned a web site design as part of its initiatives this year. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. Yarnell Design (www.masonyarnell.com/tech). Brilliant web and iPhone app design. Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch - February 24th - UCLA. Fast Pitch Los Angeles is one of the best start up networking events of the year. Technology.

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