socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
Here are four startups of them, and what they're doing: Demand Media. Demand Media, the internet publishing firm which is in the midst of an IPO effort, is the brainchild of Richard Rosenblatt, who was at the reins of Intermix, the parent firm of MySpace, and brokered the sale of MySpace to News Corporation. www.demandmedia.com).
socalTECH
OCTOBER 15, 2008
Buzznet said that The Superficial will become part of Celebuzz.com, the firm's entertainment focused and social media website. Buzznet will take over all advertising sales for The Superficial, along with providing engineering, design, and marketing support for The Superficial.
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socalTECH
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
Los Angeles-based Buzznet , the venture-backed operator of a network of entertainment-focused social media sites, is making the rounds with a new feature on its Celebuzz celebrity web site this week. The firm rolled out a "zoom" feature that allows users on the site to magnify celebrity photos on the site.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 3, 2010
Founded in January 2010 by Stephen Hood (ex-Delicious head of product), Dave Baggeroer (Stanford’s Institute of Design), and Josh Whiting (ex-senior engineer at Delicious and Craigslist). Customer are primarily large media companies (publishers) and their media agencies. Total raised: $2.5mm – Read more: TechCrunch.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 10, 2012
It’s becoming harder to distinguish tech companies from media companies. And costume & set designers. In LA the VC shift is clearly to Santa Monica / Venice, home of Rustic Canyon, Greycroft, Anthem and just about every incubator (Amplify, Launchpad, Mucker, Science). And make-up artists. And sound engineers.
Jason Nazar
MARCH 22, 2011
He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away. Challenge #2 – There is Not Enough Great Tech, Product and UI/UX Design Talent in LA. Simply put LA has a lack of GREAT product, UI/UX, and design talent. It’s a chicken and egg problem.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 15, 2010
2.6mm in Series A : Canaan , Anthem. They help speed up the network by pushing the highly viewed and large media files to the “edge&# of the network (e.g. Quirky - Platform facilitating collaborative design of consumer products through an online community. It’s core platform stuff. Other Deals. billion valuation.
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