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Goodbye, Geocities: Final Sunset As Japanese Site Closes

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Geocities , the original Southern California internet startup--which was founded all the way back in 1994 in Los Angeles--will finally disappear completely from the Internet, as Yahoo said today that it will shut down its Japanese Geocities site. Geocities was one of the first Internet IPOs out of Los Angeles, and sold to Yahoo for $4.5

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Spark Networks Launches New Dating Site

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Beverly Hills-based Spark Networks , which operates a network of online, vertical dating sites, said Friday that it has rolled out a new site, Spark.com. The new dating site consolidates members from two of the firm's other dating sites, AmericanSingles.com and Date.ca. READ MORE>>.

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Myspace Rolls Out New Mobile Site, iPhone App

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Beverly Hills-based Myspace said today that it has launched a new mobile website and iPhone application. The firm--which is currently being revamped by CEO Michael Jones into a new, entertainment focused portal--said the updated site creates the "best experience for Myspace mobile web users".

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Zillow CEO Buys House In LA

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Spencer Rascoff , the CEO of real estate site Zillow , is heading to Los Angeles, after buying a $20M mansion in Brentwood. Rascoff has talked about growing up in Beverly Hills. According to a note sent to employees in May, Rascoff will split his time between Seattle and Los Angeles. hours in traffic for Rascoff via car.

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Hydra Launches Education Site

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Beverly Hills-based online advertising network Hydra is targeting the education market, saying today that it has launched a new vertical website, MyDegreeFinder.com , specifically aimed at students looking for higher education degree programs.

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MySpace Debuts New Site, Logo Plans

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Beverly Hills-based MySpace , the online social networking site, is set to debut a new new site design and logo, the firm said late last night. As part of the redesign, MySpace has changed over its logo, and will center its web site on "bubbling up" fresh content of interest to users. READ MORE>>.

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Realty Mogul Scores $73M Investment Partnership

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Beverly Hills-based real estate crowdfunding site Realty Mogul disclosed this morning that it has inked a $73M funding commitment with company Direct Lending Investments. Realty Mogul operates an online crowdfunding site, which lets people invest in real estate projects aroudn the U.S.