socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Guardian News & Media , the firm behind web publisher ContentNext , is in discussions with potential buyers about a possible sale, according to a report from the firm's own site, paidContent. Ali had founded the blog after he lost a job immediately after September 11th. Names of potential buyers were not discussed.

Sales 133

Sales Santa Monica News Blogging 133

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the auto pricing data firm headed by Scott Painter, announced Friday that it is looking to measure the ratings of the "hottest" vehicles from its data, with a new web service called TrueBuzz. READ MORE>>.

Truecar 170

Truecar Santa Monica Pricing Blogging 170

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2010

Rafat Ali , the founder and editor of Santa Monica-based ContentNext , which is now owned by Guardian News & Media, has stepped down, according to a statement from the firm. Ali had recently moved from Santa Monica to New York, and said he would be planning a "head-clearing trip of a lifetime." READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Blogging News Content 113

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2009

Santa Monica-based Tsavo , the online media firm run by former Userplane founder Michael Jones, said Monday that it has officially launched a new web site focused on searching the popular Twitter micro-blogging service. The firm had soft-launched the site in late December. READ MORE>>.

Tsavo 100

Tsavo Userplane Santa Monica Sites 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has released traffic statistics for its LIVESTRONG.COM web site, its joint venture with cyclist Lance Armstrong, saying that the site now has more than 4 million monthly visits and over 650,000 registered members. READ MORE>>

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica Statistics Demand Sites 100

socalTECH

JULY 2, 2009

Santa Monica-based LIVESTRONG.com the online health and fitness joint effort between cyclist Lance Armstrong and Demand Media, said today that Armstrong will be adding exclusive content, including blog posts, videos, and photos, to the site as part of the 96th annual Tour de France. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica Blogging Content Demand 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2009

Santa Monica-based DECA has raised $10M in a new round of funding worth $10M, according to a regulatory filing. DECA is a digital media studio which produces online video content. READ MORE>>.

Rustic Canyon 100

Rustic Canyon Santa Monica SoCalTech Hollywood 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) She became an authority on the topic and her blog helped her to both elevate her status in her industry as well as to bring great link juice to her website and improve her SEO.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2013

We caught up with Mark Suster , one of Upfront''s General Partners and a well known blogger and technology personality, the new fund, and how his blogging is now driving the firm''s investment activity. How has your broad social media presence affected your dealflow? Tell us about the new fund? Mark Suster: It''s a $200M fund.

Funding 196

Funding Venture Capital Los Angeles Social Media 196

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. One of the more interesting new features is that the site now takes into account social signals. I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Angel Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 150

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2014

To get some insight into how those names are changing--we caught up with Steve Banfield , SVP and GM of Registrar Services over at Rightside (www.rightside.co) -- which is in the midst of spinning out from Santa Monica-based Demand Media. Steve Banfield: What will become Rightside has been part of Demand Media.

Demand 231

Demand HTML Web Media 231

Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

Local services providers can travel to your enterprise’s location to troubleshoot or help with network-related problems and provide on-site assistance. Since the providers operate within close proximity, enterprises have the opportunity to build a trust-based relationship that promotes network growth and dependability. 3- Increased Security.

Networking 98

Networking Services Culver City Southern California 98

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Prior to starting PublishThis, I was the General Manager for Edmunds.com, the automotive site here in Santa Monica. American Express is an example, they were early into this with their Open Forum site, where they are trying to drive engagement, authority, and trust, so they're now starting to look more like a publisher.

Web 237

Web Newsletter Content Startup 237

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Search leverages selective filtering via XMPP versus site indexing; only real-time search player to do so. Diverse search results include stream updates, blog posts, news articles, photos, videos (versus Twitter/FaceBook1 only). Preliminary details: Social e-commerce site, based around celebrity and influencer-curated recommendations.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2010

This week, Santa Monica-based ThisNext (www.thisnext.com) said it has raised another round of funding for the firm's social shopping site. Matt Edelman: The last company I ran and co-founded PeopleJam, which was a social media business for people interested in self improvement. How long have you been at the firm now?

Newsletter 165

Newsletter Sites Content Advertising 165

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Ian Rogers is the CEO of Topspin Media (www.topspinmedia.com), a venture backed, Santa Monica-based startup developing web applications for the music industry. What's the idea behind Topspin Media? Topspin is backed by Redpoint Ventures and The Foundry Group. They're still important, but they're decreasing.

Media 100

Media Yahoo Startup Tool 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. Turns out everybody likes to produce content and take part in the “conversation.&# Massive uptake of user-generated content including blogs (e.g. Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia).

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

I'm blogging from the CalTech Enterprise Forum. At the CTO Group that I organize in Santa Monica, we've had lots of discussions around this. Stamps.com - two back-ends - mainline service vs. marketing site. The topic is: Betting Your Company On An Internet Platform? Server and client in Java. I would tend to agree.

Platform 150

Platform EC2 Java S3 150

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Recycled Bride was founded in 2009 in Santa Monica, CA. Sellers list their items on the site, using a simple 60-second listing process. Buyers can then contact the seller through Recycled Bride’s internal messaging system if they have questions, and they can purchase the item directly on-site. Business Model?

Design 84

Design Social Media Sales Sites 84

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2010

The Google Analytics panel was a big success with a great turnout of over 150 people at the Mahalo office in Santa Monica. Almost as important as what they do on your site is where they came from and how they got there. Head over to his blog and check out the books he’s written on the subject: [link] b.)

Google 68

Google eBook JavaScript Mahalo 68

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Developments Blog. There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. These days, there are more Internet guys at the Vanity Fair Oscar party than traditional media players.". Loading… Real Estate. » More. Real Estate.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44