socalTECH

MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. CityGrid Media operates the Citysearch, Insider Pages and Urbanspoon web sites. READ MORE>>.

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CitySearch Media West Hollywood Social Media 194

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2011

They are looking for coders, roboticist, marketing managers, and community managers, to fill the areas of their Green Tech, Social Media, Big Data, and Enterprise companies. That’s right folks Idealab is hosting a job fair at their offices for 10 of their startups companies.

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Idealab CitySearch Social Media Pasadena 95

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

For this morning's interview, we spoke with Scot Richardson , CEO of Los Angeles-based LaughStub (www.laughstub.com), which develops software which helps comedy clubs and others manage ticket sales, online marketing, and customer relationship management. How is the company backed? Finally, what's next for you? Scot Richardson: Music is.

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Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Part accelerator, part lab, and part café, Hub LA is a diverse community working for social good. Product Development: philosophie. Social Media: Snapchat.

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Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Yelp and CitySearch have been around for awhile, but Foursquare is really built on local businesses, Groupon, LivingSocial, and other deal sites are built on the backs of local businesses. There's been a huge push to engage local businesses, to get them involve din social media, but video has yet to catch up.

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Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Demand Media is an online media company operating two strategically-linked businesses: an integrated content and social media platform, and registrar solutions. Citysearch is an online guide that offers information and recommendations regarding local businesses including restaurants, shops, bars, hotels, and others.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Every developer, biz dev person, marketeer or sales rep on your team will be surrounded by scores of companies calling them like Sirens to switch teams. But we do have great technology developers. Each of these companies exited for more than $500 million and several north of $1 billion. Now let’s think about retention.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313