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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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Tim Cadogan , OpenX (Pasadena, advertising). Isaac Garcia , Central Desktop (Pasadena, software). Matthew Goldman , Wallaby Financial (Pasadena, financial). Ryan Hudson , Honey (Pasadena, apps). Thorsten von Eicken , Rightscale (Santa Barbara, cloud computing). Greg Cohn , Burner (Los Angeles, mobile app).

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

Both Sides of the Table

I can’t say for sure, but it feels to me like the re-urbanization of technology companies is driven by a broader trend of the tech industry overall – cloud computing. In LA companies used to be concentrated near Pasadena or in the San Fernando Valley. The same phenomenon is happening in many places.