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Entrepreneur's Brilliant Companies List Pinpoint SoCal Startups

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At least six, Southern California companies -- Nimble , ParkMe , Quarterly , Beachmint , Chromatik , and Dollar Shave Club -- have been named as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Brilliant Companies list today, a healthy share of the publication's annual look at the best ideas, hottest industries, and innovators.

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Few SoCal Investors In List Of VCs Using Social Media

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Kred , a company which it tabulating social media influence, released its list of top venture capitalists this week, with only a single representative from Southern California: Mark Suster of GRP Ventures.

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SoCal Investors Score With Klout Acquisition

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A number of Southern California angel investors, and one of its venture firms, have scored an exit over at social media influence measurement startup Klout , as the San Francsco company said Thursday that it is being acquired by Lithium Technologies. The deal is reportedly worth $200M. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Tech Central

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I am excited to be participating in and announcing the of: Southern California Tech Central This is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal.

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How Facebook Videos Can Boost Your Social Media Campaign

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Here at Sparkhouse in southern, California, we aren’t aware of a decrease in literacy (though the replacement of emoticons for words might say otherwise), but perhaps it tickles a certain part of the brain that enjoys the easiness of visual stimulation over reading all those words on that tiny screen. Social media is popular.

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Stacking Up Southern California's Cheap/Free 4G Wireless Providers

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A number of services have emerged in Southern California in the last few months, offering up free, or very inexpensive, 4G wireless connections. The company is targeting all of those 4G iPod touch users who really wish they had iPhones, and are tired for hunting for an open Wi-Fi network. NetZero Wireless. for 500Mb/month.

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SocialAnnex Backed By Who's Who Of SoCal Angels

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Los Angeles-based SocialAnnex , a startup helping online retailers to use social media to spur sales, has scored a round of funding from a who's who of Southern California technology angels, the firm said Tuesday. As part of the funding, the firm said that Pourzanjani has joined the company's advisory board.