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Internet Brands Brisco: Deal Will Allow More Focus On Long Term Growth

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Currently, Los Angeles-based Demand Media , San Diego's Zogenix , City of Industry-based NewEgg , Los Angeles-based GameFly , San Diego-based Reva Medical , Westlake Village-based Inphi Corp , and Thousand Oaks-based Nexsan are among the local technology firms waiting to reach the public markets. READ MORE>>.

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M-GO's Take On The Digital Entertainment Streaming Market, with John Batter

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Does the world need another, online streaming media service for movies and television? We caught up with M-GO''s CEO, John Batter , to hear about where M-GO fits into the streaming media market. It turns out that Technicolor had already been separately developing a platform for digital media distribution. READ MORE>>.

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Why Hulu is the OPEC of Online Video

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The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. Because they are anti-competitive most countries ban cartels.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

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We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). Much of this was highlighted at Twiistup.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

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You can expect some strong competition, but it’s unlikely that there will be 5 great scooter companies. The more people that see your brand as the innovator the more “earned media” the company gets and the product becomes synonymous with the category. You don’t “Bing” information or “Hulu and chill.” Brand matters.

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Is it a Good Idea to Have Ads in Tweets?

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Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. And it is the most notable media darling not making any money so everyone is asking the question – how will they make money? So did the media. Advertising is also what allows you to watch Hulu for free, use Yahoo! was the “static&# web.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

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Surprisingly, Hollywood hasnt played a major role in the formation of new companies, which have tended to be in less glamorous though more lucrative areas like lead-generation and service (with obvious exceptions like JibJab and Hulu, a joint venture of Fox and NBC). startup scene so hot. What makes L.A. a great place for startups?