socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2014

The startups included SideVision , an ecommerce software platform; Portal Entertainment a content development company; Bubbl , a developer of mobile and web-based video editing tools; Wisemetrics , social content publishing; Incoming Media , push notification for video; and Toggle , a developer of HDMI dongles for streaming UltraViolet content.

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Media Class Hollywood Incubator 124

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In a world of digital video, whats the best way to distribute and monetize that streaming video content? San Diego-based uCast Global (www.ucastglobal.com), backed by Gary Winnick, is looking to tackle that entire area of content distribution, and is led by startup veteran Dr. Kanaan Jemili.

Content 113

Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2010

According to Demand, Banks' beauty and entertainment firm Bankable is in a deal to develop a Web site, online video offerings, and mobile applications. Tags: demand media model tyra banks celebrity hollywood content fashion beauty. Name of the new site was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Demand Sites Media Social Media 205

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. NowLive is trying to do just that, leveraging both technology and the entertainment world to build its business. Additionally, they are syndicated widely across the web.

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Paramount Entertainment Hollywood Content 187

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Social Gaming Network ( SGN ) and Fox Digital Entertainment teamed up for the recent release of a new game called The Book of Life: Sugar Smash. The game is based on Fox Digital Entertainment’s new computer animated film, The Book of Life , and launched for the iOS with an Android and Facebook version in the works.

Entertainment 87

Entertainment Mobile Platform Startup 87

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

We've also invented and patented a new technology called "MasterKey" that allows people to play our games natively on all relevant social and mobile platforms. We chose Hollywood because we wanted to put top talent from the Entertainment and Technology industries under one roof. Don't bet on any one platform. Or Tapes and CDs?

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Southern California Incubator High Tech 223

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mail.com Media Corporation (MMC), which operates the Mail.com email service and portal, as well as its own network of content-focused web sites, said today that it has acquired BGR.com , a mobile/gadget review and news site. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Blogging 133

Blogging Content News Sites 133

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

For this morning's interview, we thought we'd talk with Los Angeles-based Sidebar (www.sidebar.com), a venture backed startup in the mobile space, to learn more about what they are up to. Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content.

Content 189

Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2011

ShareSquare is marketing its QR code service to musicians and entertainers. The firm's web site allows users to easily create QR codes, the 2D barcodes which link mobile phone browsers and applications to online information. READ MORE>>.

Entertainment 178

Entertainment Web Los Angeles Mobile 178

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2020

Curtis is the former publisher of the Robb Report, which he sold back in 2015, and has a long history of operating media companies that have published such titles as Home Office Computing, Home Theater, Mobile Computing, Worth, and many others. To a content provider, that's something you have to pay attention to. That is amazing.

Media 150

Media Report Advertising Content 150

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The theme for Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is startups and Hollywood, featuring leaders from movie studios, music labels, agencies, and startups in entertainment – how Hollywood studios are investing and working with startups, and how Silicon Beach startups are making entertainment businesses.

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Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2010

For this morning's interview, we have an interview with Kieve Huffman , the co-founder of Dather (www.dather.com), a new Los Angeles startup which has created a tool which helps to aggregate social networking web sites and media. Kieve Huffman: My background, and that of my business partner is digital entertainment and digital media.

Startup 213

Startup Buzznet Entertainment Social Network 213

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

We recently caught up with CEO Jonno Wells to talk about the firm and its expanding network of web sites. Our products are also syndicated into newspapers and web sites around the country. It's now a one-stop shop for surfer's entertainment, plus a utility portal. You need both, and we'll add more content where it makes sense.

Web 140

Web Content Mobile Sites 140

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

The mobile app and website that allows people to capture and share images and videos of events through social media. So that’s why we decided to work with venues to create a B2B venture and start the aggregation of more online real-time content. Right now, we are taking content from Instagram, Vine, Twitter, and YouTube.

Social Media 94

Social Media Startup UCLA Media 94

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2013

Squabbler, a video engagement platform for web and mobile publishers has launched new features and the next generation of its video engagement platform in a move that will power engagement for sports, entertainment and news publishers a like. Customized content. Stage and settle debate.

Metrics 79

Metrics Platform Content Web 79

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? and entertainment as a whole is rapidly changing and growing. We've done two things.

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News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

TechZulu will be streaming Digiday : Mobile live from 8:00am - 5:00pm PST Monday 3/8. Scott will share data and results from both ChaCha and other industry sources that will highlight the compelling opportunity that brand advertisers now have in the mobile arena. Presenter: Scott A. Presenter: Scott A.

Mobile 40

Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Global audiences of prosumer video producers will create content that is viewed by global audiences in numbers far in excess of traditional TV. The problem with the “long tail” content is that only the platform provider (ie YouTube) makes money. But when you think about the movement we once called “Web 2.0″

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Startup Media Content Platform 380

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2011

It’s great to create rich content but unless its easy to create the barriers of entry are high and the masses are not creating it. Webdoc aims to make it dead simple to allow those with/without technical knowledge to create rich engaging content that everyone can enjoy. Think Minority Report meets the web.

Startup 97

Startup Web Content Media 97

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Their VDNA technology helps protect and manage content rights for works that may be pirated and uploaded illegally by automatically identifying that content, tracking it and taking it down. The platform allows users to sync content and commands across all four screens — the smartphone, tablet/pad, computer and TV.

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Screening Content Mobile Netflix 82

Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2018

René Pinnell says he and his wife Selena Pinnell were “blown away” by the virtual reality projects their friends were creating in 2014, so they looked for an entrepreneurial niche that would allow them to support such artists. That year the couple, both trained in design, founded a startup in San Francisco, then called KaleidoscopeVR.

Content 71

Content Training Design Startup 71

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2012

At our core, game designers love to come up with something really compelling, to create a great piece of entertainment, and try new things. Also, there's a couple of things that social games can do that no one else can do, such as focus on real time content. The other thing, is user generated content.

Entertainment 154

Entertainment Startup Platform Content 154

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2009

BASSETT Executive Search Solutions (www.BassettSearch.com) The confidential source for executive talent -- serving emerging growth company clients in the high tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon Technology Council 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

For startup new product development, this is a strategy used for fast and quantitative market testing of a product or product feature, popularized first by Eric Ries for web applications. Social mobile web. Responsive web technology that re-sizes text and images to fit any screen is the norm with new websites.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Startup Web Equity 109

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Think about how many images are on the web. Perhaps one of the reasons it took 20 years for the commercial web to monetize images is because matching images with content is a very difficult. Matching ads to content is what they do. Mobile accounts for 25% of their traffic. Millions, billions, trillions?

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Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. In 2007, we tried to launch it for the iPhone web, and the platform still couldn't handle it. That's the truth.

Mobile 216

Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Attending discussions at SMWLA week is a great opportunity to learn and mingle with some of the world’s top content creators, strategists and all around top-tier digital influencers in Los Angeles, the mecca of entertainment. They have broken events down by two hubs: Social Tech , and Entertainment. ENTERTAINMENT HUB.

Social Media 92

Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

This morning, Los Angeles-based Mogreet (www.mogreet.com) announced it had raised a Series B funding round for the firm's mobile greeting services. We caught up with James to hear more about the company, how he managed to get funding even in this economy, and his view on the mobile market. But, there are two things.

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Mogreet Paramount Entertainment Mobile 133

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 13, 2011

Early adoption is being championed by a lot of the people that have been the earliest users of ShareSquare – specifically the music & entertainment verticals, for a number of reasons. The hardware/application critical mass has been hit and we’re seeing consumer adoption faster than even we expected.

Entertainment 77

Entertainment Tips Platform Mobile 77

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. OnHollywood socalTECH is proud to be an affiliate partner of the upcoming OnHollywood event, where cutting-edge technology CEOs from the back streets of Silicon Valley meet the Hollywood digital entertainment and media elite. 50% registration discount for friends of socalTECH.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon Technology Council 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Multi Window display offers split screen viewing and lets you view content in two windows at once, making it easy to multi-task. For instance, you can take notes while watching a video or search the web while responding to a text message or email. Android Gadgets Mobile Samsung #attmobilereview AT&T Galaxy MEGA'

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Screening Press Slides Email 91

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

Beast Mobile (Kirkland, WA). How will Beast Mobile cut down the cost of your ever-increasing cell phone bill? Targeted mobile advertising. These days it seems like a professional is needed to interpret a business’ web analytics. Beast Mode is taking on a new meaning in the startup world. Culpability (Atlanta, GA).

Startup 79

Startup Mentor Platform Help 79

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. Interesting that Booyah is led by a former game producer, Keith Lee, who formerly launched very large products for Blizzard Entertainment. Time will tell.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2014

Is it only a web-platform or will there be a mobile-version? So mobile is a huge part of it. You aren’t going to make a mobile-centric app right now? Tablet and mobile are a huge part of that. Tablet and mobile are a huge part of that. Tell us how you got the name? MW: There are two different ones.

Startup 85

Startup Southern California Mobile Software 85

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Social Media Week is a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media. Download the iPhone or Android app powered by Mobile Roadie Here. Tuesday - Sept 21st - 1PM - Premium Content and Social Media. Where can I find out about events happening during SMW?

Social Media 65

Social Media Media Tech Coast Angels Orange County 65

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. Import your content from a Google Maps Account, KML file, or create it from scratch using their content management system.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

The challenge is in getting clear numbers, but not often as cleanly as a basic web analytics report. Web analytics, pretty clear. An example from Fullscreen: Optimizing user analytics tracking on a Fullscreen product, only to find out Facebook (which his company uses to broadcast user content) had completely changed their layout.

Product 87

Product Fandango Design Startup 87