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GumGum Makes Images Profitable for Publishers

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The old media companies were resistant to change. Early on GumGum began to experiment with overlaying rich media ads through Flash with photos until technology progressed and they moved over to Javascript. Matching ads to content is what they do. Much bigger. Tanz believes that the reason they have raised $10.8

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CHNL – Social Network For All | Interview With John Wander, Co-founder & CEO

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Inspired by the vast amounts of data from videos, photos, music, websites and blogs shared by the many friends and people they follow online and seeing how much time it takes to check all the content across many platforms, friends set out to come up with a solution and CHNL was born. the need for human organized content- curation.

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Interview with Mark Sylvester, Likeabilitee

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How do you sort through all that social media activity you are driving, and figure out who really cares about what you're posting? Mark Sylvester sat down with us to talk about the new project, and how it's applying what they've learned building their visual analysis tools to the world of Facebook and social media.

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What to Expect from Trending Web Design in 2016

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Cinemagraphs has visual effects which bonds well with the social media, content producers and advertisers have started to recognise its power and should start to actively harness it. The introduction of live photos on latest mobile phones has lead to cinemagraphs coming into the forefront of designers minds. Interactive experiences.

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Spotlight: LA Tech | One Year, Recap, and Thank You!

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GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. mt) Media Temple, Inc. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why

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Social media will be pervasive in the enterprise and is primarily driving by customer interactions. A series of standards emerged known as “AJAX” (asynchronous javascript and xml) that gave the web-based designer much more control over the browser. And that’s what happened. Facebook exists behind a walled garden.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Presenting Companies at UCLA

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GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. The firm has a strategy-based approach with a strong focus on technology and high-quality content. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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