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DECEMBER 10, 2009

San Diego-based Rippol , a startup which is looking to use social networking information to help users discover new videos and online shows, has quietly rolled out a new "lightweight" version of its site, and has removed requirements to login and register with the site to view videos. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Topping the list for Southern California was EdgeCast Networks , the content delivery network headed by Alex Kazerani, which showed an astounding five year growth rate of 21406%. Next was San Diego's Neurocrine Biosciences , with 6225% growth rate at number 30; then ServiceNow , also in San Diego, with 4873% growth.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

San Diego-based venture capital firm Avalon Ventures has boosted an Internet web site publisher known for its humorous, captioned pictures of cats and use of Internet memes, Cheezburger. Cheezburger runs comedy sites I Can Has Cheezburger?

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AUGUST 5, 2009

San Diego-based KidZui , which develops kid-friendly browser software, has launched into the online video market today with a new web site, ZuiTube.com. The firm said its new site offers kid-friendly video content through a YouTube-like user interface; and, in fact, the site is powered by YouTube through a developer's license.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

San Diego- and Redwood City-based GoFundMe , the online social crowdfunding site which lets people raise funding for everything from personal causes to nonprofit efforts, said today that it has launched GoFundMe Studios.

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JULY 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based entertainment fan site Moviepilot and Entertainment Weekly said this week that they will be presenting videos from the San Diego Comic-Con, as part of a new content partnership. The new content will be available both on Moviepilot as well as EW.com. Moviepilot is led by Tobi Bauckhage.

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Paul, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington, D.C. Once added, users can then browse their local news alongside other content they’re interested in, across a variety of topics.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

San Diego-based DivX , which is now owned by Sonic Solutions, said today that it has launched DivX TV, a new entertainment service, on Blue-ray Disc players and home theater systems from LG. DivX said it is offering up content from such sites as Howcast, Funny or Die, Video Detective, and other online sites via its service.

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JULY 13, 2011

San Diego-based StockTwits , the finance discussion and microblogging site headed by Howard Lindzon, has inked a deal with Microsoft's search engine, Bing , the power parts of the search engine's Bing Finance site. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 22, 2010

The San Diego News Network (SDNN), the local media venture run by Barbara Bry and Neil Senturia, appears to have ceased its publishing efforts, according to a note posted by the staff Wednesday. According to the note, the site is "exploring our options". The firm had reportedly been looking for a buyer since June. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

San Diego-based StockTwits , the stock-focused micro messaging and discussion startup headed by Howard Lindzon, announced today that it has inked a distribution partnership with Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail. StockTwits said that the newspaper will use its Ticker Streams on a number of its pages across the site.

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JUNE 26, 2012

San Diego-based StockTwits , the online stock discussion and micro messaging site run by Howard Lindzon, said Tuesday that it has launched a new site, adding a number of major features to the service. Lindzon said in a blog post that the changes came after a six month effort by its product and engineering team.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has backed a developer of video advertising products, Selectable Media , to the tune of $2M. Selectable Media, which is based in New York, lets users opt into branded video advertising in exchange for free access to content on web and mobile apps. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 10, 2011

Howard Lindzon , the CEO of San Diego-based StockTwits , has made another angel investment, this time in Embed.ly , a developer of tools that make it easier for web sites to embed content from other web sites.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

San Diego-based Websense is taking aim at all of those time-wasting, viral videos your employees have been forwarding around, with its security software.

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JULY 27, 2010

San Diego-based VMIX , which develops online video management tools and software, announced today that its platform is being used by NASA. VMIX said that NASA is using its online video platform to power multimedia content on the www.nasa.gov web site. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 26, 2010

San Diego-based SciVee , which operates an online Internet video site focused on advancing scientific knowledge, has inked a deal with Thomson Reuters, the firms said Monday. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

One of the major growth areas along Silicon Beach has been in the whole area of creating content for digital platforms. But, how do you figure out what actual content will resonate with online consumers? I figured out that there was this massive market for comedic content, but the market was extremely scattered.

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JULY 8, 2010

San Diego-based Metaplace , the virtual worlds software firm started by Raph Koster and John Donham, has been acquired by social gaming firm Playdom , Playdom said Thursday afternoon. Playdom said that Donham will continue to run an office in San Diego, with Jason Hable, the firm's VP of Business Operations, moving to MOuntain View.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Sony Online Entertainment , which is based in San Diego, said today that it now has over eight million players on its virtual world Free Realms. The firm launched the site in April of last year. Tags: sony free realms virtual world online content game videogame social networking.

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MAY 3, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUHow , the startup headed by Kim Folsom developing video-based product guides for e-commerce sites and manufacturers, has rolled out an Android version of its platform. The firm said the Android mo bile application gives users access to its content via the mob ile platform.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

style, online community site focused on music fans, said today that it is now live in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, and San Diego. The online site allows music fans to find bands, gigs, venues, and other information about local artists; the site also helps artists to promote their bands and events.

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MARCH 2, 2010

San Diego-based Sorenson Media , which develops video encoding software and a related content delivery network, said today that it has released a new application programming interface (API). According to Sorenson Media, the new Sorenson 360 API helps developers to integrate video into their web sites. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

San Diego-based Slacker , the personalized Internet radio service backed by Mission Ventures, Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds, reported Thursday that it has expanded its service into Canada. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 29, 2015

Carlsbad-based Business.com , which operates an online site offering up resources for businesses, said it has named a new VP of Sales--and completed an overhaul of its website. The company, which is now owned by JMI Equity, said it named Rick Szatkowski as its new VP of Sales. Business.com is led by Tony Uphoff. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

Online e-commerce giant Amazon.com just announced a new service this morning, which looks to be one of the biggest moves the company has made in digital music recently: it is now automatically providing MP3 format tracks for CDs sold on its site, including every single CD a user has purchased since 1998.

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MAY 16, 2011

San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment said over the weekend that it has begun restoring its online game services, after the massive hack of the firm's services. The company also said that it will require its players to reset their passwords after the cyber-attack on the site.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

San Diego-based Rippol , a new startup looking to help people discovery and find online videos, is launching today at the TechCrunch Real-Time CrunchUp in San Francisco. Rippol is headed by Aaron Crayford, who was former CEO of the Vusion Content Delivery Network. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Recently, San Diego-based Rippol (www.rippol.com) launched its web site, a service which uses social networking to help people find and discover interesting videos related to their interests. Our software sorts video content relative to its importance to you, based on your social graph and social impact.

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JUNE 27, 2012

San Diego-based Eventful , the online website which helps consumers find live entertainment and local events, reported this morning that it has reached 20 million members on its site. The firm claimed that the milestone makes it the largest, aggregated audience for local entertainment seekers in the world.

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MARCH 16, 2010

San Diego-based DivX announced today that it has released a new, updated version of its video player software for the Windows platform. The software is free and available on the DivX web site. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Los Angeles- and San Diego-based video sharing site Veoh is claiming a major win today over Universal Music group, saying that a federal judge has thrown out a copyright infringement lawsuit against the firm. Tags: veoh universal music video sharing lawsuit legal copyright dmca content. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community. This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. The content comes from other places. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point.

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MAY 20, 2009

San Diego-based Loop'd Network , an online site focused on action sports, announced this morning that it has raised $800,000 in additional funding. Loopd operates online, action sports focused web sites which help athletes connect with brands and find sponsors. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 22, 2009

Los Angeles-based ZAM , and San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment announced Wednesday that the two companies have tied on a new online site focused on information from Sony's EverQuest II massively multiplayer online game. Tags: sony online entertainment everqued mmog content.

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APRIL 16, 2009

San Diego-based VMIX , a provider of software used by web sites to manage online video publishing, said Thursday that the firm has inked a deal with television broadcasting firm Post-Newsweek Stations. Tags: vmix video publishing content television. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Yardi Systems announced Tuesday afternoon that it has acquired San Diego Real Estate Electronic Publishing Company (REEPCO) , which operates InternetCrusade, an online site focused on training real estate professionals, and RealTown, an online real estate community. READ MORE>>.

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