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Fifty years of the internet

TechCrunch LA

Leonard Kleinrock is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. After we typed the first two letters from our computer room at UCLA, namely, “Lo” for “Login,” the network crashed. We are currently still suffering from those shifts.

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Changing the Face of Digital Signage: Nanxi Liu of Enplug

Tech Zulu Event

An inadvertant bump led on the crowded Southwest flight prompted a conversation between Spitulski and Zhu, and by flight’s end, Zach had agreed to leave UCLA to join the startup. Like Zach, he left UCLA to jump in with both feet. ” The large social media screen is Enplug, five iterations later. All inclusive.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies? What are the risks and rewards?

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Changing the Face of Digital Signage: Nanxi Liu of Enplug

Tech Zulu Event

An inadvertant bump led on the crowded Southwest flight prompted a conversation between Spitulski and Zhu, and by flight’s end, Zach had agreed to leave UCLA to join the startup. Like Zach, he left UCLA to jump in with both feet. ” The large social media screen is Enplug, five iterations later. All inclusive.

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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

Tech Zulu Event

ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups. Social Media.

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

Tech Zulu Event

philosophie has worked with some of the world’s biggest names: Google, Nissan, Nintendo, UCLA, and more. Social Media: Snapchat. Representing Southern California industries ranging from movies, TV, web, music, social media, video games, and more, Digital LA’s reach includes more than 40,000 people.

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GumGum Makes Images Profitable for Publishers

Tech Zulu Event

At the tender age of 15, Tanz teamed up with his friend Michael Schneider (the CEO of MobileRoadie ), to create the design firm Fluid Design. He began programming courses at UCLA while in high school and went on to earn a B.S. GumGum is led by founder and Los Angeles native wunderkind, Ophir Tanz. News, Gannett, and Tribune. “We