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APRIL 24, 2012

Zui.com , the kid's website focused on providing screened content and information to kids, is expanding its services today, saying that it has launched "Facetube", which combines the best social sharing aspects of Facebook with the channels of YouTube. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Pushup Social, a startup that lets you add a social network to an existing website, has raised $300,000 to build out its technology and launch this Spring. Our early investors saw the potential right away,” said Pushup Social CEO Dan Lohman. “As Accelerate development. Startup secures $300,000 seed round.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. Fastly was founded to meet developers’ need for greater visibility and control. The image has been taken from a helicopter flying over LA.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking site is looking to court developers with the launch of a development contest, the MySpace Developer Challenge , the firm said recently. Tags: myspace developer challenge contest prize social networking application software. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

If you are a millenial entering the workforce, what would you be most comfortable with -- a tool designed to work and look like a social network, or a tool built around an old fashioned corporate enterprise software UI? PromoJam debuted its brand new, self-service version of its social promotions tool today, PromoJam 2.0,

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Sgrouples is the world’s private social network. It was built on the belief that people want to replicate their real life online–to communicate personally and privately with the people that they really care about in their real life–which is a different model from the current social networks. What is Sgrouples?

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

San Diego-based KidZui, a venture-backed startup which develops a kid-safe Internet browser, said Monday that it has added new social networking features and homework help to the firm's suite of services. READ MORE>>

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Today they say its Africa’s largest and fastest growing social networking utility with over 4,000 daily new sign-ups. They also add that LAGbook ranks #2 in the city of Yaba-Lagos, where the social network was incepted, and #37 in the city of Hirtshal, Denmark. What is LAGbook? Why the name? How does LAGbook work?

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2019

Snap is taking a leaf out of the Asian messaging app playbook as its social messaging service enters a new era. The company unveiled a series of new strategies that are aimed at breathing fresh life into the service which has been ruthlessly cloned by Facebook across Instagram, WhatsApp, and even its primary social network.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? It needs to be a conversation. Wireframes?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? It needs to be a conversation. Wireframes?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Irvine-based HireRight has launched a new outplacement service and "career transition" product, which is powered by Los Angeles-based CareerArc Group, the developer of TweetMyJobs and Internships.com. HireRight is looking to offer the service to companies for helping in outplacement and in restructuring efforts.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Manhattan Beach-based Pod Network LLC , which develops a social networking application, announced this morning that it has merged with STEMconnector , which runs a professional services firm focused on creating a STEM-ready workforce. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 7, 2019

Earbuds , a new startup from Austin founded by former Detroit Lions lineman Jason Fox, wants to bring the power of social media to your eardrums. Earbuds isn’t the first company to take a shot at socializing the music listening experience. “He was jamming. That site focuses on connecting people with similar musical tastes.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Los Angeles-based AdGreetz , which develops a video personalization software platform for advertisers, says it has partnered with social networking service TikTok. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

At The Pool , the Los Angeles startup which develops a service to help users meet new people based on their common interests, told its users over the last week that it is now in 120 countries and is covering 3,053 cities -- a dramatic growth that was driven by the launch of a set of mobile apps three months ago. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

” These are people with whom there is a likely match for your product or service. If you’re raising money in Financial Services I’ve never met a more knowledgeable investor than my partner, Brian McLoughlin. So they develop short-hand ways to qualify things better. Why buy me? Why buy now? Neither can any VC.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Pasadena-based Family.me , which is developing a social, family tree application, has launched out of beta, saying that it is aiming to help families document and share their memories. said it is creating a free, private social network to help families discover, share, and preserve memories. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

.” MediaLab is a holding company that owns several other mobile properties , including anonymous social network Whisper and mixtape app DatPiff. MediaLab said it has “some ideas” for developing Kik going forwards, including making the app faster and reducing the amount of unwanted messages and spam bots.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based Villiger , a startup developing a mobile app to help parents book tutors, baby sitters, and other services, has raised a seed round of funding, the company said this week. Size of that funding round was not announced. Villiger's CEO is Walton Goggins. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Atomkeep , an online service to help users synchronize their social media profiles across a number of social networking sites, has been acquired by Jobscience , a developer of social relationship management software tools. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 21, 2018

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , the online booking site for fitness classes and spas, has linked up with athletic app and social network developer Strava , the two said on Monday. According to the two, the integration means Strava athletes can discover new classes through friends' activities feeds. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

MomentFeed , the developer of location-based analytics software headed by Rob Reed, has raised $1.75M in new funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Thursday. Details on the funding have yet to be announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Santa Monica-based customer relationship management (CRM) software developer Nimble is looking to bolster its customer base in the nonprofit sector, saying that it has started to offer a 30 percent discount on its service to nonprofits, for life.

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APRIL 2, 2013

Solana Beach-based OneHealth , a developer of technology-based patient health services, said today that it has raised $9M in a Series B funding round. OneHealth says it uses game mechanics, social networking, peer support communities and clinical protocols to help patients manage their own health and medical conditions.

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JUNE 8, 2010

Westlake Village-based PurePhoto.com , a new startup headed by former NextMedium COO John Ellis, and whose exec team includes prior executives from ReachLocal, ValueClick, and YellowPages.com, said Tuesday that it has acquired the assets of Los Angeles-based PhotographyMentor , an online photography education and social networking site.

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MARCH 4, 2013

Nimble , the developer of customer relationship management software, said today that it has launched a program for startups, which will offer up a free year of its service. The company said the effort is part of an effort to both support the startup community--as well as connect with future integration partners. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of customer relationship management and contacts management software headed by Goldmine Software founder Jon Ferrara, looks to be shifting its sights to paid, business accounts. Nimble will continue to offer a free, single-user version of the service. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2011

Nimble develops software which allows users to track their interaction with contacts, including emails, social networking contacts, and more. Los Angeles-based Nimble , the contact management and tracking software firm headed by former Goldmine founder Jon Ferrara, has rolled out in the Google Apps Marketplace. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 26, 2012

Aliso Viejo-based CitizenHawk , the venture backed developer of online brand protection services, said today that it has launched a social media monitoring tool. Cost of the new tool was not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Upgrades and troubleshooting can normally be provided over the network, as well. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Platform as a Service (PaaS). Social Media.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2009

A new effort by Facebook to expand their "Gift Shop" application to third party developers has roped in San Diego-based RealGifts as one of its first partners, according to reports this week. RealGifts, which has received funding from the Facebook fbFund, has been providing its service on Facebook since July of last year. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2012

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of human resources and talent management software-as-a-service, along with payroll services firm ADP , said today that the two have extended a software reseller relationship.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace said today that it has launched a new, revamped version of the firm's game homepage, as a new MySpace Games site, to provide a more social gaming environment. Tags: myspace games gaming social networking. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sometrics , which develops virtual currency products for social networking game developers, is linking holiday shopping and social games with a new product. Tags: sometrics virtual game currency social networking advertising. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2013

Howard Lindzon , the founder of San Diego-based stock-focused micromessaging service StockTwits , has finally sold a company to Twitter. Instead, one of his angel investments, Lucky Sort , has become part of Twitter in what looks to be an "acq-hire"--an acquisition to gain talent for the social networking service.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

Just before the holidays, we caught up with Blair Harrison , founder of Frequency (www.frequency.com), a personal video service which lets consumers watch video from the Internet on any of their devices. Blair Harrison: Frequency is an Internet video service. What is Frequency? We touch on all three.

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