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uSamp Gets $15M More For Market Research Tools

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Encino-based sampling and online research firm uSamp announced this morning that it has raised $15M in a new round of funding. According to uSamp, the Series D round came from OpenView Venture Partners and DuPont Capital Management, and will go towards accelerating the development of the company''s Instant.ly in funding.

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uSamp Names New Insights, Strategy Head

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Encino-based survey and sampling technology developer uSamp announced this morning that it has expanded its Consumer Insights division through the hiring of a new Senior Director of Insights and Strategy. uSamp said it has hired Robert Clancy, a veteran of such companies as Diageo, JCPenney, Blockbuster and PepsiCo, to the position.

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uSamp Names Sales Strategy VP

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Encino-based > uSamp , the operator of an online survey panel network, announced this morning that it has named Joshua Pink as its new Senior Vice President, Corporate Sales Strategy & Global Development. Pink joins the company from Think Passenger, where he was VP of Business Development.

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United Sample Staffs Up

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Encino-based United Sample , a provider of online sampling services for the market research industry, has staffed up with a number of executive hires. According to the firm, it has named Robyn Tas as Senior Vice President of Business Development, Daniel Ross as Vice President of Information Technology, Edward J.

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Interview with Jon Grishpul, GreatBuildz

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Encino-based GreatBuildz (www.greatbuildz.com) says it's a high touch, concierge service. For our interview today, we talked with CEO and co-founder Jon Grishpul about the startup, which offers up its services for free to homeowners in the Los Angeles area. How does the service work? What is GreatBuildz?

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Eight Tech Gadgets To Add To Your Gifts List

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seamlessly connect to your smartphone, PC, and streaming media services. The company's all- in-one Play:3 lets users control their music wirelessly, and stream from your music library, music services, or radio stations. The Mint Plus Cleaner--which was developed in Pasadena by Evolution Robotics, the. Mint Plus Cleaner.

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How FreedomPop's Free Wireless Internet is Disrupting Telecom

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If you're FreedomPop , the Encino-based startup, you start by offering up free 4G wireless data access, and then expand to offer free, voice-over-IP services, along with home-based wireless Internet services. First, for people who haven't yet heard about FreedomPop, talk about what the service is all about?

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