socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2010

Los Angeles-based GotCast.com , the online casting site run by Alec Shankman, said today that it has launched two talent searches for on-camera roles, for The Streamy Award, and HollyScoop, a syndicated TV show and site focused on celebrites, music, and fashion news. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail. It’s harder than it looks to exploit people’s propensity to share humorous, enjoyable or useful information - jokes, special offers, and games.

Marketing 139

Marketing Startup SEM Blogging 139

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2011

ShareSquare is marketing its QR code service to musicians and entertainers. The firm's web site allows users to easily create QR codes, the 2D barcodes which link mobile phone browsers and applications to online information. READ MORE>>.

Entertainment 178

Entertainment Web Los Angeles Mobile 178

socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2010

Los Angeles-based HitFix , an online web site focused on entertainment news and information, has raised $1.6M Hitfix focuses on news, interviews and commentary on all aspects of entertainment. Tags: hitfix venture capital online news entertainment content hollywood yuri pikover. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California News Entertainment 145

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Here are some of his recommendations for web sites and blogs that I particularly recommend to entrepreneurs and startups: Provide good content. A website or blog without appealing or entertaining content for your market segment is not enchanting. Provide all this information in an About page. Skip the Flash videos.

Custom 160

Custom Customer FAQ Technical Review 160

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Much effort and study has been expended to determine how a web site can better convert its visitors to paying customers. Sites like ww1.novarad.net Site Speed . One of the most important elements of Google’s newest guidelines for search engine optimization is the speed with which a site loads.

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Sites Search Engine Optimization Technical Review Web Development 40

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

We caught up with founder Evan Britton about how his company has created the top site in the Internet niche of celebrity birthdays, and how that intense focus on a single niche--and user experience- has paid off for the company in terms of user engagement and growth. That was the genesis of the site. It was discouraging.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2011

Netflix, Hulu, and even YouTube and other content streaming sites have all but obliterated the independent DVD rental business of yesterday. If you’re a big supporter of indie films or web series you’re probably checking out your favorites on a variety of different sites on the web. The folks over at Blip.tv

Web 65

Web Netflix Social Media Product 65

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

Los Angeles-based ShareSquare , a new startup focused on the QR Code creation area, has launched its services this week, focusing on helping musicians and entertainers create QR codes. QR codes are three dimensional barcodes which can be recognized by mobile phones to connect users with web sites and other information.

Seed Funding 154

Seed Funding Entertainment Los Angeles Web 154

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2009

Santa Monica-based FlipGloss Media , a developer of visually driven, photo-centric web technology aimed at the fashion and news industry, announced today that it has launched a new web site for entertainment news provider Variety.

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Santa Monica News Yahoo Web 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail. It’s harder than it looks to exploit people’s propensity to share humorous, enjoyable or useful information - jokes, special offers, and games.

Marketing 107

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

You've got a great idea for a web video series, but how do you learn about how to make that happen, to get distribution, and monetize that video? Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. Michael Tringe: We are an online web series school.

Web 187

Web Content Startup Education 187

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Santa Monica-based Slingshot Labs , the startup incubator headed by MySpace co-founders Josh Berman and Colin Digiaro, officially rolled out its first web site this morning, DailyFill. The new site is the latest in what seems to be a surge of celebrity-focused content sites. READ MORE>>.

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News Buzznet Santa Monica Incubator 100

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2010

For this morning's interview, we have an interview with Kieve Huffman , the co-founder of Dather (www.dather.com), a new Los Angeles startup which has created a tool which helps to aggregate social networking web sites and media. Kieve Huffman: My background, and that of my business partner is digital entertainment and digital media.

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Startup Buzznet Entertainment Social Network 213

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. NowLive is trying to do just that, leveraging both technology and the entertainment world to build its business. Additionally, they are syndicated widely across the web.

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Paramount Entertainment Hollywood Content 187

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. The firm's CEO and co-founder, Jennifer Sargent , has an interesting background, most recently serving as an executive at Variety/Reed Business Information.

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News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

We recently caught up with CEO Jonno Wells to talk about the firm and its expanding network of web sites. First off, tell us about your network of sites? Our products are also syndicated into newspapers and web sites around the country. It's now a one-stop shop for surfer's entertainment, plus a utility portal.

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Web Content Mobile Sites 140

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Here are some of his recommendations for web sites and blogs that I particularly recommend to entrepreneurs and startups: Provide good content. A website or blog without appealing or entertaining content for your market segment is not enchanting. Provide all this information in an About page. Skip the flash (and Flash).

Custom 79

Custom Customer FAQ Technical Review 79

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Here are some of his recommendations for web sites and blogs that I particularly recommend to entrepreneurs and startups: Provide good content. A website or blog without appealing or entertaining content for your market segment is not enchanting. Provide all this information in an About page. Skip the flash (and Flash).

Custom 102

Custom Customer FAQ Technical Review 102

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? MOviepilot is starting to bring its movie recommendations and discovery site to the U.S., and has set up shop here to connect with the local entertainment industry.

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Startup Paramount Netflix Entertainment 164

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail. It’s harder than it looks to exploit people’s propensity to share humorous, enjoyable or useful information - jokes, special offers, and games.

Marketing 67

Marketing SEM Startup Blogging 67

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

However, one area has mostly been ignored, which is vertically focus, business-to-business information. Los Angeles-based Aggregage (www.aggregage.com) is looking to help aggregate the content across multiple blog publishing sites, and curate that information into specific, B2B niche vertical web sites.

Startup 162

Startup Content Advertising Sites 162

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2013

Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail. It’s harder than it looks to exploit people’s propensity to share humorous, enjoyable or useful information - jokes, special offers, and games.

Marketing 99

Marketing Entrepreneur Startup SEM 99

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

Entertainment." margins offered by YouTube, MCNs must drive fans to purchase merchandise, experience videos on wholly owned (non-YouTube) sites and directly negotiate sponsorships with advertisers, rather than solely relying on YouTube''s ad network. Never heard of VidCon? Think "Consumer Electronics Show meets E! Fighting Nerds.

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Course Advertising Social Media Content 190

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2013

Here are some of his recommendations for web sites and blogs that I particularly recommend to entrepreneurs and startups: Provide good content. A website or blog without appealing or entertaining content for your market segment is not enchanting. Provide all this information in an About page. Skip the flash (and Flash).

Custom 99

Custom Customer FAQ Technical Review 99

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

Wouldn’t it be nice to find all that information in one place? There are many iOS users out there that know about Fanhattan already, but Fanhattan is finally being developed for the World Wide Web. To do that, Fanhattan lets users search and find the specific show and lists all the sites available to watch.

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Screening Web Summary Sites 68

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2012

Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail. It’s harder than it looks to exploit people’s propensity to share humorous, enjoyable or useful information - jokes, special offers, and games.

Marketing 95

Marketing Startup SEM Blogging 95

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2011

Effectively, what Corey and I are trying to do, is distill the course of opinions on the web, and turn that into a consumable format. If you look at the articles on a site like CNN, and the 650 opinions you see after every article, your eyes just start to go crossed. We have about 50 political sites using the tool already.

Startup 174

Startup Blogging Writing Examples 174

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2015

What sites do you jump to and what does it say about you? The Canadian documentary filmmaker Brett Gaylor wants to educate you on just how much the web knows about you in his informative seven-part interactive docu-series Do Not Track that debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival as part of the transmedia Storyscapes showcase.

Web 40

Web Education Startup Platform 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2011

Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail. It’s harder than it looks to exploit people’s propensity to share humorous, enjoyable or useful information - jokes, special offers, and games.

Marketing 90

Marketing Startup SEM Blogging 90

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2011

Here are some of his recommendations for web sites and blogs that I particularly recommend to entrepreneurs and startups: Provide good content. A website or blog without appealing or entertaining content for your market segment is not enchanting. Provide all this information in an About page. Skip the flash (and Flash).

Technical Review 90

Technical Review Custom Customer FAQ 90

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?"

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Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Giving you the ability to chat in realtime with all your friends around the web right from TechZulu. ( Contact us for more information. WillYouTrend.com is a site set out on the mission to inspire us all to be great, influential people. Contact us for more information on supporting TechZulu's growth and development.

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Stickam Content Draper Web 60

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

Carriers are certainly a big class of customer, and we also have content aggregators, who are aggregating games, news and information, mobile applications, and web sites. We've got other folks, including Jason Rosenthal and Bruno Shirch, who come from the comined worlds of entertainment, content, mobile, and merchandising.

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Content Screening Mobile Custom 189

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

and web plug-in capabilities (Yelp), Storitz definitely gave the biggest eye opener of the evening with their revelation that Storage Units is astonishingly, a $20 billion/yr industry. They also gave a quick tour of the dashboard that clients would be using to customize their now mobile ready sites.

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Technical Review Idealab Startup Mobile 94

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The company is employing a network of documentary filmmakers and high quality, Hollywood production capability here in Los Angeles to produce small business videos in HD for the web and YouTube. At TripUp, we had lots of user generated reviews and hotels, and we were the first to add user general video to a travel community site.

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Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

An obvious example that comes to mind is Roger Ehrenberg, whose fund Information Arbitrage , is looking at companies in these categories. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are. Time will tell.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240