socalTECH

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.

San Diego 174

San Diego Content Entertainment Sites 174

socalTECH

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.

Social Network 154

Social Network Entertainment San Diego Content 154

socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2013

San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of tag management software headed by Ali Behnam, has raised $15.6M in a new, Series C funding, the company said this morning. According to Tealium, the new funding comes from Tenaya Capital, Battery Ventures and Presidio Ventures.

Funding 164

Funding San Diego Commerce Entertainment 164

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

San Diego-based Eventful , an online service which lists local entertainment events, said this morning that it has launched a standard hashtag index for local events on its site. Hashtags are used by users of Twitter to link together related tweets on the site. READ MORE>>.

Entertainment 140

Entertainment San Diego Sites Services 140

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2010

Among the winners honored last night were Adam Bernhard , CEO of flash sales site HauteLook , Greg Waldorf , CEO of eHarmony , and Mike Fiore , Chairman, CEO and Co-founder of Vantage Oncology. and Robert Friedman, Co-Chairman & CEO, Summit Entertainment.

Orange County 180

Orange County Entrepreneur eHarmony San Diego 180

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

San Diego-based DAR.fm , one of the newest startups being run by prolific entrepreneur Michael Robertson, told its users today that it is now allowing users to download recording from the site to mobile devices and PCs. is Michael Robertson's latest attempt to upend the entertainment industry; he was the founder of MP3.com,

Mobile 145

Mobile San Diego Sites Entertainment 145

socalTECH

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. Koster and Donham were behind Sony Online Entertainment's Everquest II and Star Wars Galaxies titles.

San Diego 145

San Diego Entertainment Content Acquisition 145

socalTECH

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.

Social Network 154

Social Network San Diego Entertainment Content 154

socalTECH

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.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment San Diego Content Sites 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Andrew Connell is the CEO of DinnerDate.com , a startup which has been in beta in San Diego for the last few months, and is just now expanding out to new markets. People complete a short profile when they register on DinnerDate.com, where they can express interest in other people on the site.

San Diego 264

San Diego Hollywood Mobile eHarmony 264

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

San Diego-based local events site Eventful is powering a big concert award with music publication and brand Billboard. Eventful is headed by Jordan Glazier; the firm's site is used by consumers to find local events and concerts. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 133

San Diego Demand Sites Platform 133

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

San Diego-based Legend Films, a provider of film restoration services and owner of the web site RiffTrax.com, said Thursday that it has closed on $5M in a Series E funding. Legend Films said it would use the funding to support efforts in 3D conversion technology, its home entertainment business, and for Rifftrax.com.

San Diego 100

San Diego Entertainment Web Sites 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2008

San Diego-based Metaplace said this morning that it has raised $6.7M Metaplace operates a service which allows users to create their own virtual worlds, which they can embed on their own web pages and sites. The firm's co-founders, Raph Koster and John Donham, both come from Sony Online Entertainment. READ MORE>>

San Diego 100

San Diego Entertainment Web Platform 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2019

We can do about 85 percent of all repairs on the driveway, on site. If we diagnose something major, where a vehicle has to be taken off site, we will take that vehicle and then bring it back when its done. I spent the last seven years running a company called ScoreBig, a LA-based tech startup in the live entertainment space.

Mobile 100

Mobile Startup Orange County San Diego 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

We spoke with Sherry Gunther, CEO and founder of the firm, earlier this week to get a better look at the company and the dynamics behind the virtual world market nowadays--as well as why Sherry decided to make the jump from the world of entertainment media to online. Kids really need a deeper level of interaction.

Media 150

Media Tech Coast Angels Social Network Content 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

William is in San Diego, and is a longtime gaming vet, having been at Activision in the days of The Manhole and Myst. In the entire history of that entertainment system, there were only 785 cartridges released for the US and the Americas. It's almost as much running an e-commerce site, as you are running a game.

Mobile 216

Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Today, San Diego-based Metaplace (www.metaplace.com), which develops virtual world software, is announcing a funding round from Charles River Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, and high profile investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. We spoke with Raph Koster, the firm's CEO and founder, about the site and the new investment round.

Web 100

Web Blogging Web 2.0 Startup 100

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. the entertainment industry. WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. than in other parts of the city.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

We’ve got a list of alien landing sites; what’s the pattern? We’d hoped to just be able to ship him off to the set for a week or two, but it was decided he was still too young, so he started off working remotely. His basic strategy was simple: just ask “if we were doing this for real, what analysis and computations would we be doing?”.

Hollywood 81

Hollywood Startup Screening Writing 81

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” The site features running commentary and visual diagrams on the idiosyncrasies of fatherhood, parenting missteps and his own adjustment to having children.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78