TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

The New York-based company was founded last year by Gina Bartasi, a fertility industry vet who previously launched Progyny, a fertility benefit solution for employers, and FertilityAuthority.com, an information platform and social network for people struggling with fertility.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Developments like live streaming, social media and more have made the stars of today more relatable and more easily reachable than those of yesteryear. The easiest example to grasp is arguably the Kardashian family.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Sean McDonald is founder of Jute Networks (www.jutenetworks.com), which is in a startup developing highly visual, graphical tools to help people use their professional networks and connections to further their business. What is Jute Networks? Our company, Jute Networks, is a startup that is about a year and a half old.

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JULY 18, 2012

One way is to create your own, custom video clip which you can share via email, text message, or through a social networking site like Facebook. Los Angeles-based SnapCuts (www.snapcuts.com) does just that, allow users to tap into a wide collection of clips, which can be re-mixed, combined with text, and sent to your friends.

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AUGUST 10, 2009

Our interview this morning is with Babette Pepaj , CEO and founder of BakeSpace (www.bakespace.com), a local Los Angeles startup focused on social networking around food. Babette Pepaj: BakeSpace is a food social network and recipe swap. So very much a social network involved? Hello world?".

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JULY 16, 2012

With the proliferation of social media, how do you--as a brand--manage all of those various websites, content, and media? Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

Eleven-year-old TiMi currently has a team working out of Los Angeles on global business and plans to grow it into a full development studio that “helps us understand Western players and gives us a stronger global perspective,” said the studio’s international business director Vincent Gao.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Here's an example of that kind of email. The bad news is that Finding Developers is Tough Here in Los Angeles and even people willing to pay have a hard time finding Web Development in Los Angeles. I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2016

Los Angeles-based Gatsby (www.thinkgatsby.com) has come up with a way to combine both ways to promote social sharing, as well as reduce shopping cart abandonment, via discounts which change depending on your social influence and sharing activity. For example, say you are shopping on a website like Helix Sleep.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

An example of that is when the BP oil spill occurred, people started to search for information about old oil spills, like the Exxon Valdez. The second piece, is we distribute that across search engines and social networks. If you're coming through a social network, you're most likely sharing, a different experience.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

In the world of social networking, there are lots of apps and services which connect you with people you know, but not so many which help you connect with others like you. So, for example, I might say, hey, I see you're into snow skiing, thought I'd catch up with you, maybe we can meet up at Mammoth sometime next weekend.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

When it's all about trading, swapping, lucky finds, and more--explains Dan Murillo , who is CEO and Founder of Little Black Bag (www.littleblackbag.com), an online e-commerce community based in Los Angeles. She has a mobile phone, likes playing social games online, games such as Farmville and the Sims.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. See Five Things Meme as an example. as an example. I regularly do wine tastings here in Los Angeles with some interesting folks I know. to help bloggers and blog readers with comments.

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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. We have been really excited to be part of the startup community here in Los Angeles.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 17, 2007

Will's post talks about lack of interest in working for startups here in Southern California, saying: we probably’d don’t have the: a) same support infrastructure (meet-ups, networking events, etc.); And there are tons of ways to use social networks. There are definitely lots of events going on.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

To hear about the firm's interest in Los Angeles, and Southern California investments in general, we spoke with Fouad ElNaggar , Principal at the firm, to hear about where the firm is nowadays and what kind of investments it is making locally. We really believe in the market. What areas you personally are looking at right now?

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MARCH 17, 2009

The firm recently relocated its headquarters from Hawaii, and we talked with Rob about why someone might need the service, how it's different from the scores of social networking sites on the web, and what problem it's trying to solve. There are so many social networking sites, how do you define what's relevant?

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. We take that one step further, and build in some social network analysis. Peoples who are connected influence each other.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

For example, Sprinkles Cupcakes will donate 25 cents to Pencils of Promise for each view its video receives. Further, college ambassadors will spread awareness about Givvr on launch day via on campus events and pervasive social media campaigns. Givvr’s concept for converting video advertisements into charitable donations is simple.

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MAY 18, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based MySocialNightLife.com (www.mysocialnightlife.com) announced a seed funding round, and its technology platform for the nightclub and bar industry. For example, you might have people check in five times, and the sixth time their crew might be able to get in for free. Where is the site now?

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JULY 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed (www.momentfeed.com) is looking to sort through that data to help marketers better tap into location based, social networking. Zumbox was essentially the USPS online, where we had networked street addresses so that email cloud flow online the same way as it did offline.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

One of the firms launching this week there is Los Angeles-based NativeTung (www.nativetung.com), which is developing tools to help web sites translate and create multilingual versions of their sites. You could use it to break down language silos in those social networks. It also supports blogs.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. We take that one step further, and build in some social network analysis. Peoples who are connected influence each other.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

MYMUSAIC (www.mymusaic.com), a Los Angeles startup, thinks it has figured that out, and recently launched a service which automatically matches photos to the beat of music, creating an online video of your photos and music. Tired of that same-old, boring photo slideshow? How did the idea for the service come about?

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MARCH 29, 2012

What's the best way to get the word out about your brand on social media? For a number of high profile brands, it's by using the software and services of Los Angeles-based PromoJam (www.promojam.com), which just announced a round of funding to accelerate it efforts last week from Golden Seeds and the Band of Angels.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. We take that one step further, and build in some social network analysis. Peoples who are connected influence each other.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

We recently ran across TravBuddy.com (www.travbuddy.com), a Los Angeles area travel site which allows travelers to meet others, share travel reviews, photos, and more, and had thought it would be great to hear the story behind the site. Eric Bjorndahl: At the highest level, we're a social networking web site for travelers.

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JULY 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based Flipagram (www.flipagram.com) has created a potent and wildly viral mobile app, which combines photos, music, and video to create addictive, engaging mini slideshows of your life. The example is Twitter--Twitter is nothing without the link. If you think about what exists today, it's the moment sharing networks.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2015

Los Angeles-based Flipagram (www.flipagram.com) has created a potent and wildly viral mobile app, which combines photos, music, and video to create addictive, engaging mini slideshows of your life. The example is Twitter--Twitter is nothing without the link. If you think about what exists today, it's the moment sharing networks.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). People either love it our hate it. All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

I shall be looking to replicate this in Los Angeles. Operates a ‘Voice and Visual Mobile Advertising Network’ called MobileAd Xchange that delivers in-call voice advertisements and follow-up visual engagements (SMS, MMS). Example of publishers include: moviefone, Fandango, Jingle, SayNow, and voice blogs.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2009

Los Angeles-based EQAL (www.eqal.com) launched into the online world in 2006 with the creation of the YouTube sensation "lonelygirl15," the fictional video blog of a teenage girl. On the social side, we build technology to create communities, and social network-style websites.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

To gain some insight into the area, we spoke with Ian Swanson, one of the founders of Sometrics (www.sometrics.com), which develops software to gather information on social media and optimize advertising. We also just recently launched a standard API, which allows any social networking site to use our analytics code.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Gamzee (www.gamzee.com), a new game company founded by Howard Marks, the co-founder of Activision and Acclaim Games, announced a seed round of funding. They've proven that with social networking, proven that with apps, proven that with Facebook credits. What is Gamzee all about?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

To gain some insight into the area, we spoke with Ian Swanson, one of the founders of Sometrics (www.sometrics.com), which develops software to gather information on social media and optimize advertising. We also just recently launched a standard API, which allows any social networking site to use our analytics code.

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Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 100

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. They will be thinking at that point - "How can I gracefully exit this conversation with my limited social skills?" Visit your friends and ask them to bring you to their dev shop.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2011

To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service. The firm is backed by a notable list of angel investors, and based in Los Angeles. Tell me the story behind Payoff.com? You've got to value a different kind of smart.

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