socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2015

West Hollywood-based Orbitera , a developer of a cloud-based software product to help companies the sales of cloud-based software and services, including managing leads, trial subscriptions, billing, and operations, has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The company disclosed the funding Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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West Hollywood Sales Seed Funding Incubator 100

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2010

But, there was no good for Hollywood to find them. I got to talking with Will Schroter, who was an old business associate of mine and old friend, and we thought it could be very interesting to create a place where Hollywood could reach out to find people. Let's talk a little bit about the intersection of technology and Hollywood.

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Hollywood Startup Sites SEO 252

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. CityGrid Media operates the Citysearch, Insider Pages and Urbanspoon web sites. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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CitySearch Media West Hollywood Social Media 194

socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2014

What do you get when you combine a technology investment demo day with a Hollywood-style story pitch session? Baker said the camp is both a way for the company to establish relationships with emerging technology companies, as well as help the overall technology and entertainment ecosystem. at the intersection of technology and media.

Media 124

Media Class Hollywood Incubator 124

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 15, 2016

For busy students with limited phone battery, this should mean preserving your precious battery charge into the later hours, helping them order that late night Uber when they need it. So, ok, while this may not be totally suitable for college students, it might help you get to college in the first place. Find it here: AppSurfer.

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Help Startup Study Social Network 40

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.” Los Angeles, California, USA – March 23, 2016: Aerial view of the Hollywood sign at dusk in Los Angeles. Signal Sciences secures $35 million investment to protect web apps. Image Credit: Getty Images/franckreporter.

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Culver City SaaS Los Angeles Social Network 249

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2010

The channel will also feature other, 3D videos from across the web. As part of the expansion into 3D, Break also said it will help advertisers via 3D ad formats and incorporation of 3D video into its advertising products and ad-server. Tags: break media content publishing hollywood. READ MORE>>.

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Media Hollywood Advertising Entertainment 178

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.

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Web Content Startup Education 187

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. It specifically does NOT play Top 50 music, instead, helping the audience explore and find up and coming music. Music Prodigy.

Southern California 254

Southern California Startup Sherman Oaks Venice 254

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The startup--created by Robert Earl (Founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood), Grant Hosford (formerly of eHarmony), and Connell (formerly of Nokia)--is using the Internet to arrange group dates at local restaurants, to connect people in person and offline. We wanted to use the Internet to make things easy and help create initial connections.

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San Diego Hollywood Mobile eHarmony 264

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. Sara Bordo: My co-founder, Brad Sexton and I, both come from the Hollywood studio world. Additionally, they are syndicated widely across the web.

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Paramount Entertainment Hollywood Content 187

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2009

According to EQAL, its new platform is focused on helping those producers and talent to create their own web sites, with features such as blogs, discussions, forums, and user profiles, as well as links to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. READ MORE>>.

Tool 100

Tool Twiistup Social Network Hollywood 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

. “Let us come together and celebrate…” The mashup theme was reflected in the SBF programming, which included panels highlighting accelerators, VCs, startups, developers, movies, TV, music, web content, art, fashion, social good, surf & skate, and more. Kindling’s: L.A. Geeks Unite.

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Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni said this week that the firm has improved the firm's site, which allows users to create family trees and network with family members. The service said that the new capability will help its users see how many matches there are, whether or not those are connected or not connected to a users. Geni's Web 2.0

Geni 100

Geni Services West Hollywood Web 2.0 100

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2009

Hollywood-based Geni , which operates an online site for networking with family and tracking family trees, released a new feature Wednesday that allows its users to filter out cousins on the site. According to Geni, it has a new "hide" filter which will help users find cousins using the site that they haven't met yet.

Geni 100

Geni Hollywood News Sites 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2012

VENUE HUBS Will Have Themed Panel Content: Hollywood (Viceroy) : Movies Go Social, Music Goes Social, on how movie studios, labels and startups use new tech tools to promote content. Content : Web / viral videos TBA. Media/Tech: io/LA (Hollywood). Help make it what u want it to be! to help run the fest.

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Startup Press Hollywood Email 106

socalTECH

APRIL 9, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni , the venture-backed, online family tree and networking site, said today that it has added a number of new features to its site, including the ability to search for similar profiles on the site, and improved access to popular features. Geni operates a service which lets users create their own Web 2.0-style

Geni 100

Geni West Hollywood Web 2.0 Tool 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Anne Walls and John Singleton are co-founders of WordHustler (www.wordhustler.com), a local Hollywood startup looking to help writers connect with publishers. In their case, people write their scripts on a web site, and when they're done, they can submit them to contests with a single click.

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Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

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? We really help them understand what their audience is all about. and are now one of the largest media outlets for entertainment on the web and Facebook.

Startup 164

Startup Paramount Entertainment Netflix 164

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. The bottom line is that Los Angeles Tech is trying to help find and navigate that content. I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point.

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Los Angeles Angel Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. So we did a one-day fall Silicon Beach Fest at io/LA in Hollywood. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? When's the next one?"

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Dollar Shave Club Technical Review Santa Monica Southern California 272

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

For today's interview, we spoke with Brandon Hance, the firm's founder, about how his startup is helping musicians to sell both digital and physical merchandise on the web. Is this installed software, or web technology? Brandon Hance: It's all web-based technology, and software we've build in-house. Thanks, and good luck!

Tech Coast Angels 191

Tech Coast Angels Van Nuys Startup Web 191

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2010

The WebTV Workshop in Hollywood offers a month long course on creating your web series – from writing to promoting it. Founders Diahnna Nicole Baxter and Damian Pelliconne are very passionate about helping the creative producers, directors, writers and actors learn how to be successful in this field.

Hollywood 64

Hollywood Web Writing Entertainment 64

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 4, 2014

It’s the New Year, and there’s no better time to get educated on all the blogging, podcasting and Web video tools to help you become an active content creator. ” at the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino. The headline act for NMX, Marshall has appeared on David Letterman, Howard Stern, and more.

Media 82

Media Social Media Education Blogging 82

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2012

Moviepilot's web site helps studios engage with the early fan base for movies, well before the theatrical release of those films. As part of the funding, Moviepilot is setting up an office in Los Angeles, and has moved its CEO, Tobi Bauckhage, to LA.

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Los Angeles Angel Venture Capital Startup 168

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

We said to the studios--you have this amazing content, why not let us clip it all up, find the best moments in film, and allow users to post those to their blogs and Facebook pages, and let us create curated channels on the web? How is this different than the movie clips floating around the web now? Fascinating story.

Startup 190

Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2011

The firm said it will work with creative talent to "produce television formats with a web sensibility" and also help develop digital platforms into TV and digital projects. Serious Business was founded by Jason U. Nadler, Jon Zimelis, and Alex Blagg.

Entertainment 157

Entertainment Funding Seed Funding Web 157

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property. It is no wonder web content players with large audiences are all inking deals with them now.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

How do you create a tool to help address unconscious bias in the workplaceand why would you create a new startup in that area? I call that providing habitsmonthly habitsto help individuals do better, make better decisions, and who need strategy and strategic implementation of this on regular basis.

Content 150

Content Education Training Outsource Development 150

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2011

Google's online video sharing site YouTube , said today that it has inked a deal to add around 3,000 movie titles for rent through the site, as it looks to broaden its offerings from the amateur, web-based videos its is known for towards more traditional, professional content. READ MORE>>.

Content 164

Content Sites Google Resource 164

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 24, 2013

A gorgeous day to talk tech while enjoying some of Hollywood’s premiere theme park attractions. HTC BlinkFeed aggregates your content from a variety of media sources, serving up fresh content all in one place, without the need to jump between multiple applications and web sites. Why haven’t we seen more of this??

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Screening Social Media Guide Hollywood 106

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

One of the folks in media who has been helping to define that shift is Cenk Uygur , the head of Culver City-based The Young Turks (www.tytnetwork.com), and online news and politics show. I started Young Turks back in 2002, and then, in 2006 and really towards the end of 2005, started daily web streaming for the show. Just do it.

Media 196

Media News Startup Technical Review 196

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

Once WalMart has helped you establish your brand, it will then be possible to sell premium products via other channels, such as boutique shops or even directly to consumers. This WalMart-to-specialty-store distribution strategy allows physical goods manufacturers to generate a healthy blended margin.

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Course Advertising Social Media Content 190

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

We hope the advertising will be much more considerate of users, helping them on their mission, and so that it can help you achieve something, consumer or acquire something, or watch something. When we started this, we were a web-based platform, because that''s what made the most sense when we started. Thanks, and good luck!

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Entertainment Startup Southern California Netflix 206

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. OnHollywood socalTECH is proud to be an affiliate partner of the upcoming OnHollywood event, where cutting-edge technology CEOs from the back streets of Silicon Valley meet the Hollywood digital entertainment and media elite. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com).

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon Technology Council 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Home of JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), which helps put rockets into space. ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. Deviant Art, led by Angelo Sotira, which is one of the largest online communities on the Internet [Hollywood]. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. In Summary.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Santa Monica 304

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

My point was that Amazon continues to dominate the web services business because AWS continues to cut prices & margin in the same way a hypermarket does to control market share. Many people (including inside of YouTube) mistook this to mean that I was negative on YouTube itself. I wasn’t. Indeed we are already seeing that online.

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Invest Content Media Networking 291