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DECEMBER 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media Corp , which operates such sites as CraveOnline, totallyher Media, GameRevolution, and LiveOutdoors, said today that it has launched a new online advertising product. The company said its INgage product semantically maps site content and helps online advertisers reach site visitors.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Adconion Media Group , the European advertising network firm which as significant operations in Los Angeles, said today that it has acquired smartclip , a European digital video advertising firm. Smartclip adds around 500 new publisher sites to Adconion's network. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media , the parent company of CraveOnline and TotallyHer, said late last night that it is in a partnership with Moat , where Moat will help to audit the viewability of all of its properties. Evolve says its family of sites now reach 95 million people each month. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online operator of a network of sites focused on men, announced Friday morning that it has launched a new division focused on CPA, performance marketing. Tags: marketing media social advertising break apogee. Break said it soft-launched the division in January. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media has launched a new, online marketplace to let marketers, advertisers, TV producers, digital publishers, and others license viral content, the company said on Wednesday. Jukin Media is known for its licensing of such viral clips as "Hero Cat" and others. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Online advertising provider Real Media Group , which is part of 24/7 Media, said today that it has launched three new video formats. The Social Slide Bar links users to social media sites like Facebook; the Action Button links to retailers like Amazon.com; and the Click-to-Long Play format features links to longer, branded content.

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JANUARY 20, 2009

I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community. This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point. This technology allows us to see what is hot.

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JULY 18, 2012

Los Angeles-based Media Temple , the web hosting firm, is partnering with Virb to help small businesses, artists, musicians, and others to create their own web sites, the firms said this morning. Virb provides a service which helps creative types to create their own websites. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 25, 2012

Los Angeles-based SheKnows , the online women's publishing community and site which is part of Evolve Media Corp.'s s AtomicOnline unit, reports today that it is powering a new web site for Patti Stanger, best known for hosting Bravo's The Millionaire Matchmaker. Business details of the deal were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based PK4 Media announced today that it has launched a new product aimed at optimizing both display and video advertising, across mobile, tablet, and online platforms. Alexander previously served at such companies as Dedicated Media, Clickshift, and ValueClick. READ MORE>>. pk4media vidoe optimization'

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JUNE 22, 2009

Los Angeles-based Global Fitness Media has officially launched its fitness web site FitOrbit , focused on helping users connect with fitness trainers and track their fitness training and meal planning online. Tags: global fitness media fitorbit training exercise content.

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JULY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online entertainment site run by Keith Richman, said today that it has launched a new, 3D video channel--and will also produce its own, original 3D series. Tags: break media content publishing hollywood. The channel will also feature other, 3D videos from across the web.

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JULY 11, 2012

Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud hosting provider Media Temple is looking to maker it easier for people to migrate their websites and domains to the service, through a new service called Otto.

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MARCH 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , which operates a number of Internet media and entertainment properties focused on men, said late Tuesday evening that it has partnered with BlueKai and exelate , two firms providing online advertising data. Tags: break media content publishing advertising bluekai exelate.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Shopify , which develops software for merchants to set up e-commerce, mobile, social media sites, online marketplaces, bricks-and-mortar stores, and more, is setting up a space for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, the company said this morning.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

office in Los Angeles, as part of an "aggressive" North American expansion effort by the company. Evvnt develops a software platform which helps event organizers manage and promote events across event listing sites, calendars, directories, ticketing, social networks and search engines. client, The Bakersfield Californian.

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MAY 31, 2017

Santa Ana-based SuperMoney has recently launched a new, online search engine for loans, looking to replicate the success of online search and aggregation sites like Kayak and LendingTree. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2014

Los Angeles-based Moviepilot , the online film review and publishing site which recently sold off its German operations , has hit the hiring accelerator here in Los Angeles as it has shifted its plans to here in the U.S. READ MORE>>. moviepilot hiring movie content producer community'

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

Los Angeles-based online matchmaking site eHarmony has been acquired by German company ProSiebenSat.1 1, the acquisition of eHarmony will help it expand its Commerce segment internationally. 1 Group is a major German entertainment and media firm, which also has a e-commerce business arm. According to ProSiebenSat.1,

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APRIL 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based CrownPeak has set its sights on the social media space, saying this morning that it has launched a new product which publishes content into social networking sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Tags: crownpeak social media publishing facebook software saas. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet services and publishing giant j2 Global has acquired two companies, saying this morning that it acquired Ekahau , a company in the digital media space, and Castle Connolly , a company in the digital media and healthcare industry.

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MARCH 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based Render Media (www.rndr.com), which is creating a publisher geared at the social world, social channels, and sharing. We caught up with co-founder and CEO Vic Belonogoff to learn more about Render Media, whose flagship site is Opposing Views. Tell us about Render Media?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Los Angeles-based Aggregage , which develops aggregation and curation software to help B2B publishers curate and develop their own publications, said today that it has launched a new site for the 3D Printing Association. Financial details of the win were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Moviepilot , which operates an online movie discovery site, said last week that it has opened up an office on Abbot Kinney in Venice, California, as part of its expansion into Los Angeles. Elkins joins the firm from MEC, where she had run interactive media campaigns for Paramount and Dreamworks.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media announced today tha/ it has relaunched CraveOnline , its flagship, male-oriented website. According to Crave, it has split the site into five categories, Entertainment, Gaming, Sports, Music, and Life & Style. The firm said the redesign would help keep its visitors engaged.

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JUNE 25, 2014

Moviepilot , the online film review and publishing site led by Tobias Bauckhage, has sold off its German website, moviepilot.de , to French publisher Webedia. The move puts the company''s focused squarely on its Los Angeles operations. moviepilot angeles merger acquisition webedia' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

Los angeles-based online search marketing provider The Search Agency said it has released a new offering today, which it is calling h(SEO). The firm said the new offering helps brands improve their brand visibility, and addresses both traditional search sites as well as social media, review sites, mobile, and niche publishers.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Global Fitness Media , which is developing a number of fitness-related online web sites, has hired on a new Chief Technical Officer, according to the firm's search agency, NeoHire. Tags: fitness content global goodfoodnearyou internet executive media. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based Shopzilla , the online comparison shopping site owned by Symphony Technology Group (STG), announced today that it has acquired Ventura-based Connexity , the programmatic media buying company led by Dave Gross. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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APRIL 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based startup accelerator MuckerLab is booting up its first Demo Day later this afternoon, debuting nine new startups out of its incubator focused on Internet software, services, and media. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

The first, LA Tech Gives Back event was held this last week, on Thursday, October 19th, with 157 volunteers attending from 32 companies helping out Thursday at three different volunteer sites: Mark Twain Middle School in Venice, The Center at Blessed Sacrament in Hollywood, and LA Child Guidance Clinic in Downtown LA. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based Nimble , the developer of cloud-based, customer relationship management (CRM) and contact management tools, has hired a new VP of Engineering, the company said today. Nimble said it has hired Brandon Vallade, former Vice President of Technology at Fox Digital Media to the position. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

Los Angeles-based Instacanvas , the Muckerlab startup which provided a way for users to print their photos to canvas, swizzled its name, and business Wednesday, saying that it has renamed itself as Twenty20. Instacanvas had raised funding from MuckerLab, Bullpen Capital, First Round Capital, and Founders Fund. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 22, 2012

Los Angeles-based SodaHead , the online social discussion and voting site, is one of the launch partners for the new Google Analytics Social Media features, Google said this week. Other sites providing their information include Reddit, Disqus, Delicious, and Meetup. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 13, 2013

PublishThis , the Los Angeles startup headed by Matt Kumin, has enhanced the firm's online, content marketing and curation management tool. The firm said the latest version of its platform is aimed at brands, retailers, media companies, and trade associations, to help them scale their content efforts across digital channels.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Weplay , the online social media site focused on youth sports, has inked a sponsorship deal with the owner of thirty local Denny's restaurants in New York, to sign up local sports teams for the platform, the company announced Wednesday. Financial details of the sponsorship deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Ziff Davis , the publishing arm of Los Angeles-based Internet services firm j2 Global , said Tuesday that it has acquired deal aggregation site TechBargains.com , from Exponential Interactive. TechBargains offers up service to help consumers find deals on electronic products. READ MORE>>.

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