socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace reported Tuesday that the firm is now the top, social application on the Android platform, and is the third most popular downloaded application overall on the Android Market. MySpace trails T-Mobile's account information app and The Weather Channel's app in the store.

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Marketing Social Network Google Mobile 180

socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. We spoke with co-founder Brenton Sullivan about the company''s platform, and how it''s hoping to transform the athletic recruiting process.

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Coach USC Statistics Startup 252

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2016

Others had very few connections and they used it to share personal information. So throughout 2006/07 when I had really young kids Facebook was truly a social network for sharing family moments. And I noticed how many comments his posts generated and I thought that would be a very useful platform for me.

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Startup Blogging Newsletter Social Network 150

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2013

Four years ago, Los Angeles-based Adly (www.adly.com) launched to much fanfare as one of the first local startups to tie into the brand-new, Twitter micro messaging platform. We''re the leading social advertising platform that leverages celebrity relationships. What is Ad.ly''s business now? That''s what we are striving to do.

Social Media 237

Social Media Advertising Media Metrics 237

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

Data storage, hardware, and networking equipment are provided to the customer on a per-use basis by the IaaS vendor, who holds the equipment and is responsible for running, and maintaining it. Platform as a Service (PaaS). Social Media. The challenge for most businesses is determining how to best harness the potential.

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Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 133

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace , in a bid to connect with the "real-time" web, said early this morning at the LeWeb conference that it has launched a new, real-time API. The new API also includes features as photo uploading, an open search API for finding profile information, and a status and mood commenting API.

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Social Network Conference Google Web 124

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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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

We built a platform to manage multiple verticals, the first around nutrition and weight loss. But, the concept is that we can take the same platform, and extend it to other areas. Part of the plan which we are already doing, is working on top of existing social networks like Facebook. READ MORE>>.

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Social Network Tool Southern California Networking 259

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

With this model, you provide website access to insider information for a regular subscription payment. For example, Amber Alert GPS will make sure your kids don’t wander outside of safe zones, Site24x7 will let you know if your web site is down, and Social Studio monitors social networks so you know what people are saying about your brand.

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socalTECH

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. It was the same issue.

Social Media 268

Social Media Media Social Network Seed Funding 268

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2009

The volume of Tweets is enormous and growing at a rapid pace so tools are emerging to help brands manage this information. On Facebook (and nearly all social networks that preceded it) the relationship was always reciprocal – if I accept your invitation to follow me then I have to follow you.

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Social Network Writing Tool Startup 235

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2020

Master of multi-platform communication and marketing. Even the best solutions these days need to be marketed on multiple platforms, including online, social media, and the proper industry and customer channels for customer geographies. Certainly interfacing to the outside world may not be an inventor forte.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles-based Sometrics, the venture backed developer of analytics products for the social networking and social media industry, has launched another product, the firm announced this morning. The firm said it has launched what it is calling a "virtual currency platform" to handle virtual currency.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I sometimes refer to this field as “intent-based advertising&# because the reason it has been so successful is that the person who typed in the search term has expressed an “intent&# to find information on that category. I believe that many social networks confused this idea.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2012

A new, Los Angeles startup At The Pool , headed by Alex Capecelatro, has started letting users sign on to the service, helping to match them based on their location, interests, and other information. The startup said its first, public pool, "siliconbeach", is aimed at locals in the Silicon Beach area.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Max Fischer: BeLinked, formerly LinkedUp, is the first, mobile dating app that has the popular swipe left, swipe right feature, but which is based on the LinkedIn platform and LinkedIn API. LinkedIn is one of the largest social networks, with 300 million users, and we fell that it has a higher quality user base.

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Networking Startup Ideas Mobile 185

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. And so it goes with social networking.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

We could still deliver applicants and deliver passive job seekers to a company, but we could also delivery applicants that already understood what the cultur of the company was, and be able to measure the kind of footprint people were making on a social network. That's been very effective.

Content 193

Content Social Network Coach Help 193

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

With this model, you provide website access to insider information for a regular subscription payment. For example, Amber Alert GPS will make sure your kids don’t wander outside of safe zones, Site24x7 will let you know if your web site is down, and Social Studio monitors social networks so you know what people are saying about your brand.

Startup 168

Startup Customer Custom Netflix 168

socalTECH

JULY 19, 2016

Right now, you might rely on your friends�or maybe get an inkling of an idea from forecasts�but there's no way to know unless you get some real time information. Los Angeles-based goFlow is hoping to make that inforamtion as easy as checking out an app, tapping into a crowdsourced network of outdoor sports enthusiasts.

Startup 100

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

How much member profile information do you need before allowing a user to login? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Commenting?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

How much member profile information do you need before allowing a user to login? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Commenting?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2012

Jobscience early today acquired Atomkeep in a move the company says was to help job seekers validate their social image over the various social networks to avoid mistaken identities from would be employers. Job seekers too are aware of the impact of their social relationships to their professional lives.

Social Network 61

Social Network Social Media Blogging Screening 61

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2012

Recently launched Moofaces is a new spin on old social networks in which helps creative people connect based on their professions and interests. Their bringing the conversation back into social networks with a professional twist. Moofacese is out to help those opportunities thrive when is comes to the jobs market.

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Social Network Startup Education Web Development 106

socalTECH

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? What is BakeSpace?

Social Network 174

Social Network Startup Sites Networking 174

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

In his quest to better connect with new friends, Alex Capecelatro had a problem: none of the existing social networking sites were really designed to connect people with who you didn't know, and might share your hobbies and interests. Alex Capecelatro: Hyphos is a social discovery platform. What is Hyphos?

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UCLA Culver City Startup Social Network 187

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2014

ON is like a smorgasbord of the best features from other social media platforms and combines it into one experience that could change the way we meet new people. What ON does differently is take the best parts of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Tinder and roll into one social media platform.

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Social Media Platform Snapchat Media 93

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Colony’s presentation is intriguing (and worth a watch if you have a few minutes) because I love to see when informed people make arguments that are different than you ordinarily hear (and different from my own views). In other words, our mobile devices are all powerful and the network that they connect into sucks.

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Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2013

Chances are you’ll come face-to-face with a dusty web design with information buried behind confusing menus, documents with inscrutable titles, and slideshows that move at the speed of continental drift. They need information at their fingertips. Ginsburg reminds citizens that no personal information is shared with app developers.

Technical Review 105

Technical Review Software Review CIO Web Design 105

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2013

It is going to be an informative night at the next Social Media Club L.A. SMCLA) event at CrossCampus , with some major heavy hitters in the B2B industry dropping social strategy secrets. 3. How to promote your advertising or public relations agency to potential clients using social media. Tickets are $10.

Social Media 107

Social Media Media Case Study Study 107

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is a blend of great social network platforms, by taking in all the greatest bits and putting it all into one. Consumers all have access to social networks, but the business-side has never really caught on. There are multiple platforms used to get the job done.

Social Media 92

Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

ZunguZ is a global social payment platform that integrates deeply into the social graph of Facebook and financial service providers. We may keep the platform with the name ZunguZ and look for a client facing name for the application. TechZulu caught up Robert Sussman, Co-CEO of Zunguz , the Facebook payment app.

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The irony: a sad state that even with the huge number of social network applications we have at our disposal, we’re oftentimes lost, unable to keep up, or still lose touch so easily. It’s not your fault that we can only be social creatures to a certain extent before brain overload. See Reminder screenshot].

Web 74

Web Social Network Email Networking 74

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

If you get into a high-growth company and you have asymmetric information on how the management team is performing?—?this We are all now online and at significantly greater speeds with computers in our pockets that are one-click from purchasing anything and recommending the best products to everybody we know through social networks.

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Funding 292

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2013

Justin Mateen: The vision for Tinder, is about social discovery. There are plenty of other social networks out there, who do a good job of connecting you with your existing network of friends. But, there wasn''t a platform out there dedicated and effective to meeting new people. That''s what Tinder really is.

Mobile 245

Mobile Southern California News Snapchat 245

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2014

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results.

Blogging 99

Blogging Content Google Sites 99

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

ExplorerB2B is a free to join exclusive network of experts who share information that matters to you and make sure you expand your professional network, interact with a relevant audience and present your expertise. The English/International version of the platform was launched in January 2012. Who are its founders?

Networking 71

Networking Help Social Media Platform 71