socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Jason Calacanis , the high profile founder of Santa Monica-based Mahalo , is one of the angel investors in a mobile social networking service, Gowalla , the company said today. Tags: jason calacanis angel investment venture capital social networking gowalla.

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Social Network Networking Mobile Mahalo 145

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2010

I was recently over at the Mahalo offices in Santa Monica and I noticed that they had a great big screen TV with Chartbeat displaying their traffic data. For Mahalo this often means making modifications to the story in real time both to update any facts and to improve SEO on a story that is already becoming popular.

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Blogging Google Screening Mahalo 287

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

We are also home to DemandMedia (Richard Rosenblatt) and Mahalo (Jason Calacanis). Anyway, to close my Twiistup 6 Summary post I will borrow from the wisdom of my forefathers, “next year in … Santa Monica.” We have accomplished much yet have much work to do. I think I could summarize the hour by saying, “don’t be a douche.”

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Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. MySpace is one of the world’s largest social networks, with about 125 million users.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42