socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2015

We spoke with founder and CEO Tyler Francois to hear about his vision for making anyone an Internet radio DJ, and how the team--made up of former Yahoo! Tyler Francois: urRadio is an all new, social media app, which allows you to host your own Internet radio station. UrRadio can be a powerful social media outlet for those users.

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Yahoo Social Media Content Media 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Ian Rogers is the CEO of Topspin Media (www.topspinmedia.com), a venture backed, Santa Monica-based startup developing web applications for the music industry. Rogers is the former GM of Yahoo Music, and sat down with us to talk about the company and his view of the music business and where it is going. It's very difficult.

Media 100

Media Yahoo Startup Tool 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

This year, we focused on diversifying and strengthening our team by recruiting Maureen Klewicki as an investor and senior associate, and Nick Kim as our head of platform. Now, we're investing in our own team, firm, and platform so we can further support those founders. Liquidity and transfer of wealth.

Riot Games 133

Riot Games Southern California Startup Santa Monica 133

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social platforms such as Slack and Trello. Virtually every collaboration platform and mainline business process today has a cloud-based deployment option.

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Competition Case Study Platform Yahoo 127

socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2009

Santa Monica-based Topspin Media , the online music startup of former Yahoo Music GM Ian Rogers, said today that the firm has inked a deal with Berkleemusic.com, the online continuing education division of the Berklee College of Music, to partner on a set of online music courses. READ MORE>>.

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Course Redpoint Santa Monica Education 124

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We had software executives from Google, Yahoo!, They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. DataPop : DataPop was founded by performance marketing veterans from Yahoo!, Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

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APRIL 25, 2011

Topspin said its new discounted accounts make it easier for labels, marketers, and other companies to get their clients on board its platform. Topspin is headed by former Yahoo Music GM Ian Rogers, and backed by Foundry Group and Redpoint Ventures.

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Redpoint Yahoo Pricing Commerce 177

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2012

Greg Cohn: I spent the last five years at Yahoo, where I was leading strategy and business development on innovation efforts, mostly related to social and developer problems. I was also very involved in the strategy on Yahoo's Brickhouse incubation effort. Were you here in LA with Yahoo?

Yahoo 200

Yahoo Startup Mobile Ideas 200

Xconomy

JANUARY 24, 2017

If you do a Google search for AAPL, the stock ticker for Apple, the top search results are typically Yahoo Finance, Twitter, Google Finance—and StockTwits, a social media communications platform for Wall Street traders and active retail investors.

Social Media 28

Social Media San Diego Yahoo Google 28

InfoChachkie

MAY 14, 2012

This latest wave in this transformation has been enabled by a number of sophisticated technology companies, including: Burstly , Coull , Collider Media , GraphEffect , SteelHouse , RingRevenue , GumGum , and DataPop. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles! and Overture Services.

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Content Platform Paid Search OpenX 171

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2016

Mitu Network is the largest digital media company for Latinos in the US and also targeting Mexico and South America. In the online world the ecosystem is being fragmented into those that primarily produce content (Mitu, Vice, BuzzFeed) and those who primarily distribute it: YouTube, Amazon, Netflix, Yahoo!, AOL and the like.

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Company Companies Netflix Content 150

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

What happens when you apply big data and computer science to digest all of that social data being fed into Twitter and other social platforms--and cross match that to location information? Our mission is to organize all of the world''s real time location information. My degree is from USC in big data.

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USC Southern California Organization UCLA 236

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

We have a very sophisticated, analytics and software platform that over half the Fortune 50 are now using, to help guide how they invest in marketing and sales activities and investments. Essentially, we help them learn how to get more with less, and also how to consider new investments in things like social media, mobile marketing, or video.

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Social Media Demand Activity Marketing 235

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2016

With the advent of social media, open publishing platforms, and instantaneous communication, the world is flatter and more interconnected than anyone can truly grasp, and the next great wave of innovations can and will come from anywhere. Previously, Cody established and launched the Disney Accelerator, powered by Techstars.

Southern California 100

Southern California Snapchat Yahoo Social Media 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 15, 2013

The partnership is expected to offer working-class professionals access to job listings directly posted within Kaleio’s Marketplace and additional job and internship listings from leading companies, including Amazon, Google, Starbucks, The New York Times , Yahoo!, Will there be any integration between the two platforms?

Yahoo 100

Yahoo Platform Social Network Tool 100

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium.

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Dana Settle & I are hosting a dinner tonight (10/20/10) with some of the biggest companies in entertainment to talk about the future of television, film & digital media. This is where the digital media puck is going. Michael Ovitz , the co-founder of CAA will be the keynote speaker. The device itself will have no storage.

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Content Google Media Hulu 386

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

He was also the founder of Wallstrip, which he sold to CBS back in 2007, is an investor in a significant number of web and social media companies. It was built originally on the Twitter platform to talk about stocks, and all users had to do was add a dollar sign to ticker symbols to give it context.

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Ideas Web Startup Content 248

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social media platforms such as Yammer. Virtually every collaboration platform and mainline business process today has a cloud-based deployment option.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Yammer 104

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

He is also the co-founder of Playsino, ExpressCoin (Bitcoin exchange), GoCoin (Bitcoin payment platform), Five Delta, Evertune, GamesTV, Digital Entertainment Network, KnCMiner.cn (Bitcoin Mining), and Robocoin China (Bitcoin ATM). Peter Csathy - CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures. He continues to sit on the board of Sorenson Media.

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2011

At their respective discussions, they spoke about online marketing, mobile marketing, company culture, and social media ROI, among other topics. CallFire also used Biz2Beach as a platform to showcase its newest iteration, CallFire Version 3.0. Having previously worked at notable companies including Myspace, PayPal, Yahoo!,

Social Media 71

Social Media Mobile SEO Media 71

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2015

Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social platforms such as Slack and Yammer. Virtually every collaboration platform and mainline business process today has a cloud-based deployment option.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Yammer Case Study Study 102

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The platform connects foodies to restaurants for a win-win situation for both parties. The platform uses an iPhone app and website to help users make decisions quickly and confidently while also helping them share their valuable restaurant experiences with others. myfab5 is a platform that reinvents the restaurant review.

Software Review 79

Software Review Technical Review Writing Startup 79

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Right now they’re the leading platform for streaming movies. I argued ages ago that Yahoo! should have come out early and say, “we lost the search war to Google but we still have a have a great media business and we’re going to focus on that.&# Imagine if Carol Bartz or the Yahoo! A note for industry.

Netflix 329

Netflix Evite Pricing Hulu 329

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2018

Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social platforms such as Slack and Trello. Virtually every collaboration platform and mainline business process today has a cloud-based deployment option.

Startup 61

Startup Case Study Platform Yahoo 61

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Amidst the media frenzy surrounding Facebook’s S1 filing to go public, some people took pause today to reflect on what the IPO could mean for the social networking giant. Like Facebook, they were the media darlings, appearing on Charlie Rose, Oprah and everywhere in between. Is Paternot jaded?

Social Network 110

Social Network Yahoo Media Networking 110

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

I believe that Twiistup is now a platform from which to grow and highlight what is uniquely LA. We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. He obviously believes this since he has become CEO of TopSpin Media – a firm designed to do just that.

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Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

LA based CapLinked , a cloud-based business transaction platform yesterday raised $1.6 CapLinked is changing this with our intuitive and easy-to-use platform.”. Sroka earlier worked at Industrial Logic,where he developed programs in test-driven development, refactoring, and object-oriented design for HP, Yahoo!, million Raised.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

-Rumored to have turned down acquisition offers from Yahoo and Facebook. A social analytics platform for Facebook app developers and publishers that provides detailed demographic and engagement data. Competitors: Google (Invite Media) , MediaMath , X+1. Includes 70,000 apps for all major mobile OS platforms, including Apple’s.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The platform allows users to sync content and commands across all four screens — the smartphone, tablet/pad, computer and TV. As media morphed into individually packaged pieces of content across platforms, viewing media on the couch (lean back) quickly became the old model. TVSync is not alone in developing ACR.

Screening 82

Screening Content Mobile Netflix 82

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. I don’t see this changing much like I don’t see you building blockbuster movies outside LA or shift the media buying center of gravity out of NY. You don’t have the founders of eBay, LinkedIn, Salesforce.com and Yahoo!

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

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APRIL 15, 2010

billion to Yahoo! I talked about the platform moves of Twitter and why it should be expected. Message of the week (from Fred Wilson) – “don’t fill cracks&# but innovate in new ways with the platform. TweetPhoto - Real-time photo sharing platform. It’s core platform stuff. Other Deals.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

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MARCH 1, 2011

Instead, they tried to use their search position to offer a portal like Excite and Yahoo! Around 2003, Quigo was doing tens of millions of dollars in revenue with two main products: a ready-to-use, search engine marketing solution for advertisers called FeedPoint and a contextual advertising platform for publishers called AdSonar.

Google 302

Google Startup Advertising Acquisition 302

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

a perks platform for small medium businesses. After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Hyper-local, flash marketing platform connecting consumers with local business offers; super majority of offers are restaurant and personal services; competitor to Groupon. But Google’s investment seems to be focused on supporting a payment platform that can support the Android ecosystem. LivingSocial. Read more: peHUB.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2011

Tony has previously worked for organizations like PayPal, Yahoo! and most recently Myspace, where he ran an online marketing team focused on SEO, social media, and paid traffic acquisition. Matt will speak about social media analytics and ROI, and how conversation is not enough without conversion.

SEO 85

SEO CTO Coach Conference Social Media 85

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. GeoCities, Tripod & Yahoo! Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. Facebook went on become larger than even Google and Yahoo! History repeats itself.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318