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MARCH 1, 2011

San Diego-based Sorenson Media , the developer of video encoding and decoding software headed by Peter Csathy, said today that it has launched a new, on-site version of its video encoding product.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

San Diego-based Qualcomm has acquired Orb Networks , a developer of media streaming hardware for a range of mobile devices. Orb said in a post on its site that its technology had been acquired by "one of the large strategic partners" it has been working with. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

On Tuesday, the San Diego startup revealed that investment was part of an extended Series D financing round that now totals $215 million. In February, the company said it had raised $95 million in a round led by Sina (NASDAQ: SINA ), the Chinese tech company that runs the social media site Weibo, which is analogous to Twitter.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

Paul, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington, D.C. They join the 23 cities that were already supported: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis-St.

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APRIL 4, 2011

San Diego- and New York-based StockTwits , the online social media site focused on stocks and finance, announced today that it has hired two VPs. StockTwits is headed by Howard Lindzon, and opened up its San Diego office last year, where Lindzon is based. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 7, 2011

San Diego-based Slacker , the personalized Internet radio service, said today that it has linked with Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser. As part of the launch of IE9, the firm said it will provide a free month of its premium service, Slacker Radio Plus, when users "pin" the service to the IE9 taskbar. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

San Diego-based Plixi , the Twitter-based photo sharing site formerly known as TweetPhoto , has been acquired by Seattle-based Lockerz , the firms said today. Plixi provided an online site where users could post and share their photos, primarily via tweets on Twitter. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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JUNE 15, 2010

San Diego-based e-commerce firm ProFlowers.com was the top ranked U.S. web property for May, based on percentage change in unique visitors, according to the latest comScore Media Metrix numbers. The ProFlowers site was second in terms of total unique visitors, behind AmericanGreetings, with 10.4 million visitors.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Santa Monica-based OpenHouse has launched a new site which helps home buyers get personalized, real estate recommendations and information on neighborhoods, the company said today.

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JULY 22, 2010

The San Diego News Network (SDNN), the local media venture run by Barbara Bry and Neil Senturia, appears to have ceased its publishing efforts, according to a note posted by the staff Wednesday. According to the note, the site is "exploring our options". The firm had reportedly been looking for a buyer since June.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

San Diego-based StockTwits , the online, finance-focused messaging service, said today that it has partnered with Q4 Web Systems , a developer of corporate websites and social media products for public companies. Q4's software powers Investors Relations sites for a wide variety of public companies. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

San Diego-based StockTwits , the stock and financial focused micro-messaging service headed by Howard Lindzon, has launched a new, threaded conversation feature on the site, which ties together responses between people on the service into a threaded view, allowing users to better follow the train of replies and responses on the site.

Social Media 153

Social Media San Diego Tips Training 153

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. They're looking for deeper social networking, and more of a gaming element on sites.

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MAY 9, 2011

San Diego-based Stocktwits , the stock-focused, online social media site headed by Howard Lindzon, has inked a new content deal with CNNMoney , the firm said today. Financial detail fo the deal were not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The firm was originally known as CarsDirect, the automotive buying site of Idealab, and was headed by Scott Painter--who is now head of both Zag Automotive and TrueCar. The firm changed its name to Internet Brands in June of 2005, and hit the markets with its IPO in November of 2007. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 26, 2010

San Diego-based PacketVideo , a developer of multimedia networking products, announced today that the firm has added support for Firefox and Mac users in its latest release of its TwonkyBeam software. PacketVideo's software is used for streaming media to home consumer electronics devices. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 30, 2009

San Diego-based MojoPages , which operates a white-label, online directory of local businesses, said today that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. According to MojoPages, the funding will go towards expanding its local search solution for media properties. The round was led by Austin Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

San Diego-based VMIX , a provider of online video publishing tools and related services, said today that it has extended a deal with Raycom Media TV, to add fourteen more TV station sites. VMIX said that an additional 14 television stations owned by Raycom will use its online video solutions.

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MARCH 19, 2010

The latest comScore Media Metrix ranking of top growing Internet properties shows that, among Southern California's Internet companies, Gorilla Nation , ProFlowers , and eHarmony saw big gains in their Internet traffic in February. Among other gaining sites were ProFlowers.com, which had a surge of 412 percent in uniques, to 5.3

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MARCH 16, 2010

San Diego-based DivX announced today that it has released a new, updated version of its video player software for the Windows platform. The software is free and available on the DivX web site. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 1, 2009

San Diego- and Honolulu-based Chi.mp has opened up registration for the firm's personalized profile and domain site. The firm said this moring that anyone can now go to its site, and select an available domain name. domain name, and link that to their online social networking profiles and other social media sites.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

San Diego-based personalized radio service Slacker has inked a deal with T-Mobile, where T-Mobile will include the application directly on a smart phone. Previously, customers had to go to T-Mobile or Slacker's web site to download the application.

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Mobile Mission Ventures San Diego Web 133

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JULY 22, 2009

San Diego-based KidZui , which develops kid-safe web browser technology, has scored a distribution win with Comcast. Comcast Interactive Media said that it has partnered with KidZui to create a comprehensive Internet portal for kids and families. Tags: kidzui comcast interactive media internet portal. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. Less known--a healthy domain name registration business.

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JUNE 11, 2009

San Diego-based VMIX , a provider of software for managing online video, said this morning that the firm has signed on automotive brand Scion. VMIX said that Scion will launch a new web site, www.ScionAV.com , using the firm's media management and delivery tools. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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Mission Ventures Enterprise Partners San Diego Web 100

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JUNE 8, 2011

In the rush toward the daily deals space, it seems like there is at least one, new, daily deals site created every day. It's an incredibly crowded industry, which not only includes giants like Groupon and LivingSocial, but countless smaller sites, newspapers, and others all looking for a piece of the action. What is Deal Current?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Readers in San Diego, Orange County, Ventura County, and elsewhere, please comment or send us your comments!). Demand Media. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance.

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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. One of the more interesting new features is that the site now takes into account social signals. I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community.

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MAY 7, 2010

For people who haven't visited SciVee, what's the site about? The next major change that we see, is now that they're online, they're becoming more web based, and adding things like rich media. We provide rich media to the STM market. They got an NSF grant, and basically started up the original web site, as a video web site.

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Journal Technical Review UCSD Web 124

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

San Diego-based VMIX, a provider of video publishing tools for web publishers, said today that the firm has shuffled its executive staff and delivered a new version of its VMIX Player. Among changes in the firm's player include a new tool to help site producers speed up and simplify their design process, and better encoding tools.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Think about the retailer e-mails we receive daily or the ads that appear on Google or our social media sites. Houston —Knowledge is power, but too much of a good thing can render data meaningless. That’s the struggle many retailers have in an age of data analytics.

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Commerce Social Media Google Web 72

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Parker, in an interview with Axios on Wednesday, said Facebook’s founders consciously exploited “a vulnerability in human psychology,” by luring users into an addictive engagement with the social media site by providing constant rewards in the form of “likes” and comments.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Those investors included a company called Paradigm, which is a big talent agency, Howard Lindzon in San Diego, and up north Greylock and Adam Nash. We've got original contributors such as Vox Media, Maker Studio's POLIPOP Network, everyone from the Bad Lip Reading Guys, to Barackdubs, it spans the spectrum. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 30, 2014

One team, a travel company that has built a discovery and planning tool that will make it easy and fun for travelers to find and book trips, was a winner of not just the New Venture Seed Competition in 2013, but also recently won the first day of the Lavin Lean Model Startup Competition in San Diego State University.

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Competition Startup USC Southern California 104

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

We thought it was an interesting idea to provide that data, not only thinking of it as a destination site, but as a distributed platform, which will enable merchant sites or manufacturers to provide better information on the energy cost of individual products. How did you end up in Santa Monica?

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APRIL 16, 2010

Albert previously founded CheapCheapCheap.com, an online coupon and deal finding site, and we thought we'd hear from Albert why he thinks the local, group purchasing market is so interesting, and how he hopes to grow the service beyond just Orange County. What is the site all about? How did DealPerk.com come about?

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JUNE 21, 2013

The San Diego firm is headed by Ethan Senturia , who sat down with us to tell us how Dealstruck is trying to help build small businesses and jobs--and also tells us a bit about what it''s like to come from a family full of very successful, and high profile entrepreneurs, and how that has influenced his experience as an entrepreneur himself.

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