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SoCal Investors Score With Klout Acquisition

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A number of Southern California angel investors, and one of its venture firms, have scored an exit over at social media influence measurement startup Klout , as the San Francsco company said Thursday that it is being acquired by Lithium Technologies. The deal is reportedly worth $200M. READ MORE>>.

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What You Missed On Your Holiday Vacation, SoCal Technology Edition

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LaunchpadLA Opens Up Spring Applications. In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health). Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking). Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine).

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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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Here are eight Southern California companies and the experienced, successful entrepreneurs heading up their efforts, who haven't had any problems finding investors--or customers--for their firms. Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp.

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K5 Brings yCombinator Model Accelerator To Orange and San Diego County

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K5Launch announced a new accelerator program that provides promising technology startups with a three-month intensive accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Southern California. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories. Exciting times in the Southern California tech community.

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Interview with Steve Poizner, Alliance for Southern California Innovation

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It's already a great technology center for lots of different areas, but when compared with Silicon Valley, the activity level needs to go way up in order for Southern California to be on par with Silicon Valley. I spent my professional career starting and running tech companies in Silicon Valley, and have been really successful at it.

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K5 Brings yCombinator Model Accelerator To Orange and San Diego County

Tech Zulu Event

K5Launch announced a new accelerator program that provides promising technology startups with a three-month intensive accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Southern California. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories. Exciting times in the Southern California tech community.

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Using Social Media to Market Your Business

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Thursday, June 25, 2009 -- Using Social Media to Market Your Business. San Diego Venture Group. Resistance to social media is futile. Social networking tools are being integrated in the marketing efforts of many corporations, from start-ups to multi-nationals. Special Keynote Headliner: Guy Kawasaki.