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RadPad Acquired After Rough 2016

L.A. Business Journal

Apartment listing service RadPad of Venice was bought by tenant-screening service LandlordStation of Dallas for an undisclosed amount, following a tough year that included layoffs and court battle with Craigslist.

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Snapchat Rolling Out New Augmented Reality Lens For Underworld: Blood Wars

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Venice-based Snapchat will be rolling out a new, 3D interactive lens for the service, as part of a tie in to the upcoming film Underworld: Blood Wars. Screen Gems is part of Sony Pictures Entertainment. READ MORE>>.

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How Google's Old Offices Are Becoming A Tech Hub, with ROC's Walter Grieves

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In a sign of the growth of the Silicon Beach technology world, last year, Google moved its headquarters out of a space on Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica, and into a new fancy headquarters space in Venice. Today, we just had a screening for the Tech Coast Angels, they're screening companies and having lunch here.

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StoryBots Brings Edutainment to Second Screens | Delighting Kids

Tech Zulu Event

The Spiridellis brothers have been at the right place at the right time several times over in the building of JibJab, now located in Venice blocks away from the ocean. Back when video was a tiny patch on the screen. The post StoryBots Brings Edutainment to Second Screens | Delighting Kids appeared first on TechZulu.

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StoryBots Brings Edutainment to Second Screens | Delighting Kids

Tech Zulu Event

The Spiridellis brothers have been at the right place at the right time several times over in the building of JibJab, now located in Venice blocks away from the ocean. Back when video was a tiny patch on the screen. The post StoryBots Brings Edutainment to Second Screens | Delighting Kids appeared first on TechZulu.

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Viddy #Splashmob | Balls, Bikinis, Boards plus personal Snoop Dogg & Justin Bieber Vids

Tech Zulu Event

Uber is an easy to use door to door car service knocking out the need for taxi cabs like bumper cars. the Viddy crew headed to the Arbor Collective showroom on the Venice boardwalk for an exclusive party. They partnered with Uber to drive people to and from the event.

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StoryBots And The Future of Learning,With Gregg Spiridellis, JibJab

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It might look a little bit like StoryBots (www.storybots.com), the new kids educational and entertainment service just launched by JibJab (www.jibjab.com). The mythology of StoryBots, is that they are these little creature who live behind our screens. We have four free ones up right now on StoryBots.

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