socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
For us, digital media means consumer Internet, online advertising, mobile, gaming, and most importantly--this is Rick and my background--next generation infrastructure to support consumption of this media. It's all that stuff that allows publishers and advertisers to better understand their user base and how to effectively monetize it.
SoCal Delicious
MARCH 10, 2010
Among the highest acquisition values were MySpace ($580M in 2005), Shopzilla ($560M in 2005), Rent.com ($430M in 2004), Lowermybills ($330M in 2005) and Sandpiper Networks ($630M in 1999). The region has produced 95 exits over $100 million (13%), 50 over $250 million (7%) and 23 over $500 million (3%) during the period analyzed.
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SoCal CTO
JUNE 9, 2010
Facebook is about to try to dominate display ads the way Google dominates text ads - Chris Dixon , May 15, 2010 It is customary to divide online advertising into two categories: direct response and brand advertising. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. they have purchasing intent ).*.
SoCal CTO
MAY 15, 2009
Companies also use social networking sites in the hiring process, and increasingly, to do innovative advertising (such as the recent Jack in the Box campaign). Does advertising work in the social networking world? In 2005, Majid coauthored "Data Strategy" a book designed to help streamline information management within organizations.
SoCal Delicious
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
A SoCal native and graduate of both UCLA and USC, Richard Rosenblatt led the growth of MySpace from an unknown to a household name. Matt Coffin, President and founder of LowerMyBills.com and SoCal “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2006, has an absolutely ubiquitous presence in LA. Iraq a hard place to work, is not SoCal.
socalTECH
JULY 13, 2009
We're also looking at technology in the retail sector, or which touch the retail supply chain--things like out of home advertising, software to optimize the retail supply chain, and other related areas because we know the retail sector so well. An A-round investment in the late 90's, or even in 2005/2006, or 2007, was a $5-8M check.
SoCal Delicious
MARCH 1, 2010
The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). Were all connected. Sponsored by Westin.
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