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Material Acquires Aruliden

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Los Angeles-based Material, a marketing services company that focuses on B2C and B2B brands, said this morning that it has acquired Aruliden, a global design agency also focused on brands. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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Nasty Gal Gains $9M For Online Fashion

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Los Angeles-based Nasty Gal , an online fashion retailer which focuses on vintage clothing, said Monday that it has raised $9M in a funding round. The firm said the funds will go towards technology, operations, creative curation, and editorial design. The round came from Index Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Every Online User Platform Needs Revenue To Survive

Startup Professionals Musings

Design a product or service that you can sell. What most people don’t realize is that the total outside funding to get it there has been estimated at over $800 million, which is a bit more than you will get from any angel investor. That means it solves a real problem for real customers who are ready and able to spend real money.

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Its BlogWorld Time! Los Angeles Get Ready!

Tech Zulu Event

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. In 2006 he was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketing in the world. iJustine) is an internet personality, actress, life-caster, vlogger, designer and most of all a popular YouTube content creator. Justine Ezarik (a.k.a.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

Raised angel money from Rob Lord, Reid Hoffman, Benchmark Capital and others. Founded in January 2010 by Stephen Hood (ex-Delicious head of product), Dave Baggeroer (Stanford’s Institute of Design), and Josh Whiting (ex-senior engineer at Delicious and Craigslist). Founded in 2009 in Los Angeles by Michelle Crames. MetaMarkets.

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Its BlogWorld Time! Los Angeles Get Ready!

Tech Zulu Event

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. In 2006 he was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketing in the world. iJustine) is an internet personality, actress, life-caster, vlogger, designer and most of all a popular YouTube content creator. Justine Ezarik (a.k.a.

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A Tale of Three Cutting-Edge Cities

Tech Zulu Event

Back in 2006, the city set out to build a municipal Wi-Fi network for its citizens. Case in point: Los Angeles, which is issuing an RFP for private industry to build out a citywide Wi-Fi network. Los Angeles has the right idea, and hopefully more cities will follow its lead when embarking on similar projects.