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Demand Adds Mandalay's Guber, Omniture's James To Board

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the publishing and social media firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, announced today that it has appointed Peter Guber , chairman of Mandalay Entertainment Group, and Josh James , SVP and GM of Omniture, to its board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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Inside the Realms of Ruin

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In 2006, a platform called FanLib raised $3 million in venture capital to launch a platform where copyright owners (like ViacomCBS, which owns “Star Trek”) could host fan fiction contests to engage fans. This mistrust goes back years to the founding of Archive of Our Own.

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

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Social Enterprise: Hub LA. Founded in London in 2006, the Hub is a global network of social enterprises with each individual chapter acting as a gathering place for innovation, technology, creativity, and positive change. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. Social Media: Snapchat.

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Its BlogWorld Time! Los Angeles Get Ready!

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In 2006 he was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketing in the world. In 2008, Mitch was named Canada’s Most Influential Male in Social Media, one of the top 100 online marketers in the world, and was awarded the highly prestigious Canada’s Top 40 Under 40.

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Its BlogWorld Time! Los Angeles Get Ready!

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In 2006 he was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketing in the world. In 2008, Mitch was named Canada’s Most Influential Male in Social Media, one of the top 100 online marketers in the world, and was awarded the highly prestigious Canada’s Top 40 Under 40.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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Since 2006 they have added offices outside of Boston including Menlo Park, Europe, and China. What’s your point of view on next generation video entertainment? (34:30 Social, Facebook, and Twitter referral is meaningful. Do you think the impact of social media is effecting Google’s search business? (42:00

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StartupDemo Was a Huge Success!

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We would like give a huge thank you to Social Media Week and the supportive startup community here in Los Angeles. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD.,