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APRIL 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Lunch.com , the online social media and networking site run by J.R. Johnson, is targeting orphaned users of the Ning social networking service, the firm said this week. Ning said this week that it will eliminate free accounts on its service, which allowed users to build their own social networking sites.

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JULY 30, 2012

Rafat Ali , who founded and eventually sold Santa Monica-based online paidContent to Guardian News & Media, has returned from several years of travel on the road, and launched his latest startup, Skift. Ali had departed ContentNext and Los Angeles, back in 2010, to embark on what he called a "head-clearing trip of a lifetime."

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

com, has debuted his newest startup: DAR.fm , an online service which allows people to record and play back radio programs anytime they like. Billing it a "Tivo for radio", Robrtson said that the service will allow users to access recordings of radio shows from their PC, smart phone, internet radio, and video players like Roku.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Woodland Hills-based United Online reported its fourth quarter and full year 2009 results Wednesday afternoon, saying that its communications segment--which includes its dial-up ISP business--had a revenue drop of 19 percent in Q4 compared with Q4 of 2008, dropping to $48.4M United Online's Classmates Media revenues were $60.6M

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Lunch.com , the online social media and networking site run by J.R. Johnson was the founder of VirtualTourist, which he sold to Expedia in 2008. The new features follow the launch last month of "social badges" on the site, similar to Foursquare and other location-based checkin services. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The firm--formerly known as Mail.com Media Corporation--said it is selling off its Mail.com email service to United Internet Group , based in Germany. Mail.com was re-launched by Penske back in May of 2007, but since late 2008 has been buying up Internet publishing and content sites. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Pierce is an advisor to Casual Connect, GamesBeat, and Digital Media Wire, an active angel investor and member of BitAngels and an active supporter of non-profit and advocacy organizations and is a member of Clinton Global Initiative. Peter Csathy - CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures. He continues to sit on the board of Sorenson Media.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

It looks like the odd marriage between United Online 's communications, online content and media businesses with FTD , the company's flower delivery service, is about to end, after the company said Wednesday afternoon that its board has approved a plan to split the two into two, independent public traded companies. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

TechZulu is excited to invite you to a fireside chat with Greg Cargill, VP of Client Services and Social Media at BLITZ. Greg will share his experience on how to Successfully Build and Sell an Effective Social Media Marketing Agency. There will be plenty of FREE Pizza & Drinks!

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

AOL said it expects to integrate aspects of Brizzly into its Lifestream product, and instant messaging service AIM. Thing Labs was foundedin June of 2008, with funding from Jones, Polaris Venture Partners, SoftTech VC, and Jeff Clavier. Thing Labs makes the Brizzly web-based software for sharing and discovering content.

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JUNE 18, 2009

Burbank-based CEIVA Logic , a developer of Internet-connected, digital photo frames, said this week that a Los Angeles Federal District Court has ruled that competitor Frame Media's products infringe on one of its patents, relating to its digital photo sharing system. Patent, No., 65,442,573, owned by the company. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Thursday, September 25, 2008 -- "Trends in Digital Distribution: Production, Distribution and Advertising" CommNexus. This event explores how production, distribution and advertising have evolved from past business models to support digital content distribution on new media platforms. See [link] (more).

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JULY 1, 2009

VMIX said it is offering to migrate hosting and delivery of media to former Maven Networks customers to VMIX, without any transfer or setup fees. Yahoo said earlier this week that it would discontinue the services offered by Maven Networks, which it acquired back in February of 2008.

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MAY 24, 2011

Vic Caretti: The site was launched in April of 2008. How have you been growing the site and getting the word about your services? We have done lots of social media campaigns, and we have really collected with the music ecosystem, such as labels, bands, venues, press, management, and street teams. It's just grown on its own.

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JUNE 24, 2009

Westlake Village-based Move , which operates the online real estate site Move.com, Realtor.com, and other related properties, said today that it has sold the assets and certain liabilities of its Welcome Wagon property to South Florida Media Group. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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MAY 19, 2009

The angel investing group said the $100M was invested in more than 150 California-based companies, and included firms in the life sciences, software, Internet, biotechnology, media, business services, and consumer products areas.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

On Demand). Invested in more than 30 companies, a large percentage of which have had successful exits or continue on as successful companies, including: AdECN, AMG, AndroMedia, AudioMill, Data Sage, GameFly, GameSpy, Kongregate, Mob.ly, People Support, Smilebox, Sometrics, Three Rings, Scopely, PlayDek, and Universal Audio.

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JUNE 27, 2013

Our 2008 fund is also performing incredibly strong. We''ve put lots of money into areas we know well, such as technology for the financial services industry, technology for retail services, and technology for digital media. How has your broad social media presence affected your dealflow? It''s the single best.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

United Online operates NetZero and other, dial-up Internet access services. More than 57% of United Online's revenues are now coming from floral firm FTD, which United Online purchased in 2008. Classmates Media revenues totaled $58.2M, roughly flat from last year. for Q2, down 17% from Q2 last year.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 -- AlwaysOn BreakOut. Hip hop artists and rock stars, comedians, TV and film talent and Internet-born celebrities will show how they have used new social media technologies and services such as MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Yahoo and Google to promote their own brands and reach new audiences.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 -- AlwaysOn BreakOut. Hip hop artists and rock stars, comedians, TV and film talent and Internet-born celebrities will show how they have used new social media technologies and services such as MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Yahoo and Google to promote their own brands and reach new audiences.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Monday, December 15, 2008 -- AlwaysOn BreakOut. Hip hop artists and rock stars, comedians, TV and film talent and Internet-born celebrities will show how they have used new social media technologies and services such as MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Yahoo and Google to promote their own brands and reach new audiences.

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JANUARY 23, 2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) released their 2008 Q4 MoneyTree Report this evening, reporting that $28.3 billion was invested in 3,808 deals in the fourth quarter of 2008. Media & Entertainment also saw an increase, up 3 percent to $2.0 billion and 407 deals in 2008.

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JULY 19, 2012

Spataro says the Yammer team will be part of the Microsoft Office Division and that Microsoft was more than eager to have the service among its own offerings. We look forward to accelerating the adoption of Yammer’s standalone service, and enhancing the social capabilities in Microsoft’s communication and collaboration offerings”.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Mobile gifting service. Provides electronic book services for content publishers; services include digital scanning and conversion, distribution to leading e-book retailers, monetization and royalty management. Brought in new CEO, Russ Reeder in 2008. Total raised: $1.0mm – Read more: TechCrunch. LibreDigital.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Tealium, a San-Diego startup that provides online advertising tag management and marketing services for enterprise customers, has raised $35 million in a growth financing deal intended to expand its technology and market reach. Georgian Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, the investment firms that anchored Tealium’s $30.7

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

We've now been operating for five months, and have become the leading web service for mobile fundraising in the country. What kinds of customers are using your service? How does your service work? I have two successful exits, mostly in mobile and teh web, as well as social media. What is mobile fundraising?

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MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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MARCH 29, 2012

What's the best way to get the word out about your brand on social media? For a number of high profile brands, it's by using the software and services of Los Angeles-based PromoJam (www.promojam.com), which just announced a round of funding to accelerate it efforts last week from Golden Seeds and the Band of Angels. What is PromoJam?

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DECEMBER 26, 2013

Now you can create a web site for almost nothing - and be on your way with your latest invention or personal services. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. The elements include communications, mobile platforms, and location-based services. business entrepreneur investment IPO social media startup'

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Bryce Maddock: TaskUs is the best provider in the world of customer care and back office services for emerging growth companies. Customer care, obviously, is emails, phone calls, and customer service back office services. We do a whole host of other back-office services in that space. So, what is TaskUs?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

According to the latest news from the company, ResearchGate has acquired Germany based Scholarz.net , an academic and reference management, knowledge management network founded in 2008 by economist and political scientist Dr. Daniel Koch and media technologist Marc Willwacher. Scholarz.net now becomes part of ReseachGate.

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MAY 4, 2010

Hyper-local, flash marketing platform connecting consumers with local business offers; super majority of offers are restaurant and personal services; competitor to Groupon. It’s clear that many companies are going to need to understand “authority&# in the social media era. million loss in 2008. million loss in 2008.

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JUNE 18, 2010

Founded in November 2008 by Jack Moffitt and Patrick Mahoney; CEO is Gerry Campbell (ex-AOL, ex-Reuters/OpenCalais). Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. Online service offering privacy certification for web sites.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

And so it happened that between 2000-2008 I was the biggest buzz kill at dinner parties. Remember it was only 2008 where Microsoft and even Google were laying off employees. I’m looking at how the digital living room will change media consumption. I am really bullish on data-as-a-service. Same with VCs.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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