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MARCH 12, 2010

Los Angeles-based Lunch.com , the online social media site for connecting with like minded users, said today that it has launched a new feature called "Communities on Lunch". Johnson, said the new feature allows users to create their own, personalized review websites on the site. Lunch.com, which is headed by J.R. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 21, 2013

How did Sarah Penna create one of YouTube''s most successful networks? As noted in YouTubers Come Of Age , YouTube has progressed from its initial incarnation as a repository of random videos to a number of vertically focused, professionally managed networks. which evolved into the biggest YouTube network, called Maker Studios. .

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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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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Guardian News & Media , the firm behind web publisher ContentNext , is in discussions with potential buyers about a possible sale, according to a report from the firm's own site, paidContent. million pageviews; the network has 808,000 uniques, and 1.67 million pageviews; the network has 808,000 uniques, and 1.67

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FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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JULY 8, 2009

Irvine-based Local.com , which operates a network of local business search sites, reported the firm's traffic numbers today, saying that during Q2, it had 63 million monthly unique visitors on its site and network. The firm claimed that the traffic was up 5% from Q1, and up 32% from the similar quarter in 2008.

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JULY 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based People Media , which operates an online network of vertically focused dating sites, has been acquired by IAC's Match.com. in EBITDA in 2008, and has over 225,000 paying subscribers. People Media was owned by American Capital Ltd. People Media was owned by American Capital Ltd.

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APRIL 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzz Media , which operates a network of online media sites focused on celebrities and music, disclosed this morning that it has tapped former TMZ general manager Alan Citron as its new President. Citron has been advising Buzz Media since August of 2008.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

It's been a very busy for coupon and deal sites over the past few months, with a giant, $950M round of funding for Groupon, and the acquisition of at least three locally headquartered coupon and deal sites--LogicBuy.com, NextCoupons.com, and DealPerk--in the last month. What's the story behind Savings.com?

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Here are three, Southern California blog networks which have quietly growing their network of properties: BUZZMEDIA. BUZZMEDIA has a network of music and entertainment news related blogs, including Buzznet, Celebuzz, Absolute Punk, GoFugYourself, JustJared, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, WWTDD, SocialiteLife, and Idolator.

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JUNE 18, 2010

I made the point (not widely publicized) that OS4 is currently “breaking&# many applications that use ad networks that are not Apples (most notably AdMob, owned by Google). Founded in November 2008 by Jack Moffitt and Patrick Mahoney; CEO is Gerry Campbell (ex-AOL, ex-Reuters/OpenCalais). Read more: PaidContent. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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APRIL 23, 2013

The fitness professional network develops business tools that make it easier for fitness professionals to run their businesses and keep their clients engaged between training sessions. Advertising revenue is generated from each site visitor, paid or otherwise. What is your business model? Athletes can join for free.

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JULY 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks. Does this look like a Facebook page, or is this a separate site? Jeremy Gocke: Fliptu is a separate site and community.

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JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. How did they end up with such an irreverent site and what was their objective? Founded in 2008 by Mehdi Maghsoodnia. Private, flash sales site focused on apparel goods (women, men and children).

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JUNE 8, 2011

In the rush toward the daily deals space, it seems like there is at least one, new, daily deals site created every day. It's an incredibly crowded industry, which not only includes giants like Groupon and LivingSocial, but countless smaller sites, newspapers, and others all looking for a piece of the action. What is Deal Current?

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JANUARY 4, 2013

Harrison created one of the Internet's first video search sites, FastTV, and also ran IFILM, which he sold to Viacom in 2006. We connect consumers to great content from around the Internet, from social networks, from thousands of branded video channels, and around any particular topic they're interested in. What is Frequency?

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MAY 7, 2011

In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. Jeff Atwood is the person responsible for product and user experience across all of their sites. Within a small startup with 3 engineers, everyone will work on all aspects of the site.

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MARCH 20, 2007

talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. Take a look at other sites: [link] But the overall idea is to provide branded search in order to get merchandise from your artist, star, etc. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Johnson's latest effort is Lunch.com (www.lunch.com), a web site which takes the concepts behind VirtualTourist.com beyond travel, and into lots of other subjects. We sold it in July of 2008, to Expedia. The third, and the most powerful motivator, is the idea of a similarity network. That's how we're differentiating the site.

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APRIL 4, 2013

That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes.

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JUNE 1, 2011

Right now, we are running targeted ads using ad networks or whatnot. How long has the site been up and running? Clark Benson: I founded the company in 2008, and we took a little over a year to launch. What have you learned so far in getting the site up and running? What is the business model here?

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MARCH 3, 2011

One of those he mentioned was Hark (www.hark.com), an online site which allows users to find and share sound bites and audio clips from movies and elsewhere. So, we spun up the site, and got it up and going in the middle of 2008, and it just took off, particularly right after the elections. How is the company funded and backed?

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Jobscience early today acquired Atomkeep in a move the company says was to help job seekers validate their social image over the various social networks to avoid mistaken identities from would be employers. ” Atomkeep was launched in 2008 and syncs users information on their social networks with online job boards.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

alone in 2017 (not to mention the roughly 32 million consoles sold at the market’s peak in 2008), according data on the Statista website. . A producer with MTV Networks, the founder of the collaborative game development platform Squarepushers Inc. The benefits of location-based experiences are clear.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Last month, Santa Monica-based ThisNext announced that it was acquiring Stylehive, an online site focused on fashion and beauty. That realization set forth our current business strategy, which is to create a portfolio of vertical shopping sites which allow consumers to discover and be passionate about categories they are interested in.

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APRIL 1, 2010

We caught up with founder Evan Rifkin --who previously founded and sold TagWorld/Flux to MTVN in November of 2008--to learn more about the startup. You have advertising networks and mediation players, but you don't really have an ad management platform like ours. What is Burstly? Our space is pretty young.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Blockchains like Ethereum and Bitcoin can be less efficient because both networks are validated using “proof of work,” an algorithm that verifies the legitimacy of a transaction by solving energy-intensive math puzzles. Federa added that the entire Solana network is designed to keep fees low in the long term.

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JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

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MAY 19, 2010

Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010.

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MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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MARCH 9, 2007

User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Matching Algorithm ► October (15) eLearn 2009 Presentation – Twitter Along Los Angeles Technology Connector – Kurt Daradics Online Business Networking Los Angeles Social Media to Build Reputation and Reach Prospec.

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MARCH 20, 2007

User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Matching Algorithm ► October (15) eLearn 2009 Presentation – Twitter Along Los Angeles Technology Connector – Kurt Daradics Online Business Networking Los Angeles Social Media to Build Reputation and Reach Prospec.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Provides publishers innovative site-search tools that enhance user engagement ( icanhazcheeseburger.com and Fred Wilson’s blog avc.com use Lijit as does Feld.com [but he's an investor]). Spun off from Freewebs in 2008, based in Palo Alto. I’ve already started the business modeling. Venture Financings we Discussed.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

We did a successful trial in 2008. Our basic value proposition to the mobile networks or content aggregators who pay for our solution, is we increase content flow through and revenue, by more effectively merchandising that content. By using our analytics platform, they learn about what consumers want.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2007

User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Matching Algorithm ► October (15) eLearn 2009 Presentation – Twitter Along Los Angeles Technology Connector – Kurt Daradics Online Business Networking Los Angeles Social Media to Build Reputation and Reach Prospec.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Matching Algorithm ► October (15) eLearn 2009 Presentation – Twitter Along Los Angeles Technology Connector – Kurt Daradics Online Business Networking Los Angeles Social Media to Build Reputation and Reach Prospec.

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MARCH 13, 2007

User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Matching Algorithm ► October (15) eLearn 2009 Presentation – Twitter Along Los Angeles Technology Connector – Kurt Daradics Online Business Networking Los Angeles Social Media to Build Reputation and Reach Prospec.

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