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Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

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Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc.

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Los Angeles Tech Launched - Hot List

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I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community. The goal is to create a place where it's relatively easy to find current content and highly relevant content surrounding Los Angeles Technology. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point.

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VC Invest $587M In SoCal In Q4, But National Investments Drop 47 Percent In 2009

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However, nationally, venture capital numbers were much worse, with venture investments dropping to the lowest level in more than a decade. According to PwC/NVCA, investments in 2009 were at the lowest level since 1997, with only $17.7 Tags: venture capital investment quarterly moneytree thomson reuters. in investments.

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VC Invest $587M In SoCal In Q4, But National Investments Drop 37 Percent In 2009

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However, nationally, venture capital numbers were much worse, with venture investments dropping to the lowest level in more than a decade. According to PwC/NVCA, investments in 2009 were at the lowest level since 1997, with only $17.7 Tags: reuters thomson moneytree quarterly investment capital venture. in investments.

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FastPoint Games Shuts Down

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Los Angeles-bsaed Fastpoint Games , the online fantasy game development shop headed by Kelly Perdew, has shut down, according to a notice on the firm's site. Fastpoint had been venture backed by Mission Ventures and DFJ Dragon Fund, Allen & Co. The company was originally known as Rotohog. READ MORE>>.

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RotoHog Signs Fox Sports On Latin American Deal

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Los Angeles-based RotoHog , a developer of fantasy sports games, has inked a deal with Fox Sports on a Spanish-language, fantasy sports game focused on the 2009 Major League Baseball season. Rotohog is venture backed by Allen & Co, DFJ DragonFund, Mission Ventures and Sports Capital Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Fastpoint Games Seeks Buyer, Winds Down Site

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Los Angeles-baaed Fastpoint Games , the online fantasy game development shop headed by Kelly Perdew, is winding down its website, according to a notice on the firm's site, and is now looking for a buyer. Fastpoint had been venture backed by Mission Ventures and DFJ Dragon Fund, Allen & Co.

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