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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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Zag Raises $11.1M More

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The firm has previously raised funding from USAA, Capricorn Investment Group, LLC, GRP Partners and Anthem Venture Partners. Zag said in March that it had sold 100,000 cars, and has been profitable since August of 2009. READ MORE>>.

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Meet the VC

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, June 25, 2009 -- Meet the VC: Anthem Venture Partners. Meet the VC brings entrepreneurs and VCs together. See [link] (more).

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

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Founded in 2009 in Los Angeles by Michelle Crames. Total raised: $120.3mm; $43.5mm raised prior to 2006 recap; post-recap, raised $7.7mm; Series B in 2009 for $15mm; – Read more: VentureWire (requires subscription). Founded in 2009 in San Francisco by David Soloff (ex-Lead Architect of Rapt, which was sold to MSFT in 2008).

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

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Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData). Current round: $5.0mm in Series A by NEA and Anthem Venture Partners. -Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network.