socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network has filed for an IPO, saying in its S-1 that it is looking to raise up to $150M. Active Network operates a network of online sports registration, community activity and group sites, and other related Internet services. for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.w on revenues of $242.8M

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Activity Networking .Net San Diego 168

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I’ve been engaged with social networking for some time now, starting with Myspace and Facebook and just recently (within the last 30 days), Twitter. I responded to his tweet, we chatted on the phone and he asked me to co-host the event on Dec 14th, 2010. Isn’t social networking amazing? I love Namechk.com for this.

Social Network 196

Social Network Networking Social Media Yahoo 196

Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 18, 2010

Social networking at it’s finest… I’m sitting at a local brewery watching football with my wife and friends a month back and I get an email from someone who had just visited my Meetup.com site. I never imagined the Food Network would find me there. I created the site to make new friends and to learn things.

Beverly Hills 156

Beverly Hills Networking Social Network Santa Barbara 156

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 -- Innovate 2010. Join Guidewire Group in Los Angeles on October 20th for an exciting day of learning and networking as a group of talented entrepreneurs deliver their best pitch in front of a panel of guest judges in hopes of being named to the Innovate!100 100 list of 100 most promising startups.

Competition 100

Competition Los Angeles Networking Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2010

Torrance-based PC Mall , the online retailer of PC products, said today that its subsidiary Sarcom has acquired substantially all of the assets of Network Services Plus, Inc (NSPI), a provider of hosted data center and managed IT services. in the five months ended May 31, 2010. The deal was worth $7.8M READ MORE>>.

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Networking Services Torrance Acquisition 140

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project said this morning that it has raised $18M in additional funding, and acquired the Fox Audience Network (FAN) from New Corporation. In further details on the FAN deal, Addante also said that it has not acquired the advertising sales team at FAN, saying that it "is not, and will not be, an ad network."

Networking 147

Networking Clearstone Santa Monica News 147

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Irvine-based Broadcom has completed its acquisition of Dune Networks, a developer of switching fabric chips for the data center networking market, the firm said Monday afternoon. Broadcom said it expects the acquisition of Dune Newtorks will be neutral to slightly accretive to earnings per share in 2010. READ MORE>>.

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Networking Acquisition Marketing Develop 124

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network , the operator of sports registration and online community sites, said in a filing today that it had a net loss of $10.9M Revenues were up 15% from the quarter ending March 30, 2010, when the firm reported a net loss of $12.4M on revenues of $72.71M for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Activity 145

Activity Networking .Net San Diego 145

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- SoCal Bio networking. Southern California Biomedical Council. Telehealth: If everybody says it is good for you, why progress is slow" See [link].

Southern California 113

Southern California SoCal Networking 113

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I’ve been engaged with social networking for some time now, starting with Myspace and Facebook and just recently (within the last 30 days), Twitter. I responded to his tweet, we chatted on the phone and he asked me to co-host the event on Dec 14th, 2010. I’ve jumped on the bandwagon, big time! I love Namechk.com for this.

Social Network 180

Social Network Networking Yahoo Social Media 180

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010 -- San Diego/Orange County Founder Institute Information/Networking Event. On Thursday evening, September 9th @6pm, the Founder Institute is hosting an information/networking event in San Diego at the offices of Cooley LLP. Founder Institute.

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Orange County Networking San Diego Class 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Santa Monica-based content delivery network (CDN) provider EdgeCast said this morning that it doubled its revenues in 2012, and now has more than 225 employees. The firm provides edge network services to help deliver content from such customers as Twitter, Pinterest, Sony, and Hulu to end users.

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Steamboat Ventures Santa Monica Hulu Content 240

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Thursday, September 16, 2010 -- Fall Rush and Networking Event. Please join us for our annual Fall Rush and Networking Event!

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ACG Networking 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 -- Southern California Venture Network (SCVN) Professional General Mixer. The Southern California Venture Networks (www.SCVN.org) invites you to meet, mix and mingle with other like-mined entrepreneurs at the next professional mixer in the Irvine Spectrum. Start-up tabletop opportunities available.

Southern California 113

Southern California Networking Startup Entrepreneur 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 15, 2010

Friday, May 21, 2010 -- TechAmerica Westlake Senior Financial Executive Roundtable Breakfast Series NETWORK SECURITY: WHY YOUR NETWORK IS SWISS CHEESE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. See [link] (more).

Networking 100

Networking Social Network Advertising Media 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Saturday, October 9, 2010 -- e Time - Leveraging Social Networks for Commercial Value. Social networks have moved beyond casual communications between friends and family and now provide professionals and enterprises opportunities to realize meaningful economic value. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. See [link] (more).

Social Network 113

Social Network Enterprise Forum Networking CalTech 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 24, 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 -- Southern California Venture Network. Join us for this networking mixer and company presentation event. SCVN helps entrepreneurs, service providers and private equity sources to accelerate their entrepreneurial velocity. See [link] (more).

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Southern California Networking Equity Entrepreneur 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 20, 2010

Thursday, August 26, 2010 -- SoCalBio Networking Forum. Join us on August 26 to learn about opportunities and competitiveness in orthopedics, one of the growth sub-segments of the U.S. bioscience industry. Our speakers will address market dynamics, growth drivers, competition and new technologies. See [link] (more).

Networking 100

Networking Competition Marketing Technology 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010 -- Firsty - First Thursday Networking. Join the OCTANe community for a once-a-month (first Thursday) networking social held at the Aliso Viejo Country Club. Firstys provide an ideal setting for entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and innovators to come together and share ideas and contacts.

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Networking OCTANE Ideas Entrepreneur 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Thursday, September 30, 2010 -- SoCalBio Networking Forum in Los Angeles. Los Angeles-based life-science companies share their experiences in raising capital through partnership formation. Speakers: BASSIL DAHIYAT, PH.D. See https://www.123signup.com/register? 123signup.com/register?

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Networking Los Angeles Capital Angel 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 20, 2010

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 -- Southern California Venture Network (SCVN). The Mission of the Southern California Venture Network (SCVN) is to increase the entrepreneurial velocity of both start-up and emerging growth companies. Join us for the LA Monthly Mixer at The vLounge in Santa Monica. See [link] (more).

Southern California 100

Southern California Networking Santa Monica Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 25, 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 -- Southern California Venture Network (SCVN) Professional General Mixer. The Southern California Venture Networks (www.SCVN.org) invites you to meet, mix and mingle with other like-mined entrepreneurs at the next professional mixer in the Irvine Spectrum. See [link] (more).

Southern California 100

Southern California Networking Entrepreneur 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 21, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 -- Southern California Venture Network (SCVN) Professional General Mixer. The Southern California Venture Networks (www.SCVN.org) invites you to meet, mix and mingle with other like-mined entrepreneurs at the next professional mixer in the Irvine Spectrum. Start-up tabletop opportunities available.

Southern California 100

Southern California Networking Startup Entrepreneur 100

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Here are a few perspectives on it: Building a sweat equity team You simply need to network. I would caution any founder that finding and being successful with equity-only developers is tough. It can be done, but it’s hard. Go to user groups. Go to tech (or other relevant industry) events. Refine your elevator pitch.

CTO Hire 241

CTO Hire CTO Coach Equity Develop 241

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 30, 2010

Thursday, August 5, 2010 -- Digital Music LA Summer Networking Event. Digital Music LA is a chance to meet, network and do business with your fellow LA based music industry members. Mingle, eat and drink, just blocks from the beach in beautiful Venice beach. See [link] (more).

Networking 100

Networking Venice Services Technology 100

Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Tons of events in addition to the presentations coincide and make for great networking with 400 total in attendance. Held in Palm Springs, this is the live simulcast version where overflow wannabees get to watch and interact with the TED experience at a mere $3800-ish.

Long Beach 137

Long Beach Conference Ideas Press 137

Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Tons of events in addition to the presentations coincide and make for great networking with 400 total in attendance. Held in Palm Springs, this is the live simulcast version where overflow wannabees get to watch and interact with the TED experience at a mere $3800-ish.

Long Beach 137

Long Beach Conference Ideas Press 137

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 25, 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 -- Southern California Venture Network (SCVN) Professional General Mixer. The Southern California Venture Networks (www.SCVN.org) invites you to meet, mix and mingle with other like-mined entrepreneurs at the next professional mixer in the Irvine Spectrum. Start-up tabletop opportunities available.

Southern California 100

Southern California Networking Startup Entrepreneur 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 22, 2010

Friday, May 28, 2010 -- SoCalBio Networking Forum in Orange County. This event will focus on "Navigating Healthcare Reforms."

Orange County 100

Orange County Networking Funding 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2011

Santa Monica-based content delivery network provider EdgeCast Networks said Friday that it now has more than 2000 customers, or more than double the number of customers from the previous year, as of the close of 2010. The firm said those customers include AdColony, Dreamstime, SlashGear, StreamCity, and Tumblr.

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Customer Custom Steamboat Ventures Santa Monica 168

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based RotoHog is in a partnership with social networking site Hi5 , Hi5 announced last night, and is using RotoHog to power a new fantasy sports game called 2010 World Futbol Challenge. Tags: rotohog social networking fantasy sports game videogame world soccer football futbol. READ MORE>>.

Social Network 150

Social Network Mission Ventures Sites Networking 150

SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

Some great posts from April 2010 that talk to me in terms of being a CTO at a Startup. Ben Casnocha: The Blog , April 15, 2010 Everyone I spoke with loved the idea. Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

CTO Hire 150

CTO Hire Venture Capital Startup Social Network 150

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2010

Display ad numbers released today from Internet analysis firm comScore shows that CPMs for Internet publishers were highest for newspapers, and lowest for social networking sites. According to comScore, in April 2010 the CPMs for display ad impressions were $6.99 for newspaper sites, and $6.29 for sports sites.

Sites 185

Sites Social Network Entertainment Advertising 185

socalTECH

JULY 12, 2010

Chatsworth-based MRV Communications , a developer of optical networking hardware, said today that it was selected by the BBC, for transporting high definition video between temporary studio locations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Tags: mrvc communications optical networking equipment fifa. READ MORE>>.

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Chatsworth Networking Sites Product 164

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2011

The highest ranking firms on the overall Technology Fast 500 from the area were Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , a developer of software e-commerce tools headed by Dan Engel , which was ranked at number 13 nationally with 17,468% revenue growth from 2006 to 2010. Editor's note: socalTECH was a sponsor of this event.).

Los Angeles 263

Los Angeles Marina Del Rey Woodland Hills Angel 263

socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2012

Santa Monica-based EdgeCast Networks , the content delivery network (CDN) provider headed by Alex Kazerani, said today that it doubled its annual revenues and headcount in 2011, over its 2010 numbers.

Santa Monica 159

Santa Monica Content Networking Sales 159

Both Sides of the Table

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). Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225