socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Hulu , the online video streaming site headed by Jason Kilar, detailed its 2012 numbers today, saying that it will close the year with approximately $695M in revenues, a growth of over 65% since 2011. Hulu said its subscriber count more than doubled during the year. READ MORE>>.

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Hulu Blogging Advertising Sites 193

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more.

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SEO Advertising Conference Social Media 64

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Adconion Media Group , the Internet advertising firm which has been ramping up its operations in Santa Monica, said today that it is spinning out its video product, Joost Video Network , into a new, standalone business, also based in Santa Monica. The firm said it expects triple digit growth in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica Advertising Content Sites 171

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2011

Los Angeles-based Hulu , the online video streaming site headed by Jason Kilar, released some detailed subscriber numbers Wednesday, as the firm continued to be. The firm reported 875,000 paid Hulu Plus subscribers as of June 2011, up from less than 250,000 six months ago, in December of 2010. READ MORE>>.

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Hulu Content Advertising Los Angeles 150

socalTECH

JULY 11, 2011

Irvine-based Local.com , the online publisher of local business guides and advertising sites, has acquired San Juan Capistrano-based Screamin' Daily Deals , the local daily deals site. during the first half of 2011, and revenues of $2.4M during the first half of 2011, and revenues of $2.4M READ MORE>>.

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Guide Advertising Sites Marketing 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more.

SEO 40

SEO Advertising Conference Social Media 40

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

We caught up with founder Evan Britton about how his company has created the top site in the Internet niche of celebrity birthdays, and how that intense focus on a single niche--and user experience- has paid off for the company in terms of user engagement and growth. That was the genesis of the site. It was discouraging.

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Google Sites Startup Web 236

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 21, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011 -- Beverly Hills Bar Assoc. Lunch - 3rd Annual State of Evolving Media Address. Leading IP and new media lawyer James D. See [link] (more)

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Beverly Hills Media IP Social Network 113

InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2014

For instance, consumers can effortlessly click on a desktop Facebook ad, surf a site to learn more and then execute a purchase or fill out a lead form, via their large screen, mouse and full-sized keyboard. Fortunately for consumers, not all mobile advertisers are clueless. Note: I am an Invoca investor via Rincon Venture Partners ).

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Company Companies Mobile Advertising 200

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Patrick is the man behind all the marketing aspects of what could be called one of the funniest sites on the web. Above is an interview we did with Patrick at BlogWorld Expo New York 2011. How do you market the Funniest site on the internet? Funny Or Die doesn’t do any advertising.

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Sites Marketing Social Media Tips 61

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

company operates a number of content-focused sites, including LIVESTRONG, eHOW, Cracked, and a domain name registration business, eNOM. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. HauteLook was acquired for $270M in 2011 by Nordstrom. Demand Media. The now-public. Rubicon Project. LiveNation.

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Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 2, 2010

Comedic startup site Funny or Die has announced a new design that adds new content and features to the site. The redesign also gives advertisers a larger presence on the homepage and more in-video opportunities across the site. Funny Or Die will also present its first movie in 2011 as well. What do you think?

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Design Paramount Advertising Content 49

InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

During the latter half of 2011, Google awarded a number of leading YouTubers and nascent Internet TV networks grants of $1 million to $2 million. Before the creation of YouTube networks, a handful of leading YouTubers were generating over $100,000 in revenue per year, simply by running run-of-site YouTube ads.

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Google Develop Development Funding 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Earlier this week, Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal (www.reachlocal.com), which helps small and medium sized businesses place online ads, announced a deal to buy daily deals site DealOn.com. Zorik Gordon: We're going to be moving pretty quickly with integration, and rolling out aggressively in 2011.

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ReachLocal Woodland Hills Acquisition Advertising 249

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. No knock on China, but with LA having the advertising agency we think we''ll be able to improve on the design side on our site. Michael Kleist: We started in 2010. Tell us about your backers? That will be a great thing. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Startup SoCal CTO Hire 170

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2011

We're not yet marketing or selling direct to advertisers, because we're really focused on growing and honing our platform. How long has the site been up and running? Our growth has been steady from month-to-month, and has just started to ramp up heavily in 2011. What have you learned so far in getting the site up and running?

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Startup Platform Sites Java 195

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2013

Shani Higgins took over as CEO at Technorati in 2011. Under her leadership, Technorati Media has become a profitable integrated online media company with an advertising network, social rich media technology platform, and the internet’s largest blog directory.

Social Media 72

Social Media Media Blogging Platform 72

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Shani Higgins joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy and day to day operations for the company¹s advertising sales, business development and the Technorati Media advertising network.

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Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Yes, the showbiz gossip site that some prickly readers like to compare to TechCrunch , which I think is meant to be an insult but could be a compliment? Advertise Here. Advertise Here. 2011 Holiday. Your guide for the best gadget gifts of 2011. Hey, no one can say TMZ doesn’t get the best scoops in its field.

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SoCal Southern California Startup Tips 77

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. Time will tell.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

It all came together in the fall of last year, and we technically started the company in October of 2011. They're designing in a glass tower, and pushing that through a traditional wholesale and retail channel, and hoping to create demand from advertising. We hit it off, and had a shared vision for the company we wanted to build.

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Startup Commerce Design Media 182

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Shani Higgins joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy and day to day operations for the company¹s advertising sales, business development and the Technorati Media advertising network.

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Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Iroko Patners had , a souring relationship with YouTube, Google Ads Words, Amazon Web Services even though the movie streaming firm had about eight million YouTube streams a month, with a $1 million revenue run-rate in 2011. Most popular film on the site? iROKO Partners was launched in December 2010. How does it work? Profitable?

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Netflix Marketing Technical Review Content 82

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

In 2011 YouTube had 1 trillion views, which is the equivalent of every human watching 140 videos. But then thinking about Wikipedia, Yelp and other UGC sites I realized that people build a sense of community through knowledge and accomplishments with like-minded people online. 4 billion videos are watched daily.

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Media Netflix Content Hulu 302

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Founded in the summer of 2011 and their first product out a few weeks ago amSTATS wants to help users to follow fitness events and programs near them and find a great fitness trainer to help them stay fit. Advertising revenue is generated from each site visitor, paid or otherwise. We have 115 paying customers right now.

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Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In Santa Monica, the median price of homes jumped 16% in the first eight months of 2012 compared with 2011, after a 9% decline over the same period the year before, according to Multiple Listing Service data compiled by Paul Habibi, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. 2012, compared with the same period in 2011.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. in terms of time spent on the sites.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. Event Details. to 10:30 p.m.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” The site features running commentary and visual diagrams on the idiosyncrasies of fatherhood, parenting missteps and his own adjustment to having children.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

It’s the only site aside from Google I go to every single day so that I don’t miss out on an incredible offer. Home furnishings retailer Bed Bath & Beyond has reported net sales for the second quarter ended August 27, 2011 increased by 8.3%.” – Retail Week.

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Metrics Email Startup Technical Review 87

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Miller was even honored as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2011. Adam Goldenberg’s JustFab is one of the new heavy-hitting membership fashion sites. In 2011, Business Insider ranked Legal Zoom No. Thanks to our advertisers. magazine and the LA Business Journal. Adam Goldenberg – JustFab.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75