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APRIL 18, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, said Sunday that it is reaffirming its financial outlook for fiscal year 2011. Demand Media said that that report "significantly overstated" the negative impact of those Google changes. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011 -- DIGIDAY:MOBILE: Publishers, Agency Executives and Brand Marketers are set to come together and discuss one of the hottest markets in digital content and advertising: Mobile. Plus, the event offers VIP networking opportunities which are designed to land you great deals and contacts for 2011 and beyond.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 15, 2011

April 25, 2011, Irvine, Calif — Tech Coast Venture Network (www.tcvn.org) is hosting the OC Technology Influencer Mixer & Summit 2011, an historic two-day event with partners CompTIA, the world’s largest technology association, the Technology Leadership Political Action Committee and Ingram Micro. Media Contact: Jan Johnson.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Demand Media. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Thursday, December 1, 2011 -- Master Social Media with Jason Calacanis. In this class Jason Calacanis will teach you how to leverage social media to build awareness for your product, company, causes and--most importantly--yourself. See [link] (more)

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -- Social Media for Social Good. We're teaming up with Non Profit Effect for our panel on how social good companies including TOMS, Movember, Drop in the Bucket, and City Year work with their strategic partners to leverage digital marketing and social media for social good. Digital LA.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The company has given an estimated offering range of between $19.00 The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc. Viant got its start as Specific Media. The IPO will raise as much as $181M for Viant. and $21.00

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MAY 20, 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011 -- Social Media - Is There Still a Play? Theres been a great deal of talk and hope about the future of social media, and for good reason. Nary a day goes by without speculation about some company like Facebooks supposed pre-IPO valuation. SD Venture Group. See [link] (more)

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

This morning we heard from Jamie Montgomery, CEO of the venerable Montgomery & Co investment bank who is at the heart of what is going on in M&A for venture backed companies. I have to admit that I was greatly encouraged by Jamie’s outlook for venture backed companies, which if true will be a welcome relief for our industry.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 -- CommNexus Presents:Managing a Crisis in the Age of Social Media. From real time Twitter updates, to eyewitness news to iReports, how media outlets source and broadcast stories has changed as well. In the era of social media, a crisis can start anywhere and can quickly spread everywhere.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 -- Managing A Crisis In the Age of Social Media. From real time Twitter updates, to eyewitness news to iReports, how media outlets source and broadcast stories has changed as well. The way people find out about breaking news has changed significantly in the past several years.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Los Angeles-based mitu , which is developing a digital media brand specifically focused on Latino millennials, has snagged Herb Scannell, the former President of Nickelodeon, as its new CEO. Scannell was also previously co-founder and CEO of Next New Networks (sold to YouTube in 2011) and was President of BBC Worldwide North America.

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JANUARY 16, 2011

He says that you should never consider a public offering unless you are confident that the company will deliver increasing profits and revenue after the offering, so that the public buyer can anticipate a gain. If the company is growing like crazy and has only a modest income stream, the answer is probably yes. How’s the timing?

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MARCH 31, 2014

in addition to serving at Fuse Capital and Fox Interactive Media. Davenport is a professor at Babson College, and LaPoint is the former founder and managing partner of MarketingNPV, a company MarketShare acquired in 2011. Levinsohn is the best known of the three, having most recently been interim CEO at Yahoo!, READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The company jumped all the way to $47.72 The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc. The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. They also identify clearly the five key social media mistakes that I often see, along the following lines: Diving in without a strategic plan. Not having a social media policy.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Rincon Venture Partners , the Santa Barbara-based venture capital fund run by Jim Andelman , John Greathouse , and Brian Kelly , has led the investment in a developer of social recruiting software tools for companies, The Resumator. Resumator develops social media recruiting tools, which helps startups find and recruit employees.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based StudioEX , a developer of Facebook and other social games, said Tuesday that it has launched, with the backing of Camelot Media Investments Media Group and $1.9M The company said its first game is launching commercially in 2011. The company said its first game is launching commercially in 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Los Angeles-based Fullscreen Network is being acquired by Otter Media , a joint venture of AT&T and The Chernin Group, in a deal which is reportedly worth between $200M and $300M. The companies said that Fullscreen CEo Strompolos will continue in that position, and maintain a "material ownership stake" in the company.

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APRIL 23, 2013

MarketShare develops technology used to help with understanding the payoff of investments across a company''s marketing and sales effort, including TV, print, display, search, video, social media, website, PR, and other efforts. Elevation Partners invested in MarketShare in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Irvine-based Local Corporation , the online local business guide operator headed by Health Clarke, said this morning that it had "record" fourth quarter 2011 search traffic. The firm said it is now seeing 93.7 million monthly unique visitors to its network of sites, up from 91.9M monthly unique visitors in Q3.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Monday, April 25, 2011 -- Gamification Workshop. Gamification Techniques for Entertainment and Media Executives: Applying the Latest in Social Game Mechanics and Techniques to Boost Engagement and ROI. One of the hottest trends in marketing right now is called Gamification. See [link] (more)

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 24, 2011

Company Name Turiya Media Information Release Date 3/24/2011 Transaction Type Venture Equity Amount $1,375,000 Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purpose Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. VentureDeal.com. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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APRIL 25, 2011

According to ValueClick, it has hired Greystripe's management team and employee base, and will run Greystripe as a wholly owned subsidiary of ValueClick Media. The company expects Greystripe to add $24 to $26M in revenues for the remainder of 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011 -- Tech and Startup Job Fair - Los Angeles. Join us for a technology / startup focused job fair on Sept 22, 2011 at the WOKCANO in Santa Monica. Schmoozd presents JobFair.LA.Looking for greener pastures? Has the Great Recession taken a toll on you? JobFair.LA

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

Coming off a very successful exit with Networks in Motion at the end of 2009, 2010 has been a very exciting year for several of my companies, Socialvibe, 2tor, Leadpoint, Webvisible and Impact Radius. These companies have all experienced growth and we're expecting substantial value creation in 2011. Stay tuned.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

spends hundreds of millions of dollars on a media property, runs it for about seven years, and then decides to unload that same property for a fraction of the price it paid to a Southern California technology--not media--company. Does this sound familiar? Well, could be. How about IGN ? in a $580M deal.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 -- Los Angeles County Technology Week. Panels include: Social Media; The Pasadena Angels An Investor Panels Evaluation of Five Technology Companies; The Impact of Portable Tablets and Apps on Business; Learn Technology Trade Secrets from Top Entrepreneurs: and much more. See [link] (more)

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MARCH 7, 2011

had sued NBC over a failed domain name sale back in May of 2010, after it said NBC Universal agreed to sell the company Women.com and Women.net in via domain name broker Sedo. James Otero has set a trial date of December 13, 2011. Ventures said that Judge S.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011 -- Tech and Startup Job Fair - Los Angeles. Join us for a technology / startup focused job fair on Sept 22, 2011 at the WOKCANO in Santa Monica. Schmoozd presents JobFair.LA.Looking for greener pastures? Has the Great Recession taken a toll on you? JobFair.LA

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JANUARY 6, 2011

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 -- Content World Turned Upside Down: Can Traditional Media Adapt? TCOSC Digital Media Society. Every aspect of the business of entertainment media and other content providers, and their traditional sources of revenue, are under assault by disruptive business models. See [link] (more)

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 -- PR for Startups. Get tips on mastering social media and earning coverage for your company in the press and on the web. LAVA.Successfully marketing your startup to customers and investors can be challenging. What do you do if you build a website and all you hear are crickets? Panelists: Benjamin F.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Monday, September 19, 2011 -- How to Attract A Social Audience For Interactive TV Hosted by Music Choice. Social Media Week. This panel will explore some of the challenges that exist for content providers as well as hear the success stories of some companies that have succeeded and what they have learned along the way.

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MAY 18, 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 -- Tech Cocktail. They also have a growing tech culture in Los Angeles and its adjacent cites like Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills as companies like Demand Media, MySpace and more recently Hulu, Mahalo, Callfire, DocStoc and BetterWorks have staked claim to the area. See [link] (more)

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Several teams disassembled themselves, joining other teams as well as one new company surfaced off in the corner with no one seeming to notice. Everyone joined back at Coloft at 9:00 AM the following morning and worked hard throughout the day. Throughout the day, random shouts of Startup Weekend success!

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Friday, January 7, 2011 -- Search, PR and Reputation Management. In this era of social media and real-time search, its entirely possible for search results mentioning your company to have completely changed from the previous day. San Diego Software Industry Council.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 -- TechAmerica-Finance Executive Network. So you are, or someday you want to be a public company - Using strategic public relations to your advantage - Tear down the silos: where PR and IR intersect - How social media are changing the landscape - Two case studies: David v. Goliath; Goliath v.

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