SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 27, 2012

Thursday, May 3, 2012 -- The Purchase Funnel is Dead: The Future of Shopper Marketing. Longboard Media, the leading provider of digital advertising across premium shopping sites, will host a one-of-a-kind lunch seminar and panel for Los Angeles thriving advertising community. The

Beverly Hills 113

Beverly Hills Marketing Advertising Media 113

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.

Google 236

Google Sites Startup Web 236

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

To top it all off, the AI startup recently partnered up with Getty Images, one of the largest repositories of paid stock imagery, to develop a new generative AI model ‘Runway’ geared towards the film and advertising industries. What started as a weekend project in 2012 is now a global marketplace that attracted 55.2 Gumroad homepage.

Startup 210

Startup Generative AI Newsletter Tool 210

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Santa Monica-based Mahalo, the search and news site run by Jason Calacanis, has cut 10 percent of the firm's staff, Calacanis said in a post on his blog Wednesday. According to Calacanis, the firm is "fairly certain" that advertising for the next two years will be "severely depressed." The cuts will give the company runway past 2012.

Mahalo 100

Mahalo Santa Monica News Summary 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

million new users and 22 million unique page views to its clients’ sites as a result of its effective campaign execution. With 28 Million Users by December 2012 Pinterest commands a huge social network that’s the population of New York City, three and a half times over. The Science Inc accelerated startup also said it had delivered 2.9

Sales 101

Sales Technical Review Marketing Technology 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

At first this was limited to news sites that concentrated on a segment of a community, like West Seattle, but the concept is now being applied to advertising and promotion sites, blogging sites, and even legal services sites. Local businesses won’t use a site until it has a critical mass of users.

Sites 84

Sites Content Sales Startup 84

InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

Fanstasy sports sites DraftKings’ and FanDuel’s popularity has spurred a new-breed of political betting sites. Unlike sites of the past that were deemed illegal, the current crop of election sites appear to well positioned to exploit the unprecedented focus Americans are applying to the 2016 election cycle.

Startup 100

Startup Sites Research Santa Barbara 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 7, 2013

million in Series A funding led by Oak Investment Partners , SoftBank, Sterling Investment Partners and Michael Lazerow in a move that will help the firm power clients sites to better engage their audiences and nab in more clients. Social media aggregator RebelMouse recently raised $10.25 Based in New York, RebelMouse is set to use the $10.25

Funding 71

Funding Journal Social Media Startup 71

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

Yet I am amazed to see US Census Bureau data from 2012 that at least 50%, maybe up to 75%, of small businesses still have no presence at all. There are many practical reasons for going to work early on your web site. Two months later they still didn’t have a web site, and didn’t have a customer. Viral marketing needs a website.

Web 99

Web Startup Sites Design 99

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>>.

Southern California 170

Southern California Startup SoCal CTO Hire 170

InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

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. Networks have significantly increased YouTubers’ advertising revenue by negotiating sponsorships and large ad purchases with major brands. I got the power.

Google 133

Google Develop Development Funding 133

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The immediate goal is to reach 5M photos by early 2012, all accessible via their streamlined subscription-based service with real time celebrity photo coverage and older archives. Born is most notable for his work in founding sister-site, Audio Micro , an online repository for royalty free music and sound effects.

Press 69

Press Entertainment Pricing Blogging 69

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Writers can log into our site, upload their project, and select from over 4,000 markets, and send their work out to the world physically with a single click. In their case, people write their scripts on a web site, and when they're done, they can submit them to contests with a single click. We had some small friends and family funding.

Writing 209

Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2014

Plus, younger attorneys understand technology, and are used to sites like eBay, Etsy, and others like that. So, advertising and targeting people who need you at the right time is the biggest problem. If you''re a consumer, there''s only a handful of times in your life that you need a lawyer. Finding a lawyer is very intimate.

Help 240

Help Startup CTO Hire Pricing 240

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Monday, August 27th, 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. © 2012 AOL Inc. Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Colleen Taylor. View Staff Page.

SoCal 77

SoCal Southern California Startup Tips 77

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2013

They jumped on YouTube advertising taking advantage of the lower cost per click compared to traditional Google Adwords. 12,000 people signed up in the first 48 hours after the Dollar Shave Club video went live in 2012. 7 – The line between art and marketing/advertising is now very blurry. 2 – Get right to the point.

Dollar Shave Club 101

Dollar Shave Club Customer Custom Marketing 101

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. Second, she sells advertising, which given her tight demographic and the big spending that comes when one is planning a wedding she can monetize really well. How’s that for an ex painter? She’s infectious.”

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

It then helps brands put those insights to work to improve the targeting, personalization and performance of all of their marketing efforts, from email marketing and social and display advertising to website and in-store promotions. The company also released its Prediction & Trivia Game , which can live on sites of all kinds.

Platform 82

Platform Help Customer Custom 82

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

They saw our passion for content, the Diaspora’s thirst for Nollywood movies, the site traffic and our plans to grow the company and we went from there. However, I can tell you that until recently, our business model was based purely on advertising and yes, it was profitable. Most popular film on the site?

Netflix 82

Netflix Marketing Technical Review Content 82

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The fine print: Your blog/website must be at least three months old and have at least three posts published before February 14, 2012. To claim your premium account, send an email with your post to bloggers@fanzila.com. Fanzila-powered blogs are not eligible. Offer valid until all 200 licenses are given away.

RSS 64

RSS Blogging Email Pricing 64

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. It generates revenues through Subscription, Virtual Currency and Advertising. TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

October 5, 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. VENICE RISING. County: 0.9%.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

SXSWi has listed the following information on their site: If you or someone you know is doing amazing work with technology to help their community, nominate them for a chance to win a scholarship to attend SXSW Interactive. The final panels greenlighted will be announced October 15, 2012. Community and Activism.

Entertainment 73

Entertainment Startup eBook Outsource Development 73

socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2011

It sounds like you're trying to spur a little bit of crowdsourcing content for the site? We're taking advantage of this weird thing that happens in the TV market, starting Monday the 19th, when the toy guys are suddenly gone from advertising, and you've got kids at home watching TV for Christmas and New Years. Cliff Boro: Yes.

Content 165

Content Startup Web Technical Review 165

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The top five tournaments for “StarCraft 2″ in the month of June 2012 had combined prize-pools of over $150,000. If you said 6 million (as of April 2012), you’d be close, because JustFab is growing by nearly to 500,000 members a month. Adam Goldenberg’s JustFab is one of the new heavy-hitting membership fashion sites.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

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.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 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.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. 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 has since grown to nearly 7.5 Idea Mensch.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 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.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

John Busher, Harry Balls – a humorous site offering reviews and information about mobile apps, primarily indie games. Listen in to learn why Swiftkey chose to focus on Android first, and how it rose to the best-selling Android app of 2012. It currently offers language provision for 54 languages.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

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