SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Thursday, March 1, 2012 -- Digiday Mobile: Putting the Third Screen First. Mobile Media is stealing attention from every other form of media, especially the traditional Web. Even DR advertising has large hurdles to overcome on the small screen. Yet it has barely put a dent in the budgets spent on online, let alone on TV.

Mobile 100

Mobile Screening Web Conference 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 23, 2012

Friday, April 27, 2012 -- CityGrid LA Hackathon. Santa Monica, CA The future of the World Wide Web is local. See [link] (more)

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Advertising Web Mobile 113

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. Gumroad Gumroad is a web-builder and ecommerce platform that lets creators sell products directly to consumers.

Startup 210

Startup Generative AI Newsletter Tool 210

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

According to a recent ScoreStream statement , San Diego’s Avalon Ventures, a longtime ScoreStream investor, led the round, and was joined by Sinclair Broadcasting, Verizon Ventures, and R/GA Ventures, the investment arm of the advertising agency R/GA. million since it was founded in 2012.

Avalon 56

Avalon Invest Social Media Media 56

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

I love the web and love Internet marketing. So, at the beginning of 2012, we picked a website that we owned, to make it awesome. Although the web offers amazing chances for organic growth, you have to do something amazing. It''s much easier to monetize, than it is to drive traffic on the web and start a web site.

Google 236

Google Sites Startup Web 236

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

My point was that Amazon continues to dominate the web services business because AWS continues to cut prices & margin in the same way a hypermarket does to control market share. Many people (including inside of YouTube) mistook this to mean that I was negative on YouTube itself. I wasn’t. Indeed we are already seeing that online.

Invest 291

Invest Content Media Networking 291

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

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2013

Squabbler, a video engagement platform for web and mobile publishers has launched new features and the next generation of its video engagement platform in a move that will power engagement for sports, entertainment and news publishers a like. Customized content. Stage and settle debate. Watch video metrics, track performance.

Metrics 79

Metrics Platform Content Web 79

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

During this year’s 2012 Consumer Electronic Show (#CES), we were sponsors to the demoing of the new venue management solution from the nightclub and nightlife web application called SocialNightLife.com. Soon we’ll all be able to experience this premium night experience both on the web and via their upcoming mobile app.

Social Media 87

Social Media Web Media Platform 87

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). Social Networking in Web 1.0: By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

Greg was the first person to share with me the insights of mobile conversion and why with a simpler product selection and conversion funnel they would get higher conversion on mobile than on the web. He was also the first one to challenge my conventional wisdom that it made no sense for tech companies to advertise on television.

Venture Capital 360

Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

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. John Singleton: In reference to contests--one thing about our technology--is we have the only system like this on the web. It's then transferred to our system, and out into the world.

Writing 209

Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Monday, August 27th, 2012. Advertise Here. Advertise Here. Balderdash Developers Log(n) Consultants RelayStrategy Developers Smartsourcing Global Services Epsilon Concepts - LA Web Design Company Developers. © 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

This first video they did became viral and the CMO, Jeffrey Harmon , paved the way to create an entertaining brand web series called Diary of a Dirty Tongue. They jumped on YouTube advertising taking advantage of the lower cost per click compared to traditional Google Adwords. Here is a YouTube marketing case study they did.

Dollar Shave Club 101

Dollar Shave Club Customer Custom Marketing 101

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

This was the first in her string of web properties. 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.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2011

We hired initially the Editor-in-Chief at LeapFrog, and then creating complex spidering and algorithmically generated ways to find the best games, web pages, and YouTube videos for kids. We also hired 200 teachers and parents in 25 states, so that we eventually created a library of 5 million web pages, video games, and YouTube videos.

Content 165

Content Startup Web Technical Review 165

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Up 33% this year, according to the Washington Post, online commerce is trending upwards from $175 billion in 2007 to a projection of $335 billion in 2012 (Forrester Research). As the consumer still needs a nudge towards what they may need, increasing online advertising into 13.7 Yet, the old model of branding won’t die without a fight.

Customer 74

Customer Custom Advertising Demand 74

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Up 33% this year, according to the Washington Post, online commerce is trending upwards from $175 billion in 2007 to a projection of $335 billion in 2012 (Forrester Research). As the consumer still needs a nudge towards what they may need, increasing online advertising into 13.7 Yet, the old model of branding won’t die without a fight.

Customer 72

Customer Custom Demand Advertising 72

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

August 24, 2012 10:24 AM. Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs was named one of Fortune’s 10 Brilliant Technology Visionaries for 2012 alongside the great and powerful Oz’s of Apple and Google. Advertise on VentureBeat. October 20, 2012 1:57 PM. October 17, 2012 1:15 PM. Web Design Software. Web Hosting Software.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

YouTube is available on 350 million devices and more than a million advertisers using Google ad platforms, the majority of which are small businessesTraffic from mobile devices tripled in 2011. In Quarter 2 of 2012, Google ad revenues were $10.96 billion From Ads. The firm may be looking at consolidating its earnings from ads.

Google 69

Google Outsource Development Screening Mobile 69

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

US TV advertising is $60 billion in its own right. These companies advertise. Either way, the gridlock that is now the US congress will prevent any real economic responses and it seems likely that this political malaise will last beyond the 2012 election as the Republicans look to make big gains in the 2010 mid-term elections.&#.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

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. For only $5 a month, subscribers can access brand new Nollywood movies (made in 2012), streamed in HD.

Netflix 82

Netflix Marketing Technical Review Content 82

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire technology is already playing a prominent role in 2012 political races across the spectrum. The technology packs particular appeal for grassroots political outreach, empowering virtual “armies” of volunteer advocates and voice/text marketers at a fraction of the cost of previous technology support tools. .”

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

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. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

StratoSquare – StratoSquare is the world’s simplest web-based investment analysis platform, consolidating multiple portfolios and providing insight into investment performance, risk and behavior through proprietary investment management tools. by Michael Carney on September 13, 2012. Thanks to our advertisers. Got A News Tip?

UCLA 47

UCLA Invest Startup Class 47

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Thursday: Advertising and Marketing. Perfect Your Pitch for Web, TV, and Film. Created by founder Toby Daniels , Social Media Week Los Angeles will focus this series of discussions around the theme of “Empowering Change Through Collaboration.” ” SMWLA will take place next week Sept. 7:00-8:30pm. Thurs 9/27.

Social Media 92

Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The current iteration of what we are doing now has been around since 2012. We were doing this one product called “Small Business Hires”, similar to the employer app we launched today, all web-based. Do you have a web component of Proven? PF: There is a web component and people do use it. The company almost died.

Mobile 86

Mobile Marketing Writing Startup 86

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. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

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

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. He is currently CEO of ThisWeekIn.com , a web television network he co-founded with Jason Calacanis and comedian/actor Kevin Pollak. Clark Benson is the founder of Ranker , a consumer web startup that is a platform for ranking. Idea Mensch.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Mobile is a different animal than Web. Listen in to learn why Swiftkey chose to focus on Android first, and how it rose to the best-selling Android app of 2012. He believes the enterprise adoption of mobility is happening this year, and that we’re going to start seeing mobile being used AT work as much as outside of work.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71