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OCTOBER 21, 2014

What''s unique about it, it is stream live social media, and actually puts that social media content on the display right in front of you. Nanxi Liu: We started the company in the summer of 2012, with five totally random people. That means third party developers can create apps on top of our platform. That''s ridiculous.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Los Angeles-based FastPay announced today that it has acquired AnchorOps , a developer of electronic payment solutions for media buyers. AnchorOps was based in Westborough, Mass, and was founded in 2012. The two said AnchorOps' payment solutions were exclusively designed for media industry.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The race to get your SXSWi panel to as many votes as possible so that you will be selected to present at the coming 2012 SXSW. For those who may be living under a rock and have no idea what SXSWi is, its five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2012 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2012. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles LLP , the business, technology and digital media law firm which runs a startup incubator and accelerator called the Precellerator , announced on Tuesday that it has started an effort to make strategic investments in a larger group of digital media and technology companies.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2018

Los Angeles-based Fullscreen announced this morning that it has acquired Reelio , the developer of an influencer marketing platform focused on the millennial and Gen Z market, helping brands, advertisers, and agencies identify social media influencers. Reelio was founded in 2012, and had been baed in New York.

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2015

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the developer of whole-home music streaming systems, has declared victory in a patent infringement suit, which had been filed against the firm in 2012. The case--filed by Black Hills Media--had been slated to go to trial in June. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The firm, which is led by Alex Reinlieb, said it will use the new funds to expand its team, develop its product, launch new services, and improve community support. The firm said it was launched in February of 2012. plugjd music video sharing venture capital content social media' READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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Steve Reich

JUNE 26, 2012

” That was the understatement of the week, as I learned by attending YouTube’s Premium Partner conference, YouTube Access 2012. Two hundred people attended YouTube’s Access 2012 Premium Partner meeting last week in New York. John Greathouse of Rincon Ventures told me the YouTube ecosystem was “the Wild West.”

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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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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Network with hundreds over delicious four course dinner followed by panel on Attracting Venture Capital, and Top Trends for Social Media, Mobile Apps and Consumer Devices. Our very own Amanda Coolong will be moderating the Attracting Venture Capital, Social TV, Social Media and Mobile Trends panel.

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Social Media Newsletter Mobile Startup 84

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Glendale-based Disney Interactive Media and online video sharing site YouTube , which is part of Google, announced today that they are spending up to $15M on developing original videos series. The content will be produced by Disney and distributed via YouTube and Disney.com. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 12, 2014

has figured out one way -- which is to run a startup accelerator, Warner Media Camp (www.mediacamp.com)--which pulls a class of startups into the company for an intense, twelve week program every year, and helps those companies tap into the resources of the studio. For those not familiar with s Warner Media Camp, what is it all about?

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JUNE 5, 2013

Glossi , which develops tools to help publishers create digital magazines for the web, said today that it has launched a brand new set of features aimed at rich media content publishers. Glossi was originally started as a project at ThisNext; the company is now independent of ThisNext, having spun out independently in December of 2012.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. 2012. ” SMWLA will take place next week Sept. A City of Angels: How Social Media is Bringing LA Closer to Utopia. 12:00-1:00pm.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

One mastermind focuses on how to outsource development and programming. When: March 11th 9am (During South by Southwest 2012). The phone sessions will be held on March 5th and 6th. People who are on the call will be able to ask Liam Martin, co founder of Staff.com, direct questions about anything and everything outsourcing.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2012

AngelHack, the self-proclaimed leader in hackathon competitions, completed its Fall 2012 season this past weekend with contests held simultaneously in five cities: Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Toronto and Paris. In Santa Monica, Hackathon first-timers and veterans all gathered at CrossCampus to hack almost 30 products within 24 hours.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Those with their ideas selected were out on the prowl, looking to recruit the top designer or developer in the room. While everyone developed their products throughout the day, SWLA teams briefly said hi to Marc Nager (StartupWeekend CEO) during a quick Skype call who was down in New Zealand facilitating Startup Weekend.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Friday, November 9, 2012 -- Silicon Beach Fest. Check out panels on What Accelerators Want, Meet the Junior VCs, Music, Games, Social TV, Arts Education, PR for Startups, Women Developers, Ad Tech, Telling Your Story: Script to Startup, Film Financing: Crowdfunding and VCs. from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and beyond.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 24, 2012

Saturday, March 24, 2012 -- Incorporating Integrated Marketing Communications Into Your Business Plan. Financials? Executive team? Communications? One of the most important aspects of a solid business plan is marketing communications.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Despite the snarky rumors that Google’s content development program was poorly managed at its outset (e.g., The same phenomenon is true in the YouTube ecosystem, but with a social media twist. The subscriber numbers and their relative ranking are as of mid-May 2012. YouTube allows viewers to subscribe to their favorite channels.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

Every politician in the country knows this as well as every consumer brand, every retailer, every restaurant and every media company. And as my Media Redef feed this past week reminded me Hispanics over-index for watching movies and they share their movie experiences 26% more than non-Hispanics.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios. You can’t change media consumption patterns easily. Ynon Kreiz is a force of nature in the media and tech sectors. Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. hours of TV / day.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 8, 2012

Saturday, January 14, 2012 -- Venturing in the Privacy Tug-Of War: Opportunities in Controlling Personal Data. Some are pushing the envelope in areas such as location-based services, facial recognition, and social media semantic analysis in order to exploit our personal information. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. See [link] (more)

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. Media relationships. They did development in SF and had the ad sales team in NY. That feeling happens 2-3 times per year maximum. Startup DNA.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

RunwayML Runway is an applied AI tool artists can use to create AI-generated media, like video, audio and text. 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.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

How do you get technology developed by researchers deep within a university, and make that visible to to the public? The day ended with live demonstrations of technologies discussed during the event, as well as additional projects under development at USC. Another standout was the Emergent Leader Immersive Training Environment.

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Tech.Co

MAY 21, 2016

VNTANA was founded in 2012 and has since become a leader in social augmented reality. Immediately after the experience, users receive a branded email with a GIF, video or photo of the experience that they can share on social media. Aside from the social media integration, the systems also collect data.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Pierce is an advisor to Casual Connect, GamesBeat, and Digital Media Wire, an active angel investor and member of BitAngels and an active supporter of non-profit and advocacy organizations and is a member of Clinton Global Initiative. Peter Csathy - CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures. He continues to sit on the board of Sorenson Media.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2014

Asher Delug: Airpush is a mobile ad network, similar to an Admob or Millenial Media. There''s a lot of people looking to provide mobile ads to app developers. Why do developers use your tools? We called 2011 and 2012 the years of shotgun media buying. We were onboarding developers at GDC last week.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

This second annual fest brings together technology leaders, startup CEOs, investors, Hollywood studio executives, entrepreneurs, developers, students and more to celebrate LA’s dynamic technology industries with panels, workshops, hackathon, mixers, and a start-up showcase spotlighting 40 local startups. and launching at Silicon Beach Fest.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

In a world that is hyper competitive – even amongst VCs – I can honestly say that not only is the media recognition accurate but it is amongst the proudest days I’ve had in developing Upfront Ventures and our future. From 2007-2012 I scoured LA constantly. Great firms find future leaders and develop them.

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Venture Capital Journal Invest Santa Monica 150

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

TALK NYC Heads to SOHO House, Bringing Madison Avenue to West Hollywood on June 13, 2012. State of Content is an unrivaled opportunity to connect and collaborate with today’s leading influencers, executives, and entrepreneurs in the new establishment of advertising, marketing & technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The REACH event will bring together some of gaming’s most influential thinkers, creators, and developers who will guide us through their vision of the next evolution of gaming. Speakers: [Moderator] Scot Rubin - Owner NITROPOD /SVP Digital Media Big Door /Cofounder G4TV. Before G4, Scot founded All Games Network (AGN).

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Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Santa Monica startup airline Surf Air has been spreading its wings in recent months and spreading the word about its initiatives at Silicon Beach events such as Social Media Week LA and Techweek LA. Surf Air CEO and Co-Founder Wade Eyerly spoke about his startup’s progress and goals on panels at Social Media Week LA and Tech Week LA.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

They are an investment bank that targets the technology & media sectors. We provide strategic advice to digital media companies in a manner that reflects how corporate development is actually done. Consider this blog post titled, “ Christmas 2012 Shatters More Smart Device and App Download Records.”

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Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2012

After the very successful 3-day Silicon Beach Fest this past June 2012 which attracted over 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London, Digital LA is bringing it back for a 1-day packed event on November 9 th. Who ever said you can only have a beach fest in the summer?

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