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JANUARY 17, 2014

in the quarter and social media darling Snapchat raised $50.0M. Los Angeles led the region with $309.79M in total investments for Q4 of 2013, with San Diego ($145.0M) and Orange County ($143.6M) with nearly the same venture investment toal. southern california venture capital investment moneytree quarterly q42013 2013'

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said Monday afternoon that it has lost its CFO, Mel Tang, who the company said will depart at the end of the year. The announcement was made as Demand Media reported its third quarter 2014 results. Demand Media reported $41.3 ‌in revenues for the third quarter, down from $50.7M READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 8, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media reported a steep drop in revenues for the last quarter, saying that it had $89.8M in revenues for the similar quarter in 2013. According to Demand Media, the drops were the result of a 24 percent decline in content and media revenue, which came despite a slight increase in traffic.

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OCTOBER 19, 2014

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

94 new startups have launched since January 2013 to June 2013 and the startup ecosystem has raised $500 million in funding in 2013 so far. Google, Hulu, Riot Games, Demand Media, and many other big name players residing in Silicon Beach, it is no small wonder why many tech startups flock towards the sunny beach-side view.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 4, 2013

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 -- LAVA General Membership Meeting: Trends and Funding in Digital Media. Driving Innovation in Digital Media -- Incumbents, Insurgents, and Investors: digital media is going through dramatic changes in production, marketing, distribution, and monetization.

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JULY 17, 2020

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media , the viral- and user-generated content company, has promoted Lee Essner to the post of Co-CEO, the company said late Thursday. Essner--who has been President and Chief Operating Officer at the company since 2013, will share the CEO post with Jukin Media founder Jonathan Skogmo. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based Deluxe, which provides digital services to the motion picture, television, and digital media industry, said yesterday that it has acquired Sundog Media Toolkit, Ltd., a UK-based provider of a cloud platform for the industry. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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JANUARY 20, 2013

Saturday, January 26, 2013 -- Beginner's Social Media Workshop: Setup and Content Strategy. In this four hour workshop, you'll first set up your social profile (or optimize an existing one), then develop a content strategy that will make managing social media easier than ever. Coloft Academy. See [link] (more)

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Thursday, January 17, 2013 -- Developing a Content Strategy for Social Media. Do you find it difficult to come up with topics to post to your social media channels? hr class to learn how to develop a social media content strategy for your company. Coloft Academy. Are you posting but no one is engaging? See [link] (more)

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JANUARY 21, 2014

Overall, great news for our fair city with a 25% increase in funds raised in 2013 over the year before. The post Infographic: Over $1B Raised in 2013 by Los Angeles Startups appeared first on TechZulu. This last year, we saw a record high of over $1 billion raised with 200 launches and 25 successful exits which yielded $1.11

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APRIL 30, 2013

The startup says it added more than 200 new publishers and 100 new buyer channels for the six months ended March 31, 2013, and that its customers now include more than 500 of the world''s premium publishers, including eBay UK, Time, ABC News, the Wall Street Journal, Tribune Company, Virgin Media, People, Universal and many others.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City is turning to two social media stars--sisters Justine (aka iJustine) and Jenna Ezarik--in an online social media promotion around National Cookie Day, which is December 4th. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. We'll head back to the beach on the first week of summer for a week-long Silicon Beach Fest in Santa Monica June 2013.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

MomentFeed--which develops software used by those retailers to match up social activity to their retail locations--said that it has published a report which shows that Starbucks led in Instagram engagement in Q2 of 2013, with 109,054 photos taken of Starbucks locations. momentfeed instagram analysis software analytics social media'

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Below is a list of the syndicated entries which received the most views and/or social media attention, with links to the versions that appeared here on infoChachkie. > 780 social media shares - front page of TechCrunch last weekend of Olympics. > 4,000 views of accompanying video ~ 600 social media shares on Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

All in a room at the University of Southern California Silicon Beach Event on September 18th, 2013. Pelv-Ice is a pelvic support device for post-partum mothers and a recent winner of the Accelerating Innovating Mentoring (AIM) 2013 incubator and pitch competition. Filled with innovation. I got feedback from the pitch I did there.

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MARCH 19, 2015

GoDaddy , the domain name and web services firm which is a parent of LA''s Media Temple , has moved one step closer to an IPO, saying this morning that it now expects to sell 22,000,000 shares of its common stock at between $17.00 Arizona-based GoDaddy purchased Media Temple in October of 2013. and $19.00

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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. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). hours of TV / day.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 7, 2013

Learn about the latest digital media tools & gadgets being unveiled at New Media Expo and CES. Join host Amanda Coolong as she reports LIVE from the show floor at New Media Expo, getting the inside scoop on all the latest digital media tools. The TechZulu team has been dispatched to bring you all the action.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Freeletics , headquartered in Munich, Germany, is today announcing its first round of private capital after bootstrapping since 2013. The $45 million Series A was co-led by FitLab, Causeway Media Partners and JAZZ Venture Partners, with participation from Courtside Ventures, Elysian Park Ventures and ward.ventures.

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MAY 29, 2013

Silicon Beach uniquely features startup and Hollywood entertainment speakers at panels, parties, hackathon, demo day, startup showcase, and more events, June 19-22, 2013 in Los Angeles. The post Silicon Beach Fest 2013 & TechZulu Penthouse Featuring TZXSN appeared first on TechZulu. Parties are cash bar unless otherwise indicated.

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MARCH 25, 2013

Khayyam Wakil, Immersive Media. John Trefry, 4WT Media. The post TechZulu Trend Lounge Creates the Stage at SXSW Interactive 2013 appeared first on TechZulu. Matt Cohen, OneSpot. Leslie Jensen-Inman, Unicorn Institute. Mike Holt, ConnectedHealth. Kara Silverman, Hack n Jill. Kandyce Bohannon, 3M Innovation.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

Dre and Interscope Geffen's Jimmy Iovine, has snagged high profile CEO Ian Rogers away from Topspin Media. Beats said that Rogers will head up Daisy as it sets to launch in late 2013, as a stand alone company. Topspin Media said that Beats will integrate its direct-to-fan marketing and retail software in "Daisy". READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

It got quite good reviews in the media: TechCrunch , LifeHacker & PandoDaily and many others. We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. And today it was listed in the Best Apps of the Week by Apple.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

Earbuds , a new startup from Austin founded by former Detroit Lions lineman Jason Fox, wants to bring the power of social media to your eardrums. On social media, players would take screenshots of their playlists and post them to platforms like Twitter or Instagram, Fox said. Image courtesy of Earbuds. Logging on is easy.

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DECEMBER 16, 2011

as a media company. Rovio, now says it is planning an IPO on the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2013, according to an interview in a Finland paper. Rovio , the Finnish maker of the popular Angry Birds games, is talking up an initial public offering saying that it is looking to rival Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. is on the markets.

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MARCH 26, 2013

Unified School District focused on incubating high tech businesses said it was looking to launch in the 2013-14 school year; Loyola Marymount, another educaitonal institutional here in Los Angeles, opend up its own startup incubator , and last month, Turner Broadcasting/Warner launched a media focused accelerator.

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

Today, we're featuring Erik Rannala , founder of MuckerLab , the startup accelerator focused on incubation stage Internet, software, services, and media businesses here in LA. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013? What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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JANUARY 19, 2013

TechZulu had the pleasure again this year to help bring all the New Media Expo (NMX) 2013 Keynotes sessions live. Dana White discusses The UFC’s rise to become one of the leading global sports brands through success with social media, community engagement and game-changing steps including connecting pro athletes with fans online.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

Media and Entertainment has seen more barriers to entry being broken down. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013? In 2013 you'll be able to pay a few thousand dollars for a printer that can produce a copy of any 3D shape. Watch for companies making Big Data Analytics easy for everyone.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

We’re excited to announce TechZulu is officially partnering with New Media Expo (formerly BlogWorld) to create a Startup Launchpad at their next event taking place January 6-8, 2013 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Conference Center in Las Vegas. What does this mean for you ? See you in Vegas!

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APRIL 21, 2014

was a significant increase from Q1 of 2013, when only $571.0M was invested in the region; it was also an increase from Q4 of 2013, when $611.48M was invested in Southern California as a whole. in investments in companies considered Media and Entertainment compnaies. The investment of $762.8M

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APRIL 3, 2013

On April 7-9, 2013 San Diego welcomes the top influencers of social media in an extensive networking conference, Social Media Marketing World. Attendees will rub shoulders with the biggest names and brands in social media including Sony Electronics, Walmart, Cisco, Sharpie, Petco, Dun & Bradstreet and others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2015

Isn’t it frustrating to think you finally understand something in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? In a recent book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going? When the glass is only.04%

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

The three finalists qualify for AngelHack's Global Demo Day to be held on January 24th, 2013 in Silicon Valley. The three finalists from the LA AngelHack were BossCaster , Birdsai , and Unclutter.io.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Isn’t it frustrating to think you understand something new in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? Jim should know, since he is the president Ignite Social Media , of one of the best known social media marketing agencies.

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