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The makers of the virtual influencer, Lil Miquela, snag real money from Silicon Valley

TechCrunch LA

The account “hack” was architected by brud as part of an ongoing virtual reality drama playing out on Instagram and other social media platforms between avatars it had developed, all designed to attract media attention, according to people with knowledge of brud and its plans. “[Manufacturing] social influence.”

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6 Trends Are Driving A Data Tsunami For Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Per a new study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 69 percent in 2014, reaching 2.5 Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment.

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Steve Beauregard

Tech.Co

For two plus decades, Steve has been a pillar of the LA startup community leading innovations in Internet, mobile, social media, app development, eCommerce, and now, digital currency technologies. After the Y2K craze, REGARD expanded into a high-end boutique Internet strategy firm.

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VCs, celebrities, and athletes are writing a new LA story to bring women’s soccer to the city

TechCrunch LA

.); the actors Uzo Aduba, America Ferrera, Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria, and Lily Singh and former US Women’s National Team players including Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Rachel Buehler, Shannon Boxx, Amanda Cromwell, Abby Wambach, Lauren Cheney Holiday; social media stuntman Casey Neistat, and more.

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Silicon Beach Fest Approaches! #SBF

Tech Zulu Event

Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA’s digital innovators in tech, startups, entertainment, fashion, marketing, and more!

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Siemer Summit: Connecting Global Digital Media & Technology Leaders

Tech Zulu Event

The Summit featured panels and roundtable discussions that explored a variety of key topics to the global tech community ranging from digital content, marketing and social growth hacking to data analytics, software and investment trends for early stage companies. Party Wave Award – Social Media, Content and Distribution.

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Smartphone Location Tracking Apps Next Wave Is B2B

Startup Professionals Musings

As outlined a while back by Adam Holden-Bache on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, still waiting to be found: Find strategic partnerships. If your B2B contacts check-in regularly at certain types of locations (entertainment venues, stores, etc.)