SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2016

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -- Sherman Oaks Digital Marketing Meetup. In this meeting we will be laying the ground work for digital marketing, SEO (search engine optimization), Social Media, PPC (pay per click) campaigns, CRM systems, and more. Introduction to the Online Marketing Group. See [link] (more)

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Sherman Oaks Search Engine Optimization PPC Marketing 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Brand endorsements from celebrities and athletes have been proven to have a powerful economic impact on stock prices (Forbes 2016). With the advent of social media, these partnerships have become more accessible to even small businesses.

LAVA 100

LAVA Social Media Company Companies 100

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

It may seem hard to believe, but even in 2016, there remain a number of successful consumer brands that are not sold online. I thought it would be interesting to understand the challenges and concerns of entrepreneurs who began selling online for the first time in 2016, so I sat down with Heidi Muther, COO at Z S upply , LLC.

Sites 100

Sites Sales Santa Barbara Design 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2016

Friday, June 17, 2016 -- The 15th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies. See [link] (more)

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Conference Social Media Knowledge Base 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2016

Thursday, June 16, 2016 -- The 15th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies. See [link] (more)

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Conference Social Media Knowledge Base 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2016

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -- The 15th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies. See [link] (more)

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Conference Social Media Knowledge Base 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Back in 2016, when a fire at the Delta Airlines center took thirty servers offline, stranding thousands of customers around the world, CEO Ed Bastian built great credibility by using Twitter for frequent status updates. Using recognized experts and social media influencers turns the marketing context into teaching as opposed to selling.

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Customer Custom Social Media Technical Review 173

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Friday, October 28, 2016 -- HOWL-O-WEEN Yappy Hour! Enter the social media challenge to receive a chance to win a prize with #DVxGASpookyPoochy. General Assembly. About This Event Admit it - you've been planning your pup's Halloween costume for months. So have we. Adult treats and puppy treats included!

Social Media 100

Social Media Education Media Competition 100

Xconomy

JANUARY 3, 2018

Any year-end review of technology news must also include reports on Russian hacking of the 2016 election campaign, and the manipulation of social media channels to spread false and divisive political messages.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Social Media News Software Review 71

Xconomy

JUNE 4, 2019

But the growing concern about the pervasive control of tech giants in arenas such as social media, advertising, and e-commerce stemmed first from revelations about consumers’ lack of meaningful control over the privacy of their personal data.

Social Media 75

Social Media Commerce Google Advertising 75

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Statistical models, simulations, social media outreach, and the capacity to analyze big data sets—you’d think by now that technology would have delivered election forecasts that more reliably predicted Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential race. Further research may refine the method, they say.

Technology 91

Technology News USC Social Media 91

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The startup said it is developing AI agents which will learn users' travel preferences via their calendars, emails, and photos, as well as their social media and in-app interactions. Nervana Systems was acquired in 2016 by Intel. The startup said it will launch its first product in the travel and leisure area next year.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence San Diego Seed Funding Social Media 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 4, 2016

Here are our five predictions for the most important healthcare trends in 2016. In 2014, 83 percent of healthcare organizations were already using Cloud technology for some of their processes, and that number is expected to continue growing through 2016 to improve patient care. Social Media Engagement. 3-D Printing.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Social Media Media Research 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2016

How can your company best benefit from social networking ads in 2016? In addition, make use of as much automation as you can in 2016 to reduce manpower costs and put the money towards other more important matters. Here is the breakdown of these 3 factors to watch in 2016: 1. That was $15.5 billion in 2015 alone.

Marketing 40

Marketing Social Media Social Network Technical Review 40

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

Linktree has been around since 2016 and has more funding than its up-and-coming competitors. Now, Snipfeed enters the ring with its own $5.5 million seed round, including investments from CRV, Abstract Ventures, Crossbeam (Ali Hamed), id8, Michael Ovitz (founder of CAA), Michael Bosstick, Diaspora Ventures and others.

Platform 286

Platform Commerce Startup Tool 286

Xconomy

JANUARY 23, 2018

Facebook expanded its mea culpa on Monday for failing to prevent “bad actors” such as Russian entities from using the social media platform to distort democratic processes—notably the U.S. presidential election in 2016.

Social Media 67

Social Media Blogging News Advertising 67

LATechDigest

JANUARY 27, 2020

The biggest digital publishing company that you might not have heard of yet is about to get bigger in 2016 Render Media , the brainchild of founders Eytan Elbaz and Vic Belonogoff, launched as the parent company of a roster of online content brands. Says Elbaz, Its an interesting time in the news industry.

Media 52

Media News Content Google 52

Xconomy

JANUARY 2, 2018

Much attention was focused this past year on the impact of social media on the 2016 presidential election, as reports emerged about the use of these platforms by entities linked with Russia to spread false, misleading, or inflammatory political messages.

Social Media 58

Social Media News Web Report 58

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2017

The company's revenues increased from Q2 of 2016, when it had $71.798M in revenues. Venice-based Snap Inc. announced its quarterly results for its second quarter, saying that it had a net loss of $443.0M on revenues of $181.67M for the quarter ended June 30th, 2017. According to Snap, it now had daily active users (DAUs) of 173 million in Q2.

Venice 113

Venice .Net Activity Social Media 113

Xconomy

APRIL 18, 2018

As publicity-shy Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before both houses of Congress last week amid an avalanche of criticism about the dearth of user privacy on the world’s biggest social media network, it became crystal clear that the entire social media industry has entered a new and perilous phase.

Social Media 49

Social Media Services Media Platform 49

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2016

Today, in this age of pervasive social media and two-way communication, the focus needs to get beyond demographics into personalities. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 10/21/2016. Customer personalities define customer experience, and sets what they love, and what they hate.

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Customer Custom Social Media Training 97

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

6 Entrepreneurs share their predictions for this year’s evolution of online industries, which will be key for small businesses across the globe in 2016. As social media becomes a platform for online extremists, valid questions regarding freedom of speech, monitoring and censorship have arisen. Wireless Global Connections.

Commerce 40

Commerce Mobile Technical Review Google 40

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

At Congressional hearings this week on Russia’s use of social media to interfere with the 2016 U.S. But as senators grilled tech company executives at a Judiciary Committee subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, the discussion often veered to the actions of the big three social.

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Content Social Media Press Google 48

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

With interactive social media and video everywhere, everyone needs to feel they have a relationship with their leaders, and every brand needs leader personification for customers to relate. There are a multitude of opportunities through social media to engage your customers, as well as getting out of your office into the marketplace.

Social Media 99

Social Media Metrics Customer Custom 99

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Cinemagraphs has visual effects which bonds well with the social media, content producers and advertisers have started to recognise its power and should start to actively harness it. It is evident that 2016, creative topography will be a norm all over the web. Quirky illustrations.

Web Design 40

Web Design Design Web Technical Review 40

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2017

News is constantly streaming out these days about the role of Facebook, Twitter, and Google in the 2016 presidential election; most disturbing to the public is the apparent use of social media, search, and video channels by Russian operatives seeking to influence U.S.

Social Media 49

Social Media News Google Media 49

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

The following year, she stepped down as CEO, and by 2016, her company filed for bankruptcy and was purchased by Boohoo. It’s more of a mockery,” said Isa Watson , founder and CEO of social media app Squad. Then, Amoruso started a company called Girlboss that was likened to “Linkedin for Women.” It’s not a compliment.

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Startup Netflix Los Angeles Innocal 280

Xconomy

MARCH 26, 2018

Among the host of legal woes Facebook is now confronting amid news about the misuse of its member profiles in election politics: The Federal Trade Commission revealed Monday that it is investigating the social media giant’s privacy practices.

Social Media 52

Social Media News Report Media 52

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2016

With social media and conventional selling, the people with the best message get the order. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/22/2016. Don’t forget the marketing. “If If we build it, they will come” is not a winning business strategy. You need to find the customers, rather than waiting for them to find you.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction Customer 99

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2016

With the pervasive and instant communication of social media and the Internet, businesses can no longer hide behind the mask of their own hype, either inside the company or outside. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 10/11/2016. They want relationships, positive experiences, and a win-win for society.

Customer 104

Customer Custom Social Media Competition 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2017

This data comes from sensors, social media posts, digital pictures and videos, purchase transactions, everywhere. Social media and web data. Social media postings and e-Commerce transactions are just a couple of the sources of external data that are of great interest to many companies.

IBM 75

IBM IBM Social Media Commerce 75

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2017

Georg Richter: For the five years before I started the company in January of 2016, I was at Guthy Renker, which is one of the largest and biggest direct marketing companies in the world. You can get orders at a low cost in the beginning using things like social media. How did you get into this? That's a big mistake.

Startup 145

Startup Product Customer Custom 145

Xconomy

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB ) has been under pressure to cleanse its pages of fake news since the discovery that Russian-backed agents using false identities tried to sway voters by spreading false and divisive messages during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The company has since purged hundreds of accounts linked to foreign entities.

News 69

News Content Networking Press 69

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

On your birthday, something special happens on social media: you receive hundreds of likes and well wishes from friends, family, high school classmates and people you haven’t talked to for years on Facebook. And while this has been the standard for years, one startup is hoping to personalize the birthday wishes even more.

Startup 113

Startup Venice Social Network Tool 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2016

It is search engines, web content, blogs, social media, e-mail direct, on one of many mobile-phone approaches? Encourage ongoing social media customer conversations. Social media is the ideal vehicle for these conversations. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 06/08/2016.

Marketing 58

Marketing Startup Social Media Newsletter 58

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2016

Include mobile-app support and new social-media channels. Incorporate social consciousness into your message. Use social media and personal discussions to isolate their interests and needs. They are looking for online reviews and social-media recommendations from their friends.

Customer 55

Customer Custom Marketing Social Media 55

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2016

These might include anyone bringing in a new customer, representing the company in a good social cause, or participating in a video or social media campaign on their own time. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 12/07/2016. Reward success.

Marketing 89

Marketing Coach Mentor Social Media 89