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Interview with Nick Higgins, Joost

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Nick Higgins: Adconion was founded six years ago as an advertising network. To build out our technology and ad serving platform, we made the investment and acquisition around a video ad server, with a strategic investment in Redlever for branded entertainment, and the acquisition of Joost's assets. Why the expansion here?

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Interview with Matthias Galica, ShareSquare

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For this morning's company profile, we thought we'd connect with ShareSquare (www.getsharesquare.com), a newly funded Los Angeles startup focused on QR barcodes -- 3D barcodes -- focused on musicians and entertainers. The objects we are focused on are out-of-home advertising. This was especially true in music and entertainment.

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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors!

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Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Advertisers. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Technology.

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Interview with Jennifer Sargent, HitFix

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Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? and entertainment as a whole is rapidly changing and growing.

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Let’s Get Weird, a SXSW Interactive Recap (2014)

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Addison McCaleb – Mediahound , making it easier for you to discover entertainment. James Citron – Outspoken , pioneering the combination of mobile messaging and advertisements. Joergen Aaboe – Momentfeed , combining life foot traffic with reduced customer acquisition costs.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. the entertainment industry. When I arrived in Hollywood, everybody had written a screenplay," he says.

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

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If a person from outside Los Angeles is a fan of the city, dig a little and you’ll probably find that they like it for the celebrities, Hollywood not LA. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. Thanks to our advertisers.