socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the Idealab startup working on mobile loyalty applications, reported this morning that it is in a joint partnership with KDA Group , a local marketing agency, and mobile-local ad network xAd. Financial details of the joint partnership deal were not announced by the companies.

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Networking Marketing Idealab Pasadena 154

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2017

San Diego-based Ad-Juster , a developer of automated reconciliation and reporting software for the digital ad market, was recently acquired by Chinese investor Innotech Capitals. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The acquisition was announced last week. READ MORE>>.

Capital 100

Capital San Diego Acquisition Report 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Personalized card-linked offers Edo has raised $15million, ready to set a new trend in the payments and advertising sector. Based both in Nashville, Tennesse and Chicago, edo provides personalized card-linked offers to consumers on their credit cards, debit cards and mobile devices. For Customer Acquisition and Loyalty.

Advertising 64

Advertising Media Networking Capital 64

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. Contrary to some press reporting, the boom in startups, the creation of accelerators and seed funds as well as the deserved popularity of AngelList do not signal doom for our industry. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

If your product is free, with advertising revenue from click-throughs, you need a sign-up rate and page-view rate that approaches one million page views per month. I like to see at least 10,000 active users, or a user base, page-views, or mobile downloads that double every three months. Customer acquisition cost.

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Startup Metrics Custom Customer 121

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

Greg was the first person to share with me the insights of mobile conversion and why with a simpler product selection and conversion funnel they would get higher conversion on mobile than on the web. He was also the first one to challenge my conventional wisdom that it made no sense for tech companies to advertise on television.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. Google has to go through channels like us just to get to an advertiser. How big is YP?

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. Google has to go through channels like us just to get to an advertiser. How big is YP.com?

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Rumored to have turned down acquisition offers from Yahoo and Facebook. Geodelic develops free mobile applications to easily browse your surroundings (restaurants, banks, businesses, etc). Includes content mobile guides, ie. Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. Foursquare. -A

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Yesterday, Google announced that it was shutting down its Google Audio efforts--the search engine giant's efforts to try to sell radio advertising. I believe that the advertisers they started with were probably disappointed that the cost per customer acquisition was not the same as search. Broadcast isn't like that.

Google 124

Google Advertising Media Startup 124

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g. There weren’t enough details to know whether Corduro was trying to build a mobile payments company like Zong or a retail merchant processing solution like Square.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). After a few acquisitions they offered many of the services you think about as foundations to social networks today. ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google].

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

He gave a glimpse into the 500 Startups program, including, but not limited to: Weekly roundup meetings with all hands to report wins and losses. So far, after every batch completion, that’s been the number one benefit reported by almost all our startups. It sits above curriculum, investor connections, etc. ” Demo Day.

Startup 111

Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

If your product is free, with advertising revenue from click-throughs, you need a sign-up rate and page-view rate that approaches one million page views per month. I like to see at least 10,000 active users, or a user base, page-views, or mobile downloads that double every three months. Customer acquisition cost.

Startup 106

Startup Metrics Custom Customer 106

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

There are trade publications such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline at one end, and gossip celebrity news at the other end. However, 18-34 year olds have been in high demand by marketers, TV advertisers, and consumer companies as an audience. It's a very exciting opportunity.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Aiming to head off Apple, Microsoft shows off Xbox SmartGlass mobile app and Xbox dashboard update. Motorola Solutions shows off its hands-free mobile computer. Acquisition. Advertise on VentureBeat. 11 hrs ago.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Howard is now CEO of Gamzee, a new social game company building games for the new Facebook mobile platform.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Howard is now CEO of Gamzee, a new social game company building games for the new Facebook mobile platform.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Find a Simple Way to Tell a Complex Story (and ano.

Google 40

Google Advertising Startup Venture Capital 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

What made Twitter unique was the infrastructure and psychology that coincided with the rise of mobile text messaging. In 2009, when the platform was just under three years old, Nielsen put out a report stating that Twitter had grown 1,382% year-over-year. In fact, Twitter was one of the first mobile social media platforms.

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Platform Startup News Content 40

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

If youre buying a luxury home or just like looking at them, check out this live chat from reporter Lauren Schuker Blum and WSJ.com real estate editor Matthew Strozier. Viddy, a mobile-video-sharing company, has its office a block from Google in Venice. Advertise Locally on WSJ.com. Jacobson jokes. "We Live Chat Recap.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44