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Image Metrics Buys Avatar Technology Firm

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Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a publicly held developer of facial animation technology for the entertainment industry, said today that it has acquired Character-FX , a firm which develops avatar creation technology. Riggs has worked at Luma Pictures, Digital Domain, and Threshold Entertainment. READ MORE>>.

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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. Matthias Galica: The first two verticals which correspond to our use case are in music and entertainment.

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LA TECH SUMMIT Celebrates Los Angeles’s Phenomenal Growth

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More than a couple rooms were standing room only, which clearly illustrates interest in LA’s fast-growing tech ecosystem, which is layering over the numerous verticals which drive LA’s economy, from entertainment and transportation to shipping and manufacturing, to health care, retail, services, and more.

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Interview with Zach James and Rich Raddon, MOVIECLIPS.COM

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Our metrics show that when people watch chips, they increase their tendency to want to watch that feature length film. Rich Raddon: When Zach and I came together, I had been working in LA for fifteen years in entertainment and traditional media. We represented Google in the acquisition of YouTube. Fascinating story.

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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. Joergen Aaboe – Momentfeed , combining life foot traffic with reduced customer acquisition costs. Alex Taub – Social Rank , Twitter metrics and engagement tool.