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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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Live Nation Buys Analytics Firm BigChampagne

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Los Angeles-based Live Nation Entertainment said today that it has acquired a provider of media metrics and analytics, BigChampagne Media Measurement. BigChampagne provides media metrics about entertainment and online audiences. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed.

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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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Interview with Clark Landry, Maple Media

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Los Angeles-based Maple Media (maplemedia.io) recently announced a big, $30M funding from Shamrock Capital, to assemble a collection of mobile applications in the utility, productivity, games and entertainment verticals. A lot of what we've been looking at are the metrics. We have a huge acquisition pipeline.

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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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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.

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Marketing The Funniest Site On The Internet With Patrick Starzan of Funny or Die

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It will really depend on how Facebook manages the acquisition of the up and coming generation. Defined Success Metrics – Know what you are trying to accomplish and set quantifiable goals. Data Data Data – You should live in data and know all important metrics inside and out. Content is King – Have great content.

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