socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation provides online ad sales for branded consumer sites; Los Angeles-based AtomicOnline operates its own network of online media properties; Springboard Productions is a developer of entertainment videos; and Double Helix is a creative and interactive web marketing firm.

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Gorilla Nation AtomicOnline Media Web 177

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2010

Hollywood-based BUZZMEDIA , a venture-backed publisher of online entertainment content, said today that it has added six new web properties. The firm said it has added PureVolume, PopMatters, Gorilla vs. Bear, The Hype Machine, Concrete Loop and RCRD LBL to the list of its web music properties. READ MORE>>.

Sites 145

Sites Hollywood Web Entertainment 145

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based TubeFilter , a provider of news and information about the online entertainment industry, said today that it has acquired Tilzy.TV, a provider of web TV entertainment reviews and news. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Hollywood 100

Hollywood News Entertainment Acquisition 100

socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation provides online ad sales for branded consumer sites; Los Angeles-based AtomicOnline operates its own network of online media properties; Springboard Productions is a developer of entertainment videos; and Double Helix is a creative and interactive web marketing firm.

Gorilla Nation 100

Gorilla Nation AtomicOnline Media Web 100

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mail.com Media Corporation (MMC), which operates the Mail.com email service and portal, as well as its own network of content-focused web sites, said today that it has acquired BGR.com , a mobile/gadget review and news site. Tags: content publishing gadget blog acquisition merger bgr.com mail mail.com. READ MORE>>.

Blogging 133

Blogging Content News Sites 133

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Pluggedin Media , which operates a web site focused on streaming of high quality, music videos in HD and broadcast quality, is looking for a buyer. The firm is backed by funding from Overbrook Entertainment, the entertainment firm run by Will Smith, James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz, and launched in April of last year.

Media 100

Media SoCalTech Entertainment Content 100

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Pluggedin Media , which operates a web site focused on streaming of high quality, music videos in HD and broadcast quality, is looking for a buyer. The firm is backed by funding from Overbrook Entertainment, the entertainment firm run by Will Smith, James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz, and launched in April of last year.

Media 100

Media SoCalTech Entertainment Content 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzznet , the venture-backed operator of a network of entertainment-focused social media sites, is making the rounds with a new feature on its Celebuzz celebrity web site this week. The firm rolled out a "zoom" feature that allows users on the site to magnify celebrity photos on the site. READ MORE>>.

Buzznet 100

Buzznet Anthem Redpoint Social Media 100

Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2017

Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own. He ended up building a digital agency that did everything from custom apps and web development to branding and digital marketing. Everyone is learning from each other and the corporate partners are looking for acquisition, talent, [and more].”

Startup 70

Startup Web Development Design Education 70

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2009

tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network. portfolio management - U.S. portfolio management - U.S.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

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.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2009

BASSETT Executive Search Solutions (www.BassettSearch.com) The confidential source for executive talent -- serving emerging growth company clients in the high tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon Technology Council 100

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

BASSETT Executive Search Solutions (www.BassettSearch.com) The confidential source for executive talent -- serving emerging growth company clients in the high tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Aggregage (www.aggregage.com) is looking to help aggregate the content across multiple blog publishing sites, and curate that information into specific, B2B niche vertical web sites. Entertainment is confusing--we didn't make investments in pure content plays.

Startup 162

Startup Content Advertising Sites 162

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Addison McCaleb – Mediahound , making it easier for you to discover entertainment. Doug Krugman – Web Thrift Store , supporting charities through buying/selling online. Joergen Aaboe – Momentfeed , combining life foot traffic with reduced customer acquisition costs.

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Tsavo 76

Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Event Details.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

How has this reality impacted your customer acquisition strategies? Over the years, as our reputation grew, we got more repeat business and corresponding word of mouth (then) everything changed, especially with the web. . Greathouse : Yes, it always seems to get harder to launch a startup when a market begins maturing.

Entrepreneur 187

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Resource 187

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 12, 2014

As we recall, this year has kicked off with some fierce acquisitions in the connected home and internet of things (IOT) space, namely with Google’s high profile $3.2 Billion acquisition of smart home device company, Nest. And you can only get so much data from smartphones and web services.

Belkin 87

Belkin Startup Acquisition Entertainment 87

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The numbers of potential buyers had decreased dramatically both because large companies were shedding jobs and because many past buyers simply lacked resources to make acquisitions. It’s not just that we’re connected to the Internet at higher speeds and for longer; we’re actually always tethered to the web. Today we’re online 3.1

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

One of the fastest growing startups in Southern California in recent years was Hautelook, which went from just an ideas to a huge, $270M acquisition by Nordstrom only X years later. Value is becoming the new thing, and the web gives the ability for people to share value and other sides to discovery value. That's not going away.

Southern California 200

Southern California Startup Customer Custom 200

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

We said to the studios--you have this amazing content, why not let us clip it all up, find the best moments in film, and allow users to post those to their blogs and Facebook pages, and let us create curated channels on the web? How is this different than the movie clips floating around the web now?

Startup 190

Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

You cannot afford to speed, gun the engine, take detours, or spend your precious cash on a killer stereo to entertain you during your trek. Capital efficient, web-based businesses should have a credible plan to self-sustainability. If there happens to be a gas station along the way where you can fill up for a reasonable price, great.

Startup 221

Startup Pricing Entrepreneur Email 221

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi. Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app. The constrai.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Patrick is the man behind all the marketing aspects of what could be called one of the funniest sites on the web. It will really depend on how Facebook manages the acquisition of the up and coming generation. He is a marketing professional with over 8 years of extensive online and social media marketing experience.

Sites 61

Sites Marketing Social Media Tips 61

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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. WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. than in other parts of the city.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Charlie Capen – Co-founder of HowToBeADad.com.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78