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AUGUST 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace has acquired Threadbox , a developer of email messaging software, according to Threadbox. Rumors of the acquisition had first been reported in July. Tags: myspace threadbox email software messaging merger acquisition. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based MySpace , the once dominant social networking website, has been sold to Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising network, in a deal reportly worth $35M. According to Specific Media, News Corporation will take a minority equity stake in Specific Media as part of the deal. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Van Natta left Los Angeles-based MySpace in February, leaving the operation of the social networking site to Jason Hirschorn and Michael Jones. Jones was the founder and CEO of Userplane until its acquisition by AOL. Tags: myspace owen natta zynga executive social gaming.

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JUNE 28, 2011

Multiple reports today say that once lofty social networking site MySpace is now being set to be sold by News Corp. Irvine-based Internet advertising network Specific Media and Golden Gate Capital are among the rumored bidders for MySpace. for as little as $20M to $30M. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Fake Site - you can have what looks to be a real site, even take "orders" but not actually have anything able to run it. Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service.

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MAY 27, 2011

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. TeenSpot's entertainment and community website is a moderated, social networking and chat site, focused exclusively on teenagers. The site includes message boards about movies, fashion, celebrities, music, and more. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 11, 2012

What does social networking have to do with the stock market? Vinny talked with us about his start, which allows users to discuss and collaborate on their stocks and finances in a social way. We wanted to tackle that problem, by using a social network. In that network, we bring in content from all over the web.

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APRIL 21, 2010

And of course the big question is whether Salesforce.com can out innovate these startups (especially after their acquisition of InStranet ). Expect great things from Assistly. Investors: True Ventures, Social Leverage (Howard Lindzon). Increasing this is also migrating to social network messaging but email is still king.

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Los Angeles-based DailyStrength, an online health-related social networking site, has been acquired by HSW International, Inc., Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. a developer of Internet businesses. Doug Hirsch, CEO of the firm, joins HSW International as Senior Vice President.

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JANUARY 27, 2009

San Diego-based Websense said Tuesday that it has acquired Defensio, a provider of technology for dealing with spam on social networking and Web 2.0 Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Tags: merger social acquisition blog websense spam networking defensio. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 4, 2011

Home Entertainment Group said this morning that it is acquiring Flixster , the movie site which also runs Rotten Tomatoes. According to Warner, both sites will continue to operate independently. Flixster operates an online social network and community for fans; Rotten Tomatoes provides film reviews, information, and news.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

MovieLaLa , which had operated an app-based, social network for movie fans--and was backed by LA angel investors--as been acquired by user generated GIF site Gfycat , Gyfcat said on Thursday. As a result of the acquisition, Gyfcat has redirected all of MovieLaLa's website to its own pages.

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MAY 27, 2009

San Diego-based Interacasting Corporation , a provider of mobile social networking software, has been acquired by Good Technology, the firms said this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Tags: telecom mobile acquisition merger technology good interacasting. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 16, 2012

ViSalus was co-founded by Ryan Blair, who also founded PathConnect, a Los Angeles social networking site; SKyPipeline, a broadband fixed wireless company in Los Angeles; and 24x7 Tech, a technology support firm in Los Angeles. ViSalus is based in Troy, Michigan. Blair is CEO, and remains in Los Angeles.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Beverly Hills-based Myspace , the online entertainment site now owned by Specific Media, said this morning that it has released a new music player. The site said its new Myspace Music Player will provide free, unlimited on-demand listening, personalized radio, search, as well as sharing features on both Myspace and Facebook.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

Customer Acquisition. Those two things together would lower your acquisition costs nearly in half to $6.11. Ironically, there are times where it may actually pay to INCREASE your customer acquisition costs. Measuring customer acquisition is clearly not enough because not all customers stick around. lowering $1.50

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JUNE 12, 2010

How did they end up with such an irreverent site and what was their objective? Private, flash sales site focused on apparel goods (women, men and children). New funding will be applied toward user acquisition and to expand into new product categories (gourmet food, wine and new services). TechCrunch article. Competitor: Slide.

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APRIL 8, 2009

Marina Del Rey-based Streetfire , which operates an online user-generated site focused on car and motorcycle enthusiasts, said Wednesday that it has merged with fellow social networking site CarDomain. Tags: streetfire cardomain merger acquisition automotive motorcycle.

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MAY 18, 2012

As Mountain View-based social networking site Facebook hits the market today, in what is the largest tech initial public offering in history, one question is if it will spur what has, so far, been a lackluster IPO market for Southern California technology firms. last night, at the very high range of an already raised $34.00

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). As a startup advisor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Ownership. Value creation.

Coach 144

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SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

. - Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to MTV Networks, which is a division of Viacom, the acquisition will allow the firm to accelerate its introduction of its Flux social media platform across its portfolio.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Overture never built the destination site to monetize from. So when Google started pushing AdSense (ads for affiliate or 3rd party sites) they had a HUGE cost advantage. I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I think everybody heard about this acquisition.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based ShopIt , which develops online, e-commerce software which allows people to buy and sell products through social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, has been acquired by Altrinsic. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. in a Series B in October. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2012

Facebook has been among the most heavily traded companies on SharesPost and other secondary trading sites, as investors have looked to gain an edge on public investors in owning a piece of the social networking site. SharesPost is headed by Greg Brogger, and is backed and was co-founded by TrueCar's Scott Painter.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

This might sound a bit off, but I actually thought the movie “The Social Network,” did a phenomenal job at depicting the essence a startup. Now, there are hundreds of millions of web sites and hundreds of billions of web pages. We have a job link at our site at: [link].”. How do you stand out?”. Beer or wine?

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Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. We also think there's a bit opportunity in family gift giving, and we've also partnered with a number of sites to enable that.

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MAY 11, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based EcoMom (www.ecomom.com) launched its "green" parenting site, with backing from Dave McClure. Jody Sherman: We are a site for eco-conscious, health minded parents. How long has the site been around? In February of this year, we bought EcoMom, a community and content site.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

This might sound a bit off, but I actually thought the movie “The Social Network” did a phenomenal job at depicting the essence a startup. Now, there are hundreds of millions of web sites and hundreds of billions of web pages. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well. How do you stand out?”. Beer or wine?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Los Angeles-based Reunion.com has merged with people search engine Wink, the two said this morning, to create a new online people search site. The firms are planning to roll out a new brand and Web site next year. Financial terms of the merger were not disclosed. READ MORE>>

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APRIL 1, 2016

Woodland Hills-based United Online has sold its StayFriends social networking site, to German company Stroer Content Group GmbH , the company said Thursday afternoon. United Online said it will receive 16.0 million euros ($18.3M US) for StayFriends. READ MORE>>.

Woodland Hills 100

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). As a startup advisor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Ownership. Value creation.

Coach 137

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 137

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

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MAY 4, 2016

The sale of United Online came after a long and tortuous path, where United Online spun off flower delivery firm FTD , sold its Classmates unit, and its StayFriends social networking site, and battled both with B. Riley and Activision Howard Marks over the company's management and strategic plans. READ MORE>>.

Woodland Hills 100

Woodland Hills Activision Social Network Sales 100

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Jo told us why, in a world full of social networking apps, why Pod.io Jo Webber: Why we created Pod, was we've look at sites like Facebook, which has really taken off with friends and family, and helped them communicate online. With our acquisition of the STEMConnector group, you are going to see POD's technology expand.

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