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Evite Names Two Execs

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Los Angeles-based Evite has named two executives, saying today that it has named James Woo as President and David Grant as Vice President of Product. Grant previously was Senior Director of Product at Activision Blizzard Media, and also served at Study.com and Dynamic Signal.

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5 New Rules For Getting Customers To Advocate For You

Startup Professionals Musings

It started with an email survey on your last stay at their hotel, but now includes requests for online product reviews, to social media input on the design of future products. Partner with others to create unique solutions that might benefit your brand, product, or solution. Embrace risks and champion failures.

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Popbase helps YouTube stars build closer relationships with their fans

TechCrunch LA

New platforms led by YouTube have emerged to change the dynamic of broadcast media — once dominated by the rigid programming of TV — while the internet has enabled new media stars to engage with their audiences in new, high-touch ways. Popbase is an app that operates almost like an interactive forum for new media.

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Irvine Firm Goes On Patent Offensive

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Irvine-based Uniloc USA , a firm which develops anti-fraud technology based on physical device recognition, said this morning that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Sony America, McAfee, Activision, Quark, Aspyr Media, and Borland Software.

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5 Keys To Growing What You Have Planted As A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

It started with an email survey on your last stay at their hotel, but now includes requests for online product reviews, to social media input on the design of future products. Partner with others to create unique solutions that might benefit your brand, product, or solution. Embrace risks and champion failures.

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Uniloc Sues Adobe, Symantec, Others

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Irvine-based Uniloc USA the technology firm which filed suit against Sony America, McAfee, Activision, Quark, Aspyr Media, and Borland Software in July over its patents, is ramping up its patent lawsuits, saying today that it has filed suit against Adobe Systems Inc., Symantec Corporation, Pinnacle Systems, Inc., and SafeNet.

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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

Both Sides of the Table

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Gogii is the creator of the 36th most downloaded application in the history of the iPhone app store – a product called textPlus.

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