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Activision Ties With Flurry

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Santa Monica-based Activision , via its subsidiary Activision Publishing, said today that it is in a strategic relationship with Flurry , a provider of mobile application, advertising, and analytics software. According to Activision, Flurry will help the firm to establish a new mobile publishing initiative.

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What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine

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Howard Marks is co-founder of Activision , and head of Los Angeles-based startup accelerator StartEngine. Definitely Software as a Service (SAAS). We are going to see a real explosion in companies offering software for a subscription price. Following that, I think mobile advertisement technologies. SAAS is here to stay.

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TZ & GR Present REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming

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Prior to joining DWA Chris worked at Activision Blizzard for 13 years, during which time he held a number of role including Executive Producer and Lead Game Designer. He decided to enter the video game business out of a love for all types of games, and the powerful influence the local hobby store had on his childhood in Maine.

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REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming [Live]

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Prior to joining DWA Chris worked at Activision Blizzard for 13 years, during which time he held a number of role including Executive Producer and Lead Game Designer. Robin Kaminsky - CEO 1 st Street Partners | Former EVP of Publishing, Executive Lead Global Gaming Activision / Blizzard.

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TZ Presents 2013 Startup Forecast

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Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2013, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. In 1991, Marks and a partner transformed ailing video game giant Activision into a $14B market cap video game industry leader.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Judges and SuperDemo Bill Gross of Idealab!

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In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine. Dinesh earned his B.S.

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China Roundup: Tencent’s new US gaming studio and WeChat’s new paywall

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The wind, he said, “refers to the ever-growing desire for quality by mobile gamers.” ” Breaking the wave, on the other hand, entails TiMi applying new development tools to building high-budget, high-quality AAA mobile games. “TiMi didn’t succeed in China because of WeChat and QQ.

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