socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

Dollar Shave Club 272

Dollar Shave Club Technical Review Santa Monica Southern California 272

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

They want a means of representing themselves that is animated, and changeable, and actively communicates in places like MySpace, Facebook, and other social networks. There's been an unusually complex amount of engineering, compared to a web media startup, but that's a good thing.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

You've got a great idea for a web video series, but how do you learn about how to make that happen, to get distribution, and monetize that video? Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. Michael Tringe: We are an online web series school.

Web 187

Web Content Startup Education 187

socalTECH

JULY 5, 2011

For today's interview, we spoke with Los Angeles-based Swagbucks (www.swagbucks.com), an online site which allows users to earn virtual currency in exchange for searching the Internet, as well as other activities. Those brands included the Green Bay Packers, World Wresting Entertainment, and so on.

Startup 266

Startup Sites Web Entertainment 266

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2010

For this morning's interview, we have an interview with Kieve Huffman , the co-founder of Dather (www.dather.com), a new Los Angeles startup which has created a tool which helps to aggregate social networking web sites and media. Kieve Huffman: My background, and that of my business partner is digital entertainment and digital media.

Startup 213

Startup Buzznet Entertainment Social Network 213

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 7, 2009

They are generally the senior most person responsible for custom software development, database design, database administration, web development, etc. Part of the reason is that when I look at the CTOs, we see that the industries (games, entertainment, aerospace, retail, etc.), or focused on industry or type of company.

Southern California 150

Southern California Software Development Software Develop 150

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

So, I thought I''d see if there was an interest here to active a community in town. People might be willing to do that for major events, but that''s too high a barrier for people to be actively engaged in the Silicon Beach community. It used to be 45 minutes away, but now it''s an hour or hour and a half.

Pasadena 242

Pasadena Santa Monica CalTech Technical Review 242

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

What we''re doing, is curating the most popular interests, brands, and entertainers, which comprise the interest in the social web, and putting in on one platform. You can go to your particular interests, pick your favorite brands and entertainers, and favorite them. How did the company start? We all have likes and interests.

Mobile 159

Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail. Seed viral activity. It also means making the content appear omnipresent on the Web and in the marketplace, including dedicated video sites and blogs.

Marketing 107

Marketing Invest SEM Startup 107

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

As you know, today, video is one of the primary means of communications from a personal, corporate, and entertainment level. 3 very active, 3 have been deployed. Those are the three active areas, and we have several customers and have made lots of headway there. Who are your core customers? The third one is actually live sports.

Content 113

Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 4, 2014

It’s the New Year, and there’s no better time to get educated on all the blogging, podcasting and Web video tools to help you become an active content creator. We’re even bringing you a personal appearance by entertainer Marshall Sylver who is starring in “Real Hypnosis Really Funny!”

Media 82

Media Social Media Education Blogging 82

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2011

Webdoc is a web platform that allows you to easily create interactive posts mixing different web contents through a simple and intuitive drag & drop interface. Think YouTube but for creating and virally sharing rich web creations and going beyond broadcast. Think Minority Report meets the web. Give Us the Fast Pitch.

Startup 97

Startup Web Content Media 97

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 10, 2012

It was good to see someone else who actively thinks about the world from the user’s perspective.” He is the author of various best selling books including Practical Information Architecture, Web Dogma ’06 and Usable Usability. “Great presentation. ” -Testimonial from an attendee at the L.A.

Culver City 105

Culver City Design Content Writing 105

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

They each contain a collection of activities and trips, the cheapest box set, which costs £59 ($72 USD), offers 180 activities and the most expensive, at £199 ($244 USD), has over 340 activities. The recipient gets to choose the activity they like the most, and they have up to two years to make that decision.

Platform 70

Platform Activity Startup Commerce 70

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2014

The network produces its own videos in-house, featuring a notable network of expert yogis, chefs, trainers and fitness instructors, and also curates a selection of the best videos from around the Web. We connect YOU (the passionate enthusiast) with expert video and our active community to help you embrace and practice your wellness passions.

Help 87

Help Content Activity Networking 87

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

We felt we'd have more impact over time, if we instead focused on people who are one generation younger, still working, and are active. So I actually started a graphic design company out of college, and got lucky with the web taking off at the right time. You don't need a CD, or hardware, it's completely web based.

Study 252

Study Startup Design Tips 252

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail. Seed viral activity. It also means making the content appear omnipresent on the Web and in the marketplace, including dedicated video sites and blogs.

Marketing 67

Marketing SEM Startup Blogging 67

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It might look a little bit like StoryBots (www.storybots.com), the new kids educational and entertainment service just launched by JibJab (www.jibjab.com). On the web, parents can upload photos of themselves, family members, and friends, and put them into a video alongside the StoryBots, in classic kids songs.

Content 224

Content Startup Screening Education 224

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2015

Utilizing technological innovations spun out of the renowned MIT Media Labs and visual artistry by GMUNK , TrueCar is melding the company’s data analysis and visualization abilities with new, entertainment technology. This platform takes our web-based technology from the computer screen to the concert experience, as L.E.D.

Santa Monica 40

Santa Monica Truecar Technology Entertainment 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Attending discussions at SMWLA week is a great opportunity to learn and mingle with some of the world’s top content creators, strategists and all around top-tier digital influencers in Los Angeles, the mecca of entertainment. They have broken events down by two hubs: Social Tech , and Entertainment. ENTERTAINMENT HUB.

Social Media 92

Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 26, 2013

Before that, Cameron was the Director of Marketing for ACS, a boutique consulting agency that specialized in web strategies. He loves to surf, ski, ride motorcycles and most other adventurous activities. He is also a former Founding Partner of Performa Media, a performance-based lead generation company with a successful exit in 2010.

Startup 105

Startup Social Media SEO Santa Monica 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2013

Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail. Seed viral activity. It also means making the content appear omnipresent on the Web and in the marketplace, including dedicated video sites and blogs.

Marketing 99

Marketing Entrepreneur Startup SEM 99

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

Patrick Kennedy: Our customers are very active using our technology and analytics as a solution to increase the content sales from all kinds of customers. Carriers are certainly a big class of customer, and we also have content aggregators, who are aggregating games, news and information, mobile applications, and web sites.

Content 189

Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

These days it seems like a professional is needed to interpret a business’ web analytics. That’s why Canecto developed a cutting-edge, AI framework designed to be a web analytics assistant and help provide owners relevant insights around their customer base and learn how visitors interact with their content.

Startup 80

Startup Mentor Platform Help 80

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2012

Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail. Seed viral activity. It also means making the content appear omnipresent on the Web and in the marketplace, including dedicated video sites and blogs.

Marketing 95

Marketing Startup SEM Blogging 95

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2009

We sat down and spoke with Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried , co-founders of the firm, about what the firm is up to now, their view on how to mesh entertainment and the Internet, and how to go beyond creating a viral hit. Miles Beckett: Our company EQAL is a social entertainment company, which means two things. That was a big factor.

Hollywood 113

Hollywood Content Paramount Entertainment 113

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

Along with Amazon, Dell was also an early pioneer of web-based customer service. I don't spend a lot of time doing my favorite activities." However, no matter how large or successful your organization, there will always be responsibilities which you perform for the good of your company, not for your personal entertainment.

Tips 247

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It might look a little bit like StoryBots (www.storybots.com), the new kids educational and entertainment service just launched by JibJab (www.jibjab.com). On the web, parents can upload photos of themselves, family members, and friends, and put them into a video alongside the StoryBots, in classic kids songs.

Content 138

Content Startup Screening Education 138

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

Here it seems that entrepreneurs are coming out of business school, transitioning from corporate life, or hail from the entertainment industry. Whereas in Silicon Valley, you can have a V.1 He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away.

Company 111

Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Herzliya, IL, October 12, 2015 — MUV Interactive, a developer of innovative technologies for active human sensing, today announced the official launch of BIRD™. BIRD is an intuitive wearable device worn on the tip of the finger that transforms any surface into a multi-touch interface with 3D interactive capabilities.

Tips 40

Tips Education Screening Content 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2011

Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail. Seed viral activity. It also means making the content appear omnipresent on the Web and in the marketplace, including dedicated video sites and blogs.

Marketing 90

Marketing Startup SEM Blogging 90

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 12, 2014

Once inside, Belkin’s Wemo systems control everything from lighting to entertainment, and weMonitor watches over everything’s power consumption. IFTT focuses on connecting web apps, but an example for connected home use would be: If the motion sensor has been active for the last 10 minutes, turn on the water heater.

Belkin 87

Belkin Startup Acquisition Entertainment 87

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2012

If you don’t have a partner, you’ll often lose interest and find something else to entertain you. 5,000 active users? If your hypothesis is, “we can build a better web-based chat client”, that’s something you could test quickly. Pick a day and time per week where you always work together. Set some real milestones.

Entrepreneur 95

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Funding 95

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Giving you the ability to chat in realtime with all your friends around the web right from TechZulu. ( HUBkap allows you to: Plan - Create, manage and communicate all your daily activities with the people that matter most - all on one calendar. We are always looking for ways to help improve the experience here at TechZulu.

Stickam 60

Stickam Content Draper Web 60

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Booyah’s most popular application is social LBS game is MyTown; users engage in a mobile game centered around real world locations and activities, including check-ins, virtual purchases of real-life locations, collecting rent on properties, virtual goods. Time will tell.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2011

If you don’t have a partner, you’ll often lose interest and find something else to entertain you. 5,000 active users? If your hypothesis is, “we can build a better web-based chat client”, that’s something you could test quickly. Pick a day and time per week where you always work together. Set some real milestones.

Startup 93

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Entertainment 93