socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. Lots of them were in online media and entertainment. That's really the core focus for us.

Hollywood 256

Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

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. What happened with smart phones, is consumers are buying more and more applications, but a screen can only fit a dozen icons. We're really headed for three screens.

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Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Today, we have Cody Simms , Executive Director of Techstars (www.techstars.org), which has been very active this year in the startup accelerator and mentoring area. This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on the year from Southern California's technology community. What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year?

Southern California 100

Southern California Snapchat Yahoo Social Media 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. ” The large social media screen is Enplug, five iterations later. Focus on Value, Not Advertising.

Social Media 106

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 106

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovative marketing starts with customer insights culled from painstaking research into who your customers are, and how they use digital media. Want control?

Marketing 82

Marketing Demand Startup Customer 82

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2014

Fact: social media is among the top most powerful communication tools today. Digital Insights reports in their 2014 Social Media statistics that Facebook has 1.01 billion active mobile users monthly as of March 31, 2014, while Twitter has 255 million active users. And why is that?

Snapchat 82

Snapchat Social Media Social Network Media 82

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Cinemagraphs has visual effects which bonds well with the social media, content producers and advertisers have started to recognise its power and should start to actively harness it. Inputs and forms going full screen. This trend is slightly borrowed from mobile phones due to its success.

Web Design 40

Web Design Design Web Technical Review 40

Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

Ostendo Technologies, a Carlsbad, CA-based company founded in 2005 to advance curved screens and other innovative display technologies, has raised $41.8 Adding to the confusion, the most-recent MoneyTree Report on San Diego venture capital activity shows that Ostendo raised almost $10 million in VC funding during the second quarter.

Technology 40

Technology Venture Capital Beverly Hills Funding 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. ” The large social media screen is Enplug, five iterations later. Focus on Value, Not Advertising.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Attendees include startup CEOs, accelerators, VCs, investors, Hollywood movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, social media gurus, developers, designers, and more from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international.

Hollywood 81

Hollywood Entertainment Content Email 81

Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

Take a long breakfast, or maybe even go for a walk to get a healthy break from your screen. This could be as simple as someone around you glancing at the private documents on your screen. Digital activities internet users on public WiFi. Department for Digital, Culture, Media, & Sport. Statista (click to expand).

Tips 157

Tips Software Review Study Email 157

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™. Education: BIRD frees educators from the constraints of screen-based equipment and allows them to better engage students.

Tips 40

Tips Education Screening Content 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2012

Some lucky people received awesome iPhone protectors from Life Proof giving them the power to be active and still capture video without cracking the screen. the Viddy crew headed to the Arbor Collective showroom on the Venice boardwalk for an exclusive party.

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Santa Monica Venice Screening Google 83

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2015

Technology is of course a dual-edge sword but the media discussions of how it affects human interactions all too often focuses on the downsides. And whatever you think about TV at least it’s an activity you can do together and synchronized where a brain locked into a mobile device is miles away in some problem or topic in the ether.

Mobile 150

Mobile Startup Email Course 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The amount of time and money required for publicity and promotion of any crowd-funding activities may be more than the return. Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market. Amount of funding provided is usually not enough.

Funding 101

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Invest 101

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Social media will be pervasive in the enterprise and is primarily driving by customer interactions. It’s central standard was HTML (hyper text markup language) that described how we would show data on computer screens. Suddenly you could update small portions of the browser without refreshing the whole screen.

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Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

Crowd-sourcing tools, usually Internet applications, use the social media to poll for interest, feedback, and ultimately some funding for the startup. The amount of time and money required for publicity and promotion of any crowd-funding activities may be more than the return. Amount of funding provided is very small.

Funding 92

Funding Startup Social Media Sample 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

The amount of time and money required for publicity and promotion of any crowd-funding activities may be more than the return. Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market. Amount of funding provided is usually not enough.

Funding 106

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Sample 106

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2016

Not quite satisfied with the lack of human connection in life behind a computer screen, Wang worked her way into Dealmoon leadership after a fateful meeting with her future business partners at a soccer match. Wise words for an age where social media “word of mouth” reigns supreme. The Successful Strategy Behind Dealmoon.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Social Media Startup Screening 40

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.Co

JULY 31, 2017

With all sorts of text/video messaging apps, email and social media as the primary mean of communication, the phone has become both a public and a business nuance. What you may not know is that knowledge workers spend 41 percent of their time on discretionary activities that could be delegated or automated.

Snapchat 65

Snapchat Product Email Social Media 65

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is bringing professionals and companies from the tech industry together and connect them through a new social media platform. Users can view analytics for their profile or company profile (depending if they allow it) to view the information on various activities. Solaborate is a professional social media network.

Social Media 92

Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

million monthly active users who are creating more than 32 million text messages per day! At JAMDAT he designed the most successful mobile games – (Bowling, Bejeweled Multiplayer & Solitaire) and knows what drives engagement on “the small screen.&# To put things into perspective, the company has 7.7

Gogii 310

Gogii Invest Blogging Startup 310

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

He explains with online marketing in general, there’s the huge shift into native advertising (inputting marketing messaging in line with content users are actively engaging with) – Largely due to a shift away from traditional in banner advertising. Ophir considers GumGum as part technology and part media company.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Advertising Google Screening 76

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. prefer instead to divide it according to the mindset of users: whether or not they are actively looking to purchase something (i.e. Do fewer structured activities. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. There is a much better technique.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

MuckerLab has already secured its reputation as one of the hottest startup accelerators in town with a particular emphasis on product for incubation-stage software, services and media ventures. Forget the second screen, play and interact with video content today. Founded by L.A.’s

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Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. mt) Media Temple, Inc. The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies! It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Community and Activism. Merging of 2nd Screen & TV Everywhere Experiences. Evolution of Social Ads and Earned Media. The final panels greenlighted will be announced October 15, 2012. 2013 Panel Submissions: How to Unleash the Power of Good in Digital Age. Beyond Video: Storytelling for the 21st Century.

Entertainment 73

Entertainment Startup eBook Outsource Development 73

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Facebook just hit 1 billion active users globally and that was great but a new social payment application is set to make Facebook users across the world get more from their connections and even allowing companies to sell or receive payments from their pages. A ZunguZ account is activated in seconds by going to www.zpayments.co.za.

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2010

Crowd-sourcing tools, usually Internet applications, use the social media to poll for interest, feedback, and ultimately some funding for the startup. The amount of time and money required for publicity and promotion of any crowd-funding activities may be more than the return. Amount of funding provided is very small.

Funding 59

Funding Startup Social Media Sample 59

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Current round: $8mm in Series B from RRE Ventures (Will Porteous)(lead), SoftBank, Hearst Interactive Media, SV Angel (Ron Conway), Founder Collective.Total raised: $11.5mm.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Steve Reich

AUGUST 9, 2012

A VC I respect just told me “the environment is not flush with cash, no matter what the media is saying.” I’m personally aware of several TCA and Pasadena Angels members who are actively investing, and then sponsoring companies at their respective groups. So what do we do? The problem will get solved.

Angel 49

Angel Pasadena Angels Venture Capital Pasadena 49

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). We take that number, and send them a one-time PIN code.

Marina Del Rey 238

Marina Del Rey Startup IP Examples 238

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

San Diego-based Newsforce (www.newsforce.com) is a startup which is looking to take advantage of the hunger of the newspaper and media business for revenue, and has created a product which takes press releases and commercial content, and inserts them onto news sites in "sponsored content" blocks. We call it storytelling media.

News 124

News Advertising Press Sites 124

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

We wrote all of the core components of our technology, from the ground up--even our SIP stack, OIP application, session-border, softswitch, and media server--which runs on standards-based, off-the shelf servers. Instead, we do this for about a $1000 for a site, in HD quality, supporting eight to 10 participants on a 48- or 52-inch screen.

IP 165

IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

This was pre social media. I am often asked about social media by those who want to know how they should best do it professionally. My advice always follows along the line of: Twitter is part media distribution platform. It shouldn’t be a one-way media publishing platform. To get on his radar screen.

Social Media 307

Social Media Blogging Media Startup 307

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2015

Your social media feed was probably filled this morning with information about the 13-minute speech Kanye West made during the 2015 VMA broadcast, but only the objective big data behind Watson can really break it down scientifically. Activity level. And look at that [points to screen]. Authority-challenging. Conscientiousness.

Search Engine Optimization 40

Search Engine Optimization Social Media Technology Council Ideas 40