SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 11, 2010

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 -- Faceoff: Social Media versus Paid Search Marketing. Social media advocates tell you that you need to be active on LinkedIn and become a Blogger. Techbizconnection. Which is better for Lead Generation? They tell you that your company must have a Facebook fan page and a Twitter following.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 9, 2009

Thursday, August 13, 2009 -- Industry Trends, Social Media and Web 2.0 Would you like to learn and understand the most effective ways to get the attention of the hundreds of millions of active social networkers around the world? See [link] (more).

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Web 2.0 Social Media Web Tool 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Brad Brooks , the co-founder and CEO of TigerText , which provides clinical communication solutions for the healthcare industry, and also co-founder of anonymous social media app Whisper.

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Southern California Social Media News Entertainment 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

BMW said the contest is open to only residents of Los Angeles and Orange County, and that the deadline for entries is Sunday, November 18th.

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Orange County SoCal Southern California Social Media 185

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. See more insights from the Southern California high tech community in our continued series this whole week! 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

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. in Computer Science.

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Los Angeles CTO Hire CTO Coach Develop 150

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2013

Despite the increase in startup activity in Southern California, local venture capital funds are still few and far between, and a large chunk of the funding here is still from Sand Hill Road. Being so open, when entrepreneurs think about capital, we want to be top of mind. Tell us about the new fund?

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Funding Venture Capital Los Angeles Social Media 196

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Los Angeles Networking CTO Coach Angel 150

Steve Reich

JUNE 26, 2012

Every big company talks about an ecosystem developing around its’ technology, but YouTube is actively building one with its’ Premium Partners. YouTube was offering specific advice and active assistance on everything from program development to search visibility and social media. The takeaways from the meeting?

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Southern California SoCal Content SoCalTech 69

Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

As a division of Southern California Edison (SCE) and a leading provider of fiber optic network solutions for carriers and enterprises in Southern California, we are positioning ourselves to better serve our clients now and in the future. Why this change? Please follow us on Twitter at @SCEFiber and on LinkedIn.

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Customer Custom Southern California Case Study 45

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

He is a former Southern California high tech executive, and recently penned this post on his blog, which he gave us permission to reprint here. Synchronicity - NOT: Twitter can only be used to communicate with people who are also on and active at the same time. Next Generation Online Marketing Strategies, a new guide to Web 2.0

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Web 2.0 Guide Southern California High Tech 145

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Then, face-to-face meetings and activities become much more valuable. I see Visible Networking as a series of conversations around blog posts, and encouraging a group of people to actively participate. It's like a dinner discussion where a topic is discussed, then the group moves to the next topic.

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Los Angeles Networking Angel Blogging 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on the year from Southern California's technology community. 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.

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Southern California Snapchat Yahoo Social Media 100

Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

With the increased personalization of their personal data security with other aspects of their lives, such as with e-mail or social media, they expect carriers to work toward making their connectivity experience as secure as possible.

Networking 56

Networking Competition Southern California Customer 56

socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

Southern California--and particularly, Los Angeles--has always been a center of the music business, which makes it unsurprising that there are many, music-focused startups which end up starting here. How have you been growing the site and getting the word about your services? They really just want their music to be heard.

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Social Media Startup Sites Advertising 241

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. Maybe this meme will help.

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Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

I hadn't talked to her in a while and then because of a presentation I did around Social Media for Service Professionals she and I reconnected. We streamline strategy development using a Reality-Based approach, then execute cross-media programs including websites, brochures, ads, booths. It has been fun to get to know her again.

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Marketing Social Media Blogging Media 150

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Networking Events – Questionable Return on Your Time Last week I posted about Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California and received back some interesting comments, some of the best from a LinkedIn Group. I've talked a bit about this before in posts like: Conversation Topics.

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Networking Blogging Social Media VentureNet 150

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

You mention social / viral aspects at both Google Photos and United Online. What were those and how is that changing now given how things are changing in social media? However, the way I would put it is that many, if not most, experiences--both online and offline--are more engaging when they can be shared socially.

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Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In this information-packed program, NCHC employment law partner Karen Gabler will present critical workplace guidelines for employers on controlling and monitoring their employees' use of social media inside and outside the workplace. Wednesday, February 16, 2011 -- TechAmerica HR Executive Strategy Monthly. See [link] (more)

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High Tech Social Media Social Network Blogging 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. They hold a strong presence in Southern California, with locations in 30 cities.

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Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 106

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 5, 2010

InfluenceSD will recognize and celebrate the most influential members of the San Diego social media community. It is the first and only recognition event in San Diego for the growing social media space. San Diego is home to a very active blogging community and is a great city for the first awards event.

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Media San Diego Social Media Southern California 40

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague Posted on 12 January, 2010 The bot playground commonly refered to as “social media&# is responsible for shitloads of absurd cretinism.

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Social Media Develop Development Media 41

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

My fund – at $200 million – is the largest in Southern California. I meet with Bay Area entrepreneurs all the time and am actively looking to make investments there. The LA / Southern California market has many people who are now on their second and third companies. LA investors are more pragmatic.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

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. They hold a strong presence in Southern California, with locations in 30 cities.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2010

For today's profile, we decided to talk with Taher Scherzay , Founder of FavRav (www.FavRav.com), a Los Angeles-based firm which has created a Facebook application to help small businesses find customers through social media, and also allow consumers to better tap the referral network of their friends. What's the idea behind FavRav?

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Startup Newsletter Customer Custom 193

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

The other feature that sets us apparent, is our integration with social media. savvy, we have every social networking credential there is, and we've integrated those sites into the API. It's really helpful, particularly for companies who don't get social media. Kurt and I are pretty Web 2.0

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Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

We would like give a huge thank you to Social Media Week and the supportive startup community here in Los Angeles. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD.,

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Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. How startup can leverage social media to get investors attention. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD., Producer of Mixergy & AsAble.com.

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Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

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. 50 Ways to Expose Yourself to Randomness - Ben Casnocha: The Blog , May 16, 2010 Cal Newport's three step way to become interesting: 1.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Entrepreneurs should also use social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) There are personal factors that come into play like real estate value, stock market activity, etc. This gives you a better idea of how the company is doing so you can adjust your follow-up reserve (increase or decrease it).

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. The CitizenNet platform helps you measure, analyze, and automate social media marketing and engagement.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

I co-founded LoveIt with Tom Soulanille and Wei Guo alongside our two active board members, Harry Tsao and Talmadge O’Neill. We’re fortunate that our primary investors are also very active Board Members who are working with us closely to build a great product that’s engaging for users. What is your business model?

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Organization Content Tool Blogging 90

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

The emergence of Facebook, Twitter, and the rest of the social Web as a global force in the last several years has done a great deal to highlight their potential to fundamentally alter the way we communicate and collaborate both at home and in business. This is the same with competing activity streams in various social networks.

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Standalone URI shorteners work fine when you want to shorten mostly foreign URIs, but that’s a crappy approach when you want to submit your own stuff to social media. Because you throw away the ability to totally control your traffic from social media, and search engine traffic generated by social media as well.

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SEO IP PHP Blogging 37

SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

Activities As I went through my 30+ different startup experiences and tried to classify them a bit more, I realized this is very messy stuff. So while I’m trying to make sense of this, it’s somewhat hopeless. So, you can easily get sold that there’s little to no Gap. It generally is done to pick off specific needed activities.

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Technical Review Technical Advisors CTO Coach Startup 170

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Team Rubicon unites the unique skills America’s returning veterans offer with the expertise of medical professionals; all while interactively engaging donors through social media. Social Media. Jake Wood serves as President of Team Rubicon , the organization he co-founded following the massive earthquake in Haiti.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78