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SocialVibe Names Tappin As New CEO

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Los Angeles-based SocialVibe , which provides online, social advertising to brands, said today that it has named Todd Tapping as its Chief Executive Officer. SocialVibe has a unique advertising model, in that it awards game credits, donations to nonprofits, and other items to consumers who engage or share a brand's advertising.

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Agility Studios Launches, Gets Private Equity Backing

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Los Angeles-based Agility Studios said Wednesday that the firm has launched a new entertainment studio focused on digital media. According to the firm, it was founded by Scott Ehrlich, Larry Tanz, and Keith Quinn, and will focus on transforming digital media firms into viable businesses.

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Nike debuts its most ambitious SNKRS stash drop for the Championship Tour featuring Kendrick Lamar and SZA

TechCrunch LA

On a mild Thursday night at the Los Angeles Forum , Nike’s public relations team and a group of journalists from some of the country’s leading lifestyle, tech, and general interest websites gathered to see the debut of Nike’s most ambitious SNKRS stash drop.

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Thismoment Raises $7.3M

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The firm, which has operations in both San Francisco and Los Angeles, said the funding came from Sierra Ventures. Other investors in the company include private equity firm Fenway Partners, Shelby Bonnie (founder, CNET), Jason Hirschhorn (MySpace, MTV) and Mika Salmi (Atom Entertainment, Viacom).

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Digital Media Investments & The Future of Los Angeles Startups with Manatt Digital Media

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We have been based in LA for around 45 years and we have deep roots in entertainment and media. On the legal side, my practice in North California and we have an advertising and media group in New York City. I think from the perspective of real credibility, what we need is venture capital in the private equity marketplace.

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Carving An Internet Niche With FamousBirthdays.com

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That one thing, in the case of Los Angeles-based FamousBirthdays.com , is creating an online resource all about--you guessed it--famous birthdays. We also sold one of our largest sites to a private equity firm in the real estate niche, and narrowed our focus down to FamousBirthdays.com. The good thing about that is it''s very scalable.

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10 Tests of Your Modern Entrepreneur Lingo Savvy

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See how many you have personally experienced already, or are currently mentioned in your business plan: Crowd-sourcing equity. Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors. Super-angels.