L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Snap is trying to lure Instagram advertisers by offering them free ads on Snapchat; Elon Musk explains why SpaceX prefers clusters of small engines for the Falcon Heavy; and digital media drives entertainment employment growth in Los Angeles

Snapchat 100

Snapchat Advertising SpaceX Entertainment 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Los Angeles-based GumGum Sports , which develops artificial intelligence powered software which helps sports team measure advertising being presented in sports coverage of their teams, has rolled out a new analytics module it says streamlines sponsorship analysis and reporting.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Social Media Entertainment Advertising 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

The surge of technology, advertising, and media companies flocking to Silicon Beach has meant a huge win for real estate investors, particularly in Playa Vista, according to a report today. Image: YouTube''s Playa Vista location, YouTube Space Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 213

Santa Monica Los Angeles Advertising Media 213

socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2019

According to report this week, abuse of the communications and advertising features of Los Angeles-based Snapchat is playing a significant role in the sale of firearms outlawed in California.

Snapchat 100

Snapchat Report Social Network Advertising 100

StartUp Beat

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

StartupBeat provides advertisers with tens of thousands monthly unique readers who are tech-savvy, engage, and socially-connected. StartupBeat, founded in 2009 in Los Angeles, is a media company focused on covering startups and why they matter in our lives. Global Media: $999. PR & Media Support.

Advertising 40

Advertising SEO Media Los Angeles 40

socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based MySpace , the once dominant social networking website, has been sold to Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising network, in a deal reportly worth $35M. According to Specific Media, News Corporation will take a minority equity stake in Specific Media as part of the deal.

Media 140

Media Social Network Advertising News 140

TechCrunch LA

JULY 3, 2018

Postie , a new Los Angeles-based startup, has a vision for the future of advertising and marketing — and it’s direct mail. Unilever buys Dollar Shave Club for reported $1B value. Neddenriep, served as the chief technology officer for Science — a role he’s continuing at Postie. Postie has raised $3.5

Dollar Shave Club 232

Dollar Shave Club Chief Technology Officer Advertising Los Angeles 232

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Thanks to all of our sponsors and advertisers, who make our coverage of Southern. It's the source for keeping a pulse on the dynamic world of technology, reaching venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, social media. Thanks this week to our sponsors and advertisers, which include Clearstone. learn more.

SoCalTech 127

SoCalTech Advertising Rustic Canyon Glendale 127

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2014

What''s unique about it, it is stream live social media, and actually puts that social media content on the display right in front of you. I met with david after he flew up to meet me from Los Angeles. So, I took a U-haul to Los Angeles after I graduated. We talked for an hour, and I said, let''s do it. READ MORE>>.

Social Media 178

Social Media Media Startup Culver City 178

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the user-generated content venture of Richard Rosenblatt, has new competition this afternoon, from Yahoo , after Yahoo announced it would acquire content publishing firm Associated Content. Both firms develop "evergreen" articles about popular topics, which they then sell advertising against.

Yahoo 150

Yahoo Demand Content Media 150

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MARCH 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online media venture of Richard Rosenblatt, announced Monday afternoon that it has hired on Joanne Bradford, most recently Yahoo's SVP of U.S. According to Demand, Bradford will oversee brand advertisers on the firm's top 20 owned and operated web sites. Bradford reports to Rosenblatt.

Yahoo 113

Yahoo Demand Media Advertising 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based native advertising technology provider Nativo , which is led by Justin Choi and is venture backed by Greycroft Partners, e.ventures and Signia Venture Partners, has signed up five major newspaper groups as customers, the company reported Tuesday afternoon. nativo newspaper advertising native internet'

Advertising 171

Advertising Los Angeles Content Report 171

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2015

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , which provides advertising automation software, reported last week that marketing and technology company DigitaLBi has selected the company''s technology. Rubicon Project said its technology will be used to automate guaranteed media buys across the agency. READ MORE>>.

Advertising 100

Advertising Los Angeles Report Media 100

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

Last week, the Los Angeles-based startup led by Trevor McFedries , outed itself as the collective consciousness behind the virtual celebrity Lil Miquela and her less well known contemporaries Blawko22 and BermudaisBae in a choreographed melodrama worthy of Los Angeles’ best reality television. ” That was a lie.

Social Media 254

Social Media Los Angeles Media Geni 254

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based online advertising exchange operator Rubicon Project announced Tuesday afternoon that it has named Michael Barrett as CEO, replacing founder and CEO Frank Addante. Barrett was most recently CEO of Millennial Media, and also had served as Chief Revenue Officer at Yahoo!, in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Yahoo 113

Yahoo Report Advertising Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Los Angeles-based programmatic advertising technology and marketplace operator OpenX has added media company Intermarkets as a customer, the company said last week. OpenX said that InterMarkets is using its OpenX Ad Server technology platform to manage its digital advertising inventory. READ MORE>>.

OpenX 100

OpenX Advertising Los Angeles Platform 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer and marketplace operator OpenX is reporting a win this morning with Major League Gaming (MLG), saying that MLG has selected the company as its exclusive provider of ad serving and monetization of its digital media advertising. READ MORE>>.

OpenX 100

OpenX Advertising Los Angeles Platform 100

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

They join the 23 cities that were already supported: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis-St. It has now added to the list of partners local news service Patch and ProPublica, including its Local Reporting Network partners and its collaborative journalism project Electionland.

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News Journal San Diego IP 156

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

The cost of entry has never been lower, with new tools to create your own website , and free social media to get your message out everywhere. Based on my own experience as a mentor and angel investor, I find that as many as ninety percent of startups fail in the first five years, despite their best efforts.

Social Media 98

Social Media Metrics Media Tool 98

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based investor Siemer Ventures has backed social media advertising and analytics firm Optimal , Optimal said Monday. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 159

Southern California Social Media Advertising Media 159

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

The new owner of former Los Angeles startup Tsavo Media , Canadian-firm Cyberplex , said today that it is looking for "strategic alternatives" for the unit of the firm, after a fiasco involving Yahoo's traffic quality reporting system. million, due to Yahoo's indication that Tsavo was sending it "low quality" traffic.

Tsavo 150

Tsavo Yahoo Media Report 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Peruse company reports from your business domain. Modern libraries are still worth a visit.

Statistics 120

Statistics Research Report Newsletter 120

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. It echoes the same message from Kik’s chief executive Tim Livingston last week when he rebuffed earlier reports that the company would shut down amid an ongoing battle with the U.S.

Social Network 153

Social Network Los Angeles Social Media Blogging 153

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based technology incubator and studio Science said today that it has hired on Matt Monahan as its new Vice President of Social Media Marketing. Monahan was most recently at AlphaBoost, a startup which was building Facebook advertising reporting software.

Marketing 178

Marketing Incubator Social Media Google 178

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation , the online advertising representation firm which is a part of Evolve Media Corp., reported this morning that it has added a new suite of "Urban" and "Latina lifestyle" sites to its network of web sites. Gorilla Nation helps to connect websites with brand advertisers.

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Gorilla Nation Advertising Sites Web 145

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Internet portal Yahoo confirmed Wednesday afternoon that it has hired Ross Levinsohn , former head of Fox Interactive Media, and current venture capitalist at Fuse Capital, as its new Executive Vice President of Americas. News of the hiring was first reported by AllThingsD. Tags: yahoo ross levinsohn executive media content.

Yahoo 178

Yahoo Media News Report 178

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2012

Los Angeles-based SodaHead , the online social discussion and voting site, is one of the launch partners for the new Google Analytics Social Media features, Google said this week. SodaHead, which was co-founded by former MySpace exec Jason Feffer, was one of nearly two dozen social sites who partnered with Google on the feature.

Google 160

Google Social Media Sites Advertising 160

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2020

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Peruse company reports from your business domain. Modern libraries are still worth a visit.

Marketing 157

Marketing Statistics Research Report 157

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

New platforms led by YouTube have emerged to change the dynamic of broadcast media — once dominated by the rigid programming of TV — while the internet has enabled new media stars to engage with their audiences in new, high-touch ways. Popbase is an app that operates almost like an interactive forum for new media.

Help 115

Help Startup Activision Media 115

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based FastPay , which provides specialized line of credit to online publishers, e-commerce companies, videogame companies, and other digital media companies, reports this morning that it has placed over $100M in funding to over 100 customers since its launch in 2010.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Funding Commerce 164

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based SVnetwork , the online advertising network which runs SocialVibe, reports this morning that it has launched its 100th brand advertising campaign. Tags: svnetwork online brand advertising toyota. Financial details of the campaign were not disclosed by SVNetwork. READ MORE>>.

Redpoint 157

Redpoint Advertising Social Media Los Angeles 157

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

By “vertical production” I meant that many online video production companies will have a strong vertical focus that will help them win the battle to sign up talent, build stronger & more loyal audiences and align with stronger advertiser relationships because they serve more endemic audiences.

Invest 291

Invest Content Media Networking 291

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

And just yesterday, the company opened an office in Los Angeles, the heart of the music industry. One the other hand, the deal is significant also because it underscores how TikTok is increasingly working to legitimise itself in the wider tech and media marketplace.

Services 182

Services Los Angeles Media Marketing 182

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Los Angeles-based MindJolt , the online and mobile games developer headed by former MySpace founder Chris DeWolfe, reports today that it is now seeing about a third of the company's total revenues coming from the sale of virtual goods. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 167

Mobile Advertising Los Angeles Report 167

StartUp Beat

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

If you’re like today’s typical consumer, you most likely tune out TV ads – and you probably can’t remember the last time you heard a radio advertisement. While the glory days of TV and radio ads have come and gone, digital media influencer marketing is gaining momentum.

Social Media 40

Social Media Software Review Media Marketing 40

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Also, if you happen not to be able to attend BlogWorld and New Media Expo this year TechZulu has you covered. In this role, he reports directly to Alan Mulally, Ford’s president and chief executive officer.

Los Angeles 75

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

At the time, it was doing Facebook media buying for e-commerce companies. That being said, we work with companies of all sizes — startups, companies that are already established, and very large companies that need to rework both their creative and their media buying strategy. The data science team also builds pretty robust reporting.

Commerce 211

Commerce Content Marketing Startup 211