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JUNE 8, 2011

It's the biggest portion of our revenues at our company, and our clients include the Buffalo News, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, JDate, Spark network, and many entrepreneurs. In the meantime, Groupon came along, and our media customers started to lose advertising. We learned that Groupon was taking their advertisers.

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Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

StartEngine said that the companies--who have all gone through the 90 day mentorship process at StartEngine--include the BedAbroad (international student housing marketplace); CARBON 38 (online luxury fitness destination for women; Smilu (cross-platform, multiplayer video games); WhereMyDogsAt (mobile social networking for dog owners); Ember (demand (..)

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Santa Monica Startup Activision Commerce 178

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2020

Irvine-based Advantage Solutions , which provides technology-enabled sales and marketing services to manufacturers and retailers, has acquired Quantum Networks , a New York City-based e-commerce retailer and agency. Advantage Solutions says Quantum Networks also is on eBay, Newegg, Walmart.com, Reverb, and Google Shopping.

Networking 100

Networking NewEgg Commerce Google 100

Frank Addante

AUGUST 22, 2013

But RTB isn’t the only thing that matters when it comes to advertising automation. RTB is less than half of the total automated advertising market. When you look at static bids, for example, there’s $5 billion to $7 billion of ad spending that goes through ad networks. $3 The Automated Advertising Industry'

Advertising 86

Advertising Press Commerce Web 86

socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sometrics , which develops virtual currency products for social networking game developers, is linking holiday shopping and social games with a new product. Tags: sometrics virtual game currency social networking advertising. READ MORE>>.

Social Network 145

Social Network Commerce Advertising Networking 145

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

He knows the ad management and ad network businesses. Mobile traffic consumption is rising dramatically and everybody expects it to become the major commerce platform of the future. it provides complete transparency in how much advertisers are paying, how much Burstly takes and what your revenue is. Enter Burstly.

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Mobile Invest Companies Company 282

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The company said its Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) chip is aimed at use in always-on, location-aware applications such as social networking, place-based mobile commerce and local merchant advertising. Broadcom said the new chip will be shipping in handsets by Q2 of this year.

Social Network 153

Social Network Commerce Advertising Mobile 153

socalTECH

MAY 4, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the pay-per-call technology provider to the affiliate marketing industry, has inked a partnership with Pepperjam Network , an online performance marketing firm owned by GSI Commerce.

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Santa Barbara Commerce Platform Marketing 167

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

It had the audience, the people, the network, everything! Tige and I discuss an excellent blog post written by the CEO of Hulu (Jason Kilar) on the future of advertising. The networks seem to be emphatic about monetization for the present. Where exactly it missed the mark is hard to say. Netflix is a great example.

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Venture Capital Examples Startup Invest 277

InfoChachkie

JUNE 16, 2011

It became clear that the people with scale are famous people, so we set about building a network of influential people so when a marketer says, ‘I am looking to reach moms on Twitter’, we can match them with a couple of dozen celebrities and say ‘All of these women reach moms on Twitter.’”. all of the above?

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Social Media Platform Media Networking 252

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

A consumer piece is a big part of our business, and the next big piece is the advertiser platform, plus everything we wrap around the advertisers experience, helping them to manage their content, and provide great reporting, and helping them to understand the ROI of doing business with us. We''re coining the term search commerce.

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Competition: Gilt Groupe , Ideeli , RueLaLa (sub of GSI Commerce) , OneKingsLane , department stores like Saks and Neiman Marcus. Social network app developer and ad network. Total raised: $56.3mm.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

InfoChachkie

JULY 5, 2012

Coull Offers Advertisers Video Skimlinks. <JG A UK startup, Coull (pronounced “cool”), allows advertisers to create and embed such contextually revelvant ads within their existing video assets. However, they were expensive to create because they required advertisers to employ full-service media agencies.

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Customer Custom Entrepreneur Advertising 133

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JULY 7, 2010

They've acquired CAPTCHA security tools originally developed by Vidoop, and looking to market that technology to e-commerce web sites, social networking sites, and others looking to reduce spam and fraud. Internships.com / Robin Richards - Richards most recently sold The NTI Group to Blackboard, was founding president and COO at MP3.com,

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Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 26, 2012

The Israel Conference is a fast-paced business conference showcasing the vitality and growth of Israel-facing business through a variety of panels on hot industry topics and trends with world-class speakers and high-quality networking.

Conference 113

Conference High Tech Commerce Class 113

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

The consumer piece is a big part of our business, and the next big piece is the advertiser platform, plus everything we wrap around the advertiser experience, helping them to manage their content, and provide great reporting, and helping them to understand the ROI of doing business with us. We''re connecting those two parties.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

When it's all about trading, swapping, lucky finds, and more--explains Dan Murillo , who is CEO and Founder of Little Black Bag (www.littleblackbag.com), an online e-commerce community based in Los Angeles. We think there is a new category of the e-commerce and shopping sector, the entertainment sector. When is shopping a sport?

Commerce 153

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 25, 2012

The Israel Conference is a fast-paced business conference showcasing the vitality and growth of Israel-facing business through a variety of panels on hot industry topics and trends with world-class speakers and high-quality networking.

Conference 100

Conference High Tech Commerce Class 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2016

According to Rubicon, it has named Tom Kershaw--most recently Director of Product Management for Google Ads and Commerce, to the position, where he will be responsible for product development, platform strategy, product design, prioritization, and go-to-market planning, as well as oversight of the company's engineering capabilities.

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Google Product Commerce Los Angeles 138

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

We've built some social curation tools, which use social signaling--tweets, clickthroughs, or comments on Facebook--and take what the network is deciding are important stories, and highlighting those and moving them further up on our site, so that the important stories on any given day are being highlighted. Robert Flynn: Yes. plus range.

Startup 162

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Right now, when people are communicating using Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, and others, those businesses are principally using display advertising and sponsored listings to monetize those users. Those references drive trillions of dollars of commerce. We're taking a different approach. What does that look like?

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San Diego Social Media Commerce Snapchat 159

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Sellbot, an e-commerce platform for sellers made by USC graduates Michael and Payam Ahdoot, took home the grand prize of $25,000. The interviewer, David Cohen, Senior Editor of Features at Variety , led the chat by asking Cheng about the media industry, advertisements, and the future of the market.

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USC Cornerstone OnDemand Southern California Netflix 98

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Top CEO’s, entrepreneurs, technology gurus, venture capitalists and executives will be looking at the tech ecosystem from different perspectives, including e-commerce, enterprise software, digital media and consumer technologies.” That said, YouTube Network Fullscreen platform is blazing this new trail with 2.5

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

From there most websites unfortunately don’t know what to really do with it so it basically just becomes a way to log you in and potentially allow advertisers to serve up more targeted (and therefore higher CPM) ads. It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. We then spoke about startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Add a modest advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. They will exit quickly.

Web 117

Web Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising 117

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2010

Prior to that, Gerry was SVP for AOL’s Search and Directional Media group, where he managed the AOL Search, Local Search, Yellow Pages; Netscape Search; and eCommerce Search properties, including all search-based revenue and advertising initiatives. Talk about an accomplished and amazing track record individual.

Tips 90

Tips Commerce News Media 90

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

Indi is focused on powering individual commerce. In essence, we want to give every individual their own, e-commerce store. Our team has a passion for e-commerce, and we also have athletes and others on our team. We run our day-to-day business with professional athletes and folks out of the e-commerce industry.

Help 113

Help Commerce Platform Orange County 113

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

In association with some of the regions top trade associations/social networking groups and industry hosts, DFR '09 promises to be the largest holiday party of the season and help weave our various communities of interest into the larger collective family of professionals working in and around the technology industry. REGISTER TODAY!

Fandango 124

Fandango CarsDirect Case Study Santa Monica 124

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Competes with HauteLook , RueLaLa (sub of GSI Commerce) , Billion Dollar Babes , ideeli , Glam List. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

According to Kyla Brennan, founder & CEO of HelloSociety, “Pinterest is undeniably one of the most exciting social networks to emerge recently.”. The startup’s tastemaker network is comprised of more than 250 influential pinners in fashion, home décor, beauty, DIY, weddings, food and travel and many more with an average reach of 1.8

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Sales Technical Review Marketing Technology 101

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

US TV advertising is $60 billion in its own right. These companies advertise. Cash will continue to become less relevant in 10 years as electronic & mobile commerce continue to proliferate and new technologies like NFC drive change. I have always believed that TV was ripe for disruption. It will impact retail. And Social.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Scott Morrow: Sports/outdoors is quite interesting, that's the fastest growing lifestyle category in e-commerce. It's an extremely valuable service, and we're paid through various commercial relationships--Google AdSense, major affiliate networks, or direct relationships with individual brands and retailers.

Content 165

Content Demand Sites Media 165

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Add a modest advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. They will exit quickly.

Search Engine Optimization 88

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2011

Right now, we are running targeted ads using ad networks or whatnot. We're not yet marketing or selling direct to advertisers, because we're really focused on growing and honing our platform. Clark Benson: There is the initial business model, and then there is also what we grow into as we scale.

Startup 195

Startup Platform Sites Java 195