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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Santa Monica-based Gravity , the developer of real-time personalization software headed by former MySpace COO Amit Kapur, is making a big push today with the launch of a new set of free APIs for publishers. Gravity is backed by GRP Partners, Redpoint Ventures and August Capital, having most recently raise d$10.6M

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JUNE 30, 2015

Los Angeles-based Nativo the native advertising technology developer led by Justin Choi, said Tuesday morning that it has raised $20M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Advance Vixeid Partners (AVP), and also included RezVen Partners and the company's other existing investors. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising firm which helps web publishers optimize their ad network revenues, reported this week on the latest online ad spending, saying that ad spending tracked at its customers grew 47 percent in the first half of the year. Tags: rubicon project online advertising content.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer Zefr says it has partnered with TikTok, to provide brand safety and brand suitability measurements. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.

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JUNE 18, 2013

AdSense was developed by Applied Semantics, and used software to determine the content and subject of a web page, and then matched those ads to a pool of advertisers; the software was known as Applied Semantics AdSense until Google acquired Applied Semantics on April 24, 2003. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Los Angeles-based Ryff, a developer of brand integration and advertising tools, has raised $11.7M The company develops real-time brand integration technology which integrates virtual products into previously developed content, including edited content and library content on over-the-top (OTT) systems.

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JULY 19, 2010

Altadena-based Perfect Market , the Idealab startup which develops software which helps traditional publishers monetize their archival and current content, said today that it has unveiled a new tool it is calling The Vault. Tags: perfect market content monetization publishing newspaper. Pricing on the new tool was not released.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based online publisher Break Media said today that the firm has more than tripled its branded content projects this year, and expects that it will grow 18 percent this year, despite the economy. Break has been developing content series with advertisers, aiming at creating "viral" videos which get a lot of online viewers.

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APRIL 4, 2017

Santa Monica-based GumGum , the developer of computer vision and artificial intelligence software focused on the advertising industry, has jumped into the online publishing business, saying it has started a new online publication call The Visionary.

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JULY 13, 2010

Hirschberg joins the firm from marketing and advertising firm Deutsch LA, where he was CEO and Chief Creative Officer for the last 13 years. Tags: activision executive publishing deutsch advertising content videogame. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

This also would give the client the upper hand in discussions with advertisers, image providers, URL shorteners, etc. And aside from having great market power (the main reason for Twitter to own the client and the customer) advertising is one of the primary reasons that I believe Twitter needs to own the client applications.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Los Angeles-based Total Immersion , the developer of augmented reality technology, is looking to apply its technology to the game development market, the firm said Monday. According to the firm, it is enabling game developers using game tools from Unity Technologies to use its augmented reality platform on both Apple iOS and Windows.

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APRIL 12, 2021

Los Angeles-based >A href="[link] which develops contextual advertising technology focused on video, has raised $18M in a Series B investment round. was foudned in 2013, and provides analysis of videos to determine the content and relevance of clips to specific viewers.

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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. Financial terms of the acquisition of Associated Content were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Los Angeles-based AdGreetz , which develops a video personalization software platform for advertisers, says it has partnered with social networking service TikTok. According to the two, the deal will allow advertisers to produce, deploy, and optimize "hyper-personalized" content and messaging in real time.

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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.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Populating them can be hard work, especially when the content needs to be just right. It means wasted advertising spend and lost goodwill. On a different project, we’d just used a Large Language Model (LLM) - in this case OpenAI’s GPT - to provide users with pre-filled text boxes, with content based on choices they’d previously made.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

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DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles- and New York-based My Damn Channel, a producer of online, original video, has bolstered its executive ranks, hiring on a new Vice President of Advertising Strategy & Partnerships for the firm. Suhaila was most recently Director of Brand Strategy at NBC Universal Digital Studio, where she developed original content for NBCU.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Pasadena-based Perfect Market , the Idealab-backed developer of programmatic advertising technology, has been acquired by New York-based Taboola. perfect market taboola merger acquisition content advertising optimization software idealab' READ MORE>>. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 14, 2012

Since then, the craft of advertising online has matured from an art to a science. This automated coupling of intent and content results in uber-relevancy and ultimately enhances marketers’ ROI. The company has scaled so quickly because its platform uses vast natural language algorithms to match intent with the appropriate content.

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JUNE 17, 2014

Los Angeles-based Revee , a developer of content analytics software used to help publishers understand their page yield on advertising, has raised $1M in a seed funding round. revee venture capital seed content analytics publishing publisher advertising' Source of that seed funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 11, 2017

Los Angeles-based advertising technology tools developer Social Reality has rebranded itself as SRAX , the company said on thursday. The company said the new branding "is designed to reflect the breadth and depth of the advertising technology company's tools offered to digital marketers and content owners."

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JUNE 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops avatar creation technology for turning photos into animated, 3-D likenesses, said Wednesday that the firm has launched a new effort targeted training content creators on the firm's products. Tags: bigstage stage entertainment avatar content. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

in a seed funding round for a new, podcast advertising venture, the company said on Monday. Podcorn said the new funding will go towards product development of its advertising and distribution platform. The funding was led by Global Founders Capital, and also included Bessemer, 500 Startups, Alumni Ventures Group, and others.

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APRIL 22, 2013

If you''re the developer of a mobile application targeted at young girls, how do you monetize that application? A new, Los Angeles ad network, MobiGirl Media recently launched its niche, mobile ad network, specifically aimed at advertisers and app developers targeting girls between the ages of 6 and 16. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 25, 2013

GumGum , the in-image advertising technology developer led by Ophir Tanz, has promoted Phil Schraeder, the firm''s VP of Finance, to Chief Operating Officer, to head up the firm''s internal operations, business development, and finance. images photo advertising online reald executive gumgum' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 8, 2014

Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer Strike Social is bolstering its board and advisory team, saying that it has named Lawrence Chu to its board of directors, and signed up Dr. Arif Ansari, a big data systems researcher at the University of Southern California, as an advisor. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Los Angeles-based native advertising technology developer Nativo , which is headed by Justin Choi, has landed a new set of premium publishers as customers, the company said today. nativo advertising sponsored content native publishing publisher' Financial details of the wins were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 11, 2012

State of Content is an unrivaled opportunity to connect and collaborate with today’s leading influencers, executives, and entrepreneurs in the new establishment of advertising, marketing & technology. This event will bring together thought leaders to discuss the current state of CONTENT within the ever-evolving digital ecosystem.

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APRIL 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based Zefr , which develops software used by brands advertising on YouTube, says it has been selected for an expanded YouTube Measurement Program (YTMP).

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Los Angeles-based audio advertising technology developer Triton Digital announced this morning that it has been selected by radio station owner NRG Media. The software will be used for creating, managing, and syndicating content, and also running contests, surveys, and email marketing efforts. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2021

Paid search engine ranking (PPC) is just buying advertising for your business. In this context, there are many parameters and concepts you need to understand before you buy advertising: Cost per impression (CPI). All these models start with the advertiser choosing the right search keywords to match user searches.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

Los Angeles-based native advertising provider Nativo said Tuesday that it has named Jay Freedman, a former VP at Yahoo, as its new Chief Revenue Officer. publishing brand advertising sales yahoo executive nativo' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

Los Angeles-based Kixer , a advertising technology developer focused on mobile advertising, has been acquired by LAKANA , a developer of content management software based in Minnesota. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Kixer was venture backed by Lowercase Capital, TenOneTen, as well as angels.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

Lootsie said the company''s rewards program is aimed at helping advertisers better connect with game players, bypassing banners and pop-ups which are disliked by gamers--and instead, offering up all kinds of rewards for player who engage with advertisers. lootsie games rewards content videogame developer advertising ingame'

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MAY 3, 2016

Santa Monica-based marketing and advertising technology developer GumGum has named a new VP today, saying it has named Sirious Wadia as its Vice President of Social Strategy. GumGum also develops technology for in-image advertising. READ MORE>>.

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