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JULY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online entertainment site run by Keith Richman, said today that it has launched a new, 3D video channel--and will also produce its own, original 3D series. Break said the channel, which will roll out over the next two weeks, includes 3D mini shows and action sports video. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 9, 2010

The good news for content creators in Hollywood and elsewhere trying to make it on the Internet: YouTube , the video sharing site owned by Google, said today that it has just launched a new program which will invest five million dollars for new content partners.

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MAY 14, 2013

We caught up with founder Evan Britton about how his company has created the top site in the Internet niche of celebrity birthdays, and how that intense focus on a single niche--and user experience- has paid off for the company in terms of user engagement and growth. That was the genesis of the site. It was discouraging.

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JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Aggregage (www.aggregage.com) is looking to help aggregate the content across multiple blog publishing sites, and curate that information into specific, B2B niche vertical web sites. Entertainment is confusing--we didn't make investments in pure content plays. Robert Flynn: Yes.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

For this morning's company profile, we thought we'd connect with ShareSquare (www.getsharesquare.com), a newly funded Los Angeles startup focused on QR barcodes -- 3D barcodes -- focused on musicians and entertainers. The objects we are focused on are out-of-home advertising. This was especially true in music and entertainment.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

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). Thismoment's software helps brands establish a presence on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

He then worked in consulting which gave him a broad base of business experience working with the newspaper, cable, and advertising industries. In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. Startup after Iron Planet? (6:00 6:00 – 7:30).

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Capital Venture Capital Veoh Startup 265

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. NowLive is trying to do just that, leveraging both technology and the entertainment world to build its business. We also are dong the Twilight premiere from LA.

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. We teach people how to make web series and video for the web, and specifically for sites like YouTube, and independent networks like Flip and Dailymotion. Michael Tringe: We are an online web series school.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

People complete a short profile when they register on DinnerDate.com, where they can express interest in other people on the site. They can choose to go to a dinner that is advertised, and if they've previously expressed interest in a person, we let them know if that person is going. All of that takes the fun out of dating.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

Entertainment." Once WalMart has helped you establish your brand, it will then be possible to sell premium products via other channels, such as boutique shops or even directly to consumers. Never heard of VidCon? Think "Consumer Electronics Show meets E! However, to move beyond the average 16.5% Fighting Nerds. Border Run.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. Better videos engage more viewers, which attract additional advertising dollars. .

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2011

Netflix, Hulu, and even YouTube and other content streaming sites have all but obliterated the independent DVD rental business of yesterday. If you’re a big supporter of indie films or web series you’re probably checking out your favorites on a variety of different sites on the web. The folks over at Blip.tv To date, Blip.tv

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Patrick is the man behind all the marketing aspects of what could be called one of the funniest sites on the web. He gives up the goods and a few tips on what you could do to help market your company. How do you market the Funniest site on the internet? Funny Or Die doesn’t do any advertising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Broadcast sponsorships and advertising. If your B2B contacts check-in regularly at certain types of locations (entertainment venues, stores, etc.) then you may want to consider potential sponsorships or advertising opportunities with that business or venue. Branded entertainment. Channel incentives or rewards.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Only a few online movie distributors exist on the markets now, but how are they supposed to help grow digital movie properties? The ultimate goal is to help filmmakers, distributors, and producers basically sell the digital and physical content online direct consumer in a way that suits them best,” says Lee Waterworth.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?"

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AUGUST 20, 2009

We spoke with Sherry Gunther, CEO and founder of the firm, earlier this week to get a better look at the company and the dynamics behind the virtual world market nowadays--as well as why Sherry decided to make the jump from the world of entertainment media to online. Kids really need a deeper level of interaction.

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MAY 4, 2016

For our startup interview today, we have an interview with Wrapal (www.wrapal.com), a new startup developing an online marketplace to help film-makers find filming locations, and helping property owners--both residential and commercial--make their properties available for films, commercials, television, and more.

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AUGUST 10, 2009

We caught up with Babette to get the story behind the site, and how the site helped her escape from the world of reality television. The base of the site is instead of a recipe swap, it's more about integrating recipes and figuring out the conversations that happen around recipes. What is BakeSpace? Babette Pepaj: We do.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 2, 2010

Comedic startup site Funny or Die has announced a new design that adds new content and features to the site. The redesign also gives advertisers a larger presence on the homepage and more in-video opportunities across the site. Creating campaigns that combine brand advertising and viral video. What do you think?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

In what has been an unprecedented surge in interest in helping entrepreneurs, there have been more than a half dozen accelerators--most patterned after the successful YCombinator and TechStars programs elsewhere in the country--established in Southern California in the last month or so. How many companies will you be helping in each class?

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AUGUST 20, 2010

The company was founded in 2007, and the initial emphasis was to deliver to end users a personalized content portal on their smart phone, learning what they like anticipate what they'd like to see, and pay for it using personalized advertising. We can help you organize video on demand and pay-per-view offerings.

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MAY 11, 2011

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Anti-AgingGames (www.Anti-AgingGames.com), a new online game startup, announced a new service to help users improve their memory and concentration, as well as improve brain function. Elizabeth Amini: We make online games, which are fun and easy, and help memory, concentration, focus, and relaxation.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

SXSWi has listed the following information on their site: If you or someone you know is doing amazing work with technology to help their community, nominate them for a chance to win a scholarship to attend SXSW Interactive. Culture and Entertainment. Immersive Entertainment – Sensation to Imagination. Catching Fire?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH.

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MARCH 3, 2011

One of those he mentioned was Hark (www.hark.com), an online site which allows users to find and share sound bites and audio clips from movies and elsewhere. So, we spun up the site, and got it up and going in the middle of 2008, and it just took off, particularly right after the elections. We're going out there, and harnessing that.

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DECEMBER 1, 2008

Haim's background is in media and the entertainment industry, for several decades. For example, our existing portfolio is content related--Next New Networks, which is in online video, creating content for super distribution on multiple sites like YouTube, Metacafe, AOL Video, Veoh, and others--happens to be a content company.

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DECEMBER 1, 2008

Haim's background is in media and the entertainment industry, for several decades. For example, our existing portfolio is content related--Next New Networks, which is in online video, creating content for super distribution on multiple sites like YouTube, Metacafe, AOL Video, Veoh, and others--happens to be a content company.

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JULY 22, 2016

Rufus Labs is one of a number of hardware startups which have started to proliferate in the community, due to low cost hardware, 3D printing, and crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. You can help prioritize and assign jobs, or figure out where you have efficiency holes and improve them. What's the next step for you?

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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. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. But there still is much value in helping enterprises succeed – so good luck!

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AUGUST 10, 2011

If you look at the articles on a site like CNN, and the 650 opinions you see after every article, your eyes just start to go crossed. We've got the name of every politician, entertainer, celebrity, athlete, business person, and brand -- you name it, we have it. We have about 50 political sites using the tool already.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2012

They provide a platform that helps users find heal discounts and deals provided by health professionals in their area. The site caters to people that pay out-of-pocket for their healthcare needs. They allow advertisers to combine the branding power of video with the reach and immediacy of the standard banner ad marketplace.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Our combined experience working in film education and inside the traditional and digital entertainment industry gives us unique insight into building an authentic “film school like” education on the web. How to Plan Your Production: Need help producing your web series? How does it work? Any competition in LA?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2013

TechZulu had the pleasure again this year to help bring all the New Media Expo (NMX) 2013 Keynotes sessions live. Under her leadership, Technorati Media has become a profitable integrated online media company with an advertising network, social rich media technology platform, and the internet’s largest blog directory.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2013

This first video they did became viral and the CMO, Jeffrey Harmon , paved the way to create an entertaining brand web series called Diary of a Dirty Tongue. They jumped on YouTube advertising taking advantage of the lower cost per click compared to traditional Google Adwords. They partnered with YouTube celebrities. Comedic timing.

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