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Selectable Media Expands To LA

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Selectable Media , a digital advertising firm which lets users unlock digital content in exchange for interacting with brand advertising, said today that it has expanded to Los Angeles, as part of a growth in its footprint. The expansion came alongside the opening of a new office in Chicago. READ MORE>>.

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New Report Details Technology Job Concentration In Region

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The highest ranked was San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos , with 11.1 According to the report , issued by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, three areas in Southern California ranked among the top 25 metro areas for high-tech employment concentration. percent of jobs in technology, ranked at 20. READ MORE>>.

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How DinnerDate.com Takes Online Dating Offline, with Andrew Connell

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Andrew Connell is the CEO of DinnerDate.com , a startup which has been in beta in San Diego for the last few months, and is just now expanding out to new markets. 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.

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Helix Raises $200M to Build Its DNA “App Store” Beyond the Family Tree

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Thanks to advertising blitzes from companies like Ancestry.com and 23andMe, Joe and Jane Consumer might know that their genetic blueprint and $100 or so can dig up insights about their genealogy. “The majority of our customers are. “The majority of our customers are.

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Interview with Kanaan Jemili, uCast Global

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San Diego-based uCast Global (www.ucastglobal.com), backed by Gary Winnick, is looking to tackle that entire area of content distribution, and is led by startup veteran Dr. Kanaan Jemili. As you know, today, video is one of the primary means of communications from a personal, corporate, and entertainment level. I have a Ph.D.

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Southern California Investments On Uptick, Totals $686.5M For Q1

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San Diego was not far behind, with $222.4M Media and Entertainment was at $55.5M in investments, IT services--which includes many online advertising firms--was at $35.15M in investments. For Southern California, Orange County actually had the most dollars invested, with $239.6M across 31 days.

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Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!

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The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.