socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

One of the major growth areas along Silicon Beach has been in the whole area of creating content for digital platforms. In the case of Los Angeles-based Laffster (www.laffster.com), you apply software algorithms, science, and research to figure it all out. We spoke with Daniel Altman, the CEO of the company, to learn more.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Advertising has driven the majority of Internet innovation. that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. This has prompted many people to question whether advertising “in stream&# and on Twitter is a good thing or a bad thing. So what do we mean by in-stream advertising?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

So without my weighing into the pro’s / con’s of this I can say that I believe it will capture a large segment of the market but leave room for “open platforms&# to play a big role. Google balances the universe and helps all of the hardware, software and media companies ensure it isn’t a “one horse race.&#.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Utilizing this same core technology, TVSync has developed automatic content recognition (ACR) software that can be accessed in seconds by video and/or audio using the camera and/or mic from a mobile device. The platform allows users to sync content and commands across all four screens — the smartphone, tablet/pad, computer and TV.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This runs on a number of platforms? I kind of thought there was a similar opportunity you see in the video space with YouTube, Hulu, thePlatform all going after. Once I had that, it was clear to me that putting some software linking that with the Internet would be very powerful. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

But we're also technology focused, looking primarily at consumer facing software and services firms in digital media. We're also looking, at the same time, at infrastructure--infrastructure software, which advertising agencies or marketers would use. What's your prior experience and how'd you get into this?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

But we're also technology focused, looking primarily at consumer facing software and services firms in digital media. We're also looking, at the same time, at infrastructure--infrastructure software, which advertising agencies or marketers would use. What's your prior experience and how'd you get into this?

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