socalTECH

JULY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands said Monday that it has acquired two web sites aimed at women, Weddingbee.com , and JustMommies.com from Pasadena-based eHarmony. Internet Brands and eHarmony said that eHarmony had been operating the two sites for "several years" before the sale. READ MORE>>.

Internet Brands 157

Internet Brands eHarmony Sites Pasadena 157

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2015

Los Angeles-based native advertising automation software developer Nativo reported Wednesday that it has been selected by five different publishers to power native advertising programs for their sites. Financial impact of the sales were not disclosed. Financial impact of the sales were not disclosed.

Advertising 100

Advertising Software Development Los Angeles Software 100

socalTECH

MAY 1, 2013

In a move to better convert visitors to its site--and adapt to the increasingly mobile, tablet-centric world-- Los Angeles-based Savings.com said Wednesday that it has launched a brand new, homepage and responsive web design. savingscom savings coupon deal homepage redesign mobile tablet advertising' READ MORE>>.

Design 154

Design Web Design Advertising Mobile 154

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Shani Higgins joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy and day to day operations for the company¹s advertising sales, business development and the Technorati Media advertising network.

Los Angeles 75

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation , the provider of online advertising representation services, said today that its Canadian arm has inked a partnership with Spil Games. Gorilla Nation Media Canada said it will provide online advertising sales for Spil Games's sites Agame.com, GirlsGoGames.com, GirlsGoGames.fr, Jeu.fr

Gorilla Nation 140

Gorilla Nation Advertising Los Angeles Sales 140

socalTECH

MAY 6, 2010

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation , which provides advertising sales for web site operators, reported today that it has renewed an agreement with eBaumsWorld.com , where it will continue to represent all of the site's ad inventory. Tags: gorilla nation content advertising ebaumsworld video.

Gorilla Nation 140

Gorilla Nation Advertising Web Sites 140

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based SteelHouse , a promising ad technology company backed by Qualcomm Ventures, Daher Capital, Baroda Ventures, Greycroft Partners, and Rincon Venture Partners, has rolled out a new advertising technology today. Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

Technology 145

Technology Advertising Commerce Pricing 145

socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation provides online ad sales for branded consumer sites; Los Angeles-based AtomicOnline operates its own network of online media properties; Springboard Productions is a developer of entertainment videos; and Double Helix is a creative and interactive web marketing firm.

Gorilla Nation 177

Gorilla Nation AtomicOnline Media Web 177

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Los Angeles-based SVnetwork , the firm behind SocialVibe, said today that it has named Nick Loria as the firm's Chief Revenue Officer. Loria was most recently running his own consulting firm, Third Millennium, and also has serve as SVP of Sales at Viacom, where he handled ad sales for MTV Networks. READ MORE>>.

Redpoint 133

Redpoint Social Media Advertising Sales 133

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project has launched an updated sales and pricing application aimed at premium advertisers, the firm said today. product allows publishers to gain transparency on the level of geographic region, partner, site, and price. According to Rubicon, its Permission Control 2.0 READ MORE>>.

Product 140

Product Clearstone SaaS Advertising 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation reported Monday afternoon that it has signed on World Wrestling Entertainment as a client. Tags: gorilla nation wrestling online advertising. READ MORE>>.

Gorilla Nation 133

Gorilla Nation Advertising Web Entertainment 133

socalTECH

MAY 4, 2012

Los Angeles flash sales site LuxeYard , which is headed by Braden Richter, announced Thursday that the firm is expanding into fine art. The company--which has been offering up luxury flash sales of home furnishings--said the expansion includes limited edition fine art, photography, and sculpture.

Sales 190

Sales Los Angeles Sites Angel 190

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based The Rubicon Project , which operates a service to optimize the selection of ads on web sites, said today that it has debuted a new technology platform is it calling REVV for Publishers. Tags: rubicon project advertising publishing optimize software. READ MORE>>.

Platform 173

Platform Technology Advertising Web 173

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Shani Higgins joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy and day to day operations for the company¹s advertising sales, business development and the Technorati Media advertising network.

Los Angeles 49

Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2009

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation , which represents online publishers for advertising sales, reports today that the firm has extended an agreement with The Brooklyn Company, which owns horror site Fangoria.com, FangoriaGoreZone.com, and Starlog.com. The Brooklyn Company's three site reach around 5.5

Gorilla Nation 100

Gorilla Nation Advertising Sales Sites 100

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? popped up consistently in an informal (and highly non-scientific poll) of a number of readers, executive recruiters, and others in the Los Angeles area, who cited growth, brand, profitability, and other factors in their suggestions to us of the top companies.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation provides online ad sales for branded consumer sites; Los Angeles-based AtomicOnline operates its own network of online media properties; Springboard Productions is a developer of entertainment videos; and Double Helix is a creative and interactive web marketing firm.

Gorilla Nation 100

Gorilla Nation AtomicOnline Media Web 100

socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

Southern California--and particularly, Los Angeles--has always been a center of the music business, which makes it unsurprising that there are many, music-focused startups which end up starting here. Where is the site now, in terms of launch? Vic Caretti: The site was launched in April of 2008. What is Loudvine?

Social Media 241

Social Media Startup Sites Advertising 241

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2011

Los Angeles-based online advertising firm Rubicon Project announced this morning that it has hired three new executives. According to the company, it has named Nick Hulse as Chief Revenue Officer, Bill Harries as Vice President of Sales Operations, and Bill McHargue as vice President of North American Sales.

Clearstone 113

Clearstone Oracle Web Advertising 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2011

Los Angeles-based Steelhouse , the behavioral targeting firm backed by Ron Conway and Geocities' founder David Bohnett, said Tuesday that Cooking.com has been using the firm's technology to ramp sales of its online site. READ MORE>>.

eHarmony 149

eHarmony Commerce Sales Sites 149

socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2009

Los Angeles-based ARTISTdirect , which operates an online site focused on music and film, has signed on a group to represent the firm in advertising and sponsorship sales. According to ARTISTdirect, it has tapped Traffic Marketplace for its site, to extend its reach, particularly among the teen demographic.

Advertising 100

Advertising Content Sites Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

JULY 26, 2011

Los Angeles-based Baroda Ventures , the venture capital investment firm of GeoCities founder David Bohnett, has re-upped its investment in fashion site Fab.com. Fab was previously Fabulis, a gay social networking site; the firm has since refocused into a daily deals and flash sales site. READ MORE>>.

Venture Capital 157

Venture Capital Social Network Sites Los Angeles 157

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?"

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzz Media , the online network of celebrity-focused web sites, announced today that it has inked a deal with OK! According to the two, they are in a joint venture focused on digital content, marketing, and advertising. Magazine is a celebrity news magazine and website. Buzz Media said it will use OK!'s

Media 100

Media Buzznet Anthem Redpoint 100

socalTECH

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. It's loosely based on the Japanese concept of a "lucky bag sale". They tell their friends about the site.

Commerce 153

Commerce Sites Entertainment Social Network 153

AeA Los Angeles Council

APRIL 10, 2008

Having been both a marketing & sales executive, I have seen first-hand how silos between these two departments can exist while products (or the sale of services) still "succeed" despite the rivalry. Panelists include: Mark Friedman , President of the Velos Group, an industry expert in Sales Lead Management.

Sales 45

Sales Marketing Woodland Hills AeA 45

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Rumored to be prepping for an IPO, just inked a deal to launch a new beauty and fashion site with Tyra Banks. Less known--a healthy domain name registration business.

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

In the world of many online television, movie, and video sites, scores of music streaming services, and other entertainment content, it''s often a difficult task to find what you really want to watch, listen to, or read. But, by the time you go to all of those sites, you have dozens of tabs open. What is Laudville? I love that.

Entertainment 206

Entertainment Startup Southern California Netflix 206

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Last week, Savings.com , the online coupon site based in Los Angeles, made a big move into the world of grocery store coupons, from its existing business providing coupon codes and deals for the online world. Another factor, was the large number of people searching our site for grocery coupons, something we didn''t have.

Mobile 140

Mobile Sales Startup Sites 140

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

in sales last year, what he learned from his experience at TechStars, and where he's going with Fanmix. million in sales last year, with great margins, and it's profitable, with a team of ten people. We had to figure out what would help the other 90 percent build better and more interesting sites. We scaled that to almost $1.4

Startup 242

Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. NAME David Sacks.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

Scour is an offshoot of a PPC advertising firm, ABCSearch, which was also founded by Dan. We're about to do some marketing, but the hard part really isn't going to be getting people to visit the site, it's to get them to stick. What's the business model behind the site--it looks like this is advertising driven?

PPC 113

PPC Sherman Oaks Advertising Yahoo 113

socalTECH

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. The firm is based in Los Angeles and Seattle. We're now doing revenue share on affiliate revenue, doing revenue share on DVD sales, or ads we run against that content.

Redpoint 201

Redpoint Startup Content .Net 201

socalTECH

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.

Web 187

Web Content Startup Education 187

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Los Angeles is rapidly gaining a reputation as being the center of the Internet advertising world, for good reason, with a large number of online advertising firms located within and around Los Angeles. To start out, can you describe to us where Hydra fits into the advertising network world?

Advertising 100

Advertising Beverly Hills Networking Customer 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Los Angeles is rapidly gaining a reputation as being the center of the Internet advertising world, for good reason, with a large number of online advertising firms located within and around Los Angeles. To start out, can you describe to us where Hydra fits into the advertising network world?

Advertising 100

Advertising Beverly Hills Networking Customer 100