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AUGUST 1, 2016

Los Angeles-based Factual has joined a group focused on consumer privacy in mobile advertising, the company said last week. According to Factual, it has joined the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) , an association dedicated to responsible data collection and its use for digital advertising. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 12, 2014

Santa Monica-based Mobile Majority , which offers up premium, mobile brand advertising, said this week that it has raised $8M in a Series B funding round. Mobile Majority is led by Rob Emrich. The company says that it is looking to address the "inherent fraud" present in the current mobile ad market. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising firm Airpush , and Pasadena-based ad exchange and ad technology provider OpenX said Monday that the two companies are in a partnership to launch a new, private mobile ad exchange. airpush openx mobile exchange advertising android' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Pasadena-based OpenX said this morning that it has hired four new executives, to help bolster its mobile advertising efforts. openx executive advertising vice president network exchange' Kramer was previously at Celtra; Yu was at Portaura; Buchman at Mojiva; and Price at Geodelic. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Santa Monica-based The Mobile Majority , the mobile advertising technology developer led by Rob Emrich, says it has acquired Gimbal , the Qualcomm spinout focused on mobile engagement and location intelligence in the retail market. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 15, 2016

Los Angeles-based mobile ad network operator Airpush is adding mobile device targeting and detection to its ad network, in a partnership with ad technology provider Afilias , the two said this morning. Airpush, led by Asher Delug, offers up an mobile ad network made up of over 150,000 apps on Android and iOS.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

YP , the local search, media, and advertising firm spun out of AT&T which has significant operations in Glendale, said today that it has acquired venture-backed Sense Networks , a provider of mobile advertising and location-based services. sense networks yellow pages merger acquisition cerberus' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2013

Los Angeles-based mobile ad network operator Airpush said this morning that it has reached $4M in monthly developer payouts, and over 90,000 live apps using its mobile ad network. Airpush allows mobile application developers on Android to include banner, push notification, interstitial,and icon ads in their apps.

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MARCH 20, 2014

Phunware , a developer of mobile advertising, application, analytics, and other tools for brands which has operations in both Newport Beach and San Diego, said this week that it has raised $26.25M in a Series E funding. phunware venture capital mobile advertising analytics software' The company is headquartered in Austin.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based LeadBolt , which operates a mobile app promotion and advertising network, said this week that it has launched a new ad technology. The company said its new Floating Ad technology offers up advertising which resembles a mobile gaming app, and helps target users using a "game-like" experience.

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JULY 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace said today along with French firm Orange that they are in an advertising and content partnership. According to the companies, Orange Advertising Network will manage both premium and performance advertising sales for MySpace in France. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

When I started investing the US advertising market was $300 billion with only 10% of it ($30 billion) of it being online and measurable. One recession later and the US advertising market is about $245 billion – but still only 10-12% is online and measurable. I believe that many social networks confused this idea.

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

Irvine-based Local.com , which operates a network of local business search sites, announced today that it has launched a new, mobile pay-per-call lead generation network. According to Local.com, its new network will connect consumers searching for local businesses and services with advertisers, via new pay-per-call ads.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

One of the biggest issues facing mobile application developers today, is finding new users among a gigantic sea of applications. A Los Angeles-based startup, PaeDae , is looking to change that with a new platform it is calling BARTR , which it says will let mobile app developers exchange traffic and users. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2015

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project says that mobile advertising spend is now more than 20 percent of the activity on its ad platform, as the company has ramped up its mobile efforts. The company said mobile managed revenue is expected to surpass $200M in its fiscal 2015. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Lyfe Mobile is a new Southern California startup that combines augmented reality (AR) with traditional ad networks and real-time bidding (RTB) to offer advertisers and brands a unique opportunity to engage customers in an exciting new way. Lyfe Mobile works on both iOS and Android smartphones.

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MARCH 31, 2009

Los Angeles-based GoTV Networks has launched a new mobile, social networking application focused on sharing pictures, videos, and text with their friends and family. GoTV Networks explained that it will support the new application with a combination of advertising and future micropayment subscriptions. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company. The new batch of startups coming from across the U.S.

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MAY 30, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the Idealab startup working on mobile loyalty applications, reported this morning that it is in a joint partnership with KDA Group , a local marketing agency, and mobile-local ad network xAd. Financial details of the joint partnership deal were not announced by the companies.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Pasadena-based OpenX said this morning that it has hired four new executives, to help bolster its mobile advertising efforts. exchange network president vice advertising executive openx' Kramer was previously at Celtra; Yu was at Portaura; Buchman at Mojiva; and Price at Geodelic. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

A new, Santa Monica-based startup, PaeDae launched today, saying that it has created a white-label, software prize network which helps developers offer up real world prizes for their online and mobile games. Those prizes are supplied by advertisers and brands, including Omaha Steaks, StyleMint, SoleSociety, P&G, and others.

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MARCH 21, 2013

Domeyer recently told us how mobile visitors to the web are dramatically changing how Oversee looks at the market, and are pushing the firm to invest more in technology to adapt to mobile users. Debra Domeyer: Number one, we're definitely showing leadership in mobile innovation. That's a huge amount of mobile traffic.

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MARCH 8, 2013

UberMedia , the Pasadena-based startup developing third party, Twitter clients and other mobile apps, said yesterday that it has launched a new mobile ad campaign product called Appvertise. UberMedia said the online ads will run across its network of iOS apps, which it says now reaches over 2 billion monthly unique impressions.

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AUGUST 21, 2011

My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. While the media industry is driven by a combination of subscriptions and advertising – it’s clear that the latter plays a unique role in media. I’d take an offer from FourSquare.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online business guide owned by IAC, said late Friday that it has created a new advertising network called CityGrid. Tags: citysearch online advertising local network citygrid. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project is extending into mobile advertising, the firm said today, with a new mobile ad optimization product. According to Rubicon Project, its new REVV for Mobile (RFM) product will provide mobile ad serving, campaign management, and ad network optimization on mobile ad impressions.

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MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. He knows the ad management and ad network businesses. The world is going mobile. I’ll explain in detail below. This means that changes are afoot.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Pasadena-based mobile advertising firm UberMedia , one of the companies out of Idealab, said Thursdya that it has named a new VP of Sales, covering the company''s Eastern Region. Shapiro was most recently Vice President at Verve Mobile, and also has worked at Shazam, Flixter, The Huffington Post, AOL, IMDB, and Sony.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

San Diego-based Verve Wireless , the developer of mobile publishing tools for the Associated Press, McClatchy, Belo Interactive, and other publishers, said this morning that it has raised $7M more in additional funding. In addition to the software, Verve also manages an advertising network, which it says reaches more than 14 million readers.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. So can you successfully build a YouTube network? ” YouTube takes 45%.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

has acquired mobile ad network PlayHaven from current owner Upsight , the two companies aid this morning. Science said the deal came as it was looking for a mobile advertising firm. PlayHaven Ad Network and its operating team are becoming part of Science''s Growth Labs division. Los Angeles-based Science Inc.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011 -- DIGIDAY: MOBILE APPS: The event will bring together the leading executives from top mobile agencies, blue-chip brands, mobile app developers, mobile advertising networks, and content owners to discuss the explosive Mobile "app-vertising" market. And a whole lot more!

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

PaeDae said the new funds will go towards the company''s expansion beyond a premium rewards network to an advertising and monetization platform aimed at brands and mobile app developers. network advertising mobile online rewards capital venture paedae' PaeDae is led by Rob Emrich. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer OpenX Technologies said this morning that it has launched a new product, the OpenX SSP (Supply Side Platform). openx mobile advertising auction network server' READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2015

Advertising technology is hot with the rise of mobile, evidenced in part by Verizon’s merger with AOL valued at $4.4 billion, and on a much smaller scale, Undertone’s recent acquisition of mobile ad provider Sparkflow. Even so, ads only work if people can see them, and today’s ad formats need to be visible on any device.

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MARCH 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising network Airpush , which is led by Asher Delug, is in the midst of being acquired by Israeli company Perion , according to a report Monday evening. airpush merger acquisition conduit perion rumor mobile advertising android' READ MORE>>.

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