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ThinkNear Among SoCal's First Accelerator Exits

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The acquisition Tuesday of ThinkNear , the mobile advertising firm headed by Eli Portnoy, looks to be among the first accelerator-incubated companies in Southern California. for ThinkNear Tuesday morning, and make the company part of its mobile, local advertising group. TeleNav said it would pay $22.5M

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Mobile Marketing

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012 -- Mobile Marketing. There's been a lot of excitement in the mobile advertising space lately as recent announcements from Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Apple, etc. The mobile phone is the perfect platform for marketers to engage consumers wherever they may be. in 2011 to more than $20B by 2015.

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SoCal's Big New Crop Of Venture Investors And Funds

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Managing Director: Kelly Perdew Investment interests: Direct to consumer and consumer focused Internet, Saas, video, mobile, mobility, transportation, and in particular founders with a military background. Fund size: Not disclosed, but $7.2M so far in investments. Greycroft Ventures. greycroft.com. www.amplify.la.

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LAVA Mobile - ROI in Mobile

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -- LAVA Mobile - ROI in Mobile. While there are any number of ways to make money in the mobile space, advertising and brand sponsorship is, by far, the most common. We'll ask our panelists to answer questions relevant to entrepreneurs, investors, and advertisers. See [link] (more)

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I Just Invested in @Burstly, a Mobile Ad Management Company

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Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. The first big wave of this change came from the introduction of the iPhone, which was the first well built mobile device for using the web. The world is going mobile.

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Mobile LAVA: Mobile Local Media Opportunities and Challenges

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Thursday, November 15, 2012 -- Mobile LAVA: Mobile Local Media Opportunities and Challenges. Mobile LAVA welcomes BIA/Kelsey analysts Matt Booth and Michael Boland to share their insights into the trends, market events, companies and case studies that are driving current and future opportunities in interactive and mobile local media.

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SoCal's Instagram Startups Duck Impact, As Users Rebel

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Instagram clarified its position on ownership of photos Tuesday, saying its intent was not to sell user photos, or use them in advertising. Munson did say that it's a logical move by Instagram towards Facebook's advertising model.