socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based Stroome (www.stroome.com), a new startup originally spawned out of a project at the USC Annenberg School of Communications, won $200,000 in the 2010 Knight News Challenge. We got lots of traction on the web, and the story was picked up in many places. It ran in April of 2008.

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Journal USC News Startup 187

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APRIL 14, 2011

He was also the founder of Wallstrip, which he sold to CBS back in 2007, is an investor in a significant number of web and social media companies. It was built originally on the Twitter platform to talk about stocks, and all users had to do was add a dollar sign to ticker symbols to give it context. So, they let me start StockTwits.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2020

We've had event companies, and clubs, and web businesses, all vertically focused on either passions or really exciting subjects like knowledge management, sales, field force automation, and home office computing, small business, bedtime reading. Bill Curtis: It's by far the most exciting platform right now. Why podcasting?

Media 150

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2009

One of the perpetual themes of the technology news sites and blogs this year has been fairly nonstop coverage of Twitter, the microblogging site. So, it was interesting to speak with Sean Rad , founder of Twitter advertising firm Ad.ly (www.ad.ly), on how his firm is looking to help users make money from the service, even if Twitter isn't.

Advertising 189

Advertising Content Startup Social Network 189

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2013

Squabbler, a video engagement platform for web and mobile publishers has launched new features and the next generation of its video engagement platform in a move that will power engagement for sports, entertainment and news publishers a like. Customized content. Stage and settle debate.

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APRIL 23, 2013

One of the folks in media who has been helping to define that shift is Cenk Uygur , the head of Culver City-based The Young Turks (www.tytnetwork.com), and online news and politics show. Cenk Uygur: We do news coverage, and dominate the field online. We operate the largest online news network overall, with about 1.25

Media 196

Media News Startup Technical Review 196

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

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News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. Social Networking in Web 1.0. By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? 1) Mobile web. The current incarnation of the mobile web changes what the Internet IS to users, and the manner in which it is incorporated into their lives. (2) 2) Advertising in the Facebook ecosystem. 2010 was very good to us.

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Technical Review Southern California Cloud Computing Venture Capital 160

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

version notice boards are disrupting publishing and news content aggregation in Africa, influencing even how media houses on the continent relay news. People can now add notes to the board – using Twitter, SMS, Rich web, WAP, Android and Java supported devices. Mimiboard, virtual, 3.0 Then you assign certain categories to it.

Advertising 91

Advertising Media News Content 91

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Think about how many images are on the web. The Internet thus far has been monetized by display, video, and in-text advertising — but the one place every user’s eye focuses on first are photos. Advertising is approaching $50 billion dollars online, whereas licensing is maybe $1 billion on a good day,” said Tanz. “It

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Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2017

News is constantly streaming out these days about the role of Facebook, Twitter, and Google in the 2016 presidential election; most disturbing to the public is the apparent use of social media, search, and video channels by Russian operatives seeking to influence U.S. But was anything they did against the law? Lawyers for the big.

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Social Media News Google Media 49

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

We looking our studio system and listening platform, and figured out many thousand travel articles we could write for them, worked on the format, and found writers, who had been reviewed and rated, with at least five years of travel writing experience to help. We own all of that content, and are putting it anywhere in any format.

Demand 240

Demand Media eHow Content 240

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

Advertisers upload their 30 second ads and each time a user watches the ad, they receive $.50. Targeted mobile advertising. After choosing one of their affordable monthly service fee plans, users simply interact with their advertisers. These days it seems like a professional is needed to interpret a business’ web analytics.

Startup 79

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

The company was founded in 2007, and the initial emphasis was to deliver to end users a personalized content portal on their smart phone, learning what they like anticipate what they'd like to see, and pay for it using personalized advertising. When I joined the company, I found an amazing technology platform and analytics capability.

Content 189

Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

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AUGUST 16, 2013

They''re mostly C level executives, and households with incomes of over $200,000 a year, which makes advertisers on our site such as Neiman Marcus, LVMH, Mercedes, Ritz Carlton, and Mandarin Oriental a big component of our business. We''re aggressively hiring, which is great news for the local industry, in marketing, sales, and engineering.

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socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

We recently caught up with CEO Jonno Wells to talk about the firm and its expanding network of web sites. Our products are also syndicated into newspapers and web sites around the country. We're a business that has both advertising revenues and subscription, a blend of both. First off, tell us about your network of sites?

Web 140

Web Content Mobile Sites 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2011

Since then, the two left to start a brand new startup, SendLove.to (www.sendlove.to), which launched Tuesday, focused on allowing users to rate public figures in news stories, blogs, and elsewhere. Effectively, what Corey and I are trying to do, is distill the course of opinions on the web, and turn that into a consumable format.

Startup 174

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

What's your new startup all about, and why did you start the company? Gil Elbaz: What we have been working on, and what we offer now, is a platform where anyone can share and mash open data. But, really, we are a platform that offers so much more--specifically around collaboration and deeper data technology. How does that work?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2008

This morning, Woodland Hills-based FatTail (www.fattail.com) announced a venture round from Velocity Interactive Group for its software for managing online advertising. FatTail is solving the problem of buying and selling advertising, one I've seen as a challenge as long as I've been in the media business, which is twenty two years.

Advertising 100

Advertising Media Startup Woodland Hills 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Patrick is the man behind all the marketing aspects of what could be called one of the funniest sites on the web. Above is an interview we did with Patrick at BlogWorld Expo New York 2011. How much of FOD advertising is focused on the internet rather then more traditional channels? Funny Or Die doesn’t do any advertising.

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Sites Marketing Social Media Social Network 61

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

After graduating with a degree in advertising and design, I started a web development consultancy, where I oversaw user experience, brand design, and business strategy for internet-based startups across the country. What’s your role in the greater Milwaukee area startup ecosystem?

Startup 70

Startup Mentor Design Web Development 70

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 13, 2011

Most obvious is that QR codes are an opportunity to endow a static medium (posters, flyers, OOH placement) with rich media that actually conveys the thing being advertised: music, videos, etc. We then developed ShareSquare as an end to end platform that closes the loop by providing a CMS and a real-time analytics solution built from scratch.

Entertainment 77

Entertainment Tips Platform Mobile 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Please join us in congratulating this quarter’s Spotlight companies: Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation. Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. 10 New York City startups we’re crazy about. Advertise on VentureBeat. Whats Hot Menu. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. what’s hot? Primary Menu.

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Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

12,000 apps currently on the platform. ” Jeff Haynie, Appcelerator – a platform for building network-connected mobile apps across native platforms. Mobile is a different animal than Web. It’s very much a physical connection between people; friends recommending new apps.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Play In Motion – Play In Motion is developing a social mobile location-based platform for casual gaming. TravelStrings – TravelStrings is an online platform for building and sharing travel stories. Thanks to our advertisers. Got A News Tip? send news to tips@pandodaily.com. by Michael Carney on September 13, 2012.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Please join us in congratulating this quarter’s Spotlight companies: Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Joey Flores is co-founder and CEO of Earbits , an online radio platform that enables bands, labels and concert promoters to acquire fans, market new releases and promote live events. a perks platform for small and medium sized businesses. Joey Flores – Co-Founder and CEO of Earbits. sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.).

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

AdWords is on Google.com, AdSense is a distributed platform across many different Web sites where if youre a small publisher and you put AdSense on your Web site and someone clicks, you get part of the revenue and Google gets part of the revenue. Okay, thats AdSense. Well, that technology came from an L.A. Were all connected.

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Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Bambi Francisco is founder and CEO of Vator.tv, a leading platform for entrepreneurs and innovators to broadcast and communicate with industry professionals, and VatorNews, a video business network. In 1995 he developed with Robert Morris the first web-based application, Viaweb, which was acquired by Yahoo in 1998. Bambi Francisco.

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Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

You can go to Mogreet.com or go to our wireless web site, at wap.mogreet.com , or use your cell phone on any number of carriers, such as AT&T, Verizon, etc. I think we have all seen the news from Sequoia, and there are lots of funds pulling back, just trying to nurture their portfolio through the downturn forecasted in the macro environment.

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Mogreet Paramount Entertainment Mobile 133

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Earlier this year I founded a new startup called KlickFu. We are creating a platform that enables users to play instant games and apps directly on the computer desktop. Fascinating that you are going against the trend of trying to make everything a web application. and also to local advertisements.

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Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). Social Networking in Web 1.0: Social Networking in Web 2.0: The Present Era.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi. Starting a dev team to build a brand new idea is harder. Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Chris Henry, Behance.

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