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Advertising Wants to be Measurable – An Investment Thesis

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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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Local.com Enhances Technology

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Irvine-based Local.com , which operates a network of local search sites, said today that it has upgraded the technology behind its sites. The firm said that it expects the enhancements to improve its search advertising relevance across its Local.com site and network. No details on the exact technology changes were given by the firm.

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Thank you to our sponsors and advertisers

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Once again, we'd like to thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Technology. Advertisers.

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GumGum Names CRO

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Los Angeles-based advertising technolog provider GumGum said this week that it has appointed a new, Chief Revenue Officer, as the company continues to build out its management team. GumGum said Rosner will lead the company''s worldwide ssales organization. Rosner also previously served at Beanstock, EyeWonder, and PointRoll.

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Interview with Jonathan David, Tapstone

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We spoke with Jonathan about the company and where it fits into the advertising market. That strategy seems to be quite effective for our advertisers. Jonathan David: Our focus is primarily working with advertisers to drive a response of some kind, with a focus on providing the best possible returns on ad spend at scale.

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ZEFR Launches New Product

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Venice, California-based ZEFR , which develops technology for helping movie studios, music labels, and others identify, claim, and manage content on YouTube, said today that it has launched a new product. ZEFR said the new product provides a "visualization" of YouTube, to allow brands to better target their digital advertising campaign.

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Rubicon Project Sees Healthy Growth In Q2

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Los Angeles-based online advertising automation technology developer Rubicon Project reported some healthy growth in its second quarter. Rubicon said the growth in revenues game both from organic growth, and strategic acquisitions. Rubicon said Tuesday afternoon that it had $53.0M