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AUGUST 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace has acquired Threadbox , a developer of email messaging software, according to Threadbox. Tags: myspace threadbox email software messaging merger acquisition. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. USA Angel Investment Network.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace announced Wednesday afternoon that it has integrated the site into Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail. MySpace said it will begin rolling out the beta integration of the features to their users tomorrow. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based HauteLook , which operates an online, private sales website which offers up deals on fashion and other items to users, has expanded into Facebook, the firm said today. Prior to the Facebook support, HauteLook provided its daily deal offers via email only. HauteLook is backed by Insight Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. USA Angel Investment Network.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Jenna can write a recommendation on Andy’s profile or send an email to friends recommending Andy, one of his workout plans or the fitness event she’s registered for. Advertising revenue is generated from each site visitor, paid or otherwise. Jenna can also search for local events, boot camps, or fitness classes. How many users?

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Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). The idea is that in a world in which companies need to deal with customer support requests from Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, IM, etc. Collaboration in business starts and ends with email. In business you spend your life in email. Enter Xobni.

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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. She has a mobile phone, likes playing social games online, games such as Farmville and the Sims. How does that trading work?

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Commerce Sites Entertainment Social Network 153

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

We spoke with Jon Knarreborg , co-founder of Bragstr (www.bragstr.com), a new Los Angeles startup, about how the company's new social game lets you prove your sports knowledge and prediction skills by challenging your friends in a virtual fantasy league, revolving around wagering virtual currency. How does the site work for a user?

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Sites Startup Activity Ideas 237

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. Here's an example of that kind of email. The bad news is that Finding Developers is Tough Here in Los Angeles and even people willing to pay have a hard time finding Web Development in Los Angeles. Find out who is good.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Los Angeles-based FreedomSpeaks.com an online web site focused on political social networking, said Tuesday that it has launched a new application programming interface (API) targeted at helping developers tap into information about publicly elected officials. READ MORE>>

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JULY 18, 2012

One way is to create your own, custom video clip which you can share via email, text message, or through a social networking site like Facebook. They can then share that across a social network. In a mobile world, what's a unique way to reach out to your friends and others?

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Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

TripTrotting recruited thousands of local travel guides for their site. They did it entirely through social networking. inLife signed up dozens of merchants in Santa Barbara for their activity site. One of the founders wrote a Python script that sent out custom emails to a list they had developed.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. And you know, one of the communities that has some super remarkable entrepreneurs that doesn’t get enough credit is Los Angeles. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The conference, which does not unveil the names of the companies pitching until the day of the event, rolled out a lineup of Southern California companies ranging from email and instant messaging aggregator Orgoo, to virtual avatar firm mEgo.com. READ MORE>>

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Our profile this morning is with Network Automation , a Los Angeles company competing in the IT automation market. Southern California--despite the lack of huge, name brand firms-- has a significant number of enterprise software companies, of which Network Automation is just one. The technology has just exploded.

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socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

Dave Waldman , CEO and Founder of Los Angeles-based Bccthis (www.Bccthis.com), a startup looking to add additional functionality and private messaging into both corporate emails and Twitter messages. We raised funding in September of 2009, about six months ago, raising $500,000 from private angel investors.

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Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

However, Los Angeles-based Postcard On The Run (www.postcardontherun.com) is trying to recapture that sense of value of physical photographs, with its new service, which turns digital photos into postcards. An example might be Facegoo, which allows you to send funny emails to friends, send out a tweet, or add a picture to Facebook.

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Email Startup Ideas Burbank 218

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

There are a lot of users, with lots of different email and instant messaging accounts, who are finding that there are too many ways to communicate with their friends and associates. People are using email, IM, soc nets like LinkedIn and Facebook, SMS, and video chat -- all of these are really places to communicate.

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socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed (www.momentfeed.com) is looking to sort through that data to help marketers better tap into location based, social networking. That was in addition to the social media work I'd done. That, combined with being early on the social web, was the nexus from where MomentFeed came about.

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Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based EcoMom (www.ecomom.com) launched its "green" parenting site, with backing from Dave McClure. Jody Sherman: We are a site for eco-conscious, health minded parents. How long has the site been around? In February of this year, we bought EcoMom, a community and content site.

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Software Review Commerce Startup Sites 200

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

To hear about the firm's interest in Los Angeles, and Southern California investments in general, we spoke with Fouad ElNaggar , Principal at the firm, to hear about where the firm is nowadays and what kind of investments it is making locally. What areas you personally are looking at right now? Fouad ElNaggar: It's pretty broad.

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Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

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MARCH 5, 2012

To address that worry, Los Angeles-based DogVacay (www.dogvacay.com) lauched last week -- just in time for SXSW -- to help connect dog owners with individual dog lovers to help watch their dogs at their homes. Dog owners can browse through the site, and find the best options for their pet. Aaron Hirschorn: That's a great question.

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Technical Review Startup Sites Malibu 164

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2012

To address that worry, Los Angeles-based DogVacay (www.dogvacay.com) lauched last week -- just in time for SXSW -- to help connect dog owners with individual dog lovers to help watch their dogs at their homes. Dog owners can browse through the site, and find the best options for their pet. Aaron Hirschhorn: That's a great question.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Startup Sites Malibu 160

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is a blend of great social network platforms, by taking in all the greatest bits and putting it all into one. Consumers all have access to social networks, but the business-side has never really caught on. VC’s and angels aren’t giving a lot of money right now. LB: Nothing is hard, it’s really hard.

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Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 30, 2010

Announced this morning, Los Angeles startup NeighborGoods.net is taking its sharing goodness all across the country. In less then a year they have already had over $750,000 worth of inventory added to site. The way the economy is today everyone is always looking for a way to save a little dough where they can.

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Social Network Design Email Los Angeles 53

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Sometimes, Ill use LinkedIn to contact my network, but mostly I still just go to their profile and email them. When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great.

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CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

I ended up passing on the Twitter investment, but I put out a blog post at the time--I was working for CBS--asking if someone would want to build it, and a kid named Soren MacBeth emailed me back saying he'd build it, which started the idea of StockTwits. We've just added a layer on top of all the social networks particular to finance.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

I am someone who likes to interact with my Representatives and Senators, by way of writing letters, emailing, and what not. When I was listening, I made a point to try to do that, but when I did, I found I had to go to twenty sites to find the information I needed--whether that was to write a letter, send an email, or whatever.

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MAY 11, 2009

We caught up with Ricardo Solar, the firm's CEO, to learn more about the site. LetSimonDecide gives you the answer, based on your inputs, based on three tools--one is very analytical, the second more personal and intuitive and less fact based, and the third based on an overview from four different angels.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

I shall be looking to replicate this in Los Angeles. Provides publishers innovative site-search tools that enhance user engagement ( icanhazcheeseburger.com and Fred Wilson’s blog avc.com use Lijit as does Feld.com [but he's an investor]). I’ve already started the business modeling. Venture Financings we Discussed.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2009

Sean is looking to locate his startup in the area, so we sat down with Sean to learn more about the company's software, as well as what brought him to the Los Angeles area. What is Jute Networks? Our company, Jute Networks, is a startup that is about a year and a half old. We're specifically not a social network.

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Networking Startup Social Network Software 113

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2015

However, that process really hasn''t taken advantage of today''s mobile, always-connected, socially networked world. Los Angeles-based startup Momstamp (www.momstamp.com) is hoping to change that with its service, which connects mothers with friends, friends-of-friends, and beyond, to personal referrals and recommendations.

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Networking Startup Cornerstone OnDemand Social Network 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

It will allow you to: Leverages sophisticated bar-code scanning (by partnering with Red Laser) as well as search to access extensive product detail, ratings and reviews (by partnering with Shopping.com and other price comparison sites, and ePinions for reviews). myShopanion is made by Zappli.

Software Review 58

Software Review Social Media Social Network Product 58

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

It's a comprehensive program with national sales training, HTML emails, a very cool interactive Flash landing page about the 8 ways to save, brochure and presentation for the sales people, extending reach via social media, etc. The analogy of a lively dinner conversation to describe Visible Networking is perfect.

Marketing 150

Marketing Social Media Blogging Media 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Asymmetric – Before Twitter most social networks had “symmetric” relationships meaning that when somebody wanted to follow you, you had to follow them back in order for us to be connected. Our Twitter handle has become our identity, on par with an email address. They know this because Twitter is social, open & asymmetric.

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Platform News Startup Invest 307

SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

- Both Sides of the Table , April 20, 2010 Turning on your Reality Distortion Field - Steve Blank , April 22, 2010 Social Networking vs Email - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , April 13, 2010 Twitter and third-party Twitter developers - Chris Dixon , April 10, 2010 Interview: How to close an angel round - Venture Hacks , April 6, 2010 Accounting (..)

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