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FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. They are smart and like to talk about whats going on.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 17, 2021

A California-based medical startup that provides COVID-19 testing across Los Angeles has pulled down a website it used to allow customers to access their test results after a customer found a vulnerability that allowed access to other people’s personal information.

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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. You are self funded too, we recall.

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MAY 14, 2013

Los Angeles-based content delivery network provider NetDNA is powering a web performance optimization service for WordPress blog owners this morning. W3 Total Cache''s plugin helps WordPress developers to manage browser caching, minifying scripts and code, and more, helping to improve site performance for WordPress users.

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TechEmpower

JULY 2, 2013

July marks the fourth month of our ongoing project measuring the performance of web application frameworks and platforms. The results web site has been improved with test-type and hardware-type navigation, allowing you to share links to a specific results chart, such as Round 6, Fortunes on EC2. We are hiring.

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JULY 21, 2009

Los Angeles-based SheKnows , the online women's media site owned by AtomicOnline, has shown up in the top 10 list of gaining properties, based comScore's latest ranking of web visitors today. SheKnows was ranked number 100 in terms of top web properties. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2009

Los Angeles-based Mzima Networks , an operator of a Internet backbone network, disclosed this morning that it has expanded its network to Amsterdam. According to Mzima, it has expanded its IP network into to colocation facilities in Amsterdam, operated by TelecityGroup. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community. This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point. This is mostly from bloggers, but also from pages being included by members.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based advertising marketplace operator Rubicon Project and its partner White Ops , a provider of human verification services for the digital ad market, said their combined efforts have protected buyers on sellers on Rubicon's marketplace from a major Russian advertising fraud effort uncovered this month. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. This Panel will explore issues such as: How can companies best utilize social networking media?

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MAY 10, 2011

Los Angeles-based BUZZMEDIA , the online entertainment blog and web publisher, is trumpeting its ranking today by comScore as one of the sites with the highest young adult reach. BUZZMEDIA said that 18-34 year olds are more likely to be found on its site than on Facebook and other sites.

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MAY 20, 2009

San Diego-based Loop'd Network , an online site focused on action sports, announced this morning that it has raised $800,000 in additional funding. According to Loop'd, the funding came from its existing investors, along with new investor the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Los Angeles-based Machinima said Monday that it has rolled out a new brand identity and tagline, as part of an effort to appeal to the "passion and aspiration" of its audience. machinima rebranding youtube network content millenial gaming culture hollywood' The company says it now has over 400 million subscribers to its channels.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

The founders Los Angeles-based GumGum , a startup which offers ad-supported, celebrity and entertainment photos for blogs and other web sites, has diverged into the online ad business, saying this week that it has launched a separate, advertising service called Bedrock.

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based HashAtIt said Thursday that it has launched a brand new search engine, which aggregates and allows users to find hashtags across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. The search engine works both on the web as well as through mobile apps, initially on iOS. Need to figure out who is using what hashtag where?

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace has rolled out new tools for its MyDebates.org website, the joint effort of the firm with the Commission on Presidential Debates. READ MORE>>

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. What is Near Networks? I imagine it must be difficult to scale this and build out a network of filmmakers?

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AUGUST 10, 2012

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project said today that it has passed Google in the latest, comScore Media Metrix monthly ranking of Ad Focus properties. Internet audience, or more than 212 million visitors, which surpasses Google's Ad Network reach by more than 6 million visitors. of the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based My Damn Channel , the online original video site run by Rob Barnett, said Thursday that it has been selected by Fox as a premium distribution partner for the network's original web series. The site said the two are launching the effort with a new series called "The Iceman Chronicles". READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 8, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Twitter advertising play of Idealab's Bill Gross, said today that it has added news site Topix to its network. TweetUp allows Twitter users to bid on keywords to bring their tweets to the top when users search for information on different web sites. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded early by one of the 318,000 active Angel investors in the USA alone. Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it.

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JUNE 21, 2010

Los Angeles social networking site MySpace said today that it has launched a World Cup profile page , where it is bringing together World Cup related content from the site and elsewhere on the web, and also is powering a profile page for Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

San Diego-based Tealium , a startup developing software which automatically loads tags onto web pages, said Tuesday that it has raised $1.1M The round came from angels Jeff Lunsford (Limelight Networks), Jim MacIntyre (Visual Sciences/WebSideStory), Joe Apprendi (Collective), John Vincent (EyeWonder), and Thomas Falk (eValue Group).

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation , the online advertising representation firm which is a part of Evolve Media Corp., reported this morning that it has added a new suite of "Urban" and "Latina lifestyle" sites to its network of web sites. Gorilla Nation helps to connect websites with brand advertisers.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Los Angeles-based BakeSpace.com , the online social networking and recipe site, has a new product for you. According to the firm, its new, Cookbook Cafe product allows grassroots cookbook authors to create, market, and sell their very own cookbooks for the iPad, as well as the web.

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JULY 31, 2012

Los Angeles-based content delivery network (CDN) provider NetDNA reported today that it has been selected by online tag management company Ubertags. NetDNA said the customer deployment and co-marketing agreement will allow UberTags to distribute its site content via its network to reduce page load times. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

San Diego- and Los Angeles-based video sharing site veoh Networks has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to web site Mashable. Tags: veoh networks merger acquisition bankruptcy failure. Veoh had raised over $67.5M READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 30, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace is looking to boost its Internet safety efforts today, saying that it is backing a campaign by nonprofit Enough is Enough to help keep children online. Tags: myspace social networking internet safety children. Financial details of the sponsorship were not disclosed.

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MARCH 7, 2011

Marina Del Rey-based Cooking.com , which operates its own and other online stores for cooking-focused brands and companies, reported today that it will be managing and building a new, online kitchenware store for recipe video web site Good Bite. Good Bite is a site owned by Los Angeles-based online video firm DECA.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation provides online ad sales for branded consumer sites; Los Angeles-based AtomicOnline operates its own network of online media properties; Springboard Productions is a developer of entertainment videos; and Double Helix is a creative and interactive web marketing firm.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

CreatorUp is the online web series school teaching the next generation of web series creators how to make and market their own new video projects on the web. CreatorUp was launched online in Beta in January of 2013 and our startup team is based in Los Angeles. When was it launched and where? Who are its founders?

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APRIL 12, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking web site MySpace has linked with Microsoft on the launch of Microsoft's new social networking-focused cell phones, the Kin 1 and the Kin 2. MySpace is one of social networking sites with built-in support on Microsoft's new phones.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Hollywood-based Taltopia.com , an online social networking site for artists, said today that it is launching a new tool which aggregates casting calls and job postings in the entertainment and arts industry. Taltopia operates an online site which allows users to network with other atists, and vote on art, video, pictures, and more.

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MAY 9, 2013

Los Angeles-based Yektra announced this morning that it has raised $3M in a Series A funding round. Yekra says its system helps match content to viewers by genre, by digitally distributing entertainment through different web sites, blogs, social networks, and other destinations. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2013

That one thing, in the case of Los Angeles-based FamousBirthdays.com , is creating an online resource all about--you guessed it--famous birthdays. That was the genesis of the site. From that, we''re able to give each famous person a popularity ranking on our site. What''s your background and how did you decide to start the site?

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MARCH 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, along with food and cooking celebrity Rachel Ray , said this morning that they are in a multi-year, exclusive partnership to develop co-branded content in the food category. Rachel Ray is known for her shows on the Food Network and CBS Television.

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