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JANUARY 23, 2013

If you are a millenial entering the workforce, what would you be most comfortable with -- a tool designed to work and look like a social network, or a tool built around an old fashioned corporate enterprise software UI? PromoJam debuted its brand new, self-service version of its social promotions tool today, PromoJam 2.0,

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 7, 2019

Earbuds , a new startup from Austin founded by former Detroit Lions lineman Jason Fox, wants to bring the power of social media to your eardrums. Earbuds isn’t the first company to take a shot at socializing the music listening experience. That site focuses on connecting people with similar musical tastes.

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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. Ever wish you had a better way of sharing your favorite recipes with family and friends? Wish that cookbook for your church, school, or club could enter the modern age?

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JUNE 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace is further ramping up its efforts to attract developers, saying this afternoon that it has announced a new Developer Services program. MySpace said it has named Manu Rekhi as General Manager of MySpace Games and Developer Program as part of the effort.

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AUGUST 28, 2014

San Diego-based professional networking site Connequity says it has raised $550,000 in an angel round, and has opened up a new Series A funding, after renaming the company from its former name, GROWconnections. The startup--which is still in private beta of its service--said the angel funding came in June.

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JUNE 21, 2012

A new, Los Angeles startup, Stockr , is looking to connect the world of social networking with stock tips and trades, and recently has emerged in a private beta. StockR looks to compete against Yahoo Finance and social stock discussion services like StockTwits. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 8, 2012

Los Angeles-based Goodreads , the online social networking site focused on books, reported this week that it is just about set to hit nine million members of the service. The site, which is headed by Otis Chandler, said it now has over 300 million books cataloged. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 6, 2012

Are you one of the folks who spent this afternoon changing your LinkedIn password, after a password leak at the popular business social networking site? If so, Los Angeles-based MySocialCloud has a feature for you: an automatic, random password generator. million passwords were compromised on the service.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Los Angeles-based MyLife , the online social networking search site run by Jeff Tinsley, reported Monday that it is planning to spend $35M on marketing this year, starting with a nationwide television campaign. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2013

Online dating sites usually fail because online dating usually fails. alone, the target demographic for these services is 90 million singles that are between 19 and 45. The same Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 2,500 online dating services online in the U.S. Social networks. In the U.S.

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APRIL 11, 2012

Streaming, cloud-based game service provider Gaikai has linked up its service to Facebook , the firm said Wednesday, launching a beta of a Facebook app which allows users to play console-quality games directly from the social networking site.

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DECEMBER 15, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu has rolled out a fun new tool to help you channel your holiday spirit (or lack of holiday spirit) into an animated GIF, with a new service called the Hulu Perfect GIF Generator. The tool lets users share those animated GIFs via email and social networks. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Atomkeep , an online service to help users synchronize their social media profiles across a number of social networking sites, has been acquired by Jobscience , a developer of social relationship management software tools. Atomkeep was founded in Los Angeles by Olexiy Prokhorenko and Olexandr Prokhorenko.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Los Angeles-based Anybeat , the alternative social networking site created by former MySpace Music VP Dmitri Shapiro, has opened up broad, public access to the service. Anybeat is backed by a long list of angels and venture firms. Shapiro was also the founder of video site Veoh. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2010

Los Angeles-based Napster , the online music service now owned by Best Buy, has just rolled out a number of major improvements this morning to the site, including social networking integration with Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based Goodreads , an online social networking site focused on book readers, said today that it has raised its Series A funding to $2M. The firm said the new funding will go to expand the services and features of its social networking site. million registered users. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace said today that it has launched a new, revamped version of the firm's game homepage, as a new MySpace Games site, to provide a more social gaming environment. The site also said it has rolled out a new iPhone application which allows users to play any of the games on the MySpace site on their iPhone.

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JUNE 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based AudioMicro , an online stock music and sounds effects startup headed by Ryan Born, is announcing today that it is launching an updated site with a new interface, plus linked its offerings into SlideRocket, which offers an online site for creating presentations. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2011

Los Angeles-based SheKnows , the women's media site run by Evolve Media, said this morning that it has launched a new social media, community features for the service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2011

Online dating sites usually fail because online dating usually fails. alone, the target demographic for these services is 90 million singles that are between 19 and 45. The same Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 2,500 online dating services online in the U.S. Social networks. In the U.S.

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JULY 26, 2010

Los Angeles-based MyLife , the people search site run by Jeff Tinsley, said Monday that it has now aggregated more than 1 billion user profiles. The site, which helps users find old contacts, coworkers, friends, and others, charging a subscription for access to the service. million new members per month to the site.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based Taltopia , an angel backed, online social networking site focused on Hollywood, said today that it has launched both Apple iPhone and Google Android applications. A major part of Taltopia's service is listing of casting calls, and a way for its members to respond to those casting calls.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking site is looking to court developers with the launch of a development contest, the MySpace Developer Challenge , the firm said recently. Judges on the contest include Mike Jones, COO of MySpace; angel investor Ron Conway; Google's David Glazer; and blogger Robert Scoble.

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MAY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based MySocialNightLife.com , an online site focused on the nightclub scene, said Tuesday that it has landed a seed round of funding. The funding came from an un-named angel investor. The firm said it is providing a way for nightclub venues, to help promote their offerings in a social networking environment.

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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. The firm said its service will allow members to search for jobs by area code or talent category. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Lunch.com , the online social media and networking site run by J.R. Johnson, told its users today that it has unveiled a new, personal RSS feed feature to the site. According to Lunch.com, the new feed can be added to blogs, personal sites, or elsewhere to help users promote their content.

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AUGUST 13, 2012

Goodreads , the online social community focused on book readers, looks to be on a roll. The Los Angeles firm, which is run by Otis Chandler, reported this morning that it now has 10 million members, only three months after hitting the 9 million member mark.

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APRIL 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Lunch.com , the online social media and networking site run by J.R. Johnson, is targeting orphaned users of the Ning social networking service, the firm said this week. Tags: virtualtourist users orphan media social online ning lunch.com. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

A new, online social network and dating site, Lawdate.com , based in Los Angeles, said today that it is hoping to match up lawyers with dates with its new web service. Tags: lawdate lawyer social networking dating attorney legal. The firm said it was founded by Wendy C. Freedman, who is a lawyer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2016

Aspiring entrepreneurs often approach me as an angel investor, touting their innovative idea for yet another online dating site. According to statistics , there are more than 5,000 dating sites worldwide with 1,000 new ones appearing every year. For starters, 40 percent of frequent site users are already married.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sometrics , which develops virtual currency products for social networking game developers, is linking holiday shopping and social games with a new product. Tags: sometrics virtual game currency social networking advertising. 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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AUGUST 17, 2009

A report today from TechCrunch reports that Los Angeles-based online social networking site MySpace is in the process of acquiring iLike , which operates an online service that allows users to share their music playlists and recommendations with friends. iLike is backed by Ticketmaster.

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MAY 19, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking service MySpace is looking to attract mobile developers, saying today that it has released a new SDK which will allow developers to integrate the site into mobile applications.

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OCTOBER 31, 2008

Los Angeles-based JuiceCaster, which operates a mobile social networking service, said Friday that the firm has expanded into Ireland and Turkey. According to the firm, Vodafone Live! The application is available for free on both Vodafone and Turkcell. READ MORE>>

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based MyLife , the latest effort of former GreatDomains.com and Reunion.com CEO Jeffrey Tinsley, said today that it has launched its new people search service. The new site also includes contact suggestions, ability to see who is searching for you, and search alerts. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based startup Worlize (www.worlize.com) announced it had received a seed round of funding, and launched a firm to focus on social gaming and chat. Brian McKelvey: We're building a virtual world, which attaches to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and all the social networks.

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