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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based Burstly , the mobile advertising tools firm run by Evan Rifkin, said this week that it has opened up a new way for mobile application developers to sell their own advertising space. Tags: burstly mobile advertising rifkin. Newtoy recently revealed it has had over 10 million downloads of its game.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Hopscotch, led by Laurence Sotsky , has built software which enables sports teams, venues, and others to rapidly create mobile apps for their fans. We caught up with Lauren to hear about Hopscotch, and why teams and schools are turning to the company to power their mobile apps. What is Hopscotch? What do your apps do?

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JULY 31, 2012

Fullerton-based HipGeo , the location-based application developer co-founded by Scott Daniel, Jeff Kunzleman and Richard Rygg, has debuted a new mobile app, the company said this morning, which now supports video in its location-based streams.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

El Segundo-based The OIX , a fintech company that is developing tax credit and incentives management software, has named technology startup veteran Laurence Sotsky as its new CEO, according to the company. Sotsky was most recently head of venture-backed, mobile application development startup Hopscotch.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

El Segundo-based The OIX , a fintech company that is developing tax credit and incentives management software, has named technology startup veteran Laurence Sotsky as its new CEO, according to the company. Sotsky was most recently head of venture-backed, mobile application development startup Hopscotch.

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MAY 9, 2013

Santa Monica-based testing software developer TestFlight said today that it has opened up its private beta for Android to all users. The company--which has been running the private beta for the last 45 days--lets users upload apps, and helps developers track everything from distribution of those apps, user feedback, and beta testing efforts.

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MARCH 15, 2013

Forsblom is now in Los Angeles and San Diego, and reinventing himself with a mobile application company called TenFarms (www.tenfarms.com). Nils Forsblom: TenFarms is a mobile app developer. We build mobile products, not just mobile applications, but products around them. What happened there?

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MAY 7, 2013

Los Angeles-based TenFarms , the mobile application development startup headed by Nils Forsblom, announced this morning that it has raised $2.7M in an angel funding round, to launch a new mobile advertising product called Adtile to the market. TenFarms is the company behind mobile photo polling and social app Photopoll.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Vinny Smith , the former CEO of Orange County''s Quest Software, has backed a developer of web and mobile application development, via his investment firm, Toba Capital. software quest smith vinny toba integration continuous mobile capital venture labs sauce' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2009

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 -- Mobile Experience 2.0. After years of dialog on mobile convergence, what has actually converged on the mobile platform is the high quality experience, spurred by innovations in Media Content (Video, Music, Movies, T.V.), in an open Forum at UCLA. See [link] (more).

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Climbing the ranks for our Los Angeles, CA region, Mobile Therapy was one of two semifinal winners. If they come out on top, Mobile Therapy can expect prizes and support from Tech Wildcatters, 500Startups, Consumer Electronics Association, Crowdfunder, Techstars, American Airlines, and more! Habra: Practice, practice, practice.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising startup PaeDae announced this morning that it has tied into Intel''s appMobi effort, which will allow Intel developers to integrate with its advertising platform. appMobi develops cross platform application development software for HTML5 and Javascript, and was acquired by Intel last year.

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JULY 23, 2012

Redland-based Esri , the developer of mapping and GIS software, said Friday that it has acquired Maptel , a mobile application development company based in Melbourne, Australia. Esri said the buy will help provide field data collection capabilities and mobile application development expertise to its team.

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MARCH 9, 2012

Los Angeles-based ntro , the mobile social networking and discovery application developer founded by former Pandemic Studios founder Josh Resnick, has updated the firm's app, as the company looks to make a big splash at SXSW.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

the mobile applications developer behind ARTKIVE , an app which helps parents save their kids' artwork, and turn that art into photo books or keepsakes, has raised $500,000 in a funding round, according to reports. The Kive Co., The funding came from angels, as well as from Amplify. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Punchcard , the mobile, consumer loyalty application developer backed by Idealab, has swizzled its model significantly today, with the release of a new version of its mobile app for iPhone and Android. The company is led by Andy Steuer. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 27, 2013

Things definitely look to be heating up in the software recruiting world, at least, if you judge the latest offer from a local startup to find local recruits for software developers. If they hit blackjack, only then will they win the trip or the equivalent cost of the trip.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Santa Monica-based Geodelic , the mobile application development firm run by Rahul Sonnad, has signed up Clear Channel's airport division, Clear Channel Airports , the companies said today. Tags: geodelic clear channel airport location based mobile information airline iphone. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Kanaan Jemili: uCast Global is a digital media company that is looking at creating a scalable global solution for online video. For instance, one of our targets are those who have large audiences, like mobile carriers. We build products and services tied to mobile carriers. The first one is telecom companies and mobile carriers.

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MARCH 21, 2012

On March 27, the CommNexus LBS SIG presents the latest consumer focused LBS technologies from GTX, Tagg (from Snaptracs, A Qualcomm company), TCS and Glympse. Free maps, smartphones, tablets, mobile advertising, evolving business models, and app stores have paved the way for a new breed of application developers to thrive.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

In the world of drone aircraft and robots, right now everyone develops their own, on-board operating systems software to run those autonomous systems. We spoke with Dreamhammer''s CEO, Nelson Paez , about the company''s software and its vision for a interoperable operating system for drones and robots. What''s Dreamhammer?

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APRIL 1, 2010

in a venture round from GRP Partners and Rincon Ventures, for the firm's mobile ad management platform. We cater to mobile phone developers--right now the iPhone, and coming soon to Android. How long has the firm been around, and why did you decide to start the company? What is Burstly? Our space is pretty young.

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JUNE 7, 2013

Stained Glass Labs (SGL), the first Glass and wearable technologies accelerator has launched the world’s first comprehensive app directory and a self-service app publishing portal for Google Glass pre-launched applications. SGL says the Comprehensive App Directory launched is a simple 2 step process.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

San Diego-based SweetLabs , the company headed by Darrius Thompson, and which runs both the OpenCandy advertising network and the desktop Pokki app platform, said today that it has raised $13M in a Series C funding round. According to the company, the new funding goes towards growing Pokki, the desktop app platform it launched in June.

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DECEMBER 4, 2008

Agoura Hills-based Murano Software, a provider of outsourced software development, is branching out into Google Android application development. According to the firm, it has created G1MobileSoft, an offshore development company devoted solely to creating mobhile applications.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

As we know the mobile industry is accelorating at high speeds with no chances of slowing down anytime soon. He and his company, Rocksauce, make sure to add high quality design back into each of the apps they create. What inspired you to co-found Rocksauce Studios and get involved in the mobile space?

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

If you're an application developer, sending emails through your application can be a chore. Sendgrid (www.sendgrid.com) has stepped into that void, providing application programming interfaces (APIs) and all the infrastructure required to handle that email delivery. How do you offload all those headaches?

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

One of the startups in that area--born out of a.NET development organization here in Los Angeles--is FatCloud (www.fatcloud.com), which develops a NoSQL database which ties directly into Microsoft''s SQL Server database. Ian Miller: FatCloud is a data management and software platform company with a NoSQL database.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Michael has 2 engineering degrees from RPI and almost 7 years of new product development experience from some of the largest medical device companies in the world. As you probably know, Mike is know exclusively focused on mobile application development and his new StoryPress iPad app.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Hamilton Chan is founder of Los Angeles-based PaperLinks (www.paperlinks.com), a new startup which is developing mobile applications which take advantage of QR codes--the 3D barcodes which are cropping up everywhere--to help users marketers go beyond just linking those codes to web pages, but also to power social applications.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last week, Los Angeles-based FastPay (www.fastpaypartners.com) announced a round of funding and its services for providing advanced payment to online publishers, application developers, and game developers. We spoke with Jed Simon the firm's CEO and founder, about the company. Where are you in terms of company launch?

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MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. But having different funds available for different stages of one’s company is actually a really good thing. DEAL OF THE WEEK: Gilt Groupe – We both admired this company.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

The company’s co-founders have a background in mobile application development and together built the first mobile app for one of the largest overnight delivery companies in the United States. What was the motivation to start Zipments and when did you open for business?

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APRIL 10, 2010

I said in the following video that I thought Twitter would by Seesmic , the company that makes one of the most popular Twitter clients. (If you’re interested you can watch my comments by fast forwarding to minute 31.25 As people consume Twitter on mobile clients they are almost definitionally not doing so on Twitter.com.

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APRIL 15, 2012

If you’re new to software development, you may be asking yourself, “What the heck is a User Story, anyway?” ” Put simply, a User Story is the analysis of a user’s mindset, their goals with your application and a consideration of how they would use it to accomplish certain tasks. What is a User Story?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

They were going to bring the Internet to your mobile phones ushering in the era of “m-commerce.&# Gag. I had just returned from living in Japan where I witnessed the hugely successful launch of i-mode by NTT DoCoMo so I knew the potential that the mobile web would ultimately bring, but I saw so many flaws in the launch of WAP.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Tech Law Tip of the Week: explanation of a frequently-asked IP law question for tech companies. Technology and IP law are at the forefront of the movie, and themes include common issues in startups regarding cash flow, IP rights, tech development, product design and distribution of equity. Christina holds a B.A.

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