Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

This new approach is often called “pull marketing,” where the idea is to establish a loyal following and draw customers to your content, and eventually your solutions. For example, top bloggers today, including Rand Fishkin and Gary Vaynerchuk , find no need to advertise, as customers come to them for value from content alone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2013

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 51 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. A good start is a book on content marketing, “ Accelerate! ” Search engines and people love blogs these days. Curation, the most efficient content.

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Southern California Edison Blog

MAY 15, 2020

Without the proper bandwidth, your enterprise is limiting its ability to effectively host videos and load other forms of content. Media and content creation businesses expanding their services to meet future content needs require a network that can support growing media content demands. in 2018 was 228.8 Dark Fiber.

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socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2009

Los Angeles-based Mail.com Media Corporation , which operates the email service Mail.com, said today that it has acquired an entertainment focused blog, DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com. Mail.com operates a number of online content-focused sites, including HollywoodLife.com, MovieLine.com and OnCars.com, in addition to its online email services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2012

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 300 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. Recently I was reviewing a book on content marketing, “ Accelerate! ” Search engines and people love blogs these days. Curation, the most efficient content.

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

Irvine-based content moderation software developer WebPurify says it has enhanced its tools with a new tool, which allows its users to automatically detect text in memes and other images in blogs, forums, social media apps, children's sites, in-game chats, and more. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Edison Blog

MARCH 23, 2021

A content delivery network (CDN) is a network of edge servers that accelerate website speed and content delivery by hosting content physically closer to customers via points of presence (PoP). What Types of Companies Benefit from CDN Traffic Transportation Services? . Improved User Experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2011

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 50 million other new websites created every year, and attract the customers you need. Recently I was reviewing a new book on content marketing, “ Accelerate! ” Search engines and people love blogs these days. Curation, the most efficient content.

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JUNE 3, 2013

PublishThis , the developer of content management and publishing tools for online publishers and businesses, has tied into WordPress.com with a new WordPress Plugin, the company announced this morning. publishthis wordpress plugin publishing content blog blogging partnership' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 5, 2014

Burbank-based Nerdist Industries , the online site focused on popular culture and "nerd" content, said today that it has named tow executives. The company said it has appointed Adam Rymer as President and Jack Herrguth as Head of Development. Nerdist began as a blog, but now also features a Youtube channel, and podcast network.

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu said Wednesday that it will reach $1 billion in revenue this year, up from the $695M in revenues it had in 2012, and also now has 5 million subscribers on its Hulu Plus premium service, six years after the company''s launch in 2008. hulu streaming television content movie hollywood revenues'

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based content publisher BUZZMEDIA said this morning that it has tied with a research firm, to help mine its network of properties to help brands understand influencers and consumers. The company said it will debut the study in Q4.

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

Scripted.com , which operates an online marketplace for professionally written content--which was originally backed by LA investors--has raised $9M more in a funding. The company is now in San Francisco. The company was founded by UCLA Andreson and USC Film School grads who had met as undergrads at Claremont McKenna.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

El Segundo-based Aggregage , which develops software driven B2B websites and newsletters which aggregate blog and news postings for specific industries, has raised $1M in a convertible note, the company said today. Aggregage''s B2B websites are published in conjunction with trade and professional associations. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2020

This new approach is often called “pull marketing,” where the idea is to establish a loyal following and draw customers to your content, and eventually your solutions. For example, top bloggers today, including Rand Fishkin and Gary Vaynerchuk , find no need to advertise, as customers come to them for value from content alone.

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DECEMBER 24, 2014

Google-- explaining its release of the movie on its blog--said Sony had started contacting companies last Wednesday about how they might help the company release the movie online. theinterview youtube xbox google play hollywood censorship hacking hackers north korea content streaming' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2013

It looks like the battle between Los Angeles e-commerce startup Beachmint and technology blog PandoDaily is flaring up into a major firestorm, over the accuracy of a story posted a couple of weeks ago by the tech blog. ecommerce news retraction rumor content publishing pandodaily beachmint' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The firm has created a tool which uses software and semantic search to help in the whole process of curating content. We spoke with Matt Kumin , the company's founder and CEO--who was formerly an executive at Edmunds.com--to learn about the company's products. What's your background, and what is PublishThis all about?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2014

He has a long career in developing products and companies (such as Pogo, Excite@Home, Demand Media, The Daily Plate and now TasteMade) discussed much about his career choices and lessons. Product management is a title that has become very common at technology companies - and can mean different things at different companies.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Lawmakers urged the companies to scour their networks to root out foreign advertisers, trolls and bots; to eliminate messages meant to sow discord among Americans; and banish content the social media companies themselves describe as “vile” and “malicious.”

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

500 Startups is scrapping its cohort model for accelerating companies and moving to a rolling admissions process, the accelerator said during its latest demo day. One of the progenitors of the accelerator model in the US along with Techstars and Y Combinator , 500 has been a cornerstone of the early-stage company building platform.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2022

by Joseph Jaffe and Maarten Albarda, both experienced marketers working with new companies, as well as larger firms. Marketing media content from real customers in real time is now commonplace via sites like Yelp, Foursquare, and online reviews. They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O. Real customers.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 18, 2020

That’s an expensive proposition for small companies. Now companies engage and pay influencers to get your attention and want their products. If you cannot incorporate social content into your product, surround your product with social content. To do this, your message must resonate in a way that it appears unique.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

When I first started writing this blog several years ago I had less followers than you have right now. I aspired to rise above the noise by putting out insightful content with a frequency that kept people coming back to check in directly on my website. From this I learned the best times to post and how frequently to Tweet a blog post.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2016

And I’m going to cross post this entire post on Facebook as an experiment rather than just posting a link on FB and trying to drive people to my blog. So if you’re reading this on Facebook (or on my blog!) Twitter was my public chat board, my place to share blog content, my place to ask public questions and to debate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2015

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the almost 300 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. A good start is a classic book on content marketing, “ Accelerate! ” Search engines and people love blogs these days. You are the company you keep.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Jason Calacanis , the CEO of Mahalo, is planning some direct competition to Michael Arrington's technology blog empire, TechCrunch , according to a report today from the Guardian. According to the report, Calacanis is developing a property called Launch , which will focus on deep analysis of companies. AOL was the buyer of TechCrunch.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based Hulu CEO Jason Kilar said Thursday afternoon that the company brought in approximately $420M in revenues in 2011, up 60 percent from 2010, and now has more than 1.5 Kilar disclosed the numbers in a blog post summarizing the firm's 2011. million paying subscribers to Hulu Plus. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2013

Followers of the company''s Facebook page, blog, and Twitter feed are familiar with the steady drumbeat of cute dog and puppy photos that the company is always sharing--and, might now be familiar with DogVacay''s online peer-to-peer marketplace. That''s the idea, at least, according to Aaron Hirschhorn. Does it work?

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 14, 2016

Here – from “Two Minute Drill” – is how to download your Twitter follower list: https://www.fullcontact.com/blog/how–to–export–twitter–followers/. This is more than fair in exchange for the free content underneath, and a tool for you to consider if you offer any valuable content to your readers, even if specific to your industry or company.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The company, which posted new terms of servie changing language on how it is licensed to used content created by its users, drew fire for a perception that the company was claiming rights to a user's private snaps and chats.

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APRIL 26, 2010

Hollywood-based TheWrap.com , an online blog focused on the business of Hollywood, has raised $2M in a second round of funding, according to the company. Tags: content hollywood capital venture blog thewrap. TheWrap said that the funding was led by Maveron, along with other investors. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

According to Jason Calacanis , in a blog post, $75M to $150M. Calacanis gave his list of companies which would help Yahoo improve its brand and revive its content on Tuesday. How much is Santa Monica-based Mahalo worth? READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. It echoes the same message from Kik’s chief executive Tim Livingston last week when he rebuffed earlier reports that the company would shut down amid an ongoing battle with the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2016

I’ve been online for nearly 30 years (yes, there was CompuServe and Prodigy before the www), blogging for 10 and using social media tools since the earliest days. As somebody who invested his time heavily in writing and wanting to share his thoughts through a blog I learned that I had to Tweet a post 3 times to get it read: 5am, 8am and 10pm.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2014

The company recently raised a $750,000 seed round of funding. We spoke to CEO Brian Nickerson --an Internet veteran with time at Yahoo and Internet Brands--about the company and its goals. Content is kind, and most people think of that as entertainment, video, or music content. But, that actually extends into all content.

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