SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 7, 2009

Monday, July 13, 2009 -- SMCLA: Citizen Journalism: Social Media's Effect on How News is Reported and Consumed. More and more people are turning to social media as the first place they look for breaking news.

Journal 100

Journal Social Media News Blogging 100

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

In a post on Kik’s blog on Friday the MediaLab said that it has “finalized an agreement” to acquire Kik Messenger. “ Kik is one of those amazing places that brings us back to those early aspirations,” the blog post read. In acquiring Kik, the holding company is expanding its mobile app portfolio.

Social Network 153

Social Network Los Angeles Social Media Blogging 153

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Poshmark , a social media e-retail company, has raised $87.5 million in a Series D investment round led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek. That brings the total funding raised by the Redwood City, CA-based company to $160 million.

Social Media 57

Social Media Venture Capital Media Capital 57

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

As lawyers in the social media and Internet law space, this duo brings to the table practical experience counseling clients in real time and explaining breaking legal news in plain English. Christina blogs in the Technology section of The Huffington Post [ [link] ]. Christina holds a B.A. from the University of San Francisco.

IP 81

IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

What they do: They’re a website, platform, and now mobile-app for crowdsourced annotation of song lyrics and texts. Current stats: Their site has over 30 million users with mobile app that has pushed well past a million downloads since its January release. million after a $15 million series A round by Andreessen Horowitz.

Startup 93

Startup Mobile Entertainment Sites 93

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Team Rubicon unites the unique skills America’s returning veterans offer with the expertise of medical professionals; all while interactively engaging donors through social media. Lisa Nicole Bell – CEO of Inspired Life Media Group. Lisa and her team create media projects designed to move the social progress agenda forward.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Professor Journal. Student Journal. Developments Blog. There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. Mark Holtzman for The Wall Street Journal. Mark Holtzman for The Wall Street Journal). MarketWatch.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44