SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 27, 2017

Industry leaders from top companies such as Disney, LA Times, BuzzFeed, and NBC will share their experiences at the conference. Located in Southern California, N3XT CON 2017 will spotlight industries that embody the LA spirit - Entertainment, Technology, and Startups.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Buzzfeed Technology Southern California 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2016

Los Angeles-based TYT Network has hired on BuzzFeed and Fullscreen veteran Chris Puckett as its new Vice President of Advertising & Brand Partnerships, the company said Tuesday. Puckett joins the company from Fullscreen, where he had been serving as East Coast Director of Brand Partnerships and Sales.

Buzzfeed 100

Buzzfeed Networking Advertising Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

JULY 12, 2016

Brogan BamBrogan , the co-founder of high profile transportation technology developer HyperLoop One , has requested a temporary restraining order against Chief Legal Officer Afshin Pishevar, and has another lawsuit pending against the company itself, plus co-founder Shervin Pishevar. READ MORE>>.

Buzzfeed 100

Buzzfeed Ideas Funding Technology 100

Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2021

Now, Shopify has apparently approached major publishers including Complex and Vox Media as well as getting Buzzfeed to sign on to the new program. An ecommerce giant with huge clout in bricks-and-mortar store retail, too, Shopify can boast to having more than one million retailers using its platform. And yes, that includes us here at Tech.co.

Marketing 179

Marketing Buzzfeed Guide Platform 179

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

” I invested in a social-media analytics & engagement platform company called Awe.sm and as an investor I always play around with the products in which I’ve invested. data has confirmed it and BuzzFeed has built an entire business around it! So back to “how I should know that titles matter.”

Writing 326

Writing Buzzfeed Social Media Blogging 326

Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2016

Brogan Bambrogan, the colorful cofounder of futuristic travel startup Hyperloop, left his position as CTO at the company less than two weeks ago. A few days before Bambrogan left, Afshin Pishevar also departed the company without explanation. Today, he’s suing a former colleague for harassment.

CTO Hire 70

CTO Hire Buzzfeed Venture Capital News 70

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2016

Facebook started with the biggest publishers in the game: BuzzFeed , Huffington Post , New York Times , Washington Post. BuzzFeed has seen their Instant Articles engage more people than any of their standard link posts and Gawker ’s founder tweeted that instant articles boosted daily uniques to their website.

Buzzfeed 40

Buzzfeed Blogging RSS Netflix 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

This past year was also the year that startup boards also got more disciplined about containing burn rates and pushing for companies to be run more pragmatically. In case you’re keeping score at home — that’s approximately the size of 65 US seed-stage funds managed by one company. Baidu alone raised $3.2

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 150

socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2015

One thing with AllSay, is it looke like Buzzfeed did in the early days. Editors use Buzzfeed and read the news, to find proposals and decisions, and use the news as a source. What is AllSay? Geoff Campbell: AllSay is a service which believes everyone should have a say in the decisions that affect them.

Mobile 100

Mobile Buzzfeed News Tool 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. Both are massively funding other LA tech companies through what Fred Wilson once defined as “recycled capital.”

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2016

Vic Belonogoff: We are a digital publishing company. It will be less about celebrities, but more along a Wired or more intellectual Buzzfeed, and we'll also further our reach into gaming, music, and elsewhere in our same format. Tell us about Render Media? READ MORE>>.

Media 100

Media Content News SEO 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

And as Jon Steinberg of Buzzfeed points out, the CTRs for social media banner ads are just 0.08%. So I’ve spent the last few years checking out companies that are trying to solve for this problem. I decided to look up one branded company in the chocolate segment to get a sense for the magnitude of spend online.

Advertising 352

Advertising Media Social Media Screening 352

Both Sides of the Table

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.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Jeffrey Harmon, CMO of Orapup , a company that primarily uses YouTube to market their brand, says to grow a YouTube channel distribution is key. VidCon on the west coast and Playlist on the east coast are the ‘go to’ conferences for people who want to be well connected and immersed in the YouTube culture. He uses Final Cut Pro.

Content 76

Content Tips Buzzfeed Tool 76

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

“You can’t build a large online video company. You have to build a large online tech company that distributes video.” There’s a reason that Maker pulled away while most online video companies did not. Online technology company that distributes video. Most will fail. Here is an example.

Company 150

Company Companies Startup Buzzfeed 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2019

According to the report, from Buzzfeed, a spokesperson for Tinder's parent company, match, acknowledged that "There are definitely registered sex offenders on our free products." READ MORE>>.

Screening 113

Screening Buzzfeed Report Los Angeles 113

Xconomy

JUNE 22, 2018

Fridays can be the most productive work day, as you look to shore up everything before the weekend starts. Or, maybe instead, it’s a day filled with long lunches and listless Internet surfing, as you seek out all the interesting articles you missed during the week.

Artificial Inteligence 80

Artificial Inteligence Startup Organization Product 80

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Could it be the large number of new companies? s other startup advantages include: A long media history: Companies such as Netflix and Buzzfeed are based in L.A. For companies in the media, entertainment, or content business, there’s no better place to be. Is it the culture or community atmosphere? s Startup Future.

Cornerstone OnDemand 115

Cornerstone OnDemand Startup Buzzfeed Los Angeles 115

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did. Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%. To be clear we will continue to see great infrastructure companies built and these will mostly come from Silicon Valley. All great communication companies.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Pitching stories and getting your name out to various companies and editors requires a lot of work. It doesn’t matter who you are; you can be writing long-form journalism for Rolling Stone, doing advertorials for BuzzFeed, or you can be writing the menu for the restaurant down the street. This is where Assignmint comes in.

Journal 90

Journal Startup Writing Media 90

Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

There was plenty more biomedical news this week, from a downsized IPO to downsizing companies, while ugly sexual harassment details emerged in Seattle. percent of the nation’s cancer cases… two Texas IT companies are building a database with the Medicare records of 1 million cancer patients and will open it to public analysis.

Buzzfeed 59

Buzzfeed News Pricing IBM 59

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2016

Mitu Network is the largest digital media company for Latinos in the US and also targeting Mexico and South America. The first generation of short-form online video companies seemed to be a bit of a land grab as online video companies were mostly “horizontal” in that they produced video of nearly any genre that could drive views.

Company 150

Company Companies Netflix Content 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.

Buzzfeed 210

Buzzfeed Media Content News 210