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APRIL 5, 2011

Sean Moriarty , formerly the CEO of Ticketmaster, and currently Entrepreneur in Residence for venture capital firm Mayfield Fund, has joined the board of Los Angeles-based Triton Media Group. Triton Media Group said Moriarty will serve as non-executive Chairman of its board.

Media 140

Media CitySearch Ticketmaster Venture Capital 140

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AUGUST 24, 2012

USA Today cited the activity of such companies as Demand Media, Break.com, Buzzmedia, Citysearch, Google, JibJab, ShoeDazzle, and Viddy in Los Angeles, and Qualcomm, Slacker, Sorenson Media, and MOGL in San Diego as examples of those cities' active startup base. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Los Angeles Break.com CitySearch 188

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APRIL 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzz Media , which operates a network of online media sites focused on celebrities and music, disclosed this morning that it has tapped former TMZ general manager Alan Citron as its new President. According to Buzz Media, Citron will oversee programming, marketing, engineering, and product development at the firm.

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Buzznet Media CitySearch Ticketmaster 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 17, 2009

Thursday, July 23, 2009 -- SEO, Social Media, Sponsorship and On-line Advertising. Speakers include: David Karnstedt, Efficient Frontier; Kelly Perdew, Rotohog; Brian McCarthy, CitySearch; and Mark Gibbs, Network World. See https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:Join/signupId:10203.

SEO 100

SEO Social Media CTC Advertising 100

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Operating experience (Helped run parts of CitySearch & UrbanSpoon, tons of product management experience, Board of Hatch Labs which helped spawn Tinder). Her network from her educational institutions alone has friends in all of the top tech, media & banking institutions. She has been in operations in Seattle and Los Angeles.

Venture Capital 408

Venture Capital Startup Outsource Development CitySearch 408

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JUNE 27, 2013

GRP Partners--which has invested in such successes as Overture, CitySearch, BillMeLater, DealerTrack, and others, and is currently an investor in Maker Studios, TrueCar, Burstly, and others--said it decided to change its branding as venture capital has changed.

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GRP Partners Funding CitySearch Venture Capital 164

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

One of the founders of the Los Angeles technology networking group, LA Mixers, and co-founder of the New Media Vault monthly networking event, Michael Pilla, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. Pilla's clients had included such companies as TrueCar, CitySearch (IAC), and other local technology startups. Pilla was 58.

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CitySearch Truecar Los Angeles Networking 113

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Pedowitz joins the firm from Fox Interactive Media, where he headed up re-architecture and re-engineering of the MySpace MyAds platform. Pedowitz also has served at Citysearch and Warner Bros. READ MORE>>

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CitySearch Platform Resource Email 100

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. I don’t see this changing much like I don’t see you building blockbuster movies outside LA or shift the media buying center of gravity out of NY. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

They are looking for coders, roboticist, marketing managers, and community managers, to fill the areas of their Green Tech, Social Media, Big Data, and Enterprise companies. That’s right folks Idealab is hosting a job fair at their offices for 10 of their startups companies.

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Idealab CitySearch Social Media Pasadena 95

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JUNE 8, 2014

VCs generally have had an easy time fostering relationships with large ad agencies and media companies given how much our businesses have intersected over the past 20 years. Fred Wilson has done this for the NY startup scene but of course you also have mass media located there. You also need marketing muscle.

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Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

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MARCH 14, 2011

But, venues are becoming savvier, and want to connect with fans via social media and email, so that they can allow customers to continue the buying experience on their site, and repurpose customer data for their own usage. million comedy fans through our social media email list, we we think we can see the same in the music industry.

Ticketmaster 140

Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

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MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. We were also an investor in the early local listing company, CitySearch – an LA company. Los Angeles. People either love it our hate it. All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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AUGUST 12, 2009

Mike was one of the founding members of 24/7 Media, which he took public, and was taken over by WPP Group. John Waller met him 10 years ago at 24/7 Media as well. Michael Barton: Mike Paolucci who is our guy in New York, I'd call him the ultimate startup junkie. He has done fairly well, and is now an angel and startup CEO himself.

Venture Capital 165

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Technical Review 165

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Yelp and CitySearch have been around for awhile, but Foursquare is really built on local businesses, Groupon, LivingSocial, and other deal sites are built on the backs of local businesses. There's been a huge push to engage local businesses, to get them involve din social media, but video has yet to catch up. How is the company funded?

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

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MAY 5, 2011

Every region needs its local media & events. We have all of the 2nd-time entrepreneurs from Overture, CitySearch, MySpace, etc. on to their next companies and that produced Demand Media, a public company who even with a slight recent reduction in share price is still trading at $1.3 How do we make that happen?

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Social Media: Snapchat. Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Demand Media is an online media company operating two strategically-linked businesses: an integrated content and social media platform, and registrar solutions. Citysearch is an online guide that offers information and recommendations regarding local businesses including restaurants, shops, bars, hotels, and others.

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

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MARCH 1, 2010

The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). before which is second-time entrepreneurs.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

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APRIL 19, 2011

Coffin is the former founder of LowerMyBills.com, and is now an investor in such firms as Demand Media, Houtelook, Ad.ly, ShoeDazzle, and other startups.

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CitySearch Ticketmaster Pricing Demand 170

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JANUARY 16, 2012

GroupOn, Living Social, AdMeld, Gilt Group, Demand Media, ShoeDazzle, Tumblr, FourSquare, etc. Our biggest returns were outside Silicon Valley: Overture (LA), CitySearch (LA), BillMeLater (Baltimore), Ulta (Chicago), Envestnet (Chicago), HDI (Las Vegas), PF Changs (Arizona), TrueCar (LA). But of course that’s horse puckey.

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Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. You might know Demand Media better as the people behind Cracked, DailyPuppy, and GolfLink. Matt Coffin – LowerMyBills.com.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75