socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Neville Spiteri: We are a digital media startup, building a next generation studio that it is focusing on creating entertainment and web media, that scales to tens of hundreds of thousands of people, and potentially millions around the world. We see the web having untapped potential for creating its own medium for artistic expression.

Cloud Computing 208

Cloud Computing Web Entertainment Media 208

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I see it first hand in Los Angeles where given the growth of YouTube networks the worlds of art & technology are colliding. Many “tech companies” now have green screens. I’m sure there’s a lot of truth to that. It’s becoming harder to distinguish tech companies from media companies. And make-up artists.

Technology 313

Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

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. Therefore if you want to change just one field of data we had to redraw the entire screen. Enter Apple.

Brentwood 326

Brentwood Mobile Google Web 326

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I believe that this is a major new area of growth & innovation for the Internet as Cloud Services start to form deeper & richer layers. We put all of this infrastructure in an Exodus web hosting facility and had to pay for rack space, bandwidth and some management services if a disk failed, for example. Let me explain.

Startup 343

Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. I believe that offline / online integration is one of the major computing trends that you will witness over the next 5-10 years as computing experiences truly become pervasive.

Mobile 329

Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. 9:00 – 10:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. 7:00 – 7:45pm – check-in.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102