socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Among the big changes to the site is a new focus on coupon deals, which highlights deals from local companies; new content and articles; weekly circulars and grocery store ads; and a number of social tools. The new design is far more content rich and social. The firm has also changed its logo and branding. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2014

For our profile today, we had a chat with Jonathan David , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Tapstone (www.tapstone.com), a company providing media buying and optimization. We spoke with Jonathan about the company and where it fits into the advertising market. What is Tapstone all about? We''ve been operating now for seven or eight months.

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Advertising Santa Monica Startup Media 230

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

That's why we exist, and why we are a company, to help consumers figure out that fundamental question. ThisNext will continue as a standalone brand, and will be slightly repositioned on design products--by which I mean products that are interesting, unique, specialized, and boutique-like in nature.

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Content Demand Sites Media 165

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

It was the first company to do “paid search&# back when Larry & Sergey were saying they would never do it. plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. Plus, a TweetUp already means a meet up in a city organized through Twitter. Overture sold for $1.6 uh, hello!

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Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Unattributed – There is no such thing as organic customers. Thus, avoid link farms, mindless keyword content and similar techniques designed to make your site more Google friendly. Paid Search – Customers which click on sponsored ads associated with search keywords fall into this category. It does not happen.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He was a life-long entrepreneur and the first business he created out of college (actually, he founded it while he was at Caltech) was a company that manufactured high quality audio speakers. So he launched a company with exclusively paid search. Users would know exactly how much was paid for each click.

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