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Location-based virtual reality is increasing its footprint in the U.S.

TechCrunch LA

It’s one of several companies (many based in Los Angeles) that are turning the city into a hub for anyone looking to experience the thrill of immersive gaming. For Survios and other companies that have placed multi-million dollar bets on the viability of virtual reality, the move to location-based gaming isn’t a matter of choice.

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Reflections on 2016: Alon Goren, Crowd Invest Summit and 805 Startups

socalTECH

We had a great fireside chat with Brock Pierce and had a panel with Richard Wolpert, Jim Andelman, Mark Mullen, Peter Liu and Buck Jordan. Before launching Crowd Invest Summit, Alon worked for entertainment tech giants such as IMDb and MySpace where he managed product development, testing and performance.

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Southern California Investments On Uptick, Totals $686.5M For Q1

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Southern California's investment totals bucked the national trend, which found that there was a 9 percent drop in dollars to $4.7 Media and Entertainment was at $55.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M received in the region in Q1 of 2009. Nationally, Q4 of 2009 brought in $5.2

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

Both Sides of the Table

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. But I digress.

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Xconomy’s Top Innovation Stories of the Half Year

Xconomy

Andrea Davis looks at company programs trying to boost the Hoosier State’s talent pool—and get more college grads to stay in the area. Bernadette Tansey dives into the world of virtual reality from a consumer and entertainment perspective. Bruce Bigelow lays out the business challenges of drone companies such as 3D.

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Internap | Faith in LA Tech Brings the Green

Tech Zulu Event

I assume that if you have any type of dedicated servers, Managed Hosting or Enterprise IP, you’ve heard of Internap, if not… take a little time researching on Google before you pony up the big bucks next time, will ya? They may be new to LA, but I think they get it. I almost want to move in.

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Guerilla Marketing Fail – What I Learned From The Austin Police

InfoChachkie

I suggest you check out both the video and Seth’s entertaining depiction below. As SocialStay is a young company on the rise, I figured that slight twist on the Monk stunt would be a perfect disruption to an otherwise staid industry. Seth attended UC Santa Barbara, but dropped out to start a denim company. .

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