socalTECH

JULY 10, 2012

Los Angeles-based digital media and entertainment publisher BUZZMEDIA announced this morning that it has acquired venerable SPIN Media , the publisher of Spin Magazine, the 25 year old brand known for its coverage of music and culture. Financial terms of the buy were not announced by the companies. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Agoura Hills-based videogame maker THQ , and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), said this morning they are in a new marketing agreement. The two companies said that WWE-branded video games developed by THQ will be integrated into events, pay-per view and television sponsorships, magazines, and other WWE properties.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

We caught up with CEO Phil Kelly to better understand what the company is working on. Phil Kelly: We''re an interactive, mobile magazine, which I think is probably the best way to describe it. You can go to your particular interests, pick your favorite brands and entertainers, and favorite them. How did the company start?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

One of the best-informed, and entertaining, technologists is Peter Coffee. He joined the company in January of 2007 after spending 18 years as a technology analyst and columnist at the industry magazines eWEEK and PC Week. Wednesday, September 21, 2011 -- Peter Coffee's Annual Technology Forecast. See [link] (more)

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Berkonomics

MAY 30, 2019

We are constantly bombarded by ads in multiple types of media, to the extent that we most often tune them out unless particularly entertaining from the first moment (eight seconds.). Over the years, advertising money is being moved from display ads in magazines and newspapers to social network sites where people with eyeballs have migrated.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2013

We''re building, and have been in the process of building a media company and business by, with, and for celebrity influencers. If you think about the amount of media and engagement our clients have driven in print, in digital, and through different magazines, it''s a huge amount. You have some funding for the company?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 24, 2008

OMMA Mobile will focus on ROI and results, especially in the entertainment and media business. Televison, film, magazines and music industries all launched major mobile initiatives this year and tweaked some older models.

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Mobile Entertainment Demand Media 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Microsoft's MSN, and Santa Monica-based media firm BermanBraun Interactive said today that they have rolled out a new celebrity news site called WonderWall , which will feature information on what the companies described as the "hottest" pop culture stories, personalities, and trends. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

Brud , the actual company behind one of Instagram’s most popular virtual influencers (it’s a thing), has raised millions of dollars from Silicon Valley investors because this is 2018 and everything is awful. Our sources put the company’s funding somewhere around $6 million in its recent funding round. It worked. .

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Berkonomics

JUNE 30, 2012

We are constantly bombarded by ads in multiple types of media, to the extent that we most often tune them out unless particularly entertaining from the first moment. Over the years, advertising money is being moved from display ads in magazines and newspapers to social network sites where people with eyeballs have migrated.

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Case Study Study Social Network Advertising 212

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

We caught up with Rachel recently to hear more about the company. What''s the story behind the company? I was running the largest deals in the media and entertainment video area across many different Google products. I also lead our media and entertainment vertical practice. magazine, for example. What is FEM?

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Google Content Startup Venice 233

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2012

The bible of entertainment industry news, Variety , has been acquired by Internet entrepreneur Jay Penske, via his firm, Penske Media , the companies said today. Variety has been covering entertainment and Hollywood news since 1905. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Media News Entertainment Hollywood 150

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Kanaan Jemili: uCast Global is a digital media company that is looking at creating a scalable global solution for online video. As you know, today, video is one of the primary means of communications from a personal, corporate, and entertainment level. Whats the relationship of this company to Gary Winnick? What is uCast?

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Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

We’ve simplified our pricing, and API partners are now utilizing our technology in unique ways to fulfill a growing demand for entertainment imagery.”. Early adopters include People Magazine, US Weekly, Tribune, and others.

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Press Entertainment Pricing Blogging 69

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2013

After watching Paul Wall and Fat Joe, I wanted to see who this was making creating this positive stir in the hip-hop community, and why Entrepreneur Magazine called Feel Rich one of the most innovative companies. Entertainment Entrepreneurship Music Startups feel-rich Health healthy hip-hop music rap wealth'

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The startup is headed by Robert Flynn --a former VC, and co-founder of Liquid Audio, and most recently head of Modern Feed, the company that is now Clicker--who talked with us about his new company. Entertainment is confusing--we didn't make investments in pure content plays. Halprin, a company called Modern Feed.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Los Angeles�as the center of the entertainment industry�has begun to adopt a new role as the center of online video in recent years�and has also with the e-commerce industry and expertise here from the technology industry. Or, maybe they'd learn from a magazine. Michelle believes that women should learn from other women.

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Commerce Content Sample Yahoo 100

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

John Lusk, along with his Co-Author Kyle Harrison, leveraged their humble company''s newsletter into The MouseDriver Chronicles , a New York Times bestselling book. The company''s newsletter was initially created to share their entrepreneurial journey with their family and friends. A version of this article previously appeared on Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” Here’s my view: I support a “mobile first” strategy for many companies. It’s the new magazine.

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Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

John Lusk, along with his Co-Author Kyle Harrison, leveraged their humble company''s newsletter into The MouseDriver Chronicles , a New York Times bestselling book. The company''s newsletter was initially created to share their entrepreneurial journey with their family and friends. A version of this article previously appeared on Inc.

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Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 133

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Peter Shankman – PR Week Magazine has described Peter as “redefining the art of networking”, and Investor’s Business Daily has called him “crazy, but effective”. Jim Farley is Ford Motor Company’s group vice president, global marketing, sales and service. Make sure to tune in for all the live action. Justine Ezarik (a.k.a.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Pitching stories and getting your name out to various companies and editors requires a lot of work. I have run newspapers, magazines, and websites and I have written for them all. If you were writing something for Rolling Stone and it happens to appear in the magazine first, but you are also going to appear online.

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Journal Startup Writing Media 90

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a January 2012 article in Forbes Magazine , nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. The freedom to pursue the answers to the questions that most intrigue us is one of the primary benefits of charting your own course and not working for a Big Dumb Company. " [Tweet this quote].

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Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

To get to my point the waiting room is full of great magazines that I personally don’t subscribe to, but love to read. These magazines are full of wonderful photos and articles depicting the “good life”. On opposite pages were two ads for two very large companies. A lesson both the big companies in the ads had not learned.

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Customer Custom Blogging Startup 72

Xconomy

JUNE 6, 2016

After operating in the shadows for the past 11 years, a San Diego neural technology company founded by former NASA administrator Dan Goldin is stepping into the light to introduce two commercial products intended to advance the frontier of human-machine interaction. I SIS confirmed his death in its Dabiq magazine in January.

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Artificial Inteligence San Diego CTO Hire Outsource Development 62

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

As part of our interview with local companies and executives, we always like to talk with interesting local companies. in 2004, we purchased Buoyweather.com, moved it into our setup, weather department, and marketing department, and in 2005, we added much more multimedia news and entertainment to Surfline.

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Web Content Mobile Sites 140

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. Fun Fact: A team from OKCupid works out of the space, as well as a few of the best civic-focused tech companies in LA. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

This is a term indicating the use of “crowd appeal” to get money from interested people on the Internet for a share of your company. Rewards include becoming the “mayor” of an entertainment location via FourSquare , to winning badges via a Badgeville campaign. Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Social mobile web. Startup pivot.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Peter Shankman – PR Week Magazine has described Peter as “redefining the art of networking”, and Investor’s Business Daily has called him “crazy, but effective”. Jim Farley is Ford Motor Company’s group vice president, global marketing, sales and service. Make sure to tune in for all the live action. Justine Ezarik (a.k.a.

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Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49

InfoChachkie

MAY 13, 2013

you had to have at least two years of experience in the company mailroom and that it could take three to four years to get promoted. Sizing John up, Dick asked him, "''Who do you know in the entertainment industry? According to John, "I started looking at the talent agencies and. everyone told me), ''You''d be a great agent.''

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Hollywood Startup Santa Barbara Carson 241

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

Digital Media was an obvious theme because it’s one in which LA (where I’m based) and NY (where I spend a lot of time) have strong assets, companies and management teams. So my strategy was to focus on technology heavy companies who could bring measurability and performance to inefficient parts of the digital media landscape.

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Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 16, 2015

It is leading you to the bookstore, past the magazines, past the thrillers, mysteries and travel guides and directly to that coffee table book about World War I aircraft your father has been talking about buying for six months. Systems designed for these applications are already being installed in data centers around the world.

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Design Writing Entertainment Technology 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” The old media companies were resistant to change. What started as a tech company is gaining ground as a media company. He began programming courses at UCLA while in high school and went on to earn a B.S.

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Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 27, 2016

In 2013, Kiel became Executive Vice President of the Grammy-award winning rock band Linkin Park’s proprietary company, Machine Shop, where he focused on restructuring, rebranding, and re-launching the business to effectively leverage Linkin Park’s global reach of over 65 million Facebook fans.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Tech Law Tip of the Week: explanation of a frequently-asked IP law question for tech companies. They co-author a legal column on ethics in the social networking age for California Lawyer magazine and have presented together on Gov 2.0 She has specialized in entertainment and Internet law since 1998. Christina holds a B.A.

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IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007. Company founders, led by Ravishanker, made the strategic choice early on to bypass venture capital.

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Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 10, 2011

He is a great example of…building an enchanting company.”. He proceeded to tell me several interesting and entertaining stories about Steve (all flattering), dating back to the early-1980’s. In the summer of 1985, he was in Jobs’ office when a photographer for Fortune magazine arrived to shoot Steve for an upcoming cover.

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