InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

I reached out to Michael after their surprising day at the top of Hacker News during early September. The innocuous post, which was simply titled " Divshot " generated over 110 comments and was awarded nearly 200 points by Hacker News' notoriously jaded readers. According to Michael, the Hacker News exposure was completely unplanned.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 26, 2024

There are just five days left to enter the digital detox competition set up by Icelandic Yogurt company Siggi’s Dairy, which has pledged to give selected contestants $10,000 to spend an entire month “detoxing” without a smartphone or social media. The post Company Offering $10K for a 30 Day Phone Detox, Apply Now appeared first on Tech.co.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2014

Santa Monica-based Mahalo , the startup led by tech celebrity Jason Calacanis, apparently is shifting its focus to a new effort called Inside.com , focused on mobile news. inside.com mahalo service aggregation news calacanis jason' READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The first rule for raising money is to do it on good news – right when sales are increasing at an increasing rate. Or when something happens that makes an investor think this company is about to break out. Unfortunately, the longer you wait without significant upward news, the harder it is to get attention.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

CEO Evan Spiegel blames social media --implying, indirectly, Facebook--for the phenomenon of "fake news", saying that personalized newsfeeds have revolutionized the way people share and consume content but at a "huge cost to facts, our minds and the entire media industry." In an editorial, posted this morning, Snap, Inc. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Los Angeles-based TYT Network , the online news empire run by Cenk Uygur, said this morning that it has raised $20M in a round of funding, to expand the company's management, creative talent, subscription offerings, marketing, and content and community. Shawn Colo of 3L will join the company's board as part of the funding.

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APRIL 7, 2014

Rubicon''s IPO also meant an exit for angel investor Matt Coffin, whose stake in the company is now worth around $648,00 READ MORE>>. rubicon project merger acquisition clearstone news mayfield winners frank addante' Based on Rubicon''s current price (around $19.24

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based Tumbleweed , a new startup founded by Shaun Neff and Cisco Adler, said Thursday that it has launched a brand new news app, specifically aimed at Milllennials. The company said it is looking to "crack the Millenial news code" to get the younger generation interested and talking about news.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature contributions from our readers and the community, we have a bit of advice from angel investor Dave Berkus , who says, Raise Money On Good News. The first rule for raising money is to do it on good news � right when sales are increasing at an increasing rate.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Amazon previously operated a service called Amazon Webstore which was “a complete commerce platform” that enabled “companies to leverage Amazon technology and expertise in building and managing their direct-to-consumer business.” To put it simply, Amazon is getting instant access to a market it used to operate in.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

West Hollywood-based Attn: , a company which publishes an online news site focused on social topics like economic mobility, civil rights, education, criminal justice, and the environment, has raised $18.5M in a funding round, the company disclosed on Friday. The company was founded by Jarrett Moreno and Matthew Segal.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

We often get asked--how do we pay for our news coverage and our publishing efforts? How can you make sure you continue to get news on Southern California's technology industry? That's simple -- it's a combination of our sponsors and YOU. By becoming a member of socaltech! We are relying on YOU! Join today at [link] READ MORE>>.

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JULY 5, 2016

Dear readers: do you find our news coverage on Southern California's high tech companies, startups, and technology developments useful? Join, and not only do you support our daily news coverage, but you get access to our giant database of high tech companies, information on venture capital investors, and much more.

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JULY 17, 2013

Los Angeles-based online entertainment site HitFix , which is headed by Jen Sargent, is in a new deal today which will bring the company''s entertainment news to theaters. movie theaters, said they are in a strategic relationship to bring entertainment news to theater screens. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

While some of the largest privately held technology companies, like SpaceX and Tesla , have shifted to manufacturing ventilators, smaller companies are also trying to pitch in and relieve scarcity locally. 3D-printing companies are working on new ways to manufacture personal protective equipment and swabs for COVID-19 testing.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

News & World Report. The two companies said that Agent Ace is powering a new, consumer web portal, Best Agents , to help connect readers with real estate agents. marketplace matching agent realestate content publishing publisher report world news' Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

As of an August Pew Research study , 43 percent of Americans report “often getting news online,” just seven percentage points lower than the number who get their news from TV sources. In other words, the internet is a huge and growing source of news — and it’s a lot harder to regulate the internet than television.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Snapchat avoids fake news with editorial team, Atom Tickets adds famous film makers to advisory board, and domain registry company XYZ gets permission to sell domains in China.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

spends hundreds of millions of dollars on a media property, runs it for about seven years, and then decides to unload that same property for a fraction of the price it paid to a Southern California technology--not media--company. Local technology firms here actually look to be the home to quite a few of News Corp.'s Well, could be.

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JUNE 11, 2009

Los Angeles-based SodaHead.com , the social question-and-answer and polling startup headed by former MySpace VP of Operations Jason Feffer, is morphing its focus towards the social news area, saying last night that the company is looking to become a "social newspaper." Tags: web2 startup news social sodahead. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Westlake Village-based Zumbox , a startup developing a service to help companies sent electronic notices based on physical, postal addresses, reported today that it has signed on Mother Earth News as a customer. Tags: zumbox postal mail marketing mother earth news. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 24, 2019

Usually that means one they once or recently spent time in as an employee or manager within a company where they had little or no ownership. Some of these entrepreneurs starting a new company are alumni from companies that would be a competitor to the enterprise being created or joined. Are you one of those?

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 24, 2019

Usually that means one they once or recently spent time in as an employee or manager within a company where they had little or no ownership. Some of these entrepreneurs starting a new company are alumni from companies that would be a competitor to the enterprise being created or joined. Are you one of those?

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

San Diego-based Verve Wireless is reporting tonight that the firm served up 100 million mobile news pages per month in 2009, up 160% year over year. The firm, which powers such mobile news applications as AP Mobile, said it is on track to serve up 2.2 billion news pages this year. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

The company says its mobile news app served up 150 million mobile news pages in July. Tags: content news newspaper publisher android iphone software mobile advertising wireless verve. In addition to the software, Verve also manages an advertising network, which it says reaches more than 14 million readers. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 12, 2017

The Walt Disney Company has launched its fourth year of running its own accelerator program, the Disney Accelerator , saying on Tuesday afternoon that it has named eleven companies to its new class. The accelerator class is Disney's fourth. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The argument FOR… I discovered the power of ownership early in my management career, establishing an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), once popular as incentive compensation as well as a tax write-off for corporations and even a way to slowly transfer ownership of a company from the founders to the employees.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The firms said that Allen & Company advised News Corp. Jesta said Fox Mobile Group will become part of Jesta Mobile Holdings. FMG operates the Jamba, Jamster, Mobizzo, iLove, and Bitbop consumer services. on the sale.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Shares of Switchback II Corporation are off more than 14% in morning trading today, appearing to sell off sharply in the wake of news that the blank-check company’s merger with scooter company Bird has been approved by shareholders. first spotted the vote news ; Bird is based in the Los Angeles metropolitan agglomeration.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2009

San Diego News Network , an online, local community news site run by Neil Senturia and Barbara Bry, as well as former executives of the San Diego Union Tribune, has raised $707,220 in funding, part of a $2.0M funding effort by the company. Tags: news local investment capital venture sdnn network diego. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Paul Graham and the folks over at YCombinator have done much to reenergize early-stage entrepreneurship and encourage the creation of many new and innovative startups including DropBox, Posterous, Loopt, Justin.TV, Scribd and many others. They also gave us Hacker News , which for me was a welcome addition for discovering tech stories.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Celebrity investors including Gwyneth Paltrow, Rebel Wilson, Ruby Rose, Darren Criss, Baron Davis, Tove Lo, and Casey Neistat have come together to back the Los Angeles-based thc-infused drink company, Cann , the company said. It’s good.). There’s also Kin Euphorics, which also pitches itself as an alcohol alternative.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2009

El Segundo-based satellite entertainment firm DIRECTV has lost its President and CEO, Chase Carey, to News Corporation, the firm said Wednesday, as Carey returned to News Corp. Carey had joined DIRECTV in 2003 from News Corp. Carey replaces New. Tags: directv news satellite executive chase carey.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Welcome back to Human Capital, where we explore some of the latest news in labor, diversity and inclusion in tech. This probably isn’t news to developers, but it was news to me when I found out many tech companies still use slave-master language. TGIF, am I right? You can sign up here.

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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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MARCH 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization software firm headed by Frank Addante, released new traffic and customer numbers Monday, saying that the company is now serving up ads for 8 of the top 15 newspaper publishers in the U.S.

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