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Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud

TechCrunch LA

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. “I n media and entertainment there are lots of isolated studios around the world. .

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USC's Silicon Beach Awards and Presentations (Discount Code)

SoCal CTO

USC’s Marshall School of Business will host the second annual Silicon Beach Awards (SBAs), a $50,000 venture competition focused on innovation in technology & entertainment. More info on the conference and the venture competition at [link] To register at the discounted price use the promo code: FriendOfCTM 1. eventbrite.com/ 2.

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Silicon Beach at USC 2013 | Entrepreneurial Inspiration

Tech Zulu Event

The second annual USC Silicon Beach event, hosted by the four professional schools at USC, featured a pitch competition and a conference filled with informational panels and interviews. The conference itself was focused on innovation, technology, and startups. The conference was filled with a several panels.

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Los Angeles’s Secret to Startup Success

Tech.Co

For three years now, Cornerstone OnDemand has been using this conference to celebrate the successes of local startups and to look to the future of technology. s other startup advantages include: A long media history: Companies such as Netflix and Buzzfeed are based in L.A. Tech Summit is a great example.

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The Launch of Ultraviolet: Perceiving Digital Film

Tech Zulu Event

Hollywood and Silicon Valley converged over coffee at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in West Los Angeles for the Digital Hollywood conference to find out what studios and techies are all buzzing about. The conference brings about panelists from across the platforms in film, television, new media and tech.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. the entertainment industry. WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. than in other parts of the city.

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How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

Both Sides of the Table

I recently invested in a company in the media & entertainment sector (this will be announced in a couple of months) so I’ve been thinking a lot about how the industry works, why the structure has evolved the way it did, why the company I invested in has had so much success and what this all implies for the future.

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