socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace is in a deal with SoundExchange , which collects music royalties, to help deliver unclaimed royalties to artists, MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta said over the weekend at the MIDEM conference in Cannes. MySpace said the royalties are owed for streaming of music on the Internet and satellite radio.

Social Network 186

Social Network Conference Content Los Angeles 186

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace and MTV.com said Wednesday that the two are partnering to stream the Comic-Con International conference to their users.

Social Network 184

Social Network Conference News Networking 184

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Southern California's top startups showed up in force Friday at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, for the Technology Council of Southern California's annual VentureNet conference. socalTECH was a media sponsor of the conference).

Southern California 100

Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2009

I recently wrote a post about how to get access to people at conferences and how to connect with people on social networks. I got to thinking more broadly about social networks and the real-time web. Facebook has much more value to me as a networking tool. On LinkedIn we rarely communicate with each other.

Startup 276

Startup Blogging Social Network Networking 276

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 7, 2019

Earbuds , a new startup from Austin founded by former Detroit Lions lineman Jason Fox, wants to bring the power of social media to your eardrums. Fox said at every press conference one or two questions would be about what songs teammates played before games. “He was jamming. ” Earbuds founder Jason Fox.

Entertainment 224

Entertainment Social Media Social Network Media 224

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

A creative CEO will find ways to motivate and compensate for the lone nature of working alone, but using social networking tools to make office workers and home workers feel and behave as a unit. It won’t be long before home workers will routinely greet each other via video conference from the home desk.

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Conference Email Social Network Tool 243

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

style genealogy and social networking web site headed up by former PayPal founder David Sacks; the firm is venture backed by Charles River Ventures and Founders Fund. Yammer offers instant messaging focused on internal corporate communications, and is the result of work by engineers at Geni. Geni is the online, Web 2.0-style

Yammer 113

Yammer Geni Web 2.0 Conference 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 8, 2012

Friday, December 14, 2012 -- MediaBistro Social Gaming Summit. This is a conference focused on the intersection of mobile gaming, immersive worlds, real-life brands and social networking. See [link] (more)

Social Network 124

Social Network Conference Mobile Networking 124

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

It just so happened that there was a conference coming up run by a guy named Ismael Ghalimi, a very well respected software executive who also was keeping a blog at the time for companies in the space. He was having his first ever conference and people from the who’s who of VC firms in Silicon Valley would be attending.

Entrepreneur 338

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Google 338

Eric Greenspan

MAY 25, 2010

For one, we built a following by using Facebook and Twitter and other social networking sites. OSN 101 – Online Social Networking news and tips. One year later, it was renewed and all three major sponsors continued with us. While we leveraged the 50k watt stick that KNX provides, we did a few things different.

Social Media 220

Social Media Media Blogging Social Network 220

socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace , The Wall Street Journal, and the World Economic Forum today said that the firms are in a contest to send a "citizen journalist" to the Davos World Economic Forum.

Journal 140

Journal Press Social Network Conference 140

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 9, 2012

The network boasts of millions of free and ready to use online publications from the right sources for all the members of one’s own work community according to ResearchGate. It also lists thousands of scientific conferences across the world to make it easy for researchers to stay informed, engaged and involved.

Social Network 66

Social Network Research Networking Metrics 66

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

It seemed to save all of the bloggers from coming home at the end of the day from whichever conference they were attending and have to turn in long-form content like a journalist. Tags: Social Media social networking technology Twitter. So Twitter was initially billed at a “micro-blogging&# platform.

Blogging 219

Blogging Venture Capital Startup Social Media 219

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace , in a bid to connect with the "real-time" web, said early this morning at the LeWeb conference that it has launched a new, real-time API.

Social Network 124

Social Network Conference Google Web 124

socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

Start up conferences and competitions. So much money is going into social networking and other Internet or wireless consumer options but the more capital rich (technology rich; and excluding clean tech) start ups are seeing tighter money. LinkedIn valued at over $8 billion; Facebook at over $70 billion and star of a movie.

Company 150

Company Companies Startup Social Network 150

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The reason is that conferences usually pack them up with speakers to maximize the number of high profile guests in attendance to sell more general admission tickets. I have often complained how much I hate sitting on panels. So with a panel of 5-6 people and 30-45 minutes it’s hard to have a real conversation.

CalTech 222

CalTech Startup Santa Monica Venture Capital 222

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Thursday, December 13, 2012 -- MediaBistro Social Gaming Summit. This is a conference focused on the intersection of mobile gaming, immersive worlds, real-life brands and social networking. See [link] (more)

Social Network 100

Social Network Conference Mobile Networking 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

PayDivvy , unveiled today at the Finovate Conference in San Francisco, was conceived a few years ago while Mike Melby was attending the Wharton School of Business. But it is really the secondary social layer that makes this new technology incredibly exciting. with the soon to come addition of offers.

Conference 96

Conference Orange County Technical Review Software Review 96

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

But this coming generation is much more likely to be inspired by The Social Network and want to be entrepreneurs. You have the super impressive Cory Levy who founded the NextGen Conferences (as well as One, Inc.). She noted that in our generation everybody wanted to be a lawyer. Back to women.

Entrepreneur 341

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Blogging 341

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Santa Barbara-based introNetworks, a developer of social networking software for connecting trade show attendees and organizations, has released an update to the firm's software. The new feature maps out members of a social network on a browseable world map, with additional information about members shown via a pop up box.

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Social Network Google Conference 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

The winner of the judge's choice award was Cogi , a Santa Barbara-based firm which develops a service for transcribing conference calls and meetings; TotSpot , which operates a social networking site that allows families to create private sites for their children, was awarded "Fan Favorite" for the most votes from the crowd.

Twiistup 113

Twiistup Santa Barbara Santa Monica Social Network 113

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 11, 2010

So that’s: Marketing / conference invitations – 100 x 5 seconds = That’s still > 8 minutes. Or I’m at BOD meetings or conferences. I sometimes dread going to conferences where I know people will walk up to me and say, “I send you an email a few weeks ago&# and I’m struggling to remember it.

Email 265

Email Startup Writing Blogging 265

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2012

We’re excited to announce TechZulu is officially partnering with New Media Expo (formerly BlogWorld) to create a Startup Launchpad at their next event taking place January 6-8, 2013 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Conference Center in Las Vegas. What does this mean for you ? Leo Laporte (Owner, TWiT.tv Dino Dogan (Founder of Triberr.

Media 109

Media Startup Conference Social Network 109

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

Out is the “cocktail only&# Twiistup and in is the new format of a conference that should take its rightful place on the national technology calendar. Twiistup 6 featured 12 showoff companies as the opening act of a 2-day conference. ExpenseBay Wins Showoff. Twiistup 6 has come to an end.

Twiistup 228

Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. Attend an investment conference. Here are a few of the “do’s”: Post your profile on LinkedIn and Twitter, and join in startup discussions.

Entrepreneur 143

Entrepreneur Social Network Activity Networking 143

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2021

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your school or industry.

Entrepreneur 140

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Mentor 140

Berkonomics

JUNE 15, 2010

A creative CEO will find ways to motivate and compensate for the lone nature of working alone, but using social networking tools to make office workers and home workers feel and behave as a unit. It won’t be long before home workers will routinely greet each other via video conference from the home desk.

Conference 136

Conference Email Social Network Tool 136

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Then he met Jonathan Ellman at the Summit conference in Los Angeles. FlipFit works by creating a social network based on friends and followers. The company isn’t borrowing from Facebook or Instagram, but instead is trying to build out its network from scratch. “ We met at a party.

Social Media 184

Social Media Commerce Los Angeles Social Network 184

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2011

Unsocial said it has created a new, location-based business networking tool which allow users to find and network with other people, in real time, at conferences. The funding came from un-named, accredited individual investors. Amount of the funding was not announced.

Seed Funding 154

Seed Funding Conference Networking Los Angeles 154

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Hosted at the USC Davidson Conference Center, it was initially a one-day event with just 20 speakers and two tracks. Phil Dibowitz shares this memory, “I remember the morning of the first conference vividly. First and foremost we’re the largest volunteer-run open-source conference that I’m aware of.

Southern California 97

Southern California SoCal USC Conference 97

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Similar to DEMO and TechCrunch Disrupt, the Austin-based conference is holding a showcase to feature the most exciting startups around. There are categories for Innovative Web Technology, Social Media and Social Networking Technology, Entertainment Technology, News Technology, and Music Technology.

Technical Review 72

Technical Review Social Media Social Network News 72

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

You need somebody who is thinking laterally about how to creatively get extra attention at conferences or trade-shows. And you need somebody who is committed to keeping up your presence in blogs, social media and other online forums. You need somebody who is helping push out information on what is up-and-coming in the company.

Startup 349

Startup Writing Press Blogging 349

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

If one vocal person blurts out, “just give us the details, we all know social networking&# don’t assume that person speaks for the entire room. My partner, Brian McLoughlin , attends almost all Financial Services conference, makes a number of investments in the space and has relationships across the sector.

Venture Capital 318

Venture Capital Startup Sales Writing 318

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

People mistook the fact that these text advertisements worked in Google to say they would work in social networks. So PPC (pay-per-click) advertising on social networks has performed poorly to date. But then I went to the Parnassus Group’s Twitter 140 conference run by Steve Broback and Brett Schulte.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Berkonomics

JANUARY 4, 2024

A creative CEO will find ways to motivate and compensate for the lone nature of working alone, but using social networking tools to make office workers and home workers feel and behave as a unit. That depends upon the management as much as the employee. It is a management skill that was not taught nor learned until recent times.

Product 156

Product Email Social Network Conference 156

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). You need to for conferences, business development and often for sales.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2009

In association with some of the regions top trade associations/social networking groups and industry hosts, DFR '09 promises to be the largest holiday party of the season and help weave our various communities of interest into the larger collective family of professionals working in and around the technology industry.

Fandango 124

Fandango CarsDirect Case Study Santa Monica 124