socalTECH

JULY 13, 2010

San Diego-based Sorenson Media , a developer of video encoding and decoding software, said today that it had 40 percent plus revenue growth in the quarter. The firm attributed the revenue gains from the release of its Sorenson 360 online video platform, the firm's own content deliver network and content management system.

Media 133

Media Software Review San Diego Content 133

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2010

San Diego-based DivX announced today that it has released a new, updated version of its video player software for the Windows platform. The software is free and available on the DivX web site. Tags: codec encoding video software divx. READ MORE>>.

Software 133

Software San Diego Web Content 133

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2018

San Diego-based LeaseLabs , which provides oline marketing services to the multifamily housing and apartment industry, has been acquired for $103M by real estate software developer RealPage. According to RealPage, it will $103M in cash and stock, plus up to $14M in earnout upon achieving certain financial objective.

Social Media 100

Social Media San Diego Software Development Design 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Daryl Bernstein , RightSignature (Santa Barbara, software). Dev Bhatia , SRCH2 (Irvine, search engine software). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps).

Southern California 279

Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

San Diego-based online radio station and music streaming service Slacker Radio has been acquired by LiveXLive , the two companies announced on Friday. LiveXLive said it will combine the content programming teams of both companies. LiveXLive is a live music streaming service. LiveXLive is a live music streaming service.

Beverly Hills 113

Beverly Hills Mission Ventures Social Media San Diego 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

San Diego-based Covario , the search and content marketing agency, is being acquired by Dentsu Aegis Network , the companies said late Wednesday. According to the two, Covario has over 140 professionals offering up paid and organic search, social media, and content marketing services to brands and direct marketing clients.

Networking 124

Networking SEO Organic Search Social Media 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based Wildfire Systems , led by startup veteran Jordan Glazier , has developed software which product referrals and automatically transform them into trackable links across email, text messaging, chat, and social messaging. Our software just has to be on a user's device, and we have lots of ways to get there.

San Diego 159

San Diego Social Media Commerce Snapchat 159

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

San Diego-based DivX , a developer of media encoding and decoding software, said late Tuesday that it has acquired AnySource Media LLC , a developer of streaming media software which can be used to enable on-demand playback of video on HDTV, Blu-ray disc players, and other consumer electronics devices.

San Diego 154

San Diego Media Demand Content 154

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

San Diego-based TVC Capital , the growth equity investor which specializes in software companies, is the lead investor in a round of funding for Levels Beyond , the two announced today. Levels Beyond provides software for streamlining media management, distribution, and monetization, and is based in Denver.

Capital 157

Capital San Diego Equity Software 157

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

Today's interview is with Peter Csathy, President and CEO of Sorenson Media (www.sorensonmedia.com), which recently relocated its executive offices to San Diego. Csathy told us about the firm's move of its exec offices from Salt Lake City, Utah, to San Diego, as well as its hiring and expansion plans.

Media 100

Media San Diego Southern California Class 100

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

At Congressional hearings this week on Russia’s use of social media to interfere with the 2016 U.S. election, lawmakers pressed Facebook, Twitter, and Google to take exhaustive measures to stop the same thing from happening again. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

Content 48

Content Social Media Press Google 48

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

San Diego-based Verve Wireless , the developer of mobile publishing tools for the Associated Press, McClatchy, Belo Interactive, and other publishers, said this morning that it has raised $7M more in additional funding. Tags: content news newspaper publisher android iphone software mobile advertising wireless verve.

News 154

News Mobile Press San Diego 154

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2010

San Diego-based DivX and Sonic Solutions said this morning that Sonic Solutions is acquiring DivX in a deal worth approximately $323M. Sonic said the buy would help retailers, online services, Hollywood studios, and manufacturers of CE and mobile devices to distribute premium digital video content over the Internet. in the deal.

San Diego 140

San Diego Hollywood Acquisition Media 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2010

San Diego-based RoyaltyShare , a web-based provider of royalty tracking for the music industry, has inked a deal with UK-based Consolidated Independent Ltd. , Tags: royaltyshare music royalty tracking content consolidated independent software. the firms said this morning. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 140

San Diego Content Web Software 140

socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2019

DivX , the streaming video software developer which was started in San Diego, has filed patent infringement lawsuits against both Netflix and Hulu , accusing the firms of usings its video streaming intellectual property. DivX filed two different lawsuits on Tuesday in the California Central District Court.

Netflix 113

Netflix Patents Hulu San Diego 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

San Diego-based Chumby , the developer of a Linux-based, programmable device which connects to Internet information, has linked with QNX Software Sytsems Co. , Tags: chumby software auto automotive electronics information internet device research motion. the automotive electronics arm of Research in Motion. READ MORE>>.

Avalon 154

Avalon San Diego Research Platform 154

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

In the world of sports, getting high school sports scores have always been an issue for local media, such as newspapers and television stations. The next thing was our exit partners on my prior firms had all been media companies, and I had worked with those media companies for many years, and know how they work.

Media 100

Media Startup Avalon Social Media 100

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

In the world of sports, getting high school sports scores have always been an issue for local media, such as newspapers and television stations. The next thing was our exit partners on my prior firms had all been media companies, and I had worked with those media companies for many years, and know how they work.

Media 100

Media Startup Avalon Social Media 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

One of the major growth areas along Silicon Beach has been in the whole area of creating content for digital platforms. But, how do you figure out what actual content will resonate with online consumers? I figured out that there was this massive market for comedic content, but the market was extremely scattered.

Content 230

Content News Startup Research 230

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2008

San Diego-based Verve Wireless, which develops products to help newspapers publish their content to mobile phones, has signed on another set of newspapers, and rolled out a new coupon offering, the firm said late Wednesday.

San Diego 100

San Diego Media Advertising Mobile 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

San Diego-based RoyaltyShare , a provider of digital royalty accounting for music publishers, said today that it has expanded its royalty services for Canadian music labels. The firm is venture backed by William Morris, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Trident Capital. READ MORE>>.

Trident Capital 124

Trident Capital Services Bertelsmann San Diego 124

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2009

San Diego-based RoyaltyShare , a developer of software-as-a-service for tracking online music royalties, said today that the firm has expanded its service to handle tracking of royalties in the UK. RoyaltyShare is backed by Trident Capital, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), and the William Morris Agency.

Trident Capital 100

Trident Capital Bertelsmann Services San Diego 100

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

However, San Diego-based Deal Current (www.dealcurrent.com) appears to have found a sustainable niche in the industry--not providing daily deals, but powering those multiplying deal sites, including a number of major newspaper groups. In the meantime, Groupon came along, and our media customers started to lose advertising.

Platform 263

Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community. This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. The content comes from other places. The bottom line is that Los Angeles Tech is trying to help find and navigate that content.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Angel Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 150

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. Let us know in the comments below!).

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Readers in San Diego, Orange County, Ventura County, and elsewhere, please comment or send us your comments!). Demand Media. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. OpenX is profitable, and its ad serving software dominant among online publishers.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Other big deals included $60M in investment in San Diego's Skinit , a developer of personalized "skins" for electronic devices, and $37.0M in investments, followed by Retail Products, at $140M, and Software, at $77.8M. The largest deal in the quarter was for Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

Southern California 196

Southern California Invest Westlake Village SoCal 196

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Irvine-based Broadcom and San Diego-based Chumby are working together to integrate Chumby's technology into set top boxes, the firms announced this morning. Chip maker Broadcom said that it is integrating Chumby's rich media Internet platform into a system-on-a-chip for digital television and set-top boxes.

Avalon 100

Avalon San Diego Social Network News 100

Xconomy

JANUARY 3, 2018

Any year-end review of technology news must also include reports on Russian hacking of the 2016 election campaign, and the manipulation of social media channels to spread false and divisive political messages.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Social Media News Software Review 71

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

San Diego-based RoyaltyShare has signed a set of distribution deals for the firm's digital media management and royalty tracking software. RoyaltyShare develops web-based software used by music publishers to track and report on web-based sales. wireless carriers. wireless carriers. READ MORE>>

Trident Capital 100

Trident Capital Bertelsmann San Diego Mobile 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

San Diego-based RoyaltyShare has inked a set of distribution deals for the firm's digital media management and royalty tracking software. RoyaltyShare develops web-based software used by music publishers to track and report on web-based sales. wireless carriers. wireless carriers. READ MORE>>

Trident Capital 100

Trident Capital Bertelsmann San Diego Mobile 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

San Diego-based RoyaltyShare said this morning it will be developing a new system for tracking limited downloads and interactive streaming. The new tracking system is in addition to RoyaltyShare's existing software for tracking digital music purchases and royalties. The music industry inked a deal Tuesday to pay artists 10.5%

Trident Capital 138

Trident Capital Bertelsmann Services San Diego 138

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

The next major change that we see, is now that they're online, they're becoming more web based, and adding things like rich media. We provide rich media to the STM market. One is software, which is very much like software-as-a-service, where we deliver that software to publications and conferences, to enable rich media on their sites.

Journal 124

Journal Technical Review UCSD Web 124

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 30, 2014

One team, a travel company that has built a discovery and planning tool that will make it easy and fun for travelers to find and book trips, was a winner of not just the New Venture Seed Competition in 2013, but also recently won the first day of the Lavin Lean Model Startup Competition in San Diego State University.

Competition 104

Competition Startup USC Southern California 104

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

It's another big week for startup launches, this time in San Diego at DEMOfall. Idris Manley: Essentially, what we do is we create a global layer for web sites, that supports multiple language content channels. We've created bi-directional, and real-time links between a web site and translation software.

Startup 133

Startup Technical Review Social Network Content 133

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2010

I see it in some clusters, in some communities--like Northern California, around Boston, around Austin, Texas in terms of high tech, and the same things in Southern California and New York in terms of media. In the consumer Internet and consumer mobile industry it's not like writing software for the enterprise. READ MORE>>.

High Tech 150

High Tech Southern California Writing Conference 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

We went out and validated this, and found out that the biggest people who dominate social media are clearly from the entertainment industry and sports, what you call stars. As you start to see what''s going on in social, who''s most active, and who is creating and sharing content, you find that it''s the entertainment industry and music.

Mobile 159

Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159