Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

They first started in 1994 and are therefore almost as old as the Web itself. And as Jon Steinberg of Buzzfeed points out, the CTRs for social media banner ads are just 0.08%. I’m sure it probably resonants with how most of you read the web. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Banner Ads. Holy Shiitake !

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Advertising Media Social Media Screening 352

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Attendees can get a chance to be one of be 5 pre-screened pitches (and maybe 1 aud pitch if there's time) who will have ONE minute to give a pitch of their startup, web series, app, film pitch with feedback from panelists. The panelists will pick their fave pitch to give a 5-minute pitch. See [link].

Startup 113

Startup Social Media San Diego Screening 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based Break Media , which operates a online network of web properties focused on men, announced this morning that it is teaming up with Quantcast to collect demographic information about its sites. The service will collect demographic data about who is viewing the firm's web videos.

Break.com 100

Break.com Screening Web Content 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content. I joined about a year ago--a bunch of us did--and looked at where Sidebar was as it was gearing up for a full consumer launch of its personalized content portal. What is Sidebar all about?

Content 189

Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

socalTECH

JULY 11, 2014

Josh Meyers: Slickdeals is the web''s largest deal sharing community. The really amazing this, is those deals are all user generated content, from our users finding the best deals on the Internet. Those might be on household items like laundry detergent, or it might be gadgets like tablets or a large screen television.

Content 212

Content Yahoo Los Angeles Sites 212

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 24, 2013

inch full HD (1080p) screen and HTC Sense innovations. HTC BlinkFeed provides customized content and real-time updates streamed live on your home screen. It can be set up in a few simple steps and gives you the ability to access electronic program guides and control a receiver and home theatre right from your phone’s screen.

Screening 106

Screening Social Media Guide Hollywood 106

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Media and Entertainment has seen more barriers to entry being broken down. The same is true for distribution of content: YouTube and NetFlix are now viable options for releasing original movies and TV Series. The same is true online, as the desktop web experience is quickly being overtaken by the mobile experience.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Southern California Incubator High Tech 223

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The screen gets really hot as its pressed up to your cheek and so I find myself just putting my ear up to the speaker. So grin and bear it by keeping your cheek on the hot screen? Well, that might trigger unwanted clicking on your home screen too. That being said, the Samsung Galaxy Mega is NOT a phone.

Screening 91

Screening Press Slides Email 91

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Global audiences of prosumer video producers will create content that is viewed by global audiences in numbers far in excess of traditional TV. It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. 200 million views. Suck it traditional TV.

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

John noted that online video creators must give fans a reason to pay them, rather than forcing payment, because of the myriad of ways in which content can be legally (and illegally) obtained. Next up was Nick Tran, Taco Bell''s "Social Media Lead." Filling The Screen. Border Run.

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Course Advertising Social Media Content 190

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Hamilton Chan is founder of Los Angeles-based PaperLinks (www.paperlinks.com), a new startup which is developing mobile applications which take advantage of QR codes--the 3D barcodes which are cropping up everywhere--to help users marketers go beyond just linking those codes to web pages, but also to power social applications.

Startup 233

Startup Tips Web Platform 233

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 12, 2015

BIRD communicates directly with the user’s devices, enabling rich interaction with anything from displayed content and smart home appliances to IOT devices and drones. . BIRD is also the first device to feature multi-user input functionality, allowing up to 10 people to interact with the same content simultaneously. .

Tips 40

Tips Education Screening Content 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property. Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens. It is no wonder web content players with large audiences are all inking deals with them now.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Entangled Media has released their public beta to Younity , a new utility that provides spontaneous access to your data across devices. Like Dropbox and its contemporaries, Younity is an online backup/access utility, providing on the go access to files via the web. Unlike Dropbox, Younity does not store data on their servers.

Mobile 98

Mobile Media Screening Software 98

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2012

We had been working with Fortune 5's, and had done really well in social media, creating micro sites and interactive landing pages, and have a really deep history in marketing. Holden Steinberg: We use a smart mix, of pulling the site creative, and helping them find the content, though it doesn't always match up.

Mobile 249

Mobile Startup Advertising Sites 249

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2015

A survey by the Webs Small Business Digital Trends revealed that 63% of small business owners are using digital strategies in their overall marketing efforts. Pull your audience with content. With online marketing, marketers produce great content to pull the audience towards their brand. Focus on customers. Know the rules.

Guide 40

Guide Social Media Content Advertising 40

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Stribe offers a plug and play service for instantly creating a social network on any Web site. The company's main target is e-commerce sites with rich media. Scan & Target - a SaaS solution for real-time text mining and analysis of User Generated Content. CityZeum is available via Web and mobile browser.

Incubator 40

Incubator Develop Development Social Network 40

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

He explains with online marketing in general, there’s the huge shift into native advertising (inputting marketing messaging in line with content users are actively engaging with) – Largely due to a shift away from traditional in banner advertising. Ophir considers GumGum as part technology and part media company.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Advertising Google Screening 76

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Time will tell.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. daqri is an augmented reality and mobile web content publishing platform that utilizes QR codes to deliver content. mt) Media Temple, Inc. Want to Sponsor?

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

MuckerLab has already secured its reputation as one of the hottest startup accelerators in town with a particular emphasis on product for incubation-stage software, services and media ventures. Subblime solves this problem by allowing channels to publish content audiences want and extend that to product recommendations from across the web.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is bringing professionals and companies from the tech industry together and connect them through a new social media platform. Today is the day Solaborate is publicly launching a beta-version of their platform on the web with an iOS and Android mobile apps for those on the road.

Social Media 92

Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Of that smartphone internet time, mobile apps take up 86% of usage and only 14% access time via the mobile web. It is a good thing that there is an app for everything today — work, social media, games, shopping, travel, photography, and schedule of movie screenings. Mind your content and make them personal.

Mobile 40

Mobile Social Media Google Software Review 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Their website app emphasizes crowd-curated content by enabling individuals to ‘take the stage’ in their respective communities/rooms and play music through creating playlists of Youtube and Soundcloud links. Being able to sift through an over-abundant world of content to find media that really matter to users.

Startup 107

Startup Product Sites Tool 107

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

We believe there are awesome entrepreneurs everywhere, not just in the places constantly covered by the media. Team Rubicon unites the unique skills America’s returning veterans offer with the expertise of medical professionals; all while interactively engaging donors through social media. We want to help them, and will.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. I don’t see this changing much like I don’t see you building blockbuster movies outside LA or shift the media buying center of gravity out of NY. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

It’s tempting to want to stay in your offices and fund raise via email or web conferencing. It’s your job to find a continued way to stay on the radar screen of the VC. GroupOn, Living Social, AdMeld, Gilt Group, Demand Media, ShoeDazzle, Tumblr, FourSquare, etc. Press the flesh. But fund raising is a contact sport.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 23, 2017

This is critical to peace of mine, but … If I DO need to get work done I’m infinitely more productive if I come to my computer with a big screen and keyboard. Yes, I can check the mobile web versions (that are actually quite good) if I truly feel the need. Am I going to delete other social media apps? No more addiction.

Social Media 267

Social Media News Mobile Snapchat 267

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

I do regular (almost daily) “Snapstorms” of content around one topic for entrepreneurs and VCs. It will be a follow on from my “App is Crap” or “Web Second, Mobile First” blog posts but in short, video, updated, digestible formats. The starting screen every time is the camera. Open Snapchat.

Snapchat 150

Snapchat Screening Venture Capital Guide 150

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Dana Settle & I are hosting a dinner tonight (10/20/10) with some of the biggest companies in entertainment to talk about the future of television, film & digital media. This is where the digital media puck is going. Michael Ovitz , the co-founder of CAA will be the keynote speaker. The device itself will have no storage.

Content 386

Content Google Media Hulu 386