SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What special data, content, APIs, etc. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Content access controls? Arbitrary new pages?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What special data, content, APIs, etc. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Content access controls? Arbitrary new pages?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2012

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Inspired by the vast amounts of data from videos, photos, music, websites and blogs shared by the many friends and people they follow online and seeing how much time it takes to check all the content across many platforms, friends set out to come up with a solution and CHNL was born. Step 2 — connect your social networks to CHNL.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 6, 2011

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 -- Content World Turned Upside Down: Can Traditional Media Adapt? Every aspect of the business of entertainment media and other content providers, and their traditional sources of revenue, are under assault by disruptive business models. TCOSC Digital Media Society.

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Content Technology Council TCOSC Cloud Computing 113

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2013

Yekra says its system helps match content to viewers by genre, by digitally distributing entertainment through different web sites, blogs, social networks, and other destinations. yekra venture capital funding digital entertainment content' READ MORE>>.

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Platform Demand Entertainment Social Network 127

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Despite the huge surge of content specifically being developed for the web--and for sites like YouTube--making that content profitable and sustainable continues to be an issue for content creators. Josef Holm: Tubestart is a crowdfunding platform for YouTube creators, web series creators, and for digital video in general.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Sgrouples is the world’s private social network. It was built on the belief that people want to replicate their real life online–to communicate personally and privately with the people that they really care about in their real life–which is a different model from the current social networks. What is Sgrouples?

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2012

With the proliferation of social media, how do you--as a brand--manage all of those various websites, content, and media? Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. Our appetite for fresh content and this stuff is kind of limitless,” says Rojas.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2016

Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a new startup developing a network of content creators for Snapchat, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The startup--founded by Dan Altmann and Eric Posen--says it is enabling the creation of mobile-first content for Snapchat and other social network platforms.

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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. TV will enter the era of “participation” which is a much more important trend than “social video” even if it seems less sexy or less fundable. 200 million views.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Thursday, November 4, 2010 -- Content World Turned Upside Down: Can Traditional Media Adapt? Every aspect of the business of entertainment media and other content providers, and their traditional sources of revenue, are under assault by disruptive business models. TCOSC Digital Media Society.

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Content Technology Council TCOSC Cloud Computing 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media has launched a new, social video product via its SpringBoard Video Division , aimed at distributing social video content to publishers. Evolve Media''s platform includes its own customizable and brandable video player, video analytics and reporting, and more. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2009

is about helping people on Twitter make money from the content they are creating. Sean Rad: I started another company called Orgoo, which was a unified communications platform. simply because I am a believer that content creation and distribution is moving from static pages to the stream. is based in Los Angeles. How does Ad.ly

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

The group occupies some familiar spaces for past investments, with a focus on niche social communities, mobile media tools and augmented reality. The 10 startups in Yellow’s third batch include: Brightly : a media platform and community that promotes ethical and sustainable brands. Stipop : a rich cross-platform chat sticker API.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 25, 2010

We’ve recently launched a video series called T3:Today’s Tech Trends to further support our shows by adding a video component that can be shared directly from YouTube, our blog or embedded in the radio show website, blog or any other website/blog willing to carry the free content. We built unique websites for each show.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2011

Johnson, announced a move to allow other sites to host and show content via a new Lunch Network effort. Johnson: Essentially, we built Lunch to be the source of the highest quality user generated content out there, all built on top of our similarity network. So is this a white label view of the Lunch content?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

While iPhone is really still the only true game in town for mobile applications investors can see in the near future a world in which multiple mobile applications platforms will likely exist – perhaps with Blackberry, Palm Pre and Google’s Android operating system gather more momentum. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.”

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

What special data, content, APIs, etc., Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? Is it limited to login and Like buttons, or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? How often is message content updated? What content is searchable?

Develop 520

Develop Development Technical Review SEO 520

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

It was built originally on the Twitter platform to talk about stocks, and all users had to do was add a dollar sign to ticker symbols to give it context. So, we built our own, new and improved version of a microblogging platform. We've just added a layer on top of all the social networks particular to finance.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

We connect consumers to great content from around the Internet, from social networks, from thousands of branded video channels, and around any particular topic they're interested in. We hope to be on every single platform, over time. What is Frequency? Blair Harrison: Frequency is an Internet video service.

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Social Network Startup Services Organization 232

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2012

WhoSay , which operates an online, media management platform used by agents, celebrities, and studios to manage celebrities, has raised $12M in a funding round, the company said today. READ MORE>>.

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Media Social Network Los Angeles Sites 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2012

Online social video discovery site Mefeedia said Thursday that it has added two new partners providing content to the site, MovieClips , and AnyClip. Mefeedia did not announce any details of the partnership, but did say the deal will provide it access to those firms' collection of clips from popular movies. READ MORE>>.

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Social Network Content Sites Activity 133

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

We've also invented and patented a new technology called "MasterKey" that allows people to play our games natively on all relevant social and mobile platforms. Facebook became so dominant in social, not even Google could touch them. Don't bet on any one platform. Platforms come and go, remember Beta and VHS?

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. We're not necessarily the platform to help up-and-comers or amateurs to be successful.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2013

Four years ago, Los Angeles-based Adly (www.adly.com) launched to much fanfare as one of the first local startups to tie into the brand-new, Twitter micro messaging platform. We''re the leading social advertising platform that leverages celebrity relationships. What is Ad.ly''s business now? That''s what we are striving to do.

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Social Media Advertising Media Metrics 237

socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

We spoke with Matt and Amanda MacNaughton , the brother and sister team behind PromoJam, to hear more about the company's platform. Amanda MacNaughton: PromoJam is an enterprise, social marketing technology platform. We also have a mobile platform, which integrates with Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. What is PromoJam?

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Social Media Startup Platform Media 217

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2012

One way is to create your own, custom video clip which you can share via email, text message, or through a social networking site like Facebook. Allison Dollar: SnapCuts is a digital media marketing platform, which uses social video messaging. They can then share that across a social network.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

The reason I have so many typos is that I value cranking out more content rather than perfect posts. Knewton – “Online adaptive test prep and virtual classroom platform&# - I love the innovation that is coming from the test prep industry. The build “implicit social networks.&# Other deals. Enter Xobni.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2011

Los Angeles-based SheKnows , the women's media site run by Evolve Media, said this morning that it has launched a new social media, community features for the service. SheKnows said the new feature is the first of several social products to be launching this year, around its city guide, as well as pregnancy and parenting products.

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Social Media Media Social Network Guide 170

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

So Twitter was initially billed at a “micro-blogging&# platform. 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. I’m enjoying reading all the new content created in the tech / VC industries.

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2009

According to EQAL, its new platform is focused on helping those producers and talent to create their own web sites, with features such as blogs, discussions, forums, and user profiles, as well as links to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

. “Whether it be a passion for an obscure manga or your favorite football team, Kik has shown an incredible ability to provide a platform for new friendships to be forged through your mobile phone.” In acquiring Kik, the holding company is expanding its mobile app portfolio. million in revenue for that calendar year.

Social Network 153

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Alec Meikle: I was in the early stage of building a social network for travel, and thought it would be a great idea to create this for that service. That app is going to be our most powerful asset, and will eliminate the whole process of uploading your content to the computer, and then from your computer to MYMUSAIC.

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socalTECH

JUNE 10, 2021

Los Angeles-based venture investor Trousdale Ventures announced this morning that it has made an investment in Preamble, a startup offering up "ethical artificial intelligence" moderation to social networks. The company said that Preamble's software is used to help prevent amplification of harmful content.

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Artificial Inteligence Seed Funding Tool Social Network 113

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2012

GraphEffect today unveiled the latest version of its social network for marketers with an open API for developers. GraphEffect is a collaboration platform for social marketers which had only been available to large marketing partners including American Express, Toyota, Estee Lauder, Clorox, and Samsung. Venture Funding.

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