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MAY 16, 2018

CEO Gerry Widmer said Wednesday the San Diego-based company is expanding its workforce and extending its Web content management system (WCMS) to international customers. After establishing a partnership with the Google Cloud Platform, Zesty.io founder Randy Apuzzo at the end of 2017.

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

San Diego-based Zui.com , the online search engine aimed at kids, said today that it has launched a new, browser toolbar called ZUIBAR. The toolbar, which was developed by Conduit, allows Internet users to access Zui.com's games, videos, and other content directly from a browser.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has backed a developer of video advertising products, Selectable Media , to the tune of $2M. Selectable Media, which is based in New York, lets users opt into branded video advertising in exchange for free access to content on web and mobile apps.

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JUNE 10, 2011

Howard Lindzon , the CEO of San Diego-based StockTwits , has made another angel investment, this time in Embed.ly , a developer of tools that make it easier for web sites to embed content from other web sites.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

San Diego-based Websense is taking aim at all of those time-wasting, viral videos your employees have been forwarding around, with its security software. The new controls work on Websense TRITON, Websense Web Security Gateway and Websense Web Security Gateway Anywhere. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2010

San Diego-based BrightCloud , a developer of Web content classification and security services, has been acquired by Internet security software firm Webroot. According to Webroot, it will add BrightCloud's engineering team in San Diego to its Cloud Engineering team.

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MARCH 2, 2010

San Diego-based Sorenson Media , which develops video encoding software and a related content delivery network, said today that it has released a new application programming interface (API). According to Sorenson Media, the new Sorenson 360 API helps developers to integrate video into their web sites. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 27, 2010

San Diego-based VMIX , which develops online video management tools and software, announced today that its platform is being used by NASA. VMIX said that NASA is using its online video platform to power multimedia content on the www.nasa.gov web site. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

San Diego-based KidZui has upgraded the firm's web browser for children, saying yesterday that version 5.0 of the service now includes ways for children to send videos, websites, and photos to their parents, and for parents to send content to children. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

San Diego-based Slacker , the personalized Internet radio service backed by Mission Ventures, Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds, reported Thursday that it has expanded its service into Canada. READ MORE>>.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

Los Angeles-based Loudvine.com , a new, Web 2.0-style, style, online community site focused on music fans, said today that it is now live in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, and San Diego. Tags: loudvine music content social networking.

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JUNE 21, 2010

San Diego-based Sorenson Media , a developer of online video hosting and encoding products, announced today that web performance firm Gomez has selected the firm's online video platform, Sorenson 360. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

There are no longer federal rules ensuring that all Internet traffic must be treated equally, and no FCC protections to stop Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from engaging in blocking, throttling, or paid prioritization of content.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In a world of digital video, whats the best way to distribute and monetize that streaming video content? San Diego-based uCast Global (www.ucastglobal.com), backed by Gary Winnick, is looking to tackle that entire area of content distribution, and is led by startup veteran Dr. Kanaan Jemili.

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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>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

San Diego-based music startup Slacker has apparently lost its CEO, according to a report from VentureWire. The firm operates a personalized Internet radio service, which is tied to both a Web-based music player and a hardware device tied to Slacker's web service. The firm has raised around $70M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 16, 2010

Last week, San Diego-based provider of web content classification and security services developer BrightCloud was acquired by Webroot , and we thought it would be a great opportunity to talk to founder Quinn Curtis about how the acquisition of his firm came about. How big was the team in San Diego?

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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. from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and beyond. See [link].

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MAY 7, 2010

San Diego-based FLO TV , the mobile television venture of Qualcomm, said today that it will begin carrying the UFC's Pay-Per-View events. FLO TV said it will carry UFC matches both live and through event replays, through its personal television and auto devices.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Lawmakers urged the companies to scour their networks to root out foreign advertisers, trolls and bots; to eliminate messages meant to sow discord among Americans; and banish content the social media companies themselves describe as “vile” and “malicious.”

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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.

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JUNE 5, 2012

San Diego-based Slacker has further extended its personalized online radio service, connecting the streaming audio service to Microsoft's Xbox 360, the firm announced at E3. The service is already available via the web, iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, Ford vehicles with SYNC, and Windows 8, among other platforms.

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JUNE 12, 2012

San Diego-based online, personalized Internet radio service Slacker said Monday that it has launched a new set of ESPN stations on its service. According to the two, six new national, regional, and Spanish language ESPN stations have launched on Slacker Radio, on Slacker's web site and smartphone applications.

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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. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point.

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MAY 20, 2009

San Diego-based Loop'd Network , an online site focused on action sports, announced this morning that it has raised $800,000 in additional funding. Loopd operates online, action sports focused web sites which help athletes connect with brands and find sponsors. Tags: loopd venture capital sports content seed action.

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APRIL 16, 2009

San Diego-based VMIX , a provider of software used by web sites to manage online video publishing, said Thursday that the firm has inked a deal with television broadcasting firm Post-Newsweek Stations. Tags: vmix video publishing content television. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 3, 2011

San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment has tallied the number of accounts which have been compromised by hackers on the firm's online game service, saying that it has found that personal information from approximately 24.6 million SOE accounts may have been stolen. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Last week, San Diego-based Kidzui --the kid's website and kid-friendly browser developer, announced another round of funding, and also launched Zui Studios, a new effort to create original content for the portal. It looks like you now have a search engine, a browser, and now a content studio? That's been our mainstay.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Recently, San Diego-based Rippol (www.rippol.com) launched its web site, a service which uses social networking to help people find and discover interesting videos related to their interests. Our software sorts video content relative to its importance to you, based on your social graph and social impact.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

San Diego-based venture capital firm Avalon Ventures has boosted an Internet web site publisher known for its humorous, captioned pictures of cats and use of Internet memes, Cheezburger.

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APRIL 14, 2011

He was also the founder of Wallstrip, which he sold to CBS back in 2007, is an investor in a significant number of web and social media companies. Howard is based in San Diego, and spoke to us about StockTwits. It's interesting to see that, despite selling Wallstrip to CBS, that content isn't the goal here?

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JULY 15, 2009

San Diego-based VMIX , which provides a platform for publishing and managing online video, reports today that it has signed on an ad agency and reseller, which has resulted in more than 30 customers for the firm. Tags: vmix publishing video content advertising. Financial impact of the customers were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 27, 2013

San Diego-based SweetLabs , the developer behind the desktop app marketplace software Pokki, is circling back towards its roots promoting and helping developers gain distribution for their software, with the launch of a new game network. Are you a game developer looking to get better distribution of your games?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

San Diego-based KidZui, a provider of a kid-friendly web browser, has inked a deal with Parents.com, the online site for the American Baby, Parents, and Family Circle magazines. According to KidZui, it is in a new partnership with Parents.com, to enhance KidZui and to introduce more companies to its services.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

San Diego-based KidZui , which develops kid-friendly browser software, has launched into the online video market today with a new web site, ZuiTube.com. The firm said its new site offers kid-friendly video content through a YouTube-like user interface; and, in fact, the site is powered by YouTube through a developer's license.

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JANUARY 22, 2009

San Diego- and Los Angeles- based video sharing site Veoh Networks is looking to have users continually view and find videos on the site in their web browser, saying today that it has rolled out a new web browser add-on. Other examples were pulling up videos of President Obama when browing related content.

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