socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

You've got a great idea for a web video series, but how do you learn about how to make that happen, to get distribution, and monetize that video? Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. Michael Tringe: We are an online web series school.

Web

socalTECH

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>>.

San Diego

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

WEMO Media is an interesting combination of Hollywood, computer games, and deep technical experience, one of the few companies we have seen which seems to combine both the worlds of high tech and software with content, interactive, and Hollywood. We see the web having untapped potential for creating its own medium for artistic expression.

Cloud Computing

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The mythology of StoryBots, is that they are these little creature who live behind our screens. They live in our iPads, in our iPhones, in our computers, on television, and have the mission of making learning fun for kids, and makes life easier for parents, and is content they can feel good about giving to their kids.

Content

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Their VDNA technology helps protect and manage content rights for works that may be pirated and uploaded illegally by automatically identifying that content, tracking it and taking it down. The platform allows users to sync content and commands across all four screens — the smartphone, tablet/pad, computer and TV.

Screening

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2010

Santa Monica-based Jacked , a developer of second-screen, companion applications for TV broadcasts, has been acquired by Roundbox , a New Jersey-based developer of mobile broadcast software. Tags: jacked roundbox merger acquisition television content software. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Those who are more involved in traditional entertainment are seeing a major shift online which is why an additional one-day seminar was created to coincide with Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood as a partnership called, Idea to Screen. Online content isn’t a small market, nor is it going away anytime soon.

Hollywood

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2014

I’m more of a verbal content guy. He also had the clever idea of making my home screen banner on the blog be a visually stunning image from Los Angeles, my home. Finally, Kyle has promised to help me procure the equipment and figure out the process to relaunch my web series, This Week in Venture Capital under a different name.

Blogging

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Children that have iPads, and a need for great content to interact with on those iPads that meet the tough standards of Gregg and Evan Spiridellis. The criteria for this JibJab dad approved content is that it must be fun, engaging, with music that doesn’t suck after the 3 rd play, and also promotes learning. Gregg Spiridellis pondered.

Screening

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

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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

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

We're now doing around 20 million people a month to Docstoc, and wanted to leverate that to create a marketplace where you could buy and sell professional content. Do you screen all of the documents on the marketplace, or how does that work? Jason Nazar: We screen the profiles, but we don't screen the content.

Technical Review

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

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. What was the biggest lesson you learned over the past year (good or bad)? Or Tapes and CDs?

Technical Review

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

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2009

According to Mattel, the action figures and vehicles being released in conjunction with the James Cameron film will include a 3-D, web tag which will tie into special, interactive web content. Financial impact of the deal to Total Immersion was not disclosed.

Technology

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

The small startup in Los Angeles created an online movie player to be embedded anywhere on the web. “We You can really target it to a niche audience, but you’re pushing the content out to them, taking it to where the eyeballs already actually are. There’s the human element of content curation. Similar to like a Pinterest board.

Screening

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. Everybody knows about the leaked memo of AOL’s Tim Armstrong saying he wants to up his content from 4% video to 70% video. LA is producing content at scale.

Venture Capital

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OCTOBER 30, 2008

Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 to the business of script writing, and is looking to combine a free online tool for writing scripts with matching those scripts with content producers. Sunil Rajaraman: We provide free, web-based screenwriting software to aspiring writers and professionals in the community.

Content

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. The problem with the “long tail” content is that only the platform provider (ie YouTube) makes money. But when you think about the movement we once called “Web 2.0″

Startup

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

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JUNE 22, 2009

Los Angeles-based Break Media , which operates a number of web sites focused on the young male demographic, announced this morning that it has launched a new website, MadeMan.com. Break also operates the sites Break.com, Cage Potato, Chipedia, Holy Taco, Wall Street Fighter, Screen Junkies and All Left Turns.

Sites

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.

Startup

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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.

Sites

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Children that have iPads, and a need for great content to interact with on those iPads that meet the tough standards of Gregg and Evan Spiridellis. The criteria for this JibJab dad approved content is that it must be fun, engaging, with music that doesn’t suck after the 3 rd play, and also promotes learning. Gregg Spiridellis pondered.

Screening

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NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Santa Monica-based Jacked, a provider of second screen information for sports broadcasts, said Monday that the firm has inked a deal with the NBA. According to Jacked, it will provide an interactive, second screen companion to a number of NBA teams. The deal also will have participating NBA teams. READ MORE>>

Statistics

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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. You helped define video on the web with iFilm. We caught up with Blair to learn more about his new startup, and why he thinks we need Frequency.

Social Network

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The mythology of StoryBots, is that they are these little creature who live behind our screens. They live in our iPads, in our iPhones, in our computers, on television, and have the mission of making learning fun for kids, and makes life easier for parents, and is content they can feel good about giving to their kids.

Content

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2012

You need to be able to make landing pages that work on every single type of layout, every screen and tablet size, and so on, and we think we've done a great job with that. 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

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JANUARY 3, 2014

In the world of many online television, movie, and video sites, scores of music streaming services, and other entertainment content, it''s often a difficult task to find what you really want to watch, listen to, or read. When we started this, we were a web-based platform, because that''s what made the most sense when we started.

Entertainment

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JULY 25, 2012

Edward Park: My background is screen printing and production. My previous company did production runs for small clothing lines, promos, and trade show giveaways, and one of the things we realized it's such a volume industry, and the technology of screen printing has been around for 10,000 years, developed by the Egyptians and the Chinese.

Startup

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Back in 2013, Google reported that 90 percent of multiple device owners switch between screens to complete tasks, using an average of three different combinations every day. Through screen mirroring, users have greater flexibility over how they view – and share – content. The Continued Growth of Cloud.

Artificial Inteligence

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

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

We're still focused on that space, but also focused on the delivery of information, and making sure consumers get the large publishers and taking content and delivering it to devices. They are worried about now getting that data on the screen. It's fascinating to see how quickly the SMB adapts to next generation technology products.

Mobile

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are. Time will tell. Total raised: $29.5mm.

Venture Capital

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

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Our online solution combines both scientific methodology, as well as highly produced, entertaining, professional development content around education and awareness of unconscious bias. Sometimes, it's just content presented online. Michele Ruiz: In the last year and a half, we have been putting together our product and content.

Content

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial Angel screening. Get your Internet domain name and website.

Angel