InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The lessons learned by Divshot confirm that obtaining, and more importantly maintaining, visibility on the front page of a major social news site results from the congruence of three factors: audience, timing and engagement. No matter how you end up on the front page of a major news site, getting there is just the first step.

News 198

News Sites Startup RSS 198

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2012

The new companies demonstrating today are Instacanvas , a marketplace for social media art; Laffster , an online discovery site for comedy content; Penango , a developer of browser-based encryption and security software; Retention Science , a big data-based marketing software developer; OttoLikes Lab , focused on internet curation; and Wallaby Financial (..)

Incubator 219

Incubator Social Media Media Software Development 219

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. CityGrid Media operates the Citysearch, Insider Pages and Urbanspoon web sites. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

CitySearch 194

CitySearch Media West Hollywood Social Media 194

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are some good examples of similar sites? What special data, content, APIs, etc. Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Content Management - do we need to allow easy editing of content in the system? Content access controls? How will you differentiate from these?

Develop 396

Develop Development Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are some good examples of similar sites? What special data, content, APIs, etc. Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Content Management - do we need to allow easy editing of content in the system? Content access controls? How will you differentiate from these?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Los Angeles-based content delivery network (CDN) provider NetDNA is making it easier for web application developers to use its CDN services, saying Monday that it has launched a new service to embed web acceleration capabilities into their web services and applications. READ MORE>>.

Web 164

Web Services Web Development Content 164

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. Rumored to be prepping for an IPO, just inked a deal to launch a new beauty and fashion site with Tyra Banks. Less known--a healthy domain name registration business. which he sold to AOL.

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. Do not fall into the trap of Startups and a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development. They will give you a quote.

Web Development 204

Web Development Web Develop Development 204

SoCal CTO

JUNE 13, 2011

Some common themes from the discussion: Know Where You Are Going Before you can possibly make a choice around language and framework you need to ask all the important questions that are talked about in Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything and Startup CTO or Developer.

Framework 330

Framework Startup Java PHP 330

socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2015

The startup, led by Field Garthwaite, offers up its technology to video publishers, such as online entertainment, news, and sports sites, to better personalize the videos presented to viewers, and to gather analytics about those viewers. READ MORE>>.

News 100

News Entertainment Los Angeles Sites 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Taher tells us about his journey from Silicon Valley to Southern California, the inspiration behind the site, and where he hopes to take the business next. I have always been in engineering, and was a software developer for some time, and also Director of Engineering. What's the idea behind FavRav?

Startup 193

Startup Newsletter Custom Customer 193

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

LA is a vibrant community with a rich network of angels that fund early stage companies, lots of VCs, easy access to big media, lots of innovation in media, mobile content, games, green, health care, and many, many others. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2008

This technology has been quite sophisticated to develop, and we have a staff of about 18 software developers who have been developing the back end engine. They can come to the site, and identify where they can qualify for a loan. What's the business model behind your site?

Startup 100

Startup Sites Marketing Web 2.0 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

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. The firm has a strategy-based approach with a strong focus on technology and high-quality content.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

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. The firm has a strategy-based approach with a strong focus on technology and high-quality content.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

There are many analogies here for software development. Reminds me of how the networks today announced they were blocking their video content from being shown on Google TV. Universal tried to push him to another site that had cut a deal with the label. He created demand.

Entrepreneur 356

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Email 356

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

We got really good at figuring out how to get wide distribution for our software, and how to monetize that software in unique ways. What we found, was, analogous to the music industry, there are lots of talented developers and great application software out there, which rivals the software created by developers at large companies.

Software Review 100

Software Review Software Startup Examples 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

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. The firm has a strategy-based approach with a strong focus on technology and high-quality content.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2015

That's the story behind Los Angeles-based Kixer (www.kixer.com), which saw a great exit last week as it was acquired by content management software developer Lakana. Omar Nicola: When we launched the company, it was no surprise that content publishers were struggling to monetize their mobile audience.

Mobile 100

Mobile Startup Content Advertising 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Unlike typical review sites, our platform does not use star ratings or long reviews. The combination of star ratings and long reviews creates a lot of unorganized/low-quality content that people have to sort through when trying to find a restaurant to eat at and discourages people from sharing their opinions. What is myfab5?

Software Review 79

Software Review Technical Review Writing Startup 79

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

He is the author of “ Joel on Software ” and I was a reader nearly 10 years ago when I had never heard of Fred Wilson, Brad Feld and VentureHacks didn’t exist. Ad.ly – (disclosure: I led the funding on Ad.ly) Provides an in-stream advertising platform for any content creator (individual or organization) with an online social presence.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Bootstrapping development, Startup, Website content. . Bootstrapping development, minimum viable product, startups. . Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Apps, content, mobile. . How UX and the Cloud are Transforming Software. Kim Coalson, Mindflash.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

Off to the Races StrongMail is a digital messaging infrastructure software company. We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. With enterprise software, your product sits at the customer’s site.

Startup 40

Startup Email Venture Capital CTO Hire 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Do you see product managers as a hindrance to software development? Companies historically have structured their development teams in different ways. Jeff Atwood is the person responsible for product and user experience across all of their sites. 15 minutes. The role of Product Managers at Technology Companies.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285