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.

Content 113

Content Technology Council TCOSC Cloud Computing 113

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.

Social Network 104

Social Network Networking Content Web 104

socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2008

San Diego-based KidZui, a venture-backed startup which develops a kid-safe Internet browser, said Monday that it has added new social networking features and homework help to the firm's suite of services.

Social Network 124

Social Network Help Networking San Diego 124

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.

Content 100

Content Technology Council TCOSC Cloud Computing 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Today they say its Africa’s largest and fastest growing social networking utility with over 4,000 daily new sign-ups. They also add that LAGbook ranks #2 in the city of Yaba-Lagos, where the social network was incepted, and #37 in the city of Hirtshal, Denmark. What is LAGbook? People we admire. Why the name?

Social Network 100

Social Network Networking Advertising Startup 100

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2013

A new, Los Angeles startup, SendUs , launched its services to help brands manage user-generated video content this morning, saying that its platform helps companies leverage that user-generated content and turn it into videos for companies. sendus crowdsourced video content publishing software' Komen for The Cure.

Platform 190

Platform Social Network Content Los Angeles 190

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.

Social Network 65

Social Network Marketing Networking Social Media 65

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 9, 2012

So researchers don’t just contribute to the network for free, whether raw data or a publication, topic question or answer, every step of the research process doesn’t go to waste as it contributes to the score.Every content uploaded, all the interactions add up to a scientists reputation.

Social Network 66

Social Network Research Networking Metrics 66

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2012

Are you one of the folks who spent this afternoon changing your LinkedIn password, after a password leak at the popular business social networking site? If so, Los Angeles-based MySocialCloud has a feature for you: an automatic, random password generator. LinkedIn said Wednesday afternoon that about 6.5

Social Network 263

Social Network Sites Los Angeles Content 263

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

” MediaLab is a holding company that owns several other mobile properties , including anonymous social network Whisper and mixtape app DatPiff. Heyward intended it to be a way for people to share more personal and intimate details — to be a social network for confessions and support rather than harassment.

Social Network 153

Social Network Los Angeles Social Media Blogging 153

socalTECH

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.

Social Network 154

Social Network Entertainment San Diego Content 154

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2009

Venice, California-based Topspin , a developer of software focused on helping musicians market and distribute their work, launched an upgrade to its product Wednesday at the SXSW festival. The company has previously rolled out the software in a limited released with David Byrne and Brian Eno, among others. READ MORE>>.

Software 100

Software Marketing Redpoint Venice 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2012

Fliptu's service helps brands manage their social networking activity, providing a central place for fans to access content about their favorite artists, celebrities, and others. Names and details of those customers were not announced, but a number are via a relationship Fliptu has with talent agency ICM Partners.

Social Network 223

Social Network Startup Social Media Media 223

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2012

The company--which was co-founded by Los Angeles talent agency Creative Artist's Agency (CAA)--develops software that lets celebrities share their content via social networking sites, Facebook, Twitter, and other sites. READ MORE>>.

Media 140

Media Social Network Los Angeles Sites 140

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2012

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , the developer of location analytics software for companies, said today that it has integrated with the popular photo sharing and social networking app Instagram.

Santa Monica 178

Santa Monica Social Network Tool Los Angeles 178

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout which develops web acceleration software, said today that it has launched a testing network for its clients. FastSoft sells an appliance and software which optimizes the TCP/IP protocol, drastically improving the speed of Internet transfers. READ MORE>>.

Networking 133

Networking CalTech IP Social Network 133

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2010

Brian McKelvey: We're building a virtual world, which attaches to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and all the social networks. It's built on a gaming platform, and is a way for users to create their own content and portions of that world. What's the idea behind Worlize? How did the firm come about? What's your background?

Social Network 239

Social Network JavaScript Startup Platform 239

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In fact, subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Taelor Style , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via KiwiCo. All-you-can-eat content model.

Startup 117

Startup Pricing Customer Custom 117

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2010

The firm said the new LiveOffice Social Archive software is can capture and retain content from any public web site. LifeOffice said the solution is geared toward addressing recent FINRA regulations on communications by securities firms and brokers on those social networking sites.

Torrance 202

Torrance Social Media Social Network Web 202

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

This morning, Pasadena-based Perfect Market (www.perfectmarket.com) announced a new, $9M round of funding for the firm's technology, which is used to help publishers monetize their content. Julie Schoenfeld: When we talked last, we were focusing primarily on helping publisher monetize their archived content. Congrats on funding.

Marketing 232

Marketing Funding Content Writing 232

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>>.

Tool 100

Tool Twiistup Social Network Hollywood 100

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

We could still deliver applicants and deliver passive job seekers to a company, but we could also delivery applicants that already understood what the cultur of the company was, and be able to measure the kind of footprint people were making on a social network. Talk more about that outplacement content?

Content 193

Content Social Network Coach Help 193

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2012

READ MORE>>.

Class 196

Class Startup Activision Incubator 196

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

In fact, subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via KiwiCo. All-you-can-eat content model.

Startup 168

Startup Customer Custom Netflix 168

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

We spoke with founder Alec Meikle to learn about what the service offers and how it's different than what's available from other software. 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. How did you start developing this?

Content 213

Content Startup Ideas Software 213

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2015

What is is that makes you want to share one piece of content with your friends, but not another? Exactly what is the magic behind if a piece of content goes viral or not? David Dundas: Decisive analyzes images and videos on social networks, to help brands understand what makes their fans want to share and not share.

Content 100

Content Burbank Startup Social Media 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2010

The firm said the first sites to launch a version of its Fantasy Football Salary Cap game include SportsFanLive, a sports content and social network, Weplay, and a number of independent bloggers. Tags: rotohot fantasy football videogame game software publishing. READ MORE>>.

Social Network 157

Social Network Sites Entertainment Web 157

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

The firm said it is targeting Internet retailers, social networking sites, and content delivery network (CDN) providers with the product. The firm said its appliances increase speed by 30 to 500 percent without requiring client software or browser plug-ins.

Web 133

Web CalTech Miramar IP 133

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based CrownPeak has set its sights on the social media space, saying this morning that it has launched a new product which publishes content into social networking sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Tags: crownpeak social media publishing facebook software saas. READ MORE>>.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media SaaS Social Network 100

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

Along the way, we found ourselves constantly surprised by unanticipated applications that suddenly appeared and gained huge adoption across the Internet; this was the case with email, the World Wide Web, peer-to-peer file sharing, user generated content, Napster, YouTube, Instagram, social networking, etc.

UCLA 253

UCLA Social Media Social Network Santa Barbara 253

socalTECH

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.

UCSD 145

UCSD Social Network Content Sites 145

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

The spotlight this week is back on Tencent, which has made some interesting moves in gaming and content publishing. When it comes to making money, TiMi has from the outset been a strong proponent of game-as-a-service whereby it continues to pump out fresh content after the initial download. That’s finally changing.

Tips 149

Tips Activision Mobile Tool 149

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.

Social Media 268

Social Media Media Social Network Seed Funding 268

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Idris Manley: Essentially, what we do is we create a global layer for web sites, that supports multiple language content channels. We've created bi-directional, and real-time links between a web site and translation software. No one is taking the time to solve actually extending this innovative technology to where content resides.

Startup 133

Startup Technical Review Social Network Content 133

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?

Develop 396

Develop Development Startup SEO 396

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?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Los Angeles-based TopSpin Media has inked a deal with Facebook music page application provider RootMusic , to offer up an e-commerce app for musicians on the popular social networking site. TopSpin's current clients using the software include the Beastie Boys, The Pixies, Kid Rock, Trey Songz, The Civil Wars, The Doors, and others.

Yahoo 165

Yahoo Social Network Commerce Los Angeles 165