Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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Inverted Software

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

At Inverted Software we have gathers the top 5 marketing software tools we think every business should utilize in order to effectively reach customers while keeping time effort in check. Hootsuite helps you publish and track content by connecting to all of your social media accounts. ConstantContact is email marketing software.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2016

Santa Monica-based MGID , a provider of native advertising software and a native advertising network, said last week that it has launched a new, anti-ad blocking product. The company said its new technology allows publishers to trigger warnings and bypasses blocking attempts by software ad blockers. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2021

5th Kind, a developer of workflow management software for Hollywood studios, has scored an investment from private equity investor HCAP Partners. Size of the investment was not announced. According to HCAP, the investment capital will go to fund growth initiatives for 5th Kind.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

X1 Discovery said today that it has launched a new, electronic discovery software called X1 Social Discovery, which is specifically aimed at helping computer forensics professionals address social media content. X1 Discovery said it will be releasing its software on October 18th, priced at $945 per seat annually.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2013

offers up news, reviews, tips, and other information on iPhones. StackSocial--which is part of AmplifyLA--distributes all kinds of technology deals on apps, services, software, gadgets, and more through various online publishers. stacksocial deal iphone publishing content advertising ecommerce store' iPhoneinCanada.ca

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Have you noticed how many web apps and content have turned into subscription services during the last several years? Paying for content. Content providers found the same thing when many found that they could charge a subscription fee instead of relying just upon advertising. The massive shift in revenue models in recent years.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Santa Monica-based Bestcovery.com , an online expert review and ranking site headed by former Pricegrabber.com co-founder and CEO, Kamran Pourzanjani, said today that it has rolled out a new widget which will allow web publishers to display its content. Bestcovery launched in November of last year. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2020

Another Southern California company, Venice, California-based Snap said earlier this month it will no longer promote Trump's accounts due to his tweets --explaining it won't promote "voices who incite racial violence and injustice"; and Crowdstrike , a developer of cybersecurity software, has been a target of a conspiracy theory related to investigations (..)

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Introducing the PublishThis Content Cloud. An explanation of PublishThis and its content curation software. Los Angeles MiniTime debuted its service this week to help families find reviews and information for their family vacation. Peter Pham, of Los Angeles technology studio/incubator Science Inc., SpaceX Grasshopper.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Let your audience help with content creation. Automate to the max. Generate revenue around the clock.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Motivated by the overarching mission to mitigate climate change events like wildfires, the Incline Village NV based startup has been drumming up a lot of attention throughout 2023 due to it's data-centric approach and it's software as a service (SaaS) payment model – which is unique for the ecological sector.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Santa Monica-based Edgecast , the content delivery network (CDN) operator, said today along with partner PeerApp that they have linked on a new content caching solution for network operators. The two said the link will help operators improve quality of service and reduce costs.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Frame.io , which develops a video review and collaboration product used for content management, has raised $50M in a funding, and plans to set up an office in Los Angeles, the company said today.

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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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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

comScore said the best performing segments online were digital content and subscriptions, event tickets, jewelry and watches, consumer electronics, and computer software. E-commerce firms are eagerly awaiting Q4, which has traditionally been the biggest e-commerce quarter due to the holidays; last year, consumers spent $43.4

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

What companies need, is more like a Box or Dropbox, but on steroids, with additional features specific to contracts, like automatic OCR so that you can search for content and find things quickly, and emailed date reminders, so you can set-and-forget-it on key dates. We have been around software for a long time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2013

This smart phone app places all your contact information into a single QR code image. Anyone with one of the many QR code scanning apps on their phone can take a photo of your code to be taken directly to your contact information. Several of these have good reviews, including PIMEX, Diasho, Enhilex, and Advanced Contact Manager.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 3, 2020

Field Service Software. Fortunately, field service software is designed to keep track of all this and more, so you can focus on the big picture. Get started with field service software today. Customer Relationship Management Software. More specifically, CRM software is designed to track opportunities.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2010

San Diego-based Sorenson Media , a developer of video encoding and decoding software, said today that it had 40 percent plus revenue growth in the quarter. The firm attributed the revenue gains from the release of its Sorenson 360 online video platform, the firm's own content deliver network and content management system.

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socalTECH

MAY 13, 2009

Sling, which makes "time shifting" hardware devices to record television content, rolled out its SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone today, with a notable removal of 3G network support due to a spat with AT&T and Apple. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2014

This smartphone app places all your contact information into a single QR code image. Anyone with one of the many QR code scanning apps on their phone can take a photo of your code to be taken directly to your contact information. I found dozens of software packages available on the Internet for free download, or a nominal price.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 20, 2014

He noted that, " Throughout the year I review my Twitter followers looking for bots, accounts that have been abandoned, or that are tweeting links with viruses and I remove them. Not surprisingly, Steve''s tagline for his PR firm is "Content Is The Currency Of The Social Web." Content matters, not puffery. . The Downside.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2023

Soliciting user-generated online feedback and reviews. User generated content that is immediately available to other users is another positive force multiplier. Simple force multipliers, like product cost reductions and powerful new software tools, have been around for a long time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2022

Leaders and investors need to know if you have and are tapping into your key sources of relevant data, including web analytics, sales management data, and customer relationship management (CRM) software. The current term for all these activities and results online is “ content marketing.”

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The podcast ecosystem continues to grow and Im excited to see this content medium continue to change the way people receive information and share new ideas. Due to this, seed rounds have become more competitive, with more expensive valuations and more oversubscribed rounds. Think Google Ad Words for podcasting.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

company operates a number of content-focused sites, including LIVESTRONG, eHOW, Cracked, and a domain name registration business, eNOM. OpenX is profitable, and its ad serving software dominant among online publishers. OpenX is profitable, and its ad serving software dominant among online publishers. The now-public. RightScale.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2011

We answer these questions and really dive into the LG 4G Thrill in our review below. inch 800 x 480-pixel screen that can displaying both 2D and 3D content. The back of the Thrill 4G is also where you will find two camera lenses for recording 3D content, and a single LED flash. Sporting a 4.3-inch

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The company provides SAT, ACT, and other similar test preparation courses and related software. I had worked as a tutor for Princeton Review, and Jake for Kaplan. We thought, we could put out a better product than Kaplan or Princeton Review, which would be more compelling, and also would tie in a strong social mission.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2016

The software does keyword research, and it has an SEO checklist. The user of the software does not have to have previous marketing experience. The program analyzes your web content and points out areas for improvement. You will get a checklist of things to do to improve your content. QuickBooks.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2021

The firms said a special committee of the board reviewed results from the outside investigation and concluded that "there was no evidence that Laurent harassed, discriminated, or retaliated against the plaintiff." Riot Games said that it hired an outside law firm, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, to investigation the allegations.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

According to Eric Robison, the firm's CEO, the funding round will go towards increasing the firm's global reach and expanding content. The business saw a dramatic growth when--due to the downturn of the dot com crash--the company started to post its video online. Meritech Capital also participated in the funding. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2013

However due to much controversy and competition, the same hasn’t played true while at large events (*cough* SXSW ). Few have tried in recently months with little success; generally due to city regulations on competing with the local taxi services, but Callaway’s social and brand presence should help this be success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2019

Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Let your audience help with content creation. Automate to the max. Generate revenue around the clock.

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Technical Review Case Study Software Review Startup 97

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Q3 has traditionally been a slower, venture funding quarter in Southern California, due to summer vacations and a slower work schedule for both high tech companies and venture firms during the summer months. in investments, followed by Retail Products, at $140M, and Software, at $77.8M. billion invested in Q2.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? They all depend on EdgeCast to deliver content to their customers, anywhere they are, on any device. We've grown really fast.

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