socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2019

Santa Monica-based on-demand, scooter startup Bird has rolled out an upgrade to its scooters, saying last week that it has launched the Bird Two , a new scooter that includes 50 percent more battery, self-reporting damage sensors, and other new features.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2019

Santa Monica-based Sweep , a startup which is focused on cleanup and maintenance of the many scooters from Bird, Lime, Spin, and others, said this week it's looking to create a nationwide network of e-scooter logistics hubs. Sweep says it already has operations in Long Beach, Denver, Detroit, Washinton, D.C., Dallas, and Charlotte, NC.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

A Santa Monica-based domain venture, Plan Bee LLC , has selected domain name auction site NameJet--a joint venture of Santa Monica-based Demand Media and Web.com--along with domain marketplace AfterNic--to power initial distribution for its new top level domain,BUILD.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2012

Santa Monica-based eHow , the online advice and information site owned by Demand Media, is targeting mothers with a new channel, the company said today. eHow said it has launched a new eHow Mom Channel , specifically designed to provide information to mothers. The channel actually launched in May.

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2013

In a move to attract e-commerce companies to its content delivery network, Santa Monica-based EdgeCast announced today that it has launched a new, PCI-compliant product specifically aimed at online retailers. The company said it''s the first to offer up a CDN specifically built for e-commerce providers. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest takes place June 19-22, 2013 in Santa Monica. ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away. Challenge #2 – There is Not Enough Great Tech, Product and UI/UX Design Talent in LA. Simply put LA has a lack of GREAT product, UI/UX, and design talent. It’s a chicken and egg problem.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

We had a great launch and have seen great success, which has validated the fact that there is a lot of pent up demand for an organization here. We looked at other sites, such as Cross Campus Santa Monica, and we saw the events they were running, which we went to a lot before they opened a location here.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Last month, Santa Monica-based ThisNext announced that it was acquiring Stylehive, an online site focused on fashion and beauty. ThisNext will continue as a standalone brand, and will be slightly repositioned on design products--by which I mean products that are interesting, unique, specialized, and boutique-like in nature.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

Surf Air (www.surfair.com), launching out of the Muckerlab startup accelerator in Santa Monica, is looking to create a new way of flying, taking aviation and combining it with the subscription model. Wade Eyerly: We will also have a couple of recreational runs, to Santa Barbara and Monterey. We don't peak and valley with demand.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. You might know Demand Media better as the people behind Cracked, DailyPuppy, and GolfLink. socaltech socal socalcto Matt Coffin – LowerMyBills.com.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The narrow, 3-mile strip of land that runs from Santa Monica through Venice, and is now stretching down to Playa Vista, has been dubbed "Silicon Beach" due to the heavy concentration of Internet companies and executives there. We cover commercial and residential topics, including housing, mortgages, design and architecture.

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