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Esri Powers Pokemon Hunting Map From Santa Monica's Pokevision

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Redlands, California-based mapping software developer Esri said today that it is powering a new, mobile app which helps Pokemon Go players find Pokemon hot spots. Pokevision apparently has been seeing a huge spike in demand for its service, with nearly 20 million unique users in its first five days.

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Honk Technologies Adds $18M For On Demand Towing

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Santa Monica-based Honk Technologies , the on-demand, roadside assistance app startup led by Corey Brundage, said Wednesday that it has raised $18M in a new funding round. Honk Technologies offers up a mobile app which lets motorists requests help for a jump start, tire change, or other on-the-road road assistance.

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ParkMe Launches Real-Time Parking Solutions For LA & Santa Monica Drivers

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Based in Santa Monica, California and founded by Sam Friedman and Alex Israel, ParkMe , a leading provider of parking information to navigation companies and smartphones to simplify parking using dynamic and real-time parking data has partnered with Los Angeles and Santa Monica cities to help motorists find available parking quickly.

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Bird is testing Bird Pay, which lets users purchase items from local businesses using its main app

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Another on-demand transport app is making a move into payments to expand the existing relationship with its customers (and subsequent margins that it makes from serving them). The service is being tested first in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, the company said.

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Bird Rolls Out Warm Up Mode

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Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter service Bird announced on Wednesday that it has launched a new "Warm Up Mode", which will help its riders as they get back on the company's scooters, which will offer "gentle acceleration" so that riders who are "out of practice" or new scooter riders "sensitive to social distancing guidelines" avoid sudden acceleration. (..)

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Catching Up With Joanne Bradford, Demand Media

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. What is Demand Media doing nowadays? Can you explain that process?

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WhipClip, Founded By Richard Rosenblatt, Debuts App

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Santa Monica-based WhipClip , the content discovery startup which was co-founded by former Demand Media founder Richard Rosenblatt, debuted its mobile app today , looking to help users create, share, and find music and television video clips. READ MORE>>.