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Demand Media Upgrades Pluck

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm, said today that it has made a "major extension" of its Pluck software. Demand Media said its Pluck platform now includes 14 pre-built social applications, including forumes, ratings, polls, reviews, blog applications, galleries, contests, and more.

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Factual Launches Geo-Coded Business Dataset

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Santa Monica-based Factual , the open data startup headed by Gil Elbaz, the inventor of Google's AdSense technology, said today that it has launched a new open set of data that the firm says provides geo-coded data for 14 million local U.S. Tags: factual elbaz applied semantics good data dataset open developer software mashup.

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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

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RunwayML Runway is an applied AI tool artists can use to create AI-generated media, like video, audio and text. And with direct traffic making up 71% of Caledly’s total traffic, demand for the scheduling tool is likely to remain strong into 2024. Calendly calendar screenshot. Brightwheel’s successes aren’t going on unnoticed, either.

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Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA

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Demand Media. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. OpenX is profitable, and its ad serving software dominant among online publishers. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. The now-public. RightScale.

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Don’t go on a phishing trip!

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An attack may involve a call demanding payment to the phisher for past due invoices from a legitimate supplier, or verification of credit card data to create facilitate the fraudulent transaction. Many websites are compromised and have been hacked with or set up with embedded nefarious software. Never enter data into a pop-up.

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Customer Trust Is An Opportunity With A Huge Payback

Startup Professionals Musings

There seems to be an insatiable demand from consumers for a better shopping experience, meaning they will pay a premium to a company that can present them a better match in products to their interests, without jeopardizing their good name. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

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Callaway and Uber Partner | The Next Wave In Event Transportation

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However due to much controversy and competition, the same hasn’t played true while at large events (*cough* SXSW ). Today that changes as two major brands Callaway and Uber, partner to offer on-demand rides at one of the largest events in sports. This marks the beginning of what could be the next wave in event transportation.