socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

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? For Legalzoom, it's a very different model. We do all of those things.

Demand 240

Demand Media eHow Content 240

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

According to OpenX, the new product combines real-time-bidding (RTB) and ad network demand into a single auction system, which can help publishers maximize their advertising yield and increasing competition for their inventory. openx mobile advertising auction network server' READ MORE>>.

OpenX 159

OpenX Product Advertising Demand 159

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Shell’s plan to roll out 500,000 electric charging station in just four years is the latest sign of an EV charging infrastructure boom that has prompted investors to pour cash into the industry and inspired a few companies to become public companies in search of the capital needed to meet demand.

Company 363

Company Companies Acquisition Equity 363

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Emerging Opportunities in Urban Mobility and the Business Models It Will Enable. As traditional car ownership declines, companies are offering cost-effective alternatives powered by new technology and networks. Saturday, November 16, 2019 -- Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Transportation.

CalTech 100

CalTech Entrepreneur Demand Mobile 100

Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Telecom carriers may face several network-related challenges ranging from high costs, security concerns, and downtime, however managed network service providers (MNSPs) can provide telecom companies with the guidance and support they need to succeed. Top Network Challenges Facing the Telecom Industry.

Networking 56

Networking Competition Southern California Customer 56

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Among the features that the company intends to roll out as it expands is a dynamic pricing capability that will enable manufacturers to wring the most out of their goods when they’re in high demand. LA’s consumer goods rental service, Joymode, sells to the NYC retail investment firm, XRC Labs. To date, the company has raised $1.75

Startup 285

Startup Product Demand Los Angeles 285

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2015

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>>.

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica Demand Hollywood Content 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Southern California Edison Blog

JANUARY 2, 2019

Customers are demanding denser coverage and higher speeds in expanding areas. T-Mobile and Sprint, for example, invested billions of dollars in 2017 to bring 5G service to customers in the US by 2019.¹. Like all service providers, all carrier network infrastructure vendors aren’t created equal. Assess On-Net Fiber Optic Maps.

Networking 45

Networking Demand Southern California .Net 45

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

Mobile Computing. From tablets to smart phones to the Apple watch, people are increasingly relying on their mobile devices to assist them in managing their lives. The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives.

Technology 133

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based CurbStand (www.curbstand.com) is hoping to change that, by offering up a mobile app which connects you with the company''s network of CurbStand valet parking companies, which offers on-demand retrieval of your car, mobil payments, and on the valet parking operator side--lots of business analytics tools and reporting.

Networking 100

Networking CTO Hire CTO Coach Mobile 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2017

The company attributed the better than expected results to demand in the mobile connectivity and Internet-of-Things (IoT) areas. Skyworks sells its chips to such customers as Huawei, Linksys, Ubiquiti Networks, Comcast, Oppo, Vivo, Meizu and Xiaomi, Netgear, Samsung, and many others. Revenues were up 9.4 READ MORE>>.

Demand 100

Demand Mobile Networking Customer 100

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 30, 2019

Utilities are playing a pivotal role in accelerating the transition to a future electric mobility system that is safer, cleaner and more efficient,” said Greenlots CEO Brett Hauser, adding, “We look forward to now working with the resources, scale and reach of Shell to further accelerate this transition.”. needs to spend $4.7

Acquisition 248

Acquisition Resource Mobile Los Angeles 248

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mining that same well of a demand for whodunnits, a roughly one-year-old Los Angeles-based startup called Solve has raised $20 million in financing to update the genre for a new generation of media consumers. Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks. ” . .

Social Media 131

Social Media Media Startup Mobile 131

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

operations from its parent company Bytedance was something that Trump administration had demanded on the grounds that the company’s data handling policies and popularity in the U.S. Indeed, the Presidential order that demanded TikTok’s spinout also called for the discontinuation of the U.S. posed a national security threat.

Oracle 320

Oracle Report Social Media Demand 320

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

NFT sales volumes are falling and crypto prices remain depressed, but Nigam expressed confidence about the long-term demand for digital avatars, likening them to mobile apps in their significance to the internet. Eventually, Nigam sees the company expanding into a full-fledged social network, which he said Gen Z is “starving for.”

Geni 219

Geni Silver Lake Startup Platform 219

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2012

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. If your business doesn’t connect with your customers, individually and as a community, demanding customers will not only ignore you, but will actively keep other customers away.

Customer 93

Customer Custom Networking Entrepreneur 93

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2015

Los Angeles-based WhipClip , the mobile television clip sharing app developer led by serial entrepreneur Richard Rosenblatt, said today that it has raised $40M in a Series C funding round. Rosenblatt has been behind many of LA's biggest technology startups, including both MySpace and Demand Media. READ MORE>>.

Demand 100

Demand Mobile Los Angeles Capital 100

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2012

Los Angeles is one of the cities set to get LTE from wireless carrier Clearwire , after the company outlined its roll out plans for its 4G network. The new LTE network is targeted at "hot zones" within those cities where there is high demand for 4G mobile broadband. READ MORE>>.

Los Angeles 153

Los Angeles Angel Networking Demand 153

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2019

One year after a $38 million Series B valued on-demand aviation startup Blade at $140 million, the company has begun taxiing the Bay Area’s elite. The goal is to shorten trips made excruciatingly long due to bad traffic in major cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. New work with @flybladenow pic.twitter.com/eONvKU3rhM.

Van Nuys 279

Van Nuys Help Startup Google 279

socalTECH

JULY 31, 2013

Grossman was previously at Demand Media and Scripps Networks Interactive, and was founder of mobile advertising firm Sidebar. As part of the rebranding, the company said it has named Stephanie Grossman as SVP, Business Development, Sales and Marketing. READ MORE>>.

GRP Partners 168

GRP Partners Santa Monica Startup Advertising 168

TechEmpower

JULY 2, 2013

By popular demand, Round 6 introduces a plaintext test that uses HTTP pipelining, implemented in 14 frameworks so far. Performance was essentially identical to the plaintext tests, confirming earlier suspicions that the impact of small JSON serialization workloads on high-performance platforms is trivial compared to the HTTP network traffic.

Framework 521

Framework Software Review Technical Review EC2 521

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2014

Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company and satellite operator DISH Network said this morning that they are in a multi-year deal, which will allow DISH to stream Disney, ABC, and ESPN to televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, and other connected devices. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Media 147

Media Burbank Hollywood Content 147

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Josh Brooks , OnTheRunTech.com dba Post Cards On The Run (Los Angeles, mobile apps). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps). Greg Cohn , Burner (Los Angeles, mobile app). Sam Friedman , ParkMe (Santa Monica, mobile apps). Melani Gordon , Taphunter (San Diego, mobile apps).

Southern California 279

Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

StartEngine said that the companies--who have all gone through the 90 day mentorship process at StartEngine--include the BedAbroad (international student housing marketplace); CARBON 38 (online luxury fitness destination for women; Smilu (cross-platform, multiplayer video games); WhereMyDogsAt (mobile social networking for dog owners); Ember (demand (..)

Santa Monica 178

Santa Monica Startup Activision Commerce 178

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

First there were mainframes, followed by minicomputers, then client-server systems, then peer-to-peer networks, then the Internet, mobile devices, cloud computing, and now mesh networks. Just think of the computer and software fields. Each generation requires new tools, rewrites of software, creation of new user interfaces.

Company 156

Company Companies Resource Cloud Computing 156

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2010

San Diego-based Qualcomm confirmed Tuesday evening that it is considering shutting down its FLO TV, mobile television service, after reports that the firm is planning to shut off the service. Qualcomm said it is suspending direct consumer sales of devices, and will continue maintaining the service until Spring 2011.

Layoffs 164

Layoffs San Diego Demand Entertainment 164

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.

Long Beach 133

Long Beach Santa Monica Competition Demand 133

socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2013

StartEngine's Demo Day launched BedAbroad (international student housing marketplace); CARBON 38 (online luxury fitness destination for women; Smilu (cross-platform, multiplayer video games); WhereMyDogsAt (mobile social networking for dog owners); Ember (demand side, real-time bidding for online video advertising); Osurv (mobile research and surveys), (..)

Startup 256

Startup Commerce Santa Monica Mentor 256

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. Much of network television can cost $100,000 / minute to produce. And ironically many consumer mobile apps are more of hits-driven businesses than video is today.

Company 339

Company Companies Technical Review Content 339

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Heal is led by Nick Desai, and offers up in-home, on-demand house calls by doctors. The company's network of physicians can perform most of the services of a typical in-office visit, and includes both licensed pediatricians and family practice doctors. READ MORE>>.

Press 100

Press Demand News Los Angeles 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 26, 2012

The Israel Conference is a fast-paced business conference showcasing the vitality and growth of Israel-facing business through a variety of panels on hot industry topics and trends with world-class speakers and high-quality networking. See [link] (more)

Conference 113

Conference High Tech Commerce Class 113

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 25, 2013

Case in point: Silicon Beach Fest, founded by networking organization Digital LA, recently tractor-beamed thousands of attendees to Santa Monica for four days of panels, startup showcases and networking parties. Slowed mobile Internet connections. Steps are being taken to make sure we don’t interrupt the mobile revolution.

Mobile 108

Mobile Demand Santa Monica Social Network 108

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 25, 2012

The Israel Conference is a fast-paced business conference showcasing the vitality and growth of Israel-facing business through a variety of panels on hot industry topics and trends with world-class speakers and high-quality networking. See [link] (more)

Conference 100

Conference High Tech Commerce Class 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2011

Path , the developers of the eponymous app for the iPhone, has come up with a mobile check in app with a focus on who you’re with. At a recent hackathon, the company saw that their users also wanted to selectively share their moments on public social networks, such as Twitter. This is where the idea for With was born.

Mobile 74

Mobile Social Network Screening Demand 74

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Mobile Computing. From tablets to smart phones to the Apple watch, people are increasingly relying on their mobile devices to assist them in managing their lives. The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives.

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2018

In 2017, on-demand or “gig” workers grew nearly a quarter — 23 percent — over the previous year. Is a glut of on-demand workers a sign that individuals value their freedom and flexibility, or an indication that a stable salaried job with benefits is increasingly tough to pin down in today’s economy?

Startup 132

Startup Guide Demand Google 132