Demand Media Extends Pluck To Mobile
socalTECH
APRIL 6, 2011
Santa Monica-based Demand Media has extended its Pluck social media platform to mobile devices, the company said today.
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Demand Media Ties With Tyra Banks On Beauty, Fashion Site
socalTECH
JUNE 29, 2010
Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online media firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, announced today that it has inked a partnership with celebrity model Tyra Banks , to create a new site focused on fashion and beauty. The deal will make Tyra Banks a shareholder in Demand Media, which is rumored to be in the process of filing for an IPO.
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Link-in-bio monetization platform Snipfeed raises a $5.5M seed round
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 11, 2021
The link-in-bio business is heating up as more mobile website builders compete for a coveted slice of real estate on a creator’s TikTok, Instagram or Twitter. In addition to a standard tipping tool, Snipfeed allows users to sell digital goods, like on-demand video, e-books, access to livestreams and one-on-one consultations.
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Frameworks Round 6
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JULY 2, 2013
July marks the fourth month of our ongoing project measuring the performance of web application frameworks and platforms. By popular demand, Round 6 introduces a plaintext test that uses HTTP pipelining, implemented in 14 frameworks so far. This new chart type compares frameworks versus their underlying platform (e.g.,
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Catching Up With Joanne Bradford, Demand Media
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.
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Hyundai taps EV startup Canoo to develop electric vehicles
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform.
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Factual Partners With Adelphic On Mobile Ad Targeting
socalTECH
JULY 2, 2014
Los Angeles-based data provider Factual said Tuesday that it has partnered with Adelphic , a provider of a mobile, demand-side advertising platform aimed at agencies and brands. factual adelphic mobile advertising targeting demand geolocation geofencing' Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.
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Via is launching an on-demand public transit network in the city of Cupertino
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 7, 2019
Shuttle startup Via and the city of Cupertino are launching an on-demand public transportation network, the latest example of municipalities trying out alternatives to traditional buses. The on-demand shuttle service, which begins October 29, will eventually grow to 10 vehicles and include a wheelchair-accessible vehicle.
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Gradient X Finds $3.75M For New Mobile Ad Play
socalTECH
JUNE 20, 2012
A trio of online advertising vets are heading up a new, mobile advertising firm, Gradient X , which said this morning that it has raised $3.75M in a seed financing round. The firm said it will provide a demand side platform focused on advertising on mobile media. READ MORE>>.
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Private tech companies mobilize to address shortages for medical supplies, masks and sanitizer
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 26, 2020
In Canada, INKSmith , a startup that was making design and tech tools accessible for kids, has now moved to making face shields and is hiring up to 100 new employees to meet demand. “I After that, we’re going to meet the demands of Canada,” INKSmith CEO Jeremy Hedges told the Canadian news outlet Global News.
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Capturing The Entrepreneurial Energy At StartEngine's Demo Day
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), (..)
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Dropoff Brings Same Day, On-Demand Delivery Services To LA
socalTECH
JULY 26, 2016
Dropoff , an on-demand, same day delivery startup, said today that it has launched its services in Los Angeles, as the first expansion of the startup into California. Dropoff's platform includes web and mobile ordering capability, real-time tracking and confirmation of deliveries, an API for integration with e-commerce sites, and more.
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Joe Perez, Founder of @tastemade, On What Makes a Great Product Manager & More
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 30, 2014
I also added a little Soundcloud widget on the sidebar (if you’re viewing on web – not on mobile or RSS reader) that you can listen to each episode with. In the most recent episode, I interviewed Joe Perez , Founder of Tastemade. If you don’t know Joe, you should.
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OpenX Launches New Product
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2014
Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer OpenX Technologies said this morning that it has launched a new product, the OpenX SSP (Supply Side Platform). openx mobile advertising auction network server' OpenX is backed by Accel Partners, Index Ventures, SAP Ventures, and Samsung Venture Investment Corporation.
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7 Lessons For Mobile App Developers To Beat The Odds
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2020
You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. After this connection, you need not share the 30% of all revenue collected by the store platform. Make your app support all platforms. Port every app to all the popular platforms – IOS and Android. Be aggressive and alert.
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126 Exploring A Brave New World Of Domain Names, With Rightside
socalTECH
MAY 2, 2014
To get some insight into how those names are changing--we caught up with Steve Banfield , SVP and GM of Registrar Services over at Rightside (www.rightside.co) -- which is in the midst of spinning out from Santa Monica-based Demand Media. Steve Banfield: What will become Rightside has been part of Demand Media. READ MORE>>.
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231 StartEngine Debuts Eight New Startups At Demo Day
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 (..)
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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
There is a lot of pent-up demand. With the iPhone, Apple finally broke the hegemony that the telecom carriers had over mobile applications and that has stifled innovation for too many years. Mobile will likely spawn a whole new wave of innovation because it’s pervasive, location aware and always with you.
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255 Interview with Wes Nichols, MarketShare
socalTECH
JANUARY 14, 2011
Its primary goal is to focus on identifying what is truly driving demand, analytically, so that our customers can optimize their activities. We have a very sophisticated, analytics and software platform that over half the Fortune 50 are now using, to help guide how they invest in marketing and sales activities and investments.
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235 AppOnboard raises $15 million to let Android users try before they buy apps on Google Play
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 11, 2018
. “With its patented app demo technology and tools, users will now be able to experience their apps and games on-demand and without an install across various platforms, starting with Google.”. Zweig says that the service is the first from a third party to be directly integrated into a platform like Google’s Play store.
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213 Interview with Patrick Kennedy, Sidebar
socalTECH
AUGUST 20, 2010
For this morning's interview, we thought we'd talk with Los Angeles-based Sidebar (www.sidebar.com), a venture backed startup in the mobile space, to learn more about what they are up to. Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content.
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The Most Interesting Online Video Trend
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
I called this trend “ Torso TV ” because the “head” of consumption (largest number of views) was dominated by platforms that had massive distribution (think TV stations, radio or retail outlets that sell CDs and DVDs. Media in an age of: low-cost capture from mobile devices. think Apple. And that of my two boys.
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380 Factual Pulls In $25M
socalTECH
DECEMBER 8, 2010
Elbaz, in an interview with socalTECH, said in particular the firm is looking to use the funding to bring in a lot more engineering talent to work on its platform, and will be hiring for a new office in Culver City, in Shanghai, and also for a new office to be opened in Silicon Valley. Factual previously had raised $2M in angel funding.
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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 1, 2010
A social analytics platform for Facebook app developers and publishers that provides detailed demographic and engagement data. Geodelic develops free mobile applications to easily browse your surroundings (restaurants, banks, businesses, etc). Includes content mobile guides, ie. Total Raised: $21.4mm. See: TechCrunch.
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248 This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 28, 2010
Zong – mobile payments has been a very hot area over the past couple of years with the success and growth of both Boku and Zong. Boku and Zong focus mostly on mobile payments for virtual goods. It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. VC Financings: 1.
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Star-studded digital avatar startup Genies launches NFT fashion marketplace
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 30, 2022
Genies is partnering with a handpicked group of creators to design the first set of collections available on the platform, Nigam said. On Genie, only approved sellers on the platform will be able to launch collections to start, though the company says it eventually wants to empower all its users to create unique 1-of-1 fashion items.
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Interview with Wes Brodsky, SaveFans
socalTECH
MAY 2, 2011
We are an offer-based platform that allows users to negotiate the price they buy and sell tickets for, on the secondary market. There is no real room for negotiation, or to let demand drive the pricing on the buyer side. We're also building out our platform, leveraging new technology like mobile and social technology.
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How ConsumerTrack Has Created A Growing, Profitable--and Mostly Unknown Business
socalTECH
AUGUST 27, 2014
We''ve also built a data driven platform, that allows us to drive millions of unique visitors to our network of sites every month, covering the banking, credit, and travel and vertical markets. Brett Rossman: We have a platform we''ve built, and which we are constantly evolving called Magneto.
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SRCH2's Plan to Arm The World With Enterprise Search Technology
socalTECH
APRIL 25, 2013
It''s pretty hard to imagine instant search in other context, and on other devices, particularly when it comes to mobile. There are unique problems with mobile, including memory issues, network latency, and typing issues. Dev Bhatia: You can think of them as lots of different platforms and devices.
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TEN: The Enthusiast Network Expands Motor Trend VOD Service To Europe
socalTECH
APRIL 5, 2017
The expansion lets consumers in thse markets stream both live and on-demand automotive content via the Internet, mobile apps, and such platforms as Apple TV and Roku. TEN had launched the service in the US in May of last year. TEN says the expansion came after it expanded its distribution rights to the UK and across Europe.
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AdtoApp Gets $6M For Programmatic Ad Platform For Publishers
socalTECH
AUGUST 5, 2015
The company also has a large suite of tools to deal with global advertisement demand. The company says its tools help publishers double their effective CPM (eCPM), by predicting who is going to bid on their ads and selecting the highest paying advertisement, rather than ad network, for an ad placement. READ MORE>>.
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100 This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 12, 2010
Free experience is web and mobile app-based, has ads, limited skipping, and limited listening time (40 hours/month). Online DSP (demand-side platform) and ad exchange for display advertisers. Revenue model: % of total ad or data buy purchased through platform. Total: $41.0mm plus undisclosed Series A.
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217 How Helpr Wants To Bring On-Demand To Babysitting
socalTECH
JANUARY 25, 2016
There's a large number of on-demand services which have been appearing recently, to help people deal with almost every aspect of their life. Becka Klauber Richter: Helpr is an app for babysitters on demand. Parenting has always required a village of support, and we consider our platform to be that village. What is Helpr?
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Smarter Digital Marketing With Smartify's Carla Bourque
socalTECH
APRIL 2, 2014
Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market. We''re growing and scaling to meet the demands of the market. What is Smartify?
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196 Location-based virtual reality is increasing its footprint in the U.S.
TechCrunch LA
MAY 26, 2018
It’s a matter of survival thanks to the persistent lack of demand from consumers. . A producer with MTV Networks, the founder of the collaborative game development platform Squarepushers Inc. “Immersive theater is absolutely the platform that will help drag us along,” Bennett says. .
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180 What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. They looked unstoppable.
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318 Burn This Number After Calling: Greg Cohn on Burner
socalTECH
AUGUST 20, 2012
I also helped develop FireEagle, which was arguably the first location platform for checkin. In the last year or two, there's obviously been an explosion in mobile smartphone penetration and development of similar services. Greg Cohn: We've seen lots of demand for Android, and also a ton of demand for international expansion.
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AT&T's DIRECTV NOW Tops 500,000 Subscribers
socalTECH
JULY 26, 2017
AT&T , which has been ramping up its efforts and presence in Los Angeles, both with technology and Hollywood, said this week that it has topped 500,000 subscribers on its over-the-top (OTT) streaming platform, DIRECTV NOW.
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7 Keys To A Winning Business As A Phone App Developer
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 21, 2022
You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. After this connection, you need not share the 30% of all revenue collected by the store platform. Make your app support all platforms. Port every app to all the popular platforms – IOS and Android. Be aggressive and alert.
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Creating B2B Mobile Apps
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MAY 12, 2013
I’ve recently joined Malauzai Software, a developer of Mobile Banking Apps for Community Banks and Credit Unions, as their Chief Sales Officer. Malauzai has signed 130 banks, and has 94 live with native apps across the iPhone, Android, and iPad platforms. apps that take full advantage of the platform.
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A Bigger Truth About Restaurant Food Delivery
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 20, 2020
Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash I was listening to Dan Primack’s podcast on Pro Rata and he was interviewing Senator Klobucher who is now publicly and vocally speaking out against Uber purchasing Grubhub and has tried to mobilize against this. they just put up with the food delivery company fees. Enter ChowNow.
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Odell Beckham Jr. turned to Mojichat’s advertising features during his inaugural live-stream
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 9, 2020
. “We will offer up our platform to every single gaming platform or mobile developer to plug and play… I would consider us… we’re like the Google Admob for live stream.” show just how much demand there is for these types of offerings. and the work with Dr. Disrespect and Odell Beckham Jr.
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Hulu, AT&T Ink Distribution Deal
socalTECH
MAY 13, 2015
Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu and wireless carrier AT&T have reached a deal to offer up video-on-demand services on AT&T later this year, the two said Wednesday. According to the two, AT&T will offer Hulu's subscription service on both mobile and web platforms.
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Solve, the startup creating an interactive “Law & Order” for social media, raises $20 million
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.
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