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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2011

For some reason, I haven’t heard much about the next generation of the Internet ( Web 3.0 ) lately, which probably means it isn’t happening as fast as everyone predicted. I suspect the real challenge is not the semantic web technology , but new attractive business models from smart entrepreneurs. Mobile smart phones.

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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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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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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2010

Can you believe all the talk these days about Web 3.0? I’ve been doing some research to assess how much of it is reality, since I have to admit that I seem to have missed the clues to the transition to Web 2.0, After some work, I’m still convinced that much of the Web 3.0 Mobile smart phones. are appearing. are appearing.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

The accelerator is among a number that have emerged in Los Angeles in the past year or so; StartEngine specifically has been focusing on startups targeting consumers, small to medium sized businesses, and web infrastructure. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2015

Drizly , a provider of on-demand delivery of beer, wine and liquor ("Uber for beer"), said Thursday that it has expanded its services to Southern California, starting with Orange County. Drizly said it will deliver a selection of beer, wine and liquor to your doorstep in less than an hour, via both a mobile app or through a web browser.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2013

This has been a long-time dream of Tim Berners-Lee , the man who (really) invented the World Wide Web. He calls his dream the ‘Semantic Web’ (or Web 3.0), meaning it understands user context. He and many other experts believe that the Semantic Web will act more like a personal assistant than a search engine.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Social Networking in Web 1.0: By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. This freemium model has been used for years by web apps. Complements are products that must be bought together in order to be useful, like apps with mobile phones, and fitness products to go with your fitness app.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Using the social web to fill excess capacity that exists in nearly every business was one of the best uses of the web that I've seen. We've seen a lot of innovation come out of Los Angeles in the past few years, with Demand Media, Socialvibe, Zag, ShoeDazzle, Factual and many others. Great things will emerge there.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Elbaz said, in particular, that the firm's local data information is in high demand from developers of mobile and web applications. The firm currently hosts information such as data on businesses and other information. That data is being used by such partners as Facebook to power its Facebook Places check-in service.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. Online service offering privacy certification for web sites.

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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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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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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Demand Media. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. Edmunds.com has been around forever in Los Angeles, but after a recent redesign and a focus on updating its web site, new mobile. The now-public. Edmunds was also one of the companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

And Ron Conway has proclaimed that he wants to do up to 40-50 rapid-fire deals in the next 18 months in what is becoming known as the “real time web” (e.g. There is a lot of pent-up demand. Mobile will likely spawn a whole new wave of innovation because it’s pervasive, location aware and always with you.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Every month, there’s news of another partnership among carmakers like GM and tech companies such as Uber, as they vie for dominant roles in a transportation future where individual car ownership may largely give way to rides-on-demand from fleets of autonomous and tech-enabled vehicles.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

That allows our media buying team an dour content team to make moves, to buy more inventory on the web, and drive more traffic on the website, with the whole goal of bringing in more consumers and acquiring more customers for our clients. The world here is constantly changing -- particularly with shifts to mobile, Google algorithms, etc. -

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Geodelic develops free mobile applications to easily browse your surroundings (restaurants, banks, businesses, etc). Includes content mobile guides, ie. Includes 70,000 apps for all major mobile OS platforms, including Apple’s. a fbFund winner.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He then pointed out that for service-based businesses every slot that went unfilled the provider had very high fixed costs and very low marginal costs and people ought to be willing to sell low-demand or last-minute expiring times at a discount while selling premium times at full price or even a surge price.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2021

It works best through effective use of social media, mobile apps, societal initiatives, becoming an influencer, and providing a modern easily-found web site with credible customer-focused content. Mobile devices and apps enhance social interactivity. That trend is growing every day.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Think of web vs. mobile. I’ve sat on ad tech boards with board members who clearly knew little about impressions, fill rates, CTRs, RTB, eCPMs or the difficulties & opportunities of embedded mobile SDKs vs. HTML5. You could look for a VC who has huge wins under his or her belt and therefore has a formula for success.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based Livestrong.com , the online, fitness site run by Demand Media and the Lance Armstrong Foundation, reported Monday that the firm has more than 4.2 The site--which features Web 2.0-style million unique monthly visitors and now has over 1.5 million registered users.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Investors demand more than that. But never forget that traction is necessary, but may not be sufficient, to lower the risk perception of investors, and assure an investment. The quality of the team, and overall financial health are equally important, as well as how your offering compares to competitors.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 10, 2012

All you hear about these days is Mobile. Companies are spending more time and money on their mobile sites than their full-fledged website. It’s hard to even watch a TV commercial without some sort of mobile app shout out. I bet there is a lot that would surprise you about the mobile world. Download Apps From the Web.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

But when you think about the movement we once called “Web 2.0″ Media in an age of: low-cost capture from mobile devices. It will always be a milestone in the Internet, YouTube, Twitter, Mobile world etched in my memory. ″ it was the recognition of the fact that media doesn’t only want to flow one way.

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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. Current round: $31.0mm in Series C by Insight Venture Partners (Jeff Lieberman). Total: $41.0mm plus undisclosed Series A.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. This freemium model has been used for years by web apps. Complements are products that must be bought together in order to be useful, like apps with mobile phones, and fitness products to go with your fitness app.

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Develop Development Platform Mobile 138

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Today, the “device mesh,” as Gartner describes it, has rapidly expanded to include a wide range of end points such as mobile devices, wearables, consumer electronics, and automotive devices. Customer expectations now demand seamless and satisfying user experiences. So much so, that eMarketer forecasts 51.2

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socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

Smartify''s software-as-a-service platform automates all aspects of their digital marketing, across their channels, including mobile, social, email, and web. We''re growing and scaling to meet the demands of the market. We can help brands achieve, on average, conversions that are 10 times higher than the industry.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

We were literally on the cusp of launching our prpoduct, and all of our work and money to date had gone into getting the innovative technology out of Caltech, exploring the marketplace, and making sure the product features matched with the demand of the market, which it clearly did. Southern California is a great place to be an entrepreneur.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

If you''re familiar with Shszam, the mobile app which scans and tells you who an artist is, we''ve created something like Shazam for the real world. We now have a team of nine engineers and scientists, with experience from companies like IBM, Demand Media, and Google, all part of our core engineering team. We''re in four major U.S.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 23, 2012

BMW’s ParkNow is an online mobile parking solution developed in partnership with Urban Mobility. ParkNow allows search for parking space either using the mobile app or website then they can pay to reserve for the same. The DriveNow Stations are located around the city, close to BART, MUNI and bike-sharing stations.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries. Helping entrepreneurs succeed.

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