socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online media site run by Richard Rosenblatt, said Friday that it has updated its eHow web site, the firm's questions and answers site. Demand said that it has created a "crisp, clean" design update, and also added new content channels, a new video series, and social tools to the site.

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MARCH 19, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning it has expanded into the online learning market, and has acquired Creativebug , an online site which provides educational videos around art and carft instruction. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The firm was based in San Francisco. a month) or a la carte ($9.99

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MAY 21, 2014

It turns out, nowadays, creating the content is only a small part of your job description The most successful YouTubers, studios, brands and agencies today are intensely focused on using social media to engage with fans, get that content out there, and grow their audience. Juan Bruce: My background is in design engineering.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Online advertising provider Real Media Group , which is part of 24/7 Media, said today that it has launched three new video formats. The Social Slide Bar links users to social media sites like Facebook; the Action Button links to retailers like Amazon.com; and the Click-to-Long Play format features links to longer, branded content.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2012

Los Angeles-based online publisher Break Media is delving into that question this morning with the launch of a new site, called Acumen , focused on pulling insights and analysis on the behavior and trends driven by men. Break Media also said it will be running an ongoing, R&D panel of several thousand men for its new site.

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JUNE 17, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media announced the launch of a new service, Designs.com , which it says wil lhelp generic Top Level Domain registrants create new websites. designs demand media gltd domain domainer website template professional' The different templates will be tied to those different gTLDs. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. Who’s helping you with fundraising? Do you need to process user-contributed media? Graphic design? UI/UX design?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

San Diego-based Sorenson Media , the developer of video encoding and decoding software headed by Peter Csathy, said late last night that it has launched a new product, Sorenson Squeeze Premium. The new software retails at Squeeze Premium is $1,995, and includes a number of features designed to help automate processes in its user interface.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 1, 2011

Social Media Advanced Skills Huddle). SMASH is an interactive conference designed to help you make better decisions about deploying social media for marketing, public relations and corporate communications. Thursday, April 7, 2011 -- S.M.A.S.H. socalTECH readers get $100 off using code socaltechsmash. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2010

San Diego-based Sorenson Media has launched its own, video URL shortener, saying today that it has launched Vid.vu , a URL shortener specifically aimed at online videos. Sorenson Media is a developer of video encoding and decoding products. Tags: sorenson media video shortener. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Most designers, at least the ones I know, hate to network and rarely do it. The key to networking in the tech world is you do not need to be the best in the world, you just need to be passionate, willing to learn and in a lot of cases be the best designer or developer that people know. Networking through social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. In the classic book, “ X: The Experience When Business Meets Design ,” Brian Solis details how to design the whole experience, rather than just the product. Make user-centered design processes iterative.

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socalTECH

MAY 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based AppOnboard says it has begun giving away its codeless app development software, AppOnboard Studio , to help developers create "instant apps" and playable ads, as well as prototypes. AppOnboard has been offering up to the tool to many mobile game developers, to help them offer up game previews. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. In a new book, “ X: The Experience When Business Meets Design ,” Brian Solis details how to design the whole experience, rather than just the product. Keep users engaged throughout design and development.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 22, 2019

The mission for the company is to to help people communicate clearly and memorably using visual information. Over time we will roll out features the help you to understand the full vision of where we will take visual collaboration. Projector lets you layer all types of media together. Why does this resonate so much with me?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The companies said the new location will help it to design, to develop and market 8K display products geared towards the home design, fashion, entertainment and technology market. Sharp and Flying Eagle cited the "strong ties to media, film and culture" in LA for the move from its prior base in Orange County, in Santa Ana.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2018

In a move designed to attract more customers from the media and entertainment industry, Google said this week that it will be opening up a new Los Angeles cloud region to its cloud computing platform, Google Cloud. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

Today's interview is with Los Angeles-based Miso Media , a developer of iPad-based music education software, which uses note detection to help users learn guitar, ukulele, and banjo. Finally, we hooked up with AngelList, Naval Ravikant really helped us out, which is how we found Google Ventures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Social media is so pervasive in today’s world that every entrepreneur believes instinctively that they know how to use it for their startup. When it comes to social media for your business, expect a high learning curve, but rest assured it’s not rocket science. Create an integrated conventional marketing and social media strategy.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

Keeping the focus squarely on tools for artists and designers the company talked up its tools like Zync Render, which Google acquired back in 2014 , and Anvato, a video streaming and monetization platform it acquired in 2016. “I n media and entertainment there are lots of isolated studios around the world. in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2013

The reason why, is the firm has been running ads since January to help get the word out about its service and products. Convertro said it has been working with Media Design Group , a direct response TV advertising agency, to help measure the efficacy of broadcast marketing. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As it renews its focus on media — doubling down on new programming in a bid to reach further into repeatable revenue through subscriptions that encompass more than just retail — the company is trying to frame itself as more than just makeup and accessories in a box. “We’re helping their products get discovered.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget in today’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snap, TikTok and so on because?—?no Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. no surprise?—?that’s

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2021

With the advent of the Internet, social media, and instant communication via texting, customer expectations for service, as part of their entire customer experience, have changed. As well as phone support, customers expect you to accept mobile messaging, and provide quick responses via social media and multiple Internet websites.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet services and publishing giant j2 Global has acquired two companies, saying this morning that it acquired Ekahau , a company in the digital media space, and Castle Connolly , a company in the digital media and healthcare industry.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

However, its unique-for-the-industry monthly subscription model has helped it maintain healthy profits from its loyal customer base in 2023. RunwayML Runway is an applied AI tool artists can use to create AI-generated media, like video, audio and text. Organic milk formula product Bobbie. Vibrant Planet's Land Tender tool.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Distilling a field of work down to a single sentence describing the core elements helps to innovate and keep ahead of the curve. Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. That’s how an industry reinvents itself.

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socalTECH

JULY 31, 2013

Creative Allies , a startup which helps bands crowdsource t-shirts and other merchandise from their fans, said today that it is now reaching over 300 million music fans through its social media efforts. The site lets designers put their designs up for a vote, providing cash, prizes, and royalties on sales of those t-shirts.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2013

According to PromoJam, the new tool lets users easily build promotions for Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, via a visual design editor and drag-and-drop image tools. PromoJam''s tools are aimed at helping users build social promotions without requiring coding or a graphic designer, via templates and easy-to-use tools.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 11, 2018

But now, the emergence of finely-tuned league structures centered around specific games, has helped solidify a growing business ecosystem that has attracted significant investment.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 29, 2010

Using social media to increase your company’s touch and reach with each of your customers may be the most important reason to jump in to this game changing strategy. Social media can help bridge a long standing gap between customers and the companies they trust with their hard earned cash. First, I LOVE this product.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2018

RealPage said the addition will help add marketing analytic services, creative content design, direct marketing through social media channels, reputation management and geo-targeting solutions. LeaseLabs provides its services for approximately 800,000 units in the multifamily housing industry. READ MORE>>.

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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. Because each item is an NFT, the original creator gets a cut of the revenue each time that item is resold and owns the intellectual property behind the design , he added. Image Credits: Genies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Charlene Li, in her classic book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. Employees can share best practices with customers on social network platforms and customers can help each other.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 1, 2019

Damian Bradfield is the president, CMO and founding partner of WeTransfer , the company that designs tools for the creative process. Detergent attacks during gallery openings, anti-gentrification graffiti and harassment via social media have put owners on edge. Damian Bradfield. Contributor. Activists have a point.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 3, 2020

Companies of all shapes and sizes are now taking advantage of digital resources to help run everything from daily tasks to tedious data analysis. Fortunately, field service software is designed to keep track of all this and more, so you can focus on the big picture. More specifically, CRM software is designed to track opportunities.

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