Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 2, 2012

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing engineer and PageWoo ’s CEO and co-Founder Jason Crilly about his side project, the new hacker news site for the Southern California tech community called Develop.la. s own hacker news, Develop.la s first hacker news site, Develop.la. Creating L.A.’s

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Verifying Looking for regular tech news straight to your inbox? million site visits in October alone. Vibrant Planet Vibrant Planet is a data-driven science and cloud-based solution designed to support restoration efforts. What started as a weekend project in 2012 is now a global marketplace that attracted 55.2 Gumroad homepage.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace has been among the most visible of Southern California's Internet era success stories, although the site--now owned by News Corporation--has had its own share of ups-and-downs, as well as questions about its future. MindJolt offers up a broad catalog of casual and social games from its site.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

In the latest makeover of one of the original, Web-based automotive sites, Los Angeles-based CarsDirect has updated its website. The site includes better navigation features, more research and in-depth specifications and reviews, articles, breaking automotive news, and more. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

In my experience, the good news is that everyone is becoming more and more comfortable with relationships via the new media and technology. The bad news is that I still find a lot of you who don’t use these tools effectively, or haven’t learned the rules for nurturing remote relationships.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

“Twenty years ago, if you started a brand, your first hire, outside of a designer, would have been a salesperson,” Murthy told TechCrunch. Today, when you start a brand, your first hire is probably someone to build out your Shopify site. That salesperson would have had relationships with all the different release valves for inventory.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

A Santa Monica-based domain venture, Plan Bee LLC , has selected domain name auction site NameJet--a joint venture of Santa Monica-based Demand Media and Web.com--along with domain marketplace AfterNic--to power initial distribution for its new top level domain,BUILD.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2021

Now, Shopify has apparently approached major publishers including Complex and Vox Media as well as getting Buzzfeed to sign on to the new program. This, of course, is potentially game-changing news for Shopify users. Interestingly, the new initiative will let publishers create their own Shopify-powered online stores.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 27, 2013

As noted in Hacking Hacker News , the company previously dominated the mindshare of the web development community by facilitating the spread of a random posting on Hacker News. Similar to their prior guerilla-marketing stunt, their April Fool''s Day posting topped Hacker News. We didn''t ask people to tweet it, they just did.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2010

According to Break, the newly launched GameFront sight has been re-designed and expanded, and now includes game walkthroughs, pictures and galleries, a weekly opinion column from Destructoid's Jim Sterling, and more. Break Media took over FileFront from Ziff Davis, which had planned to shutter the file sharing site last year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Just about every Startup at some point and especially if you do not have a designer, is going to need icons to help spruce up those websites. Before Iconfinder I was working as a web designer and front-end developer, next to studying computer science and business administration. Can you briefly describe IconFinder.com?

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InfoChachkie

MAY 27, 2013

As noted in Hacking Hacker News , the company previously dominated the mindshare of the web development community by facilitating the spread of a random posting on Hacker News. Similar to their prior guerilla-marketing stunt, their April Fool''s Day posting topped Hacker News. We didn''t ask people to tweet it, they just did.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 20, 2020

How to Build a Site Using Wix. There are more than 600 to choose from and, while that might seem daunting, most are designed with specific types of website in mind. For example, if you're looking to build a photography site , there are 40 to choose from. Then, you can start editing your site, making changes as you see fit.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2009

San Diego-based Chumby, which makes Internet-connected devices, has rolled out a new reference design that incorporates the firm's software to create Internet-connected digital photo frames. The firm said that the new reference design--which uses an application processor from Samsung--is available for developers.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

"I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. The bad news is that they can get a good paying job anytime. The good news is that likely is not what they want.

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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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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

We''re rolling it out to finance and Wall Street, monitoring thousands of sources of continuously changing information, such as news, social media, internal email systems, and analyzing specific, material conditions that our customers are looking for. It''s designed for business people. It''s about as complicated as Google Adwords.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 3, 2020

Fortunately, field service software is designed to keep track of all this and more, so you can focus on the big picture. Plus, with certain platforms, you'll even be able to utilize marketing features designed to help you attract new customers. More specifically, CRM software is designed to track opportunities.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 25, 2022

Instacart also launched a new set of digital tools yesterday, “Instacart Platform,” which is designed to help retailers and grocers offer faster fulfilment, get better analytics, and potentially get started with advertising.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Although it is difficult to directly track the impact of these sites, the expanded exposure from these sites has certainly augmented my overall traffic. Generated > 500 Tweets, from Technorati, BusinessInsider and my site. Worst T-shirt Designs Ever. Hacker News and LinkedIn gave it some love. Organic traffic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

It’s a new age for aspiring entrepreneurs, where anyone with a dream or a hobby should be turning it into a business. The bad news is that many are already doing it, with competition growing, so the longer you wait, the less chance you have of getting there first. Patent and Trademark Office site for a few hundred dollars.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

Fanstasy sports sites DraftKings’ and FanDuel’s popularity has spurred a new-breed of political betting sites. Unlike sites of the past that were deemed illegal, the current crop of election sites appear to well positioned to exploit the unprecedented focus Americans are applying to the 2016 election cycle.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Jo Webber: Why we created Pod, was we've look at sites like Facebook, which has really taken off with friends and family, and helped them communicate online. That's proving very useful for our design. Jo told us why, in a world full of social networking apps, why Pod.io What is Pod.io? We're using Google Maps for our GPS component.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2011

With sites like TurnTable.fm , Chill , and Shaker to name a few. Although Worlize may be news to some they have been around for just over a year and they are based right here in Los Angeles. These past few months we have seen the rebirth of virtual worlds. Brian McKelvey is the founder and CEO of Worlize, Inc.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

I was reading an article by Robert Scoble earlier today about how amazing Spotify and some other news app are on Facebook, and how awesome frictionless sharing is for the Internet. They can discover new music, new foods, new news, new and amazing embarrassing things they would have never seen!

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and popular news sources. Include links to other sites showing your positives. Professional user-friendly site design.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

In the rush toward the daily deals space, it seems like there is at least one, new, daily deals site created every day. It's an incredibly crowded industry, which not only includes giants like Groupon and LivingSocial, but countless smaller sites, newspapers, and others all looking for a piece of the action.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 2, 2011

One of the beautiful things about the Internet is endless amount of websites designed and dedicated to those who like to be the first to know and share information. No, I am talking about a new Digg, StumbledUpon or Reddit , but something totally different. Founded by Nick Frost Startupli.st Founded by Nick Frost Startupli.st

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Not only does it boast a sleek ergonomic design, but it also X every single feature you'd expect from a top-tier internet phone system. Here are some affordable tools designed to keep startups safe. Zoho supports a wide variety of social platforms too, from Instagram and TikTok to more niche sites like Pinterest. From its 4.3-inch

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 4, 2012

We continue to improve TechZulu to help you easily discover what is happening within the technology industry, whether it be live streaming from a conference, an amazing must have gadget, awesome new site you have to take a look at, or an up and coming entrepreneur/startup making big waves in the tech scene. Category Callouts.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

Designate a Work Area . With features designed for checking in and collaborating with teammates, plus capturing good performance and potential performance risks, your employees that are working from home won't feel left out at all. This could include seeing log reports of the sites and services you've accessed.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

LOS ANGELES, December 10, 2013 – Some big news for local startup Plug.DJ is a real-time music discovery site which allows individuals to share music and video links within chatroom style communities. As an early stage user myself from last year, I can attest to the entertainingly addictive quality of their site.

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