socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2015

Altadena-based Rexter , the developer of real time contact and relationship management software led by technology veteran Andy Wilson, has been named one of the fourteen companies in the upcoming Microsoft Digital Work Accelerator.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Fan Appz, a Santa Monica headquartered firm founded in 2010, and a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) today Tuesday launched its Personalized Marketing Platform, a next-generation social media marketing solution set to help firms convert fans into customers and increase repeat purchases by turning good customers into great ones.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of cloud-based, customer contact management software headed by former Goldmine founder Jon Ferrara, said this week that it has been doubling its month over month revenue since launching its paid platform, and now has over 40,000 registered users. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

We connect consumers to great content from around the Internet, from social networks, from thousands of branded video channels, and around any particular topic they're interested in. We've also developed a version in partnership with Samsung for their connected TVs and video players, and recently released an iPhone version.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

Mark, a joint venture between the Danish game development firm Sybo and the Chinese mobile game publisher iDreamSky, uses augmented reality to permanent installations of digital street art. At the same time, the March organizers were trying to find a way to incorporate art and artists into the event, while being respectful of public spaces.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

If you get into the best deals it has never been a better time to be a VC or LP, and the best have developed strategies to capture more value Given that the best deals are pushing out their exit dates it means that many firms aren’t seeing as quick of liquidity as they might have 20 years ago. We are now all social. Still reading?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Investors: TomorrowVentures (Eric Schmidt’s investment vehicle; Court Coursey joining board), CompuCredit Holdings, with existing investors Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Omidyar Network, QED Investors, Volition Capital. Especially for their stage of development. Other deals. Enter Xobni.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Anyone who has been in sales, business development, or just works a lot with others is familiar with contact management software--tracking who you have been talking to, when, notes, and more for sales teams. What it did uniquely, is it also integrated contacts and communications--all in single platform. That's a problem.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

We could still deliver applicants and deliver passive job seekers to a company, but we could also delivery applicants that already understood what the cultur of the company was, and be able to measure the kind of footprint people were making on a social network. That's been very effective. If you're not quick you're not there.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2012

One way is to create your own, custom video clip which you can share via email, text message, or through a social networking site like Facebook. Allison Dollar: SnapCuts is a digital media marketing platform, which uses social video messaging. They can then share that across a social network.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2009

On Facebook (and nearly all social networks that preceded it) the relationship was always reciprocal – if I accept your invitation to follow me then I have to follow you. Twitter, by contrast, started as an open platform where people let anybody see what they were writing. Facebook. So why is this important for businesses?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The irony: a sad state that even with the huge number of social network applications we have at our disposal, we’re oftentimes lost, unable to keep up, or still lose touch so easily. It’s not your fault that we can only be social creatures to a certain extent before brain overload. Finally, some solid relief.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2012

Recently launched Moofaces is a new spin on old social networks in which helps creative people connect based on their professions and interests. Their bringing the conversation back into social networks with a professional twist. Moofacese is out to help those opportunities thrive when is comes to the jobs market.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

We spoke with Matt and Amanda MacNaughton , the brother and sister team behind PromoJam, to hear more about the company's platform. Amanda MacNaughton: PromoJam is an enterprise, social marketing technology platform. We also have a mobile platform, which integrates with Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. What is PromoJam?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

While iPhone is really still the only true game in town for mobile applications investors can see in the near future a world in which multiple mobile applications platforms will likely exist – perhaps with Blackberry, Palm Pre and Google’s Android operating system gather more momentum. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.”

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socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

Dave Waldman , CEO and Founder of Los Angeles-based Bccthis (www.Bccthis.com), a startup looking to add additional functionality and private messaging into both corporate emails and Twitter messages. We've been steeped in mobile content development and publishing. We ended up developing products for 120 carriers in 40 countries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

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Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

So my advice to many is to study online companies that understand how to use technology for audience development, engagement, viral distribution and subscriptions. Some images will draw in viewers more than others and as it turns out the headlines & images that convert at different in each social network or distribution partner.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

We spoke with Derrick Oien, president and co-founder of the firm, about the company's mobile social networking applications, as well as about his view on penetrating the mobile carriers. What exactly are your mobile social networking applications? Derrick Oien: We have a platform we develop, called ANTHEM.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success. What’s the problem?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

There are a lot of users, with lots of different email and instant messaging accounts, who are finding that there are too many ways to communicate with their friends and associates. People are using email, IM, soc nets like LinkedIn and Facebook, SMS, and video chat -- all of these are really places to communicate.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift , a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. Our Twitter handle has become our identity, on par with an email address. The Importance of Twitter. Not so on Twitter.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is a blend of great social network platforms, by taking in all the greatest bits and putting it all into one. Consumers all have access to social networks, but the business-side has never really caught on. There are multiple platforms used to get the job done.

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Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 17, 2012

The Hallo app from Developer Hallo, Inc. Hallo social platform is nothing to snicker at. Although most people expect new applications like these to have some sort of in app social network of their own a lot fail short and most tend to fall back to simply Twitter or Facebook.

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Social Network Google Platform Advertising 93

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

founder and CEO of Gust, the angel financing platform used by over 50,000. How excited am I likely to be when I see a plan for a new generation of buggy whip, or another me-too social network? Described by BusinessWeek as a “world conquering. entrepreneur” and by Forbes as “New York’s Archangel”, David is a former Inc.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

The best form of this right now is email, and even then, that's through a one-size-fits-all email. While I was there, I was product manager leading efforts to include third party content into the platform. I headed up product development to build out their portal services. That's currently very ineffective.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 1, 2012

Recently launched Moofaces is a new spin on old social networks, in which it helps creative people connect based on their professions and interests. they’re bringing the conversation back into social networks with a professional twist. No, it’s not another LinkedIn or something similar.

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Social Network Startup Education Web Development 49

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2012

There are things like the NCAA, which has not been showing up in fantasy because there was lack of a platform to allow that. We built a social network around that, with activity feeds and stuff like that, and which allows you to share activity through the leagues, Twitter, and Facebook. How does the site work for a user?

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Sites Startup Activity Ideas 237

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Patrick Starzan is the Vice President of Marketing and Business development at Funny or Die. He is a marketing professional with over 8 years of extensive online and social media marketing experience. What’s the single most important quality you need to succeed as the VP of Marketing & Business Development at FOD?

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Sites Marketing Social Media Tips 61

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

People rightly recognize that comments on blogs are just a form of a stream and thus the growth of open commenting platforms like Disqus and IntenseDebate. Because they wouldn’t have the enormous amounts of profits that they’ve been able to sink back into research & development.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Tweetphoto is an extensible photo sharing platform, that allows you to send photos via mobile or email to Twitter and Facebook. The service is free to use and focuses on creating the best possible user-experience among the applications developed around the Twitter Application Programming Interface (API).

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2015

However, that process really hasn''t taken advantage of today''s mobile, always-connected, socially networked world. We would have loved to bring on a developer form day one, but since we didn''t have that expertise we initially brought in a shop to build out our initial platform. They got the concept.

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Networking Startup Cornerstone OnDemand Social Network 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 23, 2010

Remembering passwords, which emails you used for what account and always the issue of identity theft if someone were to get a hold on that information. The Enole platform is also able to pass on identity information with devices that use Bluetooth, RFID, and WiFi technology. No names, account numbers, social security etc.

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Mobile Social Network Platform Email 58

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

eQuibbly is a free web application combining online arbitration and mediation with crowd voting and social network involvement for free, fair and fast justice than the traditional court system. eQuibbly’s platform allows one to post a dispute online asking the other party in the dispute to respond. Why eQuibbly.

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Email Social Network Blogging Venture Capital 70

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Codeita is a powerful, easy to use, cloud-based, web development environment. It allows users to code, develop, brainstorm, communicate and then publish projects and files to your web server. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. No more hassles with backups and syncing your laptop with your desktop.

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