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Ecwid Scores $5M In Series B

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San Diego-based e-commerce software developer Ecwid said this morning that it has closed a $5M, Series B funding round. According to Ecwid, the funding was led by iTech Capital, and also included Runa Capital. Ecwid said that Gleb Davidyuk of iTech Capital joins the company''s board with the funding. READ MORE>>.

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Realtime Raises $100M, Opens Office In Santa Monica

socalTECH

Realtime , a startup developing technology to help power real-time web applications, said today that it has raised $100M, launched in the U.S., The firm, which was previously known as Internet Business Technologies, said that it has developed a language, xRTML, that helps convert existing, static HTML into real-time, live web applications.

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

The trend of funding anything from the first $25k to funding $50 million at a billion+ valuation is unlikely to last as the skills and style to be effective at all stages are diverse enough to warrant focus. I will argue that LPs who invest in VC funds will also need to adjust a bit as well.

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Interview with Michael Witz, Mob Science

socalTECH

Last week, the firm announced a funding round and a couple of key advisors, as the company looks to ramp its social gaming efforts and leverage a deal with Zynga. Tell us a little bit about Mob Science, games that you develop? Michael Witz: I originally wanted to do a game on MySpace, so we started developing a game for MySpace.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Developers. While real estate and tourism continue to be strong economic drivers, there is also a thriving business climate developing life-changing technologies. Live at the Apple Event: iPad Mini (and more?).

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A Night Of #Hackfest With BetterWorks

Tech Zulu Event

Development languages varied from team to team. Some used Java, Ruby, jQuery while others used PHP, HTML, and CSS. Some experience developers, project managers, and even some designers. At the end of the development time allotted for each team, They get up to present their days work. Development. Product Design.

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How to cleverly integrate your own URI shortener

SoCal Delicious

For the sake of this pamphlet I assume we’re dealing with a well structured site, hosted on Apache with mod_rewrite and PHP available. That allows us to handle each and every HTTP request dynamically with a PHP script. Sometimes even smart developers do evil things with your URIs.

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