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After Fast Start, Social App Poparazzi Sees Slowdown

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Poparazzi, a photo sharing app developed by Marina del Rey-based TTYL Inc., is among this year’s most hyped social media startups.

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Guardian Circle Adds Peter Diamandis As Advisor

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Marina Del Rey-based startup Guardian Circle , the developer of a social-based system and app that helps people summon help from their friends, said last week that it has added futurist Peter Diamandis as an advisor as part of a "token sale" the company is running. International Space University, and Planetary Resources.

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DivX Links With Sonic Solutions

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San Diego-based DivX , a provider of video encoding and decoding technology, said today that it has partnered with Sonic Solutions, a developer of digital media software. Sonic Solutions bought video-on-demand service CinemaNow, which was based in Marina Del Rey, in November of last year. READ MORE>>.

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ActionAllStars.com In Partnership With Candystand

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Marina Del Rey-based ActionAllStars.com , which develops virtual worlds for kids from six to 14 years old, said this morning that it has linked up with Candystand.com , an online gaming and entertainment site. Financial details of the distribution deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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ActionAllStars Launches Sports Virtual World

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Marina Del Rey-based Six Degree Games is targeting youngsters for its new sports-themed virtual world, Action AllStars , aimed at six to 14 year old kids interested in sports.

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Reflections on 2016: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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Kevin Winston: Digital LA's biggest news of 2016 was celebrating our fifth annual Silicon Beach Fest, with more than 2,000 attendees at the Marina del Rey Hotel. Icon Media Direct described how it helped TrueCar use TV ads plus digital to reach mainstream audiences and increase revenue.

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Interview with Steve Jillings, TeleSign

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Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007).