Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0

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TechEmpower

JULY 2, 2013

July marks the fourth month of our ongoing project measuring the performance of web application frameworks and platforms. We''ve just posted Round 6, which includes several more developer community-provided framework test implementations: Beego, Dart, Hapi, Jester, Luminus, Nancy, Yaf, Plack, Play-Slick, and Undertow.

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

What better day than Valentine's Day to renew one's vow to create high-performance web applications? And the perfect start is selecting high-performance platforms and frameworks. Results from Round 15 of the Web Framework Benchmarks project are now available! You also want/need log files in case things don't go as expected.

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TechEmpower

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Merry Christmas web framework performance aficionados! What better way to celebrate the holidays than by cheering on your favorites as they race through a variety of application fundamentals in the biggest web platform grudge match of the season? We certainly can''t think of anything more festive. On EC2, the Netty and Vert.x

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Are there specs?

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

The topic is: Betting Your Company On An Internet Platform? A very interesting topic, especially for those of us involved in developing for start-ups. However, these platforms could be interesting for prototype and pilot solutions. The other conclusion was that you need to have a migration path from the platform.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Are there specs?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2017

The world of mobile apps has added serious challenges for software developers, who don't just have to deal with crashes�they have to deal with slow performance, strange hangs, multiple carrier networks, and more. More importantly, the tools that already exist on the web, just don't exist on mobile. That was Walter's job.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2013

Yet, it seems like there''s no easy way to specifically advertise on those games, or a way for those game developers to monetize that audience. However, Mobigirl Media (www.mobigirlmedia.com), a new mobile advertising network, is looking to change that by specifically creating an ad network focused on girls.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 12, 2015

There are various tech savvy groups of people that can assist businesses in their development, implementation and use of technology. IT Departments and Web Teams are not synonymous. Web Teams are necessary to running websites and applications. They sometimes must communicate with the Web Team, but this is not always the case.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. This Panel will explore issues such as: How can companies best utilize social networking media?

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

CreatorUp is the online web series school teaching the next generation of web series creators how to make and market their own new video projects on the web. And our network of filmmaker and entertainment industry colleagues allow us to recruit top teachers who are leaders in the web world. What inspired you?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. What is Near Networks? Sam Rogoway: We use YouTube as our hosting platform, for a variety of reasons. Sam Rogoway: Yes, it has.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

The platform allows investors to do their due diligence on their own time, network with other investors and execute deals with little overhead.” The platform carefully vets every company applicant and only presents less than 2% of opportunities to its investor base. ” Free online tools.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 15, 2014

The fact that the bug had existed for so long without being discovered caused a great deal of consternation for those in the technology world, and while the bug was later fixed, worries over network security persisted. These two protocols are used to help encrypt the internet, web communications like email, and a variety of internet traffic.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Los Angeles-based Pluto TV , which is developing an online Internet TV platform aimed at curating live TV entertainment for Internet users, said Wednesday afternoon that it has signed up a roster of over 20 new content partners fro the service. READ MORE>>.

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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. Last fall, Mingly released their first product last fall to help users manage their endless webs of connections. Finally, some solid relief.

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. The company explained that it would be integrating BuzzLabs' technology into its platform over the next three to six months. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

San Diego-based SweetLabs , the company headed by Darrius Thompson, and which runs both the OpenCandy advertising network and the desktop Pokki app platform, said today that it has raised $13M in a Series C funding round. According to the company, the new funding goes towards growing Pokki, the desktop app platform it launched in June.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Despite the huge surge of content specifically being developed for the web--and for sites like YouTube--making that content profitable and sustainable continues to be an issue for content creators. Josef Holm: Tubestart is a crowdfunding platform for YouTube creators, web series creators, and for digital video in general.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2011

The firm said it will work with creative talent to "produce television formats with a web sensibility" and also help develop digital platforms into TV and digital projects. Nadler, Jon Zimelis, and Alex Blagg. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? We serve up four to five percent of the global Internet on our network. For those who don't know about EdgeCast, CDN services, who/what kind of clients you serve?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

The accelerator is among a number that have emerged in Los Angeles in the past year or so; StartEngine specifically has been focusing on startups targeting consumers, small to medium sized businesses, and web infrastructure. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

ExplorerB2B is a free to join exclusive network of experts who share information that matters to you and make sure you expand your professional network, interact with a relevant audience and present your expertise. The English/International version of the platform was launched in January 2012. Who are its founders?

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TechEmpower

MAY 17, 2013

We have posted Round 5 of our ongoing project measuring the performance of web application frameworks and platforms. The test is uniquely I/O limited where previous tests have been predominantly CPU limited, and in some circumstances, network limited. View Round 5 results now. Round 5 notes and observations. RC1 , Go 1.1

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Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Learn about strategies and secure network solutions that can protect tech startups against the most common types of cyberattacks. . Secure your network with firewalls and consider switching to a private network for more control. Setting network traffic limits to prevent overloading. Those incidents took several forms: .

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud computing provider DreamHost (www.dreamhost.com) raised a big, $30M funding round for the company--the first in the company''s long history. Simon Anderson: DreamHost offers a web hosting, and now, cloud computing platform and storage.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. He knows the ad management and ad network businesses. Both of his co-founders worked with him previously and both worked on ad management platforms.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

“The Ruin stirs, and the Five Realms rumble,” a now-archived web announcement read on Thursday morning. And how are these concerns exacerbated given that these authors’ target audience is too young to buy cryptocurrency on platforms like Coinbase and Gemini? Does minting those stories as NFTs affect the copyright of those stories?

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2017

In an age where topics like Russian hacking, CIA hacking tools and the stability of the power grid and industrial networks has suddenly become important, there are only a few companies tackling industrial network security directly. Department of Energy to help develop tools to secure the power grid. Thanks for the time today.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2013

Irvine-based CrowdStrike , the developer of security software which was founded by former McAfee CTO George Kurtz, has debuted its technology, saying that it has created a platform which is aimed at stopping security attacks and protecting users'' intellectual property. Kurtz later became worldwide CTO and GM at McAfee. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based Sidevision (www.sidevision.com) has developed a set of tools--aimed at content creators, multi-channel networks (MCNs), and others--to help connect online videos with e-commerce. Justin Wu: We integrate with any video platform, such as YouTube, Vimeo, Kaltura, and we''re built on top of an API. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

Van Nuys-based Audiolife , a firm that develops tools and technology to sell merchandise to music fans, announced today that it has raised $1M in a bridge round of funding. The company said the funding will go to hire key personal, further develop its technology platform, and for strategic partnerships. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2009

According to EQAL, its new platform is focused on helping those producers and talent to create their own web sites, with features such as blogs, discussions, forums, and user profiles, as well as links to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Were part of the uCast Global video highway, which is our way of illustrating how content is being driven locally, regionally, and globally, using our platform, but also technology we have integrated and continue to integrate with our partners. How is this different from a typical content delivery network (CDN)?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

is an HR tech platform that makes it very easy for companies to source diverse talent. Companies can get on the platform and set up a company profile, and post jobs, and source candidates for those jobs. We found that those communities exit on many different platforms, like Slack, GroupMe, Facebook Groups, Google, and elsewhere.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2011

Their view was that HTML5 would allow them to replace the notion of having to download a Facebook App into your phone or tablet, and release them from the idea that they have to have nine different apps on different platforms, and have to maintain all of them. Right now, those Facebook apps only work on the web.

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