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JUNE 23, 2010

It's built on a gaming platform, and is a way for users to create their own content and portions of that world. Brian McKelvey: I'd been looking around at all the social gaming platforms and virtual worlds online, such as Second Life, Farmville, and other apps on the Apple App Store for inspiration. How did the firm come about?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Worlize is a user-created social gaming and chat platform for Facebook and social networks including Twitter, MySpace and OpenSocial. The 2D platform brings together a new world of interactivity for users, including the ability to play and create their own worlds and games. Brian McKelvey is the founder and CEO of Worlize, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Bordo has previously served at Paramount and MGM, in addition to a stint at SocialVibe.com. Having done lots of those, I realized that there was a really great opportunity, from the standpoint of harnessing the higher quality in streaming platforms. My first studio role was in digital media at Paramount Pictures.

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MARCH 1, 2013

The beauty of platform is fans are signing into Facebook when fans engage with films on our site, and those film makers are collecting valuable data and page profiles on their audience. We're not necessarily the platform to help up-and-comers or amateurs to be successful. The remaining 20 percent are independent film-makers.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 7, 2011

This is the first social game based on a major movie franchise on any social platform, period. The company exclusively licensed The Godfather franchise for social gaming from Paramount Digital Entertainment and partnered with Paramount in developing the storyline and game. According to an announcement at a recent Web 2.0

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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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DECEMBER 28, 2012

Adam Fridman, MSF from DePaul, 4 years investment banking and 10 years in business development consulting and start ups. Review quality is paramount since Advisors are doing this to build relationships. We suggest using our built-in communication platform which allows us to settle review disputes. What inspired them?

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MAY 23, 2012

Bauckhage talks about the firm's recent funding from DFJ Espirit, T-Venture, Grazia Equity, and others, and how the company has been helping studios like Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Disney and Paramount market their upcoming releases. Tobi Bauckhage: We are a movie recommendation and discovery platform.

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MAY 8, 2014

With this in mind, we figured it would be a great opportunity to get a direct look from someone who’s been immersed in the field, and spoke to Chance Barnett, CEO of LA-local investment platform, Crowdfunder. In order to encompass both, they need to build a large platform. ” Platform Focused. CrowdFundX.

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JANUARY 21, 2009

Since the, EQAL has inked a number of deals--the most recent with CBS on the show "Harper's Island"--to develop online shows which take full advantage of the Internet medium. Editor's note: Quincy Smith is CEO of CBS Interactive; Nancy Tellum is President of CBS Paramount Network Television).

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JUNE 13, 2013

James DeJulio: We''re a social content development platform. We work with really big businesses and brands, everyone from P&G to Lego, Mattel to NASA, to develop mostly video content. This creates a big, diverse pool of ideas, and the client can then find the three, four, or five top ideas they want to see developed.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. He knows the history of all of the payment gateways, mobile payment platforms, credit offerings, remittance companies, etc. Neither can any VC.

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JUNE 23, 2011

We launched that section with Paramount, with the movie ad as the lead sponsor. Originally, our intent was to have consumer facing content, but as we developed our technology, we found out that we would be competing with our customer if we continued to do consumer facing content.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. There's more competition, but there's a lot more available to you as a developer. There's always technology involved.

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MARCH 7, 2010

Discover the what the future holds for you and this game changing media platform. Director, Business Development, NAVTEQ Media Solutions Kevin McKenzie, Founder, JiWire. Jennifer Byrne, Director of Business Development, Verizon. Jennifer Byrne, Director of Business Development, Verizon. But does every brand need an app?

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