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Vyng Picks Up $4M For Video Ringtones

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Venice, California-based startup Vyng , which develops software which turns calls from friends into cute "video ringtones" that show up on your lock screen when a friend calls, has raised $4M in a funding round, the company said on Thursday. Paul Kats is the CEO and co-founder of Vyng. READ MORE>>.

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Coincident.TV Is “CREATE”-ing Second Screen Transmedia Producers Out Of Everyone [Beta Invites]

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Coincident has created a platform that will allow storytellers and producers to create robust second screen stories on the fly that incorporate video, images and other web content. What is coming is Internet-enabled televisions, content streaming with built-in social media interactions in real time and multiple screen activities.

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Snapchat Buys Looksery To Make You Look Thinner, More Attractive

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Venice, California-based instant messaging app developer Snapchat launched a new feature, "Lenses" Tuesday, allowing users to overlay cute selfie filters and overlays on snaps.

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StoryBots Brings Edutainment to Second Screens | Delighting Kids

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Developing products for kids has been in the back of their minds for over a decade, long before they had their own children. The Spiridellis brothers have been at the right place at the right time several times over in the building of JibJab, now located in Venice blocks away from the ocean. It’s all about execution.

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StoryBots Debuts Three New Apps

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StoryBots , the developer of entertaining, fun, and educational application and content, has launched a trio of new applications, the firm said Thursday. Evan and Gregg Spiradellis are well known for creating humorous greeting cards firm JibJab , which got its start developing humorous, online videos and parodies on Presidential elections.

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StoryBots Brings Edutainment to Second Screens | Delighting Kids

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Developing products for kids has been in the back of their minds for over a decade, long before they had their own children. The Spiridellis brothers have been at the right place at the right time several times over in the building of JibJab, now located in Venice blocks away from the ocean. It’s all about execution.

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Silicon Beach Fest Approaches! #SBF

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However, TechZulu will be doing an official pre-event on Tuesday June 17th with our #TZTechCrawl in Venice. If you have content, APPLY to screen your < 10 min video made in the past year. Its that time of the year again! Silicon Beach Fest will kicks off next week from June 18 – 21.