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Namesake Bolsters Technical Team

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West Hollywood-based Namesake , the real-time, conversation and community site founded by Brian Norgard and Daniel Gould, has started expanding its team, saying today that it has hired Jeff Potter to head up development and operations at the startup.

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CityGrid Media Buys BuzzLabs

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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. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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Canvassing of Art Website Yields $36 Million Deal

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Israeli web development company Wix said last week that it had purchased popular West Hollywood-based online artist platform DeviantArt for $36 million, including $3 million in assumed debt.

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Evercar Plans LA Expansion For EV Rentals For Uber, Lyft Drivers

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Los Angeles-based Evercar , a company which is developing an electric vehicle sharing network--starting with Los Angeles--says it plans a major expansion in this market, and plans to add as many as 1,000 vehicles in the Greater Los Angeles area.

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Geni Rolls Out API

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West Hollywood-based Geni , the online family tree and history site, said Wednesday afternoon that it has rolled out a new, application programming interface for the site. According to Geni, the new API is aimed at allowing users to develop third-party tools and application. READ MORE>>.

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CityGrid Media Launches APIs

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West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC which operates CitySearch, Insider Pages, and Urbanspoon, said Thursday that it has rolled out three new advertising APIs for developers. The new APIs allows any developer to build and display ads from CityGrid's inventory of ads from local businesses. READ MORE>>.

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Citysearch Debuts Visual Guide Site, New iPhone App

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West Hollywood-based Citysearch has launched two new products today, including both a visual city guide, and a new iPhone app. However, unlike social sites like Pinterest, those guides appear to all developed by staffers or experts provided by Citysearch. READ MORE>>.