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Ground Control Aims At Voice Activated Entertainment, Backed By CAA

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According to the startup, is is developing "voice-activated entertainment experiences" and interactive audio technology, which will tape into well-known personalities across entertainment, sports, politics, music and beyond. Macadaan is a longtime LA technology vet, having been Chief Creative Officer at Science Inc., READ MORE>>.

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Reflections On 2017: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

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Michael has been behind such companies as HelloSociety (acquired by New York Times), FameBit (acquired by Google) and Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever). I think we will see the rise of a newer and larger mobile-focused media companies and the continued evolution in traditional television entertainment.

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MakerSquare Opens Coding School In LA

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San Francisco-based Hack Reactor acquired MakerSquare in January.

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YouTube Marketing | Top 8 Tips to Increase Sales with Video

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There are many paths you can take to develop a robust YouTube channel in order to market your brand from creating a one time hit like “Hello Flo” and “Dollar Shave Club” did to creating a consistent web series. Embrace the idea of transparency and realize it is something that is going to make a better brand.

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What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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The biggest news for Digital LA this year has been creating and spearheading Silicon Beach Fest, LA's first startup entertainment community festival in Santa Monica and Venice in June, 2012. The accelerators have several success stories already in under a year including PageWoo, Invested.In, Look.io, Dollar Shave Club, and many more.

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Attract A MILLION New Customers Overnight with YouTube Marketing – Literally

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This first video they did became viral and the CMO, Jeffrey Harmon , paved the way to create an entertaining brand web series called Diary of a Dirty Tongue. 12,000 people signed up in the first 48 hours after the Dollar Shave Club video went live in 2012. Dollar Shave Club and Hello Flo both had catchy music.

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That’s A Wrap! | Silicon Beach Fest 2015

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Tim Nabhani of Dollar Shave Club | Hiring in LA. Appearances By: Hank Leber of Vytmn | Tech community in L.A. Savannah Peterson of Speck Design | Virtual reality. Laurent Grill of Zeel | Geographic Markets. Marc Cohen of ConSol Partners | Securing the job. Catherine Marcus of Sothebys.