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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Geocities , the original Southern California internet startup--which was founded all the way back in 1994 in Los Angeles--will finally disappear completely from the Internet, as Yahoo said today that it will shut down its Japanese Geocities site. Geocities--which hasn't been available in the United States for nearly 10 years --apparently had been popular enough in Japan that the site had continue to run for long after its sunset in the United States.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies shows off new tech; Appetize and Tropical Smoothie Cafe partner; Recargo acquired by Innogy

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops modern point-of-sale (POS) software and terminals based on tablets, has signed a deal with fast casual restaurant chain Tropical Smoothie Cafe. According to Appetize, it will offer up its cloud-based POS, self-serve, and mobile software to Tropical Smoothie Cafe, which is a franchise that just passed up its 700th store.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Even with instant two-way communication via the Internet and mobile phones, your greatest new solution or service won’t found or properly recognized without marketing. The challenge is to rise above the clutter, and stand out in the rush of over 500,000 other new businesses that get started in the U.S. every month. I find that digital marketing is the most visible and effective place to start.

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

El Segundo-based Recargo , the operator of PlugShare , an electric vehicle charging application, has been acquired by German energy giant innogy , via its US subsidiary, innogy eMobility US LLC. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Recargo's PlugShare provides information on charging stations, including reviews, photos, and other information, all for EV drivers.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Santa Monica-based Boulevard a developer of cloud-based software used by salons and other appointment-based businesses to automate the process of booking appointments, has raised a seed round of funding, according to one of its investors. The company uses machine learning for online booking, customer engagement and personalization, checkout, and other automation for salons.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Playa Vista-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies , which is one of LA's multiple companies working on next generation, "Hyperloop" style transportation systems, has unveiled a capsule design today in Spain. According to HTT, the new, full-scale passenger Hyperloop capsule was built for the company Spanish company Airtificial, and stretches 105 feet, weighing 5 tons.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

West Hollywood-based a href="[link] , which provides a number of live streaming and other products focused on live entertainment--and also runs Slacker Radio--has named Tad Ro as Head of Product. Ro previously has worked for such companies as Verizon Digital Media, TMZ, Virgin Mobile, Spin Media and Rhapsody. LiveXLive said Ro will lead product management and expand its product offerings.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Santa Monica-based PadX , a new startup in the real estate market, said today that it has launched a new home buying and selling marketplace in Los Angeles. The company, which acts as a licensed real estate brokerage, says it has created a service which streamlines home buying and selling. The new service includes home search tools, ability to book and schedule tours, ways to connect users to a local agent, and online tools to write offers on homes.

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