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Demand Media Expands Into Online Learning, Buys Creativebug

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning it has expanded into the online learning market, and has acquired Creativebug , an online site which provides educational videos around art and carft instruction. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The firm was based in San Francisco. a month) or a la carte ($9.99

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Hydra Launches Education Site

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Beverly Hills-based online advertising network Hydra is targeting the education market, saying today that it has launched a new vertical website, MyDegreeFinder.com , specifically aimed at students looking for higher education degree programs. Tags: hydra media advertising education mydegreefinder. READ MORE>>.

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Enplug: Bringing Social Media To A Display Near You

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What''s unique about it, it is stream live social media, and actually puts that social media content on the display right in front of you. Zach had built one of the top ten education apps in the App Store, and after they started talking, Zach also decided to drop out of college and join as a co-founder. That''s ridiculous.

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SPONSORED POST: LAVA's Meet the VCs November 17th

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socalTECH is a media sponsor of the LAVA Special Event: Meet the VCs on November 17th. The event features an interactive networking roundtable at which more than 30 venture capitalists from California, who will talk with local entrepreneurs about deal flow and the types of investments they're looking to fund.

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Lynda.com Planning Big Television Ad Push

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A media planning and buying company, Ocean Media, said today that it has been selected as the agency of record for Carpinteria-based Lynda.com, to help create and place cable television ads for the online training provider. Ocean Media did not say how much Lynda.com plans to spend on the media push. READ MORE>>.

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Hydra Looks Up, With Funding In Hand, Legal Troubles Behind

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Beverly Hills-based Hydra Media , the cost-per-action (CPA) advertising network, has new funding in hand and legal issues behind it, and is now looking upmarket, the firm told socalTECH in an interview Thursday. Tags: hydra media advertising network. READ MORE>>.

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Snapchat To Debut Wellness Tools As Virus Threat Ramps

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Venice, California-based Snapchat is launching its new set of health and wellness tools, well ahead of schedule, due to the growing threat of the COVID-19 virus threat, and will surface educational information on the new virus and health measures, as well as mental health content.

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