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Mattel, NetEase In Mobile Games Joint Venture

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El Segundo-based Mattel , and Chinese Internet technology and video game developer NetEase , said this morning that the two are in a new joint venture to public mobile games and education apps. Financial arrangements of the joint venture were not announced.

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Carbonated Games Finds $8.5M

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El Segundo-based Carbonated Games , a developer of mobile games, has raised $8.5M Carbonated focuses on developing "highly competitive" games for mobile devices, which are more in line with the hard core games found on consoles and PCs, rather than the more usual casual gaming market. READ MORE>>.

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Wpromote Buys Standing Dog For Digital Marketing Efforts

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El Segundo-based digital marketing company Wpromote said on Tuesday that it has acquired online marketing agency Standing Dog , which provides search engine marketing, SEO, social media and paid media services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Wpromote Opens Up New Office In San Francisco

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Los Angeles-based Wpromote , the provider of digital marketing services to brands and companies, says it has opened up a new office in San Francisco. According to the company, the office is the third for the company, which is headquartered in El Segundo and also has an office in Chicago. READ MORE>>.

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Why Hopscotch Is Behind Your Favorite Mobile Sports App, with Laurence Sotsky

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If you're an NCAA fan, and you've loaded the app for your favorite team, there's a high likelyhood that the app is actually the product of El Segundo-based Hopscotch (www.gohopscotch.com). Hopscotch, led by Laurence Sotsky , has built software which enables sports teams, venues, and others to rapidly create mobile apps for their fans.

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iSuppli Buys Research Firm

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El Segundo-based iSuppli announced Thursday that it has acquired UK-based Screen Digest , a firm which provides market research covering film, television, broadband media, mobile media, cinema, home entertainment, TV technology and video games. iSuppli provides market research on the electronics industry.

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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Josh Brooks , OnTheRunTech.com dba Post Cards On The Run (Los Angeles, mobile apps). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps). Greg Cohn , Burner (Los Angeles, mobile app). Sam Friedman , ParkMe (Santa Monica, mobile apps). Melani Gordon , Taphunter (San Diego, mobile apps).