TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Entertainment has changed. New platforms led by YouTube have emerged to change the dynamic of broadcast media — once dominated by the rigid programming of TV — while the internet has enabled new media stars to engage with their audiences in new, high-touch ways.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

The account “hack” was architected by brud as part of an ongoing virtual reality drama playing out on Instagram and other social media platforms between avatars it had developed, all designed to attract media attention, according to people with knowledge of brud and its plans. ” That was a lie. It worked. .

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time. ” Genies CEO and founder Akash Nigam. Image Credits: Genies.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

Westlake Village-based in-flight wireless and broadband provider Row 44 reports that it has scored a win in Russia, with private airline Transaero Airlines. Row 44 is backed by MLB Advanced Media and PAR Capital Management. Financial terms of the win were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2016

Today I want to talk briefly about why I believe Snapchat is an important media company. I’ve heard the new media doubters before as nobody thought Google, Facebook or Twitter would ever make money. From the business perspective you need to understand a few things about media and video in particular.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

It has inked a licensing deal with Merlin , the global agency that represents tens of thousands of independent music labels and hundreds of thousands of artists, for music from those labels to be used legally on the TikTok platform anywhere that the app is available.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

And this in a nutshell, is what our lives as media consumers has turned into: a constant stream of impatience and auto-pilot interactions with ads. Enter Vidzey , the in-video shopping platform that seamlessly combines media, entertainment and e-commerce. Use digital media to change the way we consume media and shop.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles-based Sometrics, the venture backed developer of analytics products for the social networking and social media industry, has launched another product, the firm announced this morning. The firm said it has launched what it is calling a "virtual currency platform" to handle virtual currency.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? Basically, that disruption is 18-34 year olds have changed how they consume media.

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2011

What we're giving companies, is a platform to create, manage, and measure perks for all of their employees. I have a number of investments tackling the SMB space, including InDinero and Postling, all creating platforms to help small and medium sized businesses in some distinct way. There's a fairly complex platform we've patented.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2011

Webdoc is a web platform that allows you to easily create interactive posts mixing different web contents through a simple and intuitive drag & drop interface. Imagine a white canvas that allows you to create a mixture of any kind of media you want in one space. Think Minority Report meets the web. Give Us the Fast Pitch.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Photos that are prime real estate and have never been monetized before, until one very ambitious Silicon Beach startup, GumGum , recognized the opportunity and created the first and largest in-image advertising platform, and an entirely new market. The old media companies were resistant to change. Photos…the final frontier.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

For instance, a senior executive from a major media agency, who did not attend the show, was prompted by a bearded-booth-babe tweet to contact the company’s VP of Sales. A barometer of whether your guerilla marketing properly communicates your corporate messaging is how it is covered by the media. Don’t Try Too Hard.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Its an event that provides a platform for the worldwide twitter community to: listen, connect, share and engage with each other, while collectively exploring the effects of the emerging real-time internet on business. Abdul Khan (@ImHungryinLA) - Co-founder, Verso Entertainment. For those wondering what is the 140conf?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2015

Alibaba reported $9.3 Amazon has already had tremendous success on one front, generating a massive amount of free publicity for Amazon and Amazon Prime across a wide range of platforms, outlets, and audiences across the country. billion in 2014 Singles’ Day sales, spurred by more than $2 billion in the first hour.)

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

Our builders included Jason Yim , CEO of Trigger Global; and Daniel Busby , Lead Engineer at Two Bit Circus ; with Scot Rubin , Founder of G4TV and Nitropod, to represent media and consumers. In fact, Daniel reports, they just did an install at another Dave and Buster’s location in the Irvine area.

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socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

in 2004, we purchased Buoyweather.com, moved it into our setup, weather department, and marketing department, and in 2005, we added much more multimedia news and entertainment to Surfline. It's now a one-stop shop for surfer's entertainment, plus a utility portal. Finally, how big is your firm now?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2013

In a 2011 CDC report , nearly 67% of U.S drivers aged 18-64 reported talking on their cell phones while driving. Their Velocity Connect platform connects to cars via the car’s onboard systems (TCU & OBD-II) with the assistance of in-dash head units to enable connectivity to their open, cloud-based architecture.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.

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