Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

CreatorUp is the online web series school teaching the next generation of web series creators how to make and market their own new video projects on the web. Mike Tringe earned his BA in History and Science from Harvard, and his MFA in Film Production from USC. Who are its founders? What inspired you?

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Neville Spiteri is co-founder of Venice-based WEMO Media (www.wemomedia.com), a new, digital studio whose flagship product is TheBlu (www.theblu.com) an online, interactive experience focused on the world's oceans. Our focus is really what we refer to as globally shared media.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Online marketing firms Gorilla Nation , Atomiconline , Double Helix , and Springboard said this morning that the firms are in a four-way merger, and have become Evolve Media. The firm said that Evolve Media has over 250 employees, and reaches over 300 million monthly uniques across its web sites.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. My focus has been marketing strategy and product development.

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JUNE 26, 2012

Irvine-based VIZIO said this morning that it has tapped into Google TV with a new product, which lets users turn any HDTV into a smart television. VIZIO said its new Vizio Co-Star Stream Player uses Google TV to allow users to tap into live and streaming entertainment and the web. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background.

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MAY 21, 2014

Are you a content creator for the web? It turns out, nowadays, creating the content is only a small part of your job description The most successful YouTubers, studios, brands and agencies today are intensely focused on using social media to engage with fans, get that content out there, and grow their audience.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. They have broken events down by two hubs: Social Tech , and Entertainment. A City of Angels: How Social Media is Bringing LA Closer to Utopia.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Online marketing firms Gorilla Nation , Atomiconline , Double Helix , and Springboard said this morning that the firms have joined their brands under parent firm Evolve Media. The firm said that Evolve Media has over 250 employees, and reaches over 300 million monthly uniques across its web sites.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Los Angeles-based Vuguru , the digital production studio founded by Michael Eisner, has snagged former LivePlanet CEO Larry Tanz as its new President, the firm said today. Tanz was most recently co-founder and President of digital entertainment firm Agility Studios, and was also formerly President and CEO of LivePlanet, Inc.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. Miso Media. The firm's products are an example of what applying technology, and smartphones and tablets, can do for music education.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. NowLive is trying to do just that, leveraging both technology and the entertainment world to build its business. We also are dong the Twilight premiere from LA.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Kanaan Jemili: uCast Global is a digital media company that is looking at creating a scalable global solution for online video. As you know, today, video is one of the primary means of communications from a personal, corporate, and entertainment level. We build products and services tied to mobile carriers. What is uCast?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The LA-based accelerator is powered by Techstars and is looking for “technology-based companies focused on transformative media and entertainment experiences.” Applications are being accepted starting today, through April 16, 2014 for early-stage companies with innovative consumer media and entertainment product ideas.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

We chose Hollywood because we wanted to put top talent from the Entertainment and Technology industries under one roof. Media and Entertainment has seen more barriers to entry being broken down. The same is true online, as the desktop web experience is quickly being overtaken by the mobile experience. Or Tapes and CDs?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 17, 2011

We’ll discuss how comics and comic book characters are part of an overall entertainment franchise, including animation, games, movies, iPad apps, web series, and promotion via social media. TQ Jefferson, Marvel Entertainment, VP of Production, Games @Marvel. Scheduled Speakers.

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MARCH 27, 2009

Today's interview is with Peter Csathy, President and CEO of Sorenson Media (www.sorensonmedia.com), which recently relocated its executive offices to San Diego. What is Sorenson Media about? Peter Csathy: Sorenson Media has been around for several years. How do things like Microsoft Silverlight affect your products?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

Orapup Sold $1 Million In Merchandise Before Going Into Production. If any ideas in the script take away from the core message for selling the product it will hurt it the effectiveness of the video. Don’t worry about major production value, but you do need great audio and clear messaging. Get likes and subscribers.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. You should only worry about this if you’re a large, traditional media company with fat margins. TV of the future will not always have linear stories. billion views. think Apple.

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MAY 27, 2010

For this morning's interview, we have an interview with Kieve Huffman , the co-founder of Dather (www.dather.com), a new Los Angeles startup which has created a tool which helps to aggregate social networking web sites and media. Kieve Huffman: My background, and that of my business partner is digital entertainment and digital media.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 10, 2010

Join us for our pre-Earth Day panel on how green entertainment goes digital and social, at the Green Door in Hollywood.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Amidst your Friday product releases and celebratory beers to cap a great week, I wanted to remind you that SXSW Accelerator applications are due TODAY! There are categories for Innovative Web Technology, Social Media and Social Networking Technology, Entertainment Technology, News Technology, and Music Technology.

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JUNE 22, 2009

DataDirect said its new Web Object Scaler (WOS) product is specifically focused on solving performance, scalability, and management problems associated with content creation, storage, and distribution. DataDirect's storage systems have previously been focused on the high performance computing (HPC) and media and entertainment industry.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

The mobile app and website that allows people to capture and share images and videos of events through social media. The cool thing is we were not only taught about film and TV, but also about new media. One of our teachers was teaching new media and it was really inspiring. Our most popular product is our Facebook app.

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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.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Social Media Week (SMW) is finally here and is set to be one amazing week filled with panels, discussions, networking, and much more. What is Social Media Week? Social Media Week is a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media. You are in Luck!

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The theme for Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is startups and Hollywood, featuring leaders from movie studios, music labels, agencies, and startups in entertainment – how Hollywood studios are investing and working with startups, and how Silicon Beach startups are making entertainment businesses.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 10, 2012

He is the author of various best selling books including Practical Information Architecture, Web Dogma ’06 and Usable Usability. Attending his speaking events is not only educational and useful to your business but it has often been described as very comical and entertaining. Reiss is a world-renowned usability expert.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

Digital Media was an obvious theme because it’s one in which LA (where I’m based) and NY (where I spend a lot of time) have strong assets, companies and management teams. While the media industry is driven by a combination of subscriptions and advertising – it’s clear that the latter plays a unique role in media.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

“The Ruin stirs, and the Five Realms rumble,” a now-archived web announcement read on Thursday morning. For example, when Tumblr announced it would roll out Post+, a paid subscription product, the company used fan fiction writers as an example of a content creator who could profit from the product.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Aggregage (www.aggregage.com) is looking to help aggregate the content across multiple blog publishing sites, and curate that information into specific, B2B niche vertical web sites. Roberty Flynn: We are building what we see as the next generation of business to business media. What is Aggregage?

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2012

TechZulu is proud to team up with Digital LA and accelerators Amplify, StartEngine, Launchpad, local companies BetterWorks, PromoJam, start-ups and co-working spaces, all working together to create the first-ever Silicon Beach Fest to celebrate startups, tech, and entertainment! Content : Web / viral videos TBA.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 23, 2014

One of the goals of entertainment awards galas is to expose talent to a wider audience that may have not been noticed by a chart-based PR machine. Vine production budgets are exploding! Read More Reactions Around The Web: VGX all the awkward moments. Production value is very important to credibility.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. Sam Rogoway: Near Networks is a national production studio that creates online videos for local businesses across the country.

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JUNE 15, 2011

Eric Frankel: StarGreetz is a digital media content company, that allows brands to stand out in a very cluttered marketplace. It also allows celebrities to talk to their fans, and offer them the opportunity purchase innovative, digital, personalized products like e-cards and invitiations. What's the technology behind this?

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