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Snap accelerator names its latest cohort

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and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company.

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Disney Accelerator Shows Off First Class Of Startups

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disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars' The Disney Accelerator said that Smart Toy was acquired by Los Angeles-based children''s product firm Cartwheel Kids, and that SnowShoe raised $2.2M in its seed funding round. READ MORE>>.

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Star-studded digital avatar startup Genies launches NFT fashion marketplace

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NFT sales volumes are falling and crypto prices remain depressed, but Nigam expressed confidence about the long-term demand for digital avatars, likening them to mobile apps in their significance to the internet. ” He views Facebook and Snapchat primarily as messaging apps and said Instagram is having an “identity crisis.”

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More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela

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version of this new breed of entertainer, the collective behind the account is far from the only one. At Betaworks, the firm is exploring the popularity of these virtual characters — and the role that artificial intelligence and new content creation technologies will play in reshaping entertainment and social media platforms.

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Reflections on 2016: Brad Brooks, TigerText

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Brad Brooks: Locally, I think Snapchat's IPO is going to spawn a massive ecosystem in the Southern California tech community. In healthcare, I think the impact of mobility is still in its infancy as far as the enterprise is concerned. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017?

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

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Whether the end goal is a functional business app or a mobile-friendly website, philosophie’s modern, open-source approach to development is sure to get the job done. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. Social Media: Snapchat. Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J. Atom Factory is a pioneer in the artist management field.

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Render Media: Creating A Digital Publisher In The Social Age

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The people who we our content and videos in are essentially connected, mobile, have their phone with them all the time. Everyone carries their phone around, and 70 to 75 percent of the traffic on our site is all mobile. We've since expanded to Instagram and Vine, and it's Snapchat and Youtube next. We've done really well.

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