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MARCH 1, 2013

The beauty of platform is fans are signing into Facebook when fans engage with films on our site, and those film makers are collecting valuable data and page profiles on their audience. We're not necessarily the platform to help up-and-comers or amateurs to be successful. Lots of them were in online media and entertainment.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Rachel Payne: FEM is a video discovery platform that provides quality, relevant video recommendations for any website, app, or content network that is seeking to drive more engagement around video. I was running the largest deals in the media and entertainment video area across many different Google products. What is FEM? READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 9, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ranker is a social site/platform for ranking anything, powered by semantic technology that aggregates opinions into ‘wisdom of crowds’ rankings”. I’ve checked out FindTheBest and I think it is a pretty incredible site, given how early stage they are. We get referring site traffic.

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MARCH 3, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it has acquired CoveritLive , a developer of a live blogging platform used to provide real time commentary, reader polling, and questions and answers on live events. CoveritLive has been used on sites like People, TMZ, Entertainment Weekly, Variety and the Daily Beast.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

That’s the hope of people like Nancy Bennett, an entertainment industry veteran who was brought on as the Chief Creative Officer at Two Bit Circus. ” Bennett knows a thing or two about entertainment. A producer with MTV Networks, the founder of the collaborative game development platform Squarepushers Inc.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. version of this new breed of entertainer, the collective behind the account is far from the only one.

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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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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

It is no secret that Pinterest and other social commerce sites have begun to dial in the commerce equation. These sites (so far) have managed to balance facilitating product discovery and purchase capabilities with users'' desires to entertain and educate themselves without feeling like they are in a marketplace.

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JULY 16, 2012

If a fan know they can get their entire brand fix there, rather than having to jump across multiple profiles, multiple social media platform, and networks, that's very compelling. Does this look like a Facebook page, or is this a separate site? Jeremy Gocke: Fliptu is a separate site and community. It was the same issue.

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AUGUST 14, 2012

Virgin America launhced its voter registration effort with Rock The Vote, saying that guests on a new, Reagan National Airpot (DCA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights will allow those guests to register to vote, using its in-flight entertainment system. Financial details of the win were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Sam Altman: PartyEarth is a global media and entertainment company. How long has your site been available? That includes adding a variety of social features for our users, interaction on the site, sharing of experiences, checkins at venues, creating calendars, and things of that nature. What is PartyEarth?

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JANUARY 27, 2011

We started internationally, and built out our international platform first, and rolled it back into the U.S. To build out our technology and ad serving platform, we made the investment and acquisition around a video ad server, with a strategic investment in Redlever for branded entertainment, and the acquisition of Joost's assets.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Fans of the WWE have a new way to get content from the entertainment company--known for its professional wrestling personalities and contests--via Hulu Plus , the premium service of Los Angeles-based video site Hulu. WWE said the streaming deal also includes access to its Spanish language show, WWE En Espanol, via Hulu Latino.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The offering--the first foray into added services for the site--will provide professional headshots, professional demo reel, and one year of access to its job platform, for $499. The site also has a major business in running talent-related promotional campaigns for brands, including Sony, Mercedes-Benz, and Virgin Mobile.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 26, 2013

Originally intended as an experiment in personal connections, Facebook has turned into a powerhouse platform that can be leveraged by just about any industry you can think of. While 63% of local users on social networks are more likely to use a business or develop brand loyalty to a product or service that has its info on a social media site.

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APRIL 23, 2011

What’s your point of view on next generation video entertainment? (34:30 He is starting to see this occur in sites that are verticalizing content. Initially it was a UGC site that competed with sites like YouTube and Veoh. However these unknown and unforeseen changes could lead to new problems for sites.

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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. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

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MAY 23, 2012

How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? MOviepilot is starting to bring its movie recommendations and discovery site to the U.S., and has set up shop here to connect with the local entertainment industry.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Thus the rise of the “ sharing economy ,” with collaborative and peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms , including Lyft (rides), Airbnb (lodging), and WeWork (workspace). There are always opportunities to participate in existing platforms, such as becoming an Uber driver, or to start your own platform sharing your favorite hobby.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

Others shun translucent run-of-site Google ads, because they are distracting and monetize at extremely low rates. Fortunately, several startups have devised tools which make it possible for content creators to maintain the entertainment integrity of their videos while embedding relevant calls-to-action. What’s So Cool About Coull?

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MAY 19, 2010

Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. Interesting that Booyah is led by a former game producer, Keith Lee, who formerly launched very large products for Blizzard Entertainment. Time will tell.

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JULY 18, 2012

One way is to create your own, custom video clip which you can share via email, text message, or through a social networking site like Facebook. Allison Dollar: SnapCuts is a digital media marketing platform, which uses social video messaging. In a mobile world, what's a unique way to reach out to your friends and others?

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MAY 10, 2013

This traveling player can allow direct digital rentals from any blog, Facebook page, Twitter profile or other online site. Their baked in marketing technology helps producers determine the best distribution system by matching genres with online viewers demographics across 4,000 affiliate sites. The company has been funded for $3.1M

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AUGUST 10, 2009

We caught up with Babette to get the story behind the site, and how the site helped her escape from the world of reality television. The base of the site is instead of a recipe swap, it's more about integrating recipes and figuring out the conversations that happen around recipes. What is BakeSpace? I scratched my own itch.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Content Recommendations in Streaming Services While many streaming platforms suggest content based on viewing history, LLMs have the power to significantly elevate this experience. This nuanced approach can cater to the most specific of viewer moods and preferences, ensuring a seamless entertainment experience.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

People complete a short profile when they register on DinnerDate.com, where they can express interest in other people on the site. It's very low pressure, and allows you to just meet people for a meal, or connect if you've seen someone on the site and liked their profile. I love the fact that it's the ultimate human industry.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

Los Angeles-based online matchmaking site eHarmony has been acquired by German company ProSiebenSat.1 1 Group is a major German entertainment and media firm, which also has a e-commerce business arm. eharmony has a reputation for a very high number of marriages from users of its platform. 1 , ia an acquisition by ProSiebenSat.1

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AUGUST 20, 2009

We spoke with Sherry Gunther, CEO and founder of the firm, earlier this week to get a better look at the company and the dynamics behind the virtual world market nowadays--as well as why Sherry decided to make the jump from the world of entertainment media to online. Kids really need a deeper level of interaction.

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

Max Fischer: BeLinked, formerly LinkedUp, is the first, mobile dating app that has the popular swipe left, swipe right feature, but which is based on the LinkedIn platform and LinkedIn API. I go the idea when I was on LinkedIn, and noticed that some of my friends had been actually getting dates through the site. Why LinkedIn?

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AUGUST 20, 2010

When I joined the company, I found an amazing technology platform and analytics capability. He's gone through this a couple of times now, so we have a robust platform which can predict the content users will like, and do so in an elegant and efficient manner. By using our analytics platform, they learn about what consumers want.

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OCTOBER 22, 2008

in a financing round for the firm's virtual worlds platform. Metaplace operates a service which allows users to create their own virtual worlds, which they can embed on their own web pages and sites. The firm's co-founders, Raph Koster and John Donham, both come from Sony Online Entertainment. READ MORE>>

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MARCH 3, 2011

One of those he mentioned was Hark (www.hark.com), an online site which allows users to find and share sound bites and audio clips from movies and elsewhere. We thought we'd create a platform that was as powerful and rich as Youtube is for video, or Flickr is for pictures, or Docstoc is for documents. Video games are also huge.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Canoo has beta cars on site at its Los Angeles headquarters where prospective partners and customers can test out the vehicles, which were made by an undisclosed contract manufacturer based in Michigan. Entertainment systems are dependent on customers’ own devices and the canoo is compatible with both iOS and Android operating systems.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

San Diego-based local events site Eventful is powering a big concert award with music publication and brand Billboard. According to the two, they have launched the fifth annual Eventful Fans' Choice Award, which will allow music fans and concert goers to vote for their favorite concert tour, via Eventful's platform. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 17, 2019

Even as Quibi , the short form video platform from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo , reportedly looks to raise another $1 billion , rival service Fiction Riot continues to steadily build out its pipeline of short form serials. The company is reportedly spending $5 million per hour of storytelling for some of its titles.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

With sites like TurnTable.fm , Chill , and Shaker to name a few. Worlize is a user-created social gaming and chat platform for Facebook and social networks including Twitter, MySpace and OpenSocial. Brian has over a decade developing and deploying cutting-edge technology within the entertainment industry.

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DECEMBER 15, 2008

The firm said it has launched what it is calling a "virtual currency platform" to handle virtual currency. The firm said the new product will manage virtual currency from Super Rewards, Offerpal, and SocialMedia Networks. Sometrics is venture backed by The Mail Room Fund, as well as AT&T and Greycroft Partners. READ MORE>>

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