SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2010

The analysts at Morgan Stanley have produced a report that’s quite good reading on some of the major trends concerning mobile web. And it’s interesting that while they talk about the impact of Facebook, they don’t quite seem to recognize the impact of Web 2.0, I’m not so sure that a bet on Facebook as the platform is a good one.

Mobile 204

Mobile Slides Web 2.0 Social Network 204

socalTECH

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. Additionally, they are syndicated widely across the web.

Paramount 187

Paramount Entertainment Hollywood Content 187

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2012

Los Angeles-based startup StageIt , which operates an online web platform which lets musicians interact with their fans through live broadcasts from their laptop, has raised a round of funding. The funding came from DEV (Digital Entertainment Ventures), a newly launched New York investment firm headed by Alan McGlade and Michael Yang.

Funding 169

Funding Help Entertainment Web 169

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Sweety High , a new startup based in Manhattan Beach, is hoping to reach tween girls with its new social gaming and entertainment site, saying this week that it has launched out of private beta. The site says it is hoping to create a social game platform to allow girls between 8 and 16 to "express themselves fearlessly".

Manhattan Beach 154

Manhattan Beach Sites Entertainment Content 154

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 15, 2012

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Investors, startups, Internet and web enable ventures, games, web services, mobile, apps, Internet enabled services, platforms, consumer electronics, software, hardware, entertainment and media, digital media, broadband and web services, entertainment,, finance, life science, enterprise, clean tech.

Entertainment 113

Entertainment Web Los Angeles Media 113

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. And our network of filmmaker and entertainment industry colleagues allow us to recruit top teachers who are leaders in the web world. What inspired you?

Web 93

Web USC Course Guide 93

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

I called this trend “ Torso TV ” because the “head” of consumption (largest number of views) was dominated by platforms that had massive distribution (think TV stations, radio or retail outlets that sell CDs and DVDs. But when you think about the movement we once called “Web 2.0″ think Apple.

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

Are you a content creator for the web? As part of that, I started working for entertainment studios and networks, and saw the shift in consumer behavior to online entertainment. That was my first, deep dive into entertainment. Most recently, we created a web series.

Downey 215

Downey Content Help Startup 215

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The company--led by longtime cloud and hosting services veteran Simon Anderson--offers up managed services and consulting for cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. According to the newly formed company, it completed all three of those mergers earlier in 2018, and now has a customer base of 175 enterprises.

Services 133

Services SaaS Los Angeles Education 133

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Social Gaming Network ( SGN ) and Fox Digital Entertainment teamed up for the recent release of a new game called The Book of Life: Sugar Smash. The game is based on Fox Digital Entertainment’s new computer animated film, The Book of Life , and launched for the iOS with an Android and Facebook version in the works.

Entertainment 87

Entertainment Mobile Platform Startup 87

Startup Professionals Musings

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.

Platform 145

Platform Startup Social Media Customer 145

InfoChachkie

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”. However, from my understanding you might actually be the largest consumer website using "semantic web" technology – can you explain how that works? “In

Google 264

Google Organic Search Sites Startup 264

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

There's been an unusually complex amount of engineering, compared to a web media startup, but that's a good thing. Unlike most web media firms, we've got a real, protectable IP, based on serious computer science, three patents, and five more pending. Venture capital seemed the obvious way to do that.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2014

The startups included SideVision , an ecommerce software platform; Portal Entertainment a content development company; Bubbl , a developer of mobile and web-based video editing tools; Wisemetrics , social content publishing; Incoming Media , push notification for video; and Toggle , a developer of HDMI dongles for streaming UltraViolet content.

Media 124

Media Class Hollywood Incubator 124

Both Sides of the Table

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.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Los Angeles-based Pluto TV , which is developing an online Internet TV platform aimed at curating live TV entertainment for Internet users, said Wednesday afternoon that it has signed up a roster of over 20 new content partners fro the service. READ MORE>>.

Content 100

Content Entertainment News Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

and has set up shop here to connect with the local entertainment industry. Tobi Bauckhage: We are a movie recommendation and discovery platform. Our platform is all about connecting early fans and early audiences with new and upcoming movies, months before a movie comes out. What is the idea behind Moviepilot?

Startup 164

Startup Paramount Netflix Entertainment 164

socalTECH

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>>

San Diego 100

San Diego Entertainment Web Platform 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2012

At our core, game designers love to come up with something really compelling, to create a great piece of entertainment, and try new things. Because we're constantly connected to the web, we can change the game, literally, daily. Lots of what people like to do, is express themselves on the web.

Entertainment 154

Entertainment Startup Platform Content 154

socalTECH

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.

Content 189

Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2011

If you’re a big supporter of indie films or web series you’re probably checking out your favorites on a variety of different sites on the web. has provided a platform since 2005 for indie producers, distributors and advertisers to provide viewers with this kind of content. The folks over at Blip.tv To date, Blip.tv

Web 65

Web Netflix Social Media Product 65

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

What I also like, is I'm a massive foodie, and love to cook and entertain, and this was the perfect combination. The second thing was really just what you find with most web businesses, which is figuring out how people are flowing through the web site, optimizing conversions in the right places, and really engaging them on that journey.

San Diego 264

San Diego Hollywood Mobile eHarmony 264

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.

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

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? and entertainment as a whole is rapidly changing and growing.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Worlize is a user-created social gaming and chat platform for Facebook and social networks including Twitter, MySpace and OpenSocial. The 2D platform brings together a new world of interactivity for users, including the ability to play and create their own worlds and games.

Blogging 84

Blogging Paramount Social Network Entertainment 84

Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

We watch our news and entertainment anywhere we want to on any kind of device we choose. The mobile web will become what desktop Internet became in the 1990’s – the standard platform for anyone doing business. ChatGBT and Bing AI are just two of the new tools that are already changing our lives.

Mobile 156

Mobile Commerce Software Review Yammer 156

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

What we''re doing, is curating the most popular interests, brands, and entertainers, which comprise the interest in the social web, and putting in on one platform. You can go to your particular interests, pick your favorite brands and entertainers, and favorite them. How did the company start?

Mobile 159

Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

What happens when you apply big data and computer science to digest all of that social data being fed into Twitter and other social platforms--and cross match that to location information? Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator.

USC 236

USC Southern California Organization UCLA 236

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 7, 2014

Tune in NOW at www.techzulu.com to catch LIVE coverage of the International Academy of Web Television Awards (IAWTV), from the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The IAWTV Awards honor the content creators driving today’s rapidly evolving web television industry. Entertainment Events NMX Video'

Web 74

Web Entertainment Conference Content 74

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

We recently caught up with CEO Jonno Wells to talk about the firm and its expanding network of web sites. Our products are also syndicated into newspapers and web sites around the country. It's now a one-stop shop for surfer's entertainment, plus a utility portal. First off, tell us about your network of sites?

Web 140

Web Content Mobile Sites 140

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2011

Eric Frankel: We've build a super-fast platform, that lives in the cloud at Amazon. It can literally deliver thousands and thousands of messages, tens of thousands per minute, to every form of platform. We go to the web, we go to feature phones, we go to smart phones, we go to land lines, iPads, Droids, and so on.

Entertainment 159

Entertainment Startup Class Santa Barbara 159

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

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. We saw people were exchanging sound bites, sending them around to friends, and using the platform as we had envisioned, which was not just for long form audio, but for actual sound bites.

Redpoint 201

Redpoint Startup Content .Net 201

Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Habra: Mobile Therapy spent the majority of the time leading up to the initial pitch competition perfecting our platform and ensuring that both the application and the Web dashboard is 100 percent rooted in real science. Did you do anything in particular to rally your fans and clients? This is actually my ninth startup in 20 years.

Competition 110

Competition Mobile Startup Technical Review 110

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2013

Squabbler, a video engagement platform for web and mobile publishers has launched new features and the next generation of its video engagement platform in a move that will power engagement for sports, entertainment and news publishers a like. Customized content. Stage and settle debate.

Metrics 79

Metrics Platform Content Web 79

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Focusing on the entertainment, automotive, technology, retail and financial sectors, Sam oversees all aspects of the groups advertising relationships in conjunction with Google Team managers and sales leads across the region. an enterprise social networking platform provider located in Los Angeles, CA.

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Raph Koster: Metaplace is creating an end user platform, which allows people to build their own virtual worlds, and put it on any website on the Internet. Basically, it's an open platform, really aimed at end users. Raph Koster: If you think of how virtual worlds have worked, they haven't worked like the web has.

Web 100

Web Blogging Web 2.0 Startup 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2009

We sat down and spoke with Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried , co-founders of the firm, about what the firm is up to now, their view on how to mesh entertainment and the Internet, and how to go beyond creating a viral hit. Miles Beckett: Our company EQAL is a social entertainment company, which means two things.

Hollywood 113

Hollywood Content Paramount Entertainment 113