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Earbuds lets audiences stream the playlists of athletes, entertainers and each other

TechCrunch LA

Earbuds , a new startup from Austin founded by former Detroit Lions lineman Jason Fox, wants to bring the power of social media to your eardrums. On social media, players would take screenshots of their playlists and post them to platforms like Twitter or Instagram, Fox said. “He was jamming.

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Beyond Entertainment | Social Media as a Tool for Marketers

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Since its inception into the mainstream fabric of people’s lives, social media and the concept of social networking has gone through a rather peculiar evolutionary transition. This is a way to get in touch with the people and vice versa that never existed prior to the social media revolution. In Conclusion….

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Solve, the startup creating an interactive “Law & Order” for social media, raises $20 million

TechCrunch LA

Mining that same well of a demand for whodunnits, a roughly one-year-old Los Angeles-based startup called Solve has raised $20 million in financing to update the genre for a new generation of media consumers. Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks.

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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

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Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment. In addition, more people own cell phones than toothbrushes.

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Social Media Week Lands in Los Angeles Sept. 24-28

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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. The Future of Gaming Entertainment and Beyond.

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AEG, Fuelster To Offer On-Demand Fueling At Staples Center, L.A. Live

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Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment venue operator AEG , and on-demand, mobile fueling provider Fuelster Technologies , which is based in Porter Ranch, said this week that the two are in a new partnership where Fuelster will offer up on-demand mobile fuel delivery to fans at Staples Center and L.A. READ MORE>>.

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6 Technology Trends Will Spawn Countless New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment. All devices are becoming self-aware and Internet connected.