SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

But, in running it now for the second half of January, the keyword that popped to the top was: Layoffs And this is definitely a sign of the times. This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then. Here's the rest.

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Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County 159

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2020

Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter company Bird has shut down its operations in the Middle East, according to reports, shutting down Circ, which it had acquired in January, and laid off all of its employees. Bird had only just acquired Circ in January, shortly before the world was hobbled by the pandemic. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Demand Report Funding 113

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

In what is a huge blow to Silicon Beach, Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the software-and-technology-meets-employee-perks startup run by Paige Craig, told its users today that it is sunsetting its site on May 31st. BetterWorks--and Paige Craig--have been one of the companies driving the growth in Santa Monica's Silicon Beach.

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Santa Monica Redpoint Email Activity 275

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2009

In other funding new, Slacker has apparently raised a bridge financing worth $5M--no comment yet from the firm's investors. TheWrap --focused on Hollywood and entertainment news-- announced funding from Maveron on Monday.

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Southern California Layoffs Mixergy News 100