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MARCH 1, 2011

Why AltaVista Failed To Become as Successful as Google. Mike believes the reason AltaVista didn’t become Google ( despite their market leadership position ) was because they didn’t focus on search. How Quigo Went Head-to-Head With Google. Quigo was competing heavily and heatedly with Google. So, he built an auction.

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MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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MARCH 4, 2014

As we and our collaborators prepare Round 9 of our Framework Benchmarks project, we had an epiphany: With high-performance software, a single modern server processes over 1 million HTTP requests per second. Five months ago, Google talked about load-balancing to achieve 1 million requests per second. 1.039 million requests per second.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

In a sign of the growth of the Silicon Beach technology world, last year, Google moved its headquarters out of a space on Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica, and into a new fancy headquarters space in Venice. Digital content is the software of Los Angeles. There aren't that many new ideas in real estate, it's all about how you execute.

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MAY 15, 2013

In the second piece of aerial drone news to come out of Southern California today, Santa Monica-based software developer DreamHammer said it has launched a beta of its drone control software, aimed at controlling unmanned drones and robotics from multiple, different manufacturers in a single system. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Zweig was one of the architects behind the success of AdColony, a startup which sold to Opera Software in 2014 for $350 million. “With its patented app demo technology and tools, users will now be able to experience their apps and games on-demand and without an install across various platforms, starting with Google.”.

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MAY 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based AppOnboard says it has begun giving away its codeless app development software, AppOnboard Studio , to help developers create "instant apps" and playable ads, as well as prototypes. AppOnboard explains that many of its developer had previously only built apps for iOS.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

San Luis Obispo-based software developer MINDBODY , which develops cloud-based software used for business management by the wellness services, yoga, fitness, and related industries, says it has integrated its services with Google Search and Google Maps. Financial details of the arrangement were not announced.

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JULY 15, 2014

reQall , the wearable software developer headed by former Apple Principal Scientist Rao Machiraju, said this morning that it has tapped MIT MediaLab Professor Alex (Sandy) Pentland as a strategic product advisor. reqall medialab executive google glass wearable advisor' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

Santa Monica-based PatientPop , which develops practice management software for medical providers, said on Monday that it has tied directly into Google, allowing for online appointment scheduling for practices through Google. PatientPop said it is the first healthcare technology provider to link into the Google feature.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Santa Monica-based Bitium , a developer of cloud identity and single sign-on software, has been acquired by Google , Google said on Tuesday afternoon. According to Google, the acquisition of Bitium will help it with its "Cloud Identity vision". Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Google said on Wednesday that a team at Loyola Marymount University is using its open source, machine learning tool--TensorFlow--as part of a project to help identify potholes and cracks in Los Angeles, in an attempt to perhaps improve the flow of traffic through the city.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based EVgo , which operates a network of electric vehicle fast charging stations, says that it has inked a deal with Google Maps to feature the exact location and availability of more than 1,000 of its chargers on the map software. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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JUNE 28, 2018

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based Catalog , a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, has raised $1.5M The startup--led by Patrick Ip--develops software to automate the creation of custom visual content for brands. in a seed funding round. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 10, 2019

Goleta-based whole home speaker manufacturer Sonos said on Thursday that it has launched Google Assistant on Sonos, allowing Google's voice assistant to run on Sonos "smart" speakers through a software upgrade. According to Sonos, it will begin rolling out the feature next week in the U.S.,

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MARCH 4, 2013

Nero , the developer of consumer video, photo, and media software management products which bases its U.S. Nero said its new NeroKwik software for iPhone and iPad allows users to share their photos across the web, Facebook, Google+, iOS, and Android, via its mobile photo sharing service. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Nimble , the developer of web-based, contact management software, said Thursday that it has enhanced its software to allow users to link any web page to contact records in the product. The firm has been looking to bring contact management into the web-based, social age with its software. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

Redlands-based GIS and mapping software developer Esri has launched a new product, which takes aim at enterprise users of Google Earth. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

A Google security researcher, Tavis Ormandy, revealed a major vulnerability in the gaming software from Blizzard--now fixed--which would had enabled hackers to install any software they wanted. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Santa Monica-based Tray , a developer of Android-based, point-of-sale (POS) terminal software, has raised a round of funding, according to lead investor Bonfire Ventures. Tray, led by CEO and founder Peter Kellis, is developing point-of-sale software which easily integrates with existing POS solutions, aimed at use by multi-location chains.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

OpenX is profitable, and its ad serving software dominant among online publishers. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. range of software products, and which has offices in Calabasas and Santa Barbara. Deploying software in the cloud? The company recently reported record.

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JULY 13, 2015

Irvine-based CrowdStrike , the developer of security software led by George Kurtz, said this morning that it has raised $100M in a Series C financing round, which was led by Google Capital, and also included Rackspace, Accel, and Warburg Pincus. The company says it has now raised $156M in funding for its software.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The firm's software runs across such social services as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, Pinterest and Instagram. The firm said its Personalized Marketing Platform is aimed at brand, to help them turn their fans into customers. Jon Siegal was previously a VP of Sales at Siebel Sytsems., and also served at IBM and other companies.

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JULY 9, 2020

Los Angeles-based Not Me Solutions , which develops software used for reporting misconduct at companies, has named two new advisors, including the former Chief Compliance Officer of Google.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Google was clear that they WOULD NOT go into this business. They were a juggernaut and Google was a small company. But obviously Google won the war. Mostly, Google just had way better organic results (“the loss leader&# ) so it was always preferred by consumers. That gave Google a huge cost advantage.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. Yes, Google won.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

The group said that the event will feature Michael Robertson (MP3, Linspire, Gizmo5) and Joe Kraus (Excite, Jotspot, Google Ventures). SweetLabs said the event is aimed at showing product managers, designers, developers and other "technology superstars" how much is happening in the San Diego area.

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MARCH 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu has sued a new startup, Humu , founded by former Google head of people operations Laszlo Bock, over its name. Humu is reportedly working on human resources software. The lawsuit was filed with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Google, it’s worth noting, is doing something similar with its Mobile Edge Cloud. The general idea here — and that’s not dissimilar from what Google, Microsoft and others are now doing — is to bring AWS to the edge and to do so in a variety of form factors. Google, meanwhile, is betting big on Anthos.

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JULY 13, 2011

Today's interview is with Los Angeles-based Miso Media , a developer of iPad-based music education software, which uses note detection to help users learn guitar, ukulele, and banjo. The firm is backed by Google Ventures, as well as a number of well known angels. First off, let's talk a little bit about your software.

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APRIL 25, 2013

In the arms race of search technology, only the big guys -- Google, Microsoft -- seem to be able to keep up with all of the innovations in the space. Dev Bhatia: Search2 is next generation search software, built from the ground up. Most consumers know how this works if they use Google, which launched this two years ago.

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MAY 13, 2013

Can your software skills help make your local community a better place? This Hackathon--sponsored by such companies as Google, Scopely, ESRI, Factual, LA Makerspace, AT&T and others--is being held in Boyle Heights on June 1st and 2nd. Could doing some coding over a weekend help improve your local government? READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 16, 2015

Orange County-based Connectifier , a sttup founded by ex-Googlers, and which is developing search-powered recruiting software, has raised $6M in a Series A. Connetifier is developing tools which use search software and artifial intelligence to better help recruiers find and locate talent. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

La Jolla-based Aira.IO , a developer of software tools which use Google Glass to help the blind and low-vision individuals, has raised $790,000 in a seed funding round, the company said this morning. The funding came from Lux Capital and ARCH Venture Partners,a long with futurist Ray Kurzweil and blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayor.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

The era of VCs investing in successful consumer Internet startups such as eBay led to a belief system that seemed to permeate many enterprise software startups that hiring sales or implementation people was a bad thing. We only want software revenue.” We prefer to sell software, not get involved with client systems.”

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