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OCTOBER 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based Vyu , which is developing a personalized, mobile entertainment guide service, said this morning that it has raised $825,000 in a seed funding round. maktoob dubai media mobile guide social television personalized capital venture' The funding came from Jabbar Internet Group and other investors. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. What is Demand Media doing nowadays? But, we are seeing and really working with other partners.

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JUNE 2, 2015

Purch , the online publishing company with offices in Culver City that owns Tom's Guide, TopTenReviews, Laptop, and other online publications, has raised $135M in a Series C funding round. The company--until recently known as Tech Media Network--said the funding goes towards strategic acquisitions. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

TapIt Media acquired for $23M by Phunware. 9 Ways socalTECH Can Help You With Your New Year's Resolutions. It's a new year and it's time to get back to work. Surf Air ($2.6M, Los Angeles, subscription aircraft service). Acquisition of note: Nexsan Acquired For $120M, by Imation. How to find a startup mentor.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet services and publishing giant j2 Global has acquired two companies, saying this morning that it acquired Ekahau , a company in the digital media space, and Castle Connolly , a company in the digital media and healthcare industry.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

Purch , the online publishing company which owns Tom's Guide, Space.com, TopTenReviews, LAPTOP, and a number of other online properties, has acquired mobile shopping app developer ShopSavvy. Purch has offices in Culver City, thanks to its acquisition of Tom's Guide a few years ago , when Purch was known as Best Media Network.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

The award recognizes a person whose leadership, technical innovation, business acumen and community involvement have made a significant impact on Southern California’s digital media community. Digital Family Reunion has officially partnered with Ben Kuo and SoCalTech to acknowledge the next generation of true technology influencers.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Burbank-based MeFeedia , the online video guide site run by Frank Sinton, said today that it has added Eytan Elbaz to the firm's advisory board. Elbaz is currently head of Deep Dive Media. Tags: mefeedia eytan elbax applied semantics executive video content guide. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Citysearch , the online local business guide site owned by IAC, said Monday that it has released a new, redesigned application for the BlackBerry. Citysearch is a part of IAC's Citygrid Media unit. Tags: citysearch blackberry mobile application guide business local resaurant. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

The retailer said that it is launching the Great China TECHspedition Sweepstakes , which will award five grand prizes and their guests a six day, five night trip to China--which will feature VIP activities, guided tours, and more, and which will be shared via social media as "Newegg Changhong Ambassadors".

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , a provider of an online programming guide to Internet television, said today that it is publicly launching its site, Clicker.com today. Tags: clicker television streaming internet content guide. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2011

Citing an email sent to Mahalo's "Guides", who develop content for Mahalo, the report said that, so far, the Google changes have led to a "significant dip" in traffic and revenues. The move also includes a suspension of Mahalo's Guides program, which solicited content from freelancers. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Irvine-based Local Corporation , the online local business guide operator headed by Health Clarke, said this morning that it had "record" fourth quarter 2011 search traffic. The firm said it is now seeing 93.7 million monthly unique visitors to its network of sites, up from 91.9M monthly unique visitors in Q3. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , the provider of a guide to online video, has been acquired by CBS Interactive , the firms said Friday. CBS said that Clicker Media will become part of CBS Interactive'roster of properties. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , the online video guide service funded by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures, said that it has linked with the University of California, Los Angeles, with a branded version of the service specifically for UCLA students. Tags: clicker television internet content guide ucla school video.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Irvine-based Local.com , the operator of a network of local online business guides, said today that it has become a "preferred supplier" to PAGE Cooperative, a member-owned, cooperative buying association representing regional media publishers and newspapers.

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JULY 29, 2010

Trails.com offers trail guides, topographic maps, travel gear, professional trail guides and reviews and more--and happens to be owned by Demand Media , the online media empire run by Richard Rosenblatt. Demand acquired Trails as a part of its buy of Hillclimb Media back in 2006. Are you a hiker or mountaineer?

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APRIL 16, 2009

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the local online business guide owned by IAC, said Thursday that the firm has expanded its relationship with yellow pages publisher Idearc Media. Tags: advertising guide business idearc citysearch. Financial details of the expanded relationship were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Microsoft's search engine, Bing , is enhancing its searches for an area of interest to lots of Southern California firms--entertainment and media content. According to Bing, it has released a new version of its site which focuses on music, gaming, movies, and TV.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , the firm developing online video programming guides for the Internet, said today that it has raised $11M more in a Series B investment round. The new funding was led by JAFCO Ventures, and also included prior investors Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures.

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DECEMBER 22, 2008

Los Angeles- and San Diego-based Veoh Networks, a provider of Internet video sharing services, said today that it has entered into a partnership with Axel Springer Digital TV Guide GmbH. According to Veoh, Axel Springer is in a strategic international partnership with the firjm, specifically in Germany.

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MARCH 4, 2010

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have this opinion piece by Scott Fox , author of Internet Riches, the best-selling guide to starting a business online, and also e-Riches 2.0: Next Generation Online Marketing Strategies, a new guide to Web 2.0 online marketing strategies.

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JULY 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based streaming media site Pluto TV has inked a deal to stream free content from Hulu, Jukin Media, and a number of others , to bolster the content lineup for the service. The deal with Los Angeles-based Jukin Media gives Pluto.TV Financial details of the various deals were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

We have a very sophisticated, analytics and software platform that over half the Fortune 50 are now using, to help guide how they invest in marketing and sales activities and investments. Essentially, we help them learn how to get more with less, and also how to consider new investments in things like social media, mobile marketing, or video.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Last week, Los Angeles-based Chill (www.chill.com) made a stab at that, debuting a new front page meant to guide user to the most interesting videos on the web, through an easy-to-use interface. How do you crack the code and make online video easier to find and use? What's the whole new front page all about?

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Editor's note, TuesdayNights is running its Impact Conference in Santa Monica on Friday, where we are a Media Partner) Photo: Left, Melinda Moore and Right, Justine Lassoff. What is TuesdayNights? Justine Lassoff: Melinda and I founded TuesdayNights to help women connect and to impact change through networking events and infinite gatherings.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

seamlessly connect to your smartphone, PC, and streaming media services. Access your media collection, connect to the Internet, stream video from Hulu, NetFlix, YouTUbe, and more. WD's TV Live Hub also features built in storage for all of your media. Is your pet dog a social media maven? Sonos Play:3. Phorus PS1 Speaker.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

There is also something similar, the Energy Guide label, which is done by the FTC. I joined them in New York as Global Chief Operating Officer of Neo @ Ogilvy, doing digital media for IBM, Cisco, Amex, and others. It's a little more telling for some categories, and shows energy costs, but they're usually pretty outdated.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

We are even looking forward at cable and satellite TV, and providing programming guides to people. Patrick Kennedy: We've had fantastic funding from a venture capital firm called Mobile Media Ventures. Mobile Media Ventures is part of a larger investment company, which has the core of their investing in the energy market.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

I refer to it as a nuclear reactor, and sits at a center of a business, and guides it and drives it from an energy standpoint. From the media and marketplace standpoint, I think our technology product, our digital store, the app, and our website, needs to become much, much better in terms of engaging the consumer. What' next for Fair?

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Sam Altman: PartyEarth is a global media and entertainment company. We run into lots of local guides. We caught up with Sam Altman, the firm's founder, to hear more about the company, and how we went from working in private equity to heading up a company all about finding nightlife. What is PartyEarth?

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Streaming media. Social media. It covers a range of technology trends, from social media to mobile, clean technology, games and chips. socaltech socalcto Renewable energy. Streaming video. Smartphones. Windows Phone. Google Plus. Social networking. Social games. Interviews. Guest Post. Privacy Policy. Learn more.

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JULY 6, 2009

Fortunately, it's not as bad on the digital advertising guide, since lots of companies are now moving in that direction. Mobile apps are really cool, but it makes sense with our real time media and information to drive most of the heavy usage to our mobile platform. That turned out to be a good move, because it got much worse.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. These days, there are more Internet guys at the Vanity Fair Oscar party than traditional media players.". socaltech socalcto areas are growing at a faster rate. View Interactive.

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