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Hopscotch, led by Laurence Sotsky , has built software which enables sports teams, venues, and others to rapidly create mobile apps for their fans. We caught up with Lauren to hear about Hopscotch, and why teams and schools are turning to the company to power their mobile apps. What is Hopscotch? What do your apps do?

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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. The company says its service helps viewers follow, share and discover TV and video via their mobile devices. The startup, led by Ahmed Nassef. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health). 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. Broadcom Powering New Mac Wireless. Surf Air Gets First Aircraft.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

TouchCommerce said that Total Gym is using its mobile TouchGuide product on smartphones, to help convert customers, by providing a step-by-step, automated product comparisons. touchcommerce total totalgym customer support sales conversion chat guide mobile' Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

TouchCommerce said that Total Gym is using its mobile TouchGuide product on smartphones, to help convert customers, by providing a step-by-step, automated product comparisons. touchcommerce total totalgym customer support sales conversion chat guide mobile' TouchCommerce says that Total Gym has been a customer for five years.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Go Trexx (www.gotrexx.com), which is based in Mission Viejo, think it's by engaging kids with mobile applications which provide background information, helps to build excitement, and gets kids involved in traveling to different destinations. Our first set of products started rolling out in May, and are a set of travel guides for children.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

Burbank-based MeFeedia , the online video guide site, is on a mobile app roll, announced Thursday that it has launched a new, iPad version of its app. The firm has been on a roll with mobile apps in the last few months, having introduced both Android and iPhone apps in September. MeFeedia is headed by Frank Sinton.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

However, until now, there hasn't been a mobile app to go with the name. However, a stealthy, local mobile developer--better known for their Santa Monica focused local business guides--apparently has released the first app to try to provide information about the Silicon Beach startup scene, Silicon Beach Fun.

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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. Tags: citysearch blackberry mobile application guide business local resaurant. Citysearch is a part of IAC's Citygrid Media unit. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Rubicon Project, which is led by Frank Addante,said the growth was fueled by its open RTB auction technologies, private exchanges, mobile, and agency marketplaces. The publicly held company is now guiding full year revenues of between $122M and $123M. The company said the revenue performance was the best in its history. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

How about a mobile app which taps the power of its users to find cool and unique spots in their city? The startup, led by Erick Laubach, said that the application lets anyone be their own tour guide, and explore attractions which "make a city unique."

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Santa Monica-based Geodelic , the developer of mobile location information applications headed by Rahul Sonnad, has rolled a new mobile application from Clear Channel. Tags: geodelic clear channel airport location based mobile information airline iphone flysmart android phone. The two had announced the deal in August.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online local business guide operated by IAC, said this morning that it has rolled out a new mobile application fro Google Android. The firm said that its new Mobile by Citysearch app allows Android users to search for local business listings and post business reviews from their mobile device.

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JUNE 16, 2011

Venice, California-based Tecca , the online and mobile, consumer information and review service backed by Best Buy, said today that it has bolstered its board and added a slew of executives to the company.

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MAY 3, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUHow , the startup headed by Kim Folsom developing video-based product guides for e-commerce sites and manufacturers, has rolled out an Android version of its platform. The firm said the Android mo bile application gives users access to its content via the mob ile platform. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Burbank-based MeFeedia , the online video guide site headed by Frank Sinton, said today that it has launched both iPhone and Android apps. The firm said the new apps allow users to find favorite videos, linking to such sources as YouTube, Dailymotion, and Vimeo. The new apps run on the iPhone and iPod Touch, and the Android.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online business guide owned by IAC, said late Friday that it has created a new advertising network called CityGrid. According to Citysearch, the new content and advertising network aggregates advertisers from a number of partners, enhances that content, and distributes that through partner web sites.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Burbank-based online video guide startup MeFeedia , which is run by Frank Sinton, is continuing to expand its platform support, saying Thursday that it has launched a new Android Tablet version of its software. The app is free. MeFeedia already offers Android and iPhone versions of its video viewing and discovery apps. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Burbank-based MeFeedia , the online video guide site run by Frank Sinton, said Thursday that it has updated its Android app. According to the firm, it has improved thumbnails and layout on the software, expanded the number of devices it supports, as well as increased the amount of content in categories.

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Networks In Motion provides its products to wireless carriers via a white-label arrangement, including operating AAA Mobile on Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, an Alltel, Verizon's VZ Navigator, Yellowpages.com MObile, Alltell Axcess Mobile Guide, and other services.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Recently, Santa Monica-based Geodelic (www.geodelic.com), the venture backed developer of location-based, mobile apps, has sharpened its focus to provide real-time offers, and has partnered with mobile operators like Verizon and Korean Telecom to offer up its services to those firm's customers. Unlike the U.S.,

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AUGUST 20, 2010

For this morning's interview, we thought we'd talk with Los Angeles-based Sidebar (www.sidebar.com), a venture backed startup in the mobile space, to learn more about what they are up to. Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content.

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MARCH 12, 2012

The firm, which is headed by Jason Nazar, said its new, free iPhone and iPad application, Starting a Business with Venture Capital , features videos of experts to help guide entrepreneurs along the path of starting a business and raising venture capital.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The firm, which offers up video product guides for manufacturers and retailers, said users will soon be able to scan a QR code on product packages to access videos on products which are supported by ShowUHow. The new features are being demonstrated at DEMO today.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

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JUNE 4, 2010

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JANUARY 19, 2017

To help fix that, the startup has created a mobile app to guide people through their strengths, interests, key skills, and more to guide them along the way to a career they'll love. What is your app all about?

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

It''s really a fantastic way to get mobilized. Each of the Pipeline participants is paired up with a mentor, and the goal is to help guide them through the process of choosing an enterprise. As a mentor, it''s my job to guide them through that process. It''s not only an education program, but it''s also a source of funding.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Newly launched Crash is hoping to help solve that problem, by surfacing "photo-worthy" locations around you in its mobile app--sourced from its users. There's lots of mobile apps out there, how do you plan to get critical mass on users in your cities and get above the noise?

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JULY 2, 2015

operates an online and mobile service which provides curated access to video streaming content, and is venture backed by U.S. 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.

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JUNE 19, 2019

They're tapped out, they've looked at all the guides online, and need help. We also will be expanding InstaPro to mobile, where you will be able to access the InstaPro marketplace for coaches on your phone. We also see a lot of users, who are at a moderate level, but really such and just want to get to the next level.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

We're also focused on building a mobile platform, where we feel we can take advantage of our content to provide our user base with the ability to find nearby venues, get very highly targeted offers and specials, and things like that. We run into lots of local guides. How do you stand out among so many? Thanks, and good luck!

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JULY 6, 2009

We're also delivering our information to mobile devices, through widgets, and mobile.surfline.com, a popular version of our site which is available through the mobile web. Fortunately, it's not as bad on the digital advertising guide, since lots of companies are now moving in that direction. Jonno Wells: It's a huge area.

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MAY 21, 2013

It''s interesting to look into the user behavior when you allow them to go out anonymously via mobile. darren clark interview yelllopages technical team software directory guide' Those consumers stay anonymous, but that allows the customer to ask those providers if they can be here tomorrow, or if they''ve done a job like this before.

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MAY 21, 2013

It''s interesting to look into the user behavior when you allow them to go out anonymously via mobile. guide directory software team technical yelllopages interview clark darren' Those consumers stay anonymous, but that allows the customer to ask those providers if they can be here tomorrow, or if they''ve done a job like this before.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

We've done that now for National Geographic's Green Guide, USA Today, Clorox, and another twenty or so partners. We believe that we're now one of the largest content creators across any platform on the web, whether you translate that itnto Facebook, YouTube, Google, or mobile devices. We do all of those things. more) 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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