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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

At The Pool , the Los Angeles startup which develops a service to help users meet new people based on their common interests, told its users over the last week that it is now in 120 countries and is covering 3,053 cities -- a dramatic growth that was driven by the launch of a set of mobile apps three months ago. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2016

Just having one of those days, when you need some help--ie your car broke down, you can't get to daycare to pick up your child, you've got a medical emergency? 911--to provide help. The app was created by startup veterans Mark Jeffrey and Chris Hayes.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

San Diego-based Climber.com , which operates an online site to help job seekers network with recruiters, announced today that it has acquired Affinity Circles , an online social networking site focused on membership organizations. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Mingle is headed by Michael C.

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JUNE 6, 2012

Are you one of the folks who spent this afternoon changing your LinkedIn password, after a password leak at the popular business social networking site? If so, Los Angeles-based MySocialCloud has a feature for you: an automatic, random password generator. LinkedIn said Wednesday afternoon that about 6.5

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APRIL 12, 2013

Can a software algorithm help student athletes and coaches connect better? FieldLevel--which is headed by Brenton Sullivan--says it takes over 51 data points to help match up athletes with colleges. The firm says its algorithm uses information--for example, pitching speed--to help athletes and teams narrow down matches.

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AUGUST 30, 2012

Fliptu's service helps brands manage their social networking activity, providing a central place for fans to access content about their favorite artists, celebrities, and others. Names and details of those customers were not announced, but a number are via a relationship Fliptu has with talent agency ICM Partners.

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MARCH 6, 2013

At The Pool , the Los Angeles-based social networking site focused on helping locals meet other locals, said Wednesday that it has launched a major, new site redesign, including adding the ability for local groups to create their own "pools".

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 24, 2011

We also wanted users to provide information about twitter and LinkedIn to help personalize the application. Mahalo offers you the choice of sign-up / registration via a host of social networks (powered by JanRain). At the heart of this is two main advantages of having social network sign-up / registration.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Santa Monica-based develops software which helps retailers better understand the social interaction of consumers with their retail locations, including such things as Facebook Places, Foursquare, and Instagram. MomentFeed's prior investor include a who's who list of local angels. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

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APRIL 22, 2014

Hinge--which comes out of New York City--said it is launching in LA today, to help single, young professionals meet others in the city. Hinge is focused on connecting people via their extended, social network, saying it uses Facebook validated profiles and a user''s social links to help them meet people they will actually like.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Atomkeep , an online service to help users synchronize their social media profiles across a number of social networking sites, has been acquired by Jobscience , a developer of social relationship management software tools. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Do we want to use something like SendGrid in order to help with delivery? Do you need help getting hosting going?

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Momentum Ventures is a firm which has been very active providing management expertise in Southern California, helping promising technology firms. Stuart MacFarlane: The philosophy behind iChange is that there are limited resources online to get professional help, when it comes to real medical issues. Stuart, thanks for the interview.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

In addition to the new name, AnyBeat outlined a number of principles behind the social network. The new name was not a surprise, as Shapiro had said the company would be renaming itself before launch.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Do we want to use something like SendGrid in order to help with delivery? Do you need help getting hosting going?

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MARCH 6, 2012

Los Angeles-based MyLife , the online social networking search site run by Jeff Tinsley, reported Monday that it is planning to spend $35M on marketing this year, starting with a nationwide television campaign. The company says is now has over 60 million registered members, and is seeing 350 million searches per month on its site.

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APRIL 26, 2012

A report today says that Dmitry Shapiro , the former founder of Veoh and head of MySpace Music, and currently founder of alternative social networking site Anybeat , may be heading to Google to head up its Google+ efforts. The report , from PandoDaily, cited a single source for the information.

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MAY 7, 2013

A new, Los Angeles startup, SendUs , launched its services to help brands manage user-generated video content this morning, saying that its platform helps companies leverage that user-generated content and turn it into videos for companies. Komen for The Cure. READ MORE>>. sendus crowdsourced video content publishing software'

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Grindr, one of the world’s largest dating and social networking apps for gay, bi, trans, and queer people, has fixed a security vulnerability that allowed anyone to hijack and take control of any user’s account using only their email address. The vulnerability was fixed a short time later.

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JULY 30, 2019

The ArtCenter College of Design , based in Pasadena, and social networking and 3D avatar site IMVU announced on Tuesday that the two have launched a new "studio partnership", which will let students in a course design their own, 3D experience in the IMVU world.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

ResumeBucket's site allows users to upload their resume to their own, unique URL, which helps users see how many people are viewing their resume, allows them to share their resume via social networks, or send those resumes to employers. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.”

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

Nimble is developing and online service to help users manage their contacts and relationships, tracking interaction with clients and others much as ACT and Goldmine did on the desktop, with added enhancements to handle the world of social networking and online interaction.

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JULY 11, 2012

What does social networking have to do with the stock market? Vinny talked with us about his start, which allows users to discuss and collaborate on their stocks and finances in a social way. Vinny Jindal: Stockr's mission is to help people invest better. Vinny Jindal: Stockr's mission is to help people invest better.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Santa Monica-based social analytics software developer MomentFeed announced this week that it has been accepted into the Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) Program, Facebook''s program for linking with companies who develop technologies in the advertising, page management, social integration, and tool areas for the social networking site.

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AUGUST 28, 2014

Connequity is led by Scott Weinbrandt, and says it is creating an online, professional networking service aimed at helping people find trusted business referrals and to help professionals grow their business. connequity venture capital angel professional social networking linkedin referrals' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 15, 2011

NewBlue , a developer of video editing and effects technology aimed at mobile devices and smartphones, has been accepted into San Diego's EvoNexus technology incubator, the firm said this week.NewBlue said it is working on Vibop , a cloud-based technology to help enable social networking with videos on mobile devices.

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DECEMBER 15, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu has rolled out a fun new tool to help you channel your holiday spirit (or lack of holiday spirit) into an animated GIF, with a new service called the Hulu Perfect GIF Generator. The tool lets users share those animated GIFs via email and social networks. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Westlake Villlage-based ValueClick has inked a partnership deal with Twitter , to help marketers reach Twitter''s audience through Promoted Tweets and Promoted Accounts, the company announced Friday. valueclick twitter online advertising social network networking' Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 23, 2018

Esports One raises $3 million to help viewers make sense of e-sports competitions; Snapchat to let users share content on other social networks; and Boring Co. pitches Culver City Council on tunneling plan.

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

EverySignal said it has created a new service--built on machine learning algorithms and social search software--to help filter out life's most important moments from users' social streams. EverySignal , the latest startup out of startup incubator/studio Science, Inc. officially launched today to tackle that problem.

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MARCH 21, 2012

According to the company, the new round will go towards growing its social marketing software, plus expansion of sales and marketing. The firm's software helps marketers launch and track promotions across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare, and other social networking platforms.

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JULY 30, 2013

Bottlenose said that its software is helping brands and agencies, including Pepsi, FleishmanHillard, Razorfish, and DigitasLBi, to map and track trends in social networks. Bottlenose is headed by Nova Spivack. The firm is based in Los Angeles, New York City, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

Will all that activity help create the next big technology, advertising, gaming, or e-commerce startup? Much of the focus is on absorbing that energy, the enthusiasm of the startup community here has created over the last few years. It's unclear.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I believe that many social networks confused this idea. Our publisher distribution network reaches in the tens of millions of unique users and is comprised of “head end&# stars as well as many “mid tier&# and “long tail&# publishers. Social networks continue to drive conversion of marketers.

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APRIL 24, 2013

Greenspan said the goal of the new company is to build an automated system that taps into social networks to find customers, based on their online presence: for example, if a user complains on Facebook that they are unhappy with their current Internet service, the firm promises to help deliver that customer to a telecom or cable provider.

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