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Four Companies Where Hollywood Is Intersecting With Technology

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Despite a perpetual belief that the presence of both high tech companies and Hollywood should be spawning out hundreds of entertainment and technology related startups, it actually happens much less than one might think. What do industrial equipment and tooling have to do with Hollywood and technology?

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io/LA Shuts Down

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Hollywood-based io/LA , the high tech and creative incubator and coworking space, has shut down, the first loss of one of Southern California's new crop of high tech gathering spaces. The loss was first reported by the LA Business Journal.

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Awesomeness.TV Among Fastest Exits, Best ROI Ever On Silicon Beach

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The exit is a huge win for a number of investors in the local Silicon Beach high tech industry, including MK Capital, Greycroft Venture Partners, and New World Ventures , plus a great win for Awesomeness TV''s angels-- Dean Gilbert , Allen DeBevoise, Matt Coffin , Jeremy Zimmer and Michael Kassan. READ MORE>>.

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LaughStub Takes On Comedy Ticket Sales, With Angel Backing

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LaughStub joins local companies such as Fandango (LA - movie tickets), RazorGator (LA - sports tickets), Paciolan (Irvine - ticketing systems), not to mention ticket giant Ticketmaster (West Hollywood) in the high tech-meets-ticketing area. No details on the angel funding for LaughStub have been announced. READ MORE>>.

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What Mattered in 2012: Aber Whitcomb, io/LA

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For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. At io/LA we launched a new 8000 sq/ft co-work and incubator space in Hollywood. READ MORE>>.

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What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. So we did a one-day fall Silicon Beach Fest at io/LA in Hollywood. See more insights from the Southern California high tech community in our continued series this whole week!

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Google Executive Chairman Buys House In LA, Says Report

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However, despite the real estate interest in the region--with the exception of Musk and his phenomenal success at SpaceX--those Silicon Valley executives haven''t translated into local impact on the high tech industry. READ MORE>>. google real estate house mansion silicon valley mogul'

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