socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2010

But, there was no good for Hollywood to find them. I got to talking with Will Schroter, who was an old business associate of mine and old friend, and we thought it could be very interesting to create a place where Hollywood could reach out to find people. Let's talk a little bit about the intersection of technology and Hollywood.

Hollywood 252

Hollywood Startup Sites SEO 252

socalTECH

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. Tags: hollywood content entertainment microsoft bing. According to Bing, it has released a new version of its site which focuses on music, gaming, movies, and TV.

Entertainment 154

Entertainment Beverly Hills Southern California Guide 154

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2015

Rosenblatt has been behind many of LA's biggest technology startups, including both MySpace and Demand Media. WhipClip has deals with ABC, CBS, FOX, Turner, Viacom, A+E Networks, Bloomberg, Fusion, OWN, and Pop, plus Universal Music Group and Sony Music, which let users clip and share parts of television shows and music with friends.

Demand 100

Demand Mobile Los Angeles Capital 100

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2009

Southern California's venture capital industry isn't just content and media, but is gaining a reputation for companies who "actually know how to make money,"--or so says Highland Capital's Richard de Silva. He echoed the sentiment of DFJ Frontier's David Cremin, who said the industry here has grown quite a bit since he started 11 years ago.

Southern California 113

Southern California Content eHarmony Venture Capital 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

As founder of Digital LA, I run one to two tech events every week bringing together tech, startups, investors, Hollywood, developers designers, and more. We are thankful for continued support from Demand Media, City National Bank, Richardson Patel, Business Wire, Sheppard Mullin, General Assembly, and others. I like events.

Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Cornerstone OnDemand Belkin Entertainment Newsletter 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2010

Studios, IGN and more will discuss digital comics, including apps and distribution, social media, and marketing, at Meltdown Comics megastore in Hollywood. How to artists and publishers use social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) How to artists and publishers use social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) What to tweet about?

Social Media 67

Social Media Hollywood Media Networking 67

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Ian Rogers is the CEO of Topspin Media (www.topspinmedia.com), a venture backed, Santa Monica-based startup developing web applications for the music industry. What's the idea behind Topspin Media? Topspin is backed by Redpoint Ventures and The Foundry Group. We're just at the very beginning.

Media 100

Media Yahoo Startup Tool 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Gretchen Fox, Live Nation , VP of Marketing, Social Media. Lindsay Gabler, The GRAMMYs , Social Media Specialist. Concurrent panels at several different hubs from Santa Monica to Venice and Hollywood including: Meet the Accelerators Panel, 10-12p @ Viceroy. MySpace Alumni, 10a-12p @ Hotel Erwin. Friday – June 22.

Rustic Canyon 85

Rustic Canyon CTO Coach Santa Monica Press 85

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. There are now a second generation of entrepreneurs and companies that have learned from their last successes and are producing great new companies like TopSpin Media , Sometrics and GumGum. photo credit to Brian Solis].

Twiistup 228

Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

socalTECH

MAY 4, 2011

Norgard has been keeping Namesake close to the vest, but we were able to visit him at the firm's headquarters in West Hollywood, where he gave us an overview of what the firm is doing. Norgard is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded NewRoo (acquired by Fox Interactive Media/MySpace) and co-founding Twitter advertising startup Ad.ly.

Social Network 273

Social Network Startup West Hollywood Ideas 273

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

This is based on occurrences during this time period as compared to other time periods.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Angel Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 150

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We've been quite active, and have had a bunch of acquisitions lately -- including Internet Brands and MySpace -- a total of over 2 billion in acquisition in Southern California. I do energy and materials investment, Internet investing, digital media investing, and financial services investing. We really believe in the market.

Redpoint 154

Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

So my guess is that Tweetup needs to go “multi-stream&# (as in Facebook, MySpace, etc.). That said, Photobucket was a “crack filler&# that exited for $250 million to MySpace. YouTube was a “crack filler&# that could have been created by then dominant MySpace but wasn’t. So t hey bought it for a cool $1.65

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

should have come out early and say, “we lost the search war to Google but we still have a have a great media business and we’re going to focus on that.&# When Fox first hired its triumvirate of CEO’s to run MySpace after the founders’ departure, I argued the same. They dithered for years.

Netflix 329

Netflix Evite Pricing Hulu 329

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more. In joining Launchpad he’s agreed to move here, which is a natural fit given their emerging set of media partners. MOVIECLIPS allows fans to find, watch and share more than 12,000 movie clips from the libraries of the major Hollywood studios. with the clips.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. We will never be Silicon Valley in the way that Toronto will never be Hollywood. A great team from MySpace has created Gravity. Los Angeles. People either love it our hate it.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

There's a convergence between the paradigm of the music business, and the business of social media. There are also lots of tools to customize their store front, to match the look and feel of any destination they might have on the web--whether that's a MySpace page, their own site, etc. It represents a tremendous opportunity.

Van Nuys 191

Van Nuys Tech Coast Angels Startup Web 191

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2012

Most apps are about socialization of content, and displaying different media in those apps, and sending out some push notifications, so it really didn't make sense to make that all from scratch. and MySpace, Ashton Kutcher, Guy O'Seary, who is Madonna's manger, and Rodger Berman. Finally, what's the next big thing for you?

Mobile 239

Mobile Santa Monica Content Tool 239

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2011

These applications have quickly become a part of our daily lives from booking airfare, to social media, to streaming content, etc. There’s a good possibility there was a QR code on it offering you free tracks from the band’s MySpace page. The best part is…IT’S EASY.

Advertising 87

Advertising Content Template Technology 87

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

It's a great testament to the management team, that we've been able to gain traction among big strategic partners, such as carriers and the major Hollywood studios. The venture firms leading this are Ascend Ventures--Sharon Graves is their local LA partner--which is a media fund out of New York.

Mogreet 133

Mogreet Paramount Entertainment Mobile 133

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

And thats not even counting MySpace, which Rupert Murdoch famously paid $580 million for in 2005. We have all the people who came out of eHarmony; who came from MySpace and Overture and PriceGrabber and Lastminute.com and Shopzilla and CitySearch and all these places. What is happening in L.A. today that drives the startup community?

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

If a person from outside Los Angeles is a fan of the city, dig a little and you’ll probably find that they like it for the celebrities, Hollywood not LA. Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. A SoCal native and graduate of both UCLA and USC, Richard Rosenblatt led the growth of MySpace from an unknown to a household name.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

My daily coffee meetings are not surrounded by the Hollywood elite with discussions of scripts, scenes and casting. In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services. And of course you have Hollywood.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2010

Sure, it was held at the modest (though historical) Wadsworth Theater, and, let's face it, the nominees and winners a little one-sided, but it was achieving its goal of elevating web shows to a new status in Hollywood. Nominees: Circle of Eight I Married on MySpace Valemont Wreck and Salvage: Suppendapo. It was professional.

Web 40

Web News Technical Review Writing 40