socalTECH

JULY 30, 2009

According to EQAL, its new platform is focused on helping those producers and talent to create their own web sites, with features such as blogs, discussions, forums, and user profiles, as well as links to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2010

Alec Shankman: Gotcast is the largest online interactive casting platform. 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.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Los Angeles-based Pluto TV , which is developing an online Internet TV platform aimed at curating live TV entertainment for Internet users, said Wednesday afternoon that it has signed up a roster of over 20 new content partners fro the service. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. Almost every VC I’ve spoken with in LA is tracking DataPop.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2011

The firm said it will work with creative talent to "produce television formats with a web sensibility" and also help develop digital platforms into TV and digital projects. The firm said it is working with the Cheezburger Network to develop projects for TV and digital, and also has partnership with AdGent Digital and Funny or Die.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

Are you a content creator for the web? As part of that, I started working for entertainment studios and networks, and saw the shift in consumer behavior to online entertainment. Most recently, we created a web series. When we started jumping into web series, we were surprised to find there wasn''t anything similar.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2009

On the social side, we build technology to create communities, and social network-style websites. Because we're on location here in LA, we're working with entertainment companies, like big studios and networks. Editor's note: Quincy Smith is CEO of CBS Interactive; Nancy Tellum is President of CBS Paramount Network Television).

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

In the same way, video creators and Multi-channel Networks (MCNs) must utilize YouTube''s distribution clout to gain subscribers, views and brand awareness. To this end, he and his brother Hank recently launched Subbable , a platform by which content creators can directly marshal their fan''s financial support. Fighting Nerds.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

I called this trend “ Torso TV ” because the “head” of consumption (largest number of views) was dominated by platforms that had massive distribution (think TV stations, radio or retail outlets that sell CDs and DVDs. But when you think about the movement we once called “Web 2.0″ think Apple.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

We connect consumers to great content from around the Internet, from social networks, from thousands of branded video channels, and around any particular topic they're interested in. We hope to be on every single platform, over time. You helped define video on the web with iFilm. What is Frequency? Finally, what's next for you?

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

We operate the largest online news network overall, with about 1.25 We also have a television show, which is not connected to the network. How did the network come about? I started Young Turks back in 2002, and then, in 2006 and really towards the end of 2005, started daily web streaming for the show. billion views.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

Bill Gross is the man responsible for the overwhelming amount of monetization on the web. I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I talked about the platform moves of Twitter and why it should be expected. TweetPhoto - Real-time photo sharing platform. billion to Yahoo!

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

For today's interview, we spoke with Brandon Hance, the firm's founder, about how his startup is helping musicians to sell both digital and physical merchandise on the web. It wasn't through the Tech Coast Angels, although most of the investors are members of the Tech Coast Angels or CVAN, the Coachella Valley Angel Network.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Social Gaming Network ( SGN ) and Fox Digital Entertainment teamed up for the recent release of a new game called The Book of Life: Sugar Smash. They have created a handful of successful games on iOS, Android and Facebook platforms with hits such as Cookie Jam and Paint Monsters. Yguada says, “SGN has been around for five years.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Coincident has created a platform that will allow storytellers and producers to create robust second screen stories on the fly that incorporate video, images and other web content. Each of these platforms represents a variety of “screens” to view from. People are not simply watching the TV anymore. Coincident.TV

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

We thought we'd create a platform that was as powerful and rich as Youtube is for video, or Flickr is for pictures, or Docstoc is for documents. We saw people were exchanging sound bites, sending them around to friends, and using the platform as we had envisioned, which was not just for long form audio, but for actual sound bites.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Well, thanks to a fantastic partnership with the good people at crowd fun ding platform, Indiegogo , we were able to do just that! Savannah Peterson – Shapeaways , the social platform for 3D printing. Anima Sarah Lavoy – Connect , Geo locational convenience for your social networks.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 9, 2010

Held from July 30, 2010 to August 5, 2010 at Laemmie Sunset 5, attendees had the opportunity to view independent television series and web series, panel discussions from industry experts, and mixers galore for the duration of the event. Now producers of all stripes expect to deliver their content to a multitude of platforms.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

There are trade publications such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline at one end, and gossip celebrity news at the other end. It really showed me how you can leverage the power of an online platform for marketers, helping to convince marketers that leveraging the web was a good way to spend and invest their money.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Surprisingly, Hollywood hasnt played a major role in the formation of new companies, which have tended to be in less glamorous though more lucrative areas like lead-generation and service (with obvious exceptions like JibJab and Hulu, a joint venture of Fox and NBC). Okay, thats AdSense. Well, that technology came from an L.A.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Discover the what the future holds for you and this game changing media platform. Presenter: Boris Fridman, CEO, Crisp Wireless 12:15pm: Lunch and Luncheon Keynote Presentation: Mobile-ize Your Business: Opportunity on the Mobile Web : The Internet is mobile. Airforce, and others to demonstrate how brands are engaging with consumers.

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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. Great companies like BeachMint that are growing at a rapid clip have to dig deep into their networks to meet hiring needs. And of course you have Hollywood. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. I’d been around the web long enough to remember the dozens of companies before YouTube that tried to create crowdsourced video sites and failed.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

So without my weighing into the pro’s / con’s of this I can say that I believe it will capture a large segment of the market but leave room for “open platforms&# to play a big role. Thus you see television manufacturers rushing to create content ecosystems, app platforms, TV OS’s and Internet offerings.

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