socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Despite the huge surge of content specifically being developed for the web--and for sites like YouTube--making that content profitable and sustainable continues to be an issue for content creators. Josef Holm: Tubestart is a crowdfunding platform for YouTube creators, web series creators, and for digital video in general. READ MORE>>.

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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. You helped define video on the web with iFilm. We caught up with Blair to learn more about his new startup, and why he thinks we need Frequency.

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Social Network Startup Services Organization 232

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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Van Nuys Tech Coast Angels Startup Web 191

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

While way too many startup companies (and investors) are focused on “social TV” or on “Instagram for TV” I believe they are missing the more fundamental shift in our industry. There is a world filled with professional producers of video content who are extraordinarily talented but lack access to Hollywood.

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Startup Media Content Platform 381

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 know you could argue that YouTube was much broader but it was really popularized in the social networks. Overture sold for $1.6

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Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2009

Miles Beckett: Our company EQAL is a social entertainment company, which means two things. On the social side, we build technology to create communities, and social network-style websites. On the entertainment side, we produce what we call social shows, which are interactive, online, video/multimedia type shows.

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Hollywood Content Paramount Entertainment 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The next generation of social networking and communications companies are very interesting, people are thinking about taking identity and their social graph everywhere on the web with you, which I think will lead to a bunch of interesting companies. What areas you personally are looking at right now?

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Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The events listed are as follows: SOCIAL TECH HUB. 7083 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028. Monday: Los Angeles – The Social City. Social Media and Urban Development in Hollywood. Official Social Media Week Opening Reception and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. How Social Media is Transforming Journalism.

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Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. In between practicing, I actually started and ran my own social network, TripUp, which was later acquired by Sidestep, which is now Kayak.

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Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 15, 2016

Goodwall is a LinkedIn style (but not actually LinkedIn, thank goodness) social network for school pupils that allows them to get recognized by Universities and win scholarships and/or bursaries. Find it here: <NetTalk (ok, netTALK). Tapas Media provides a means to kick back and relax with some serious downtime between studying.

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Help Startup Study Social Network 40

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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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Anima Sarah Lavoy – Connect , Geo locational convenience for your social networks. Doug Krugman – Web Thrift Store , supporting charities through buying/selling online. Doug Krugman – Web Thrift Store , supporting charities through buying/selling online. Chris Cox – Invoc , inbound call analytics.

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Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

You’ll likely see applications that draw you into interactive experiences, connect you to your social networks, help you browse your TV better and create a richer media experience overall. Much of web video search is bad at finding “the good stuff&# including YouTube itself. Trying searching for something on Hulu.

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Content Google Media Hulu 387