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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The University of Southern California is looking to tie together technology and media, saying Thursday that it has launched a new Annenberg Innovation Lab as part of the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. Tags: networking social journalism communications media annenberg. READ MORE>>.

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USC Media Journal Social Network 180

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Southern California's top startups showed up in force Friday at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, for the Technology Council of Southern California's annual VentureNet conference. David Sacks, one of the co-founders of PayPal, pitched Geni.com, an online site focused on both family trees and social networking.

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Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 15, 2010

Friday, May 21, 2010 -- TechAmerica Westlake Senior Financial Executive Roundtable Breakfast Series NETWORK SECURITY: WHY YOUR NETWORK IS SWISS CHEESE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. See [link] (more).

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Networking Social Network Advertising Media 100

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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Design Mahalo Social Network Email 225

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JULY 19, 2016

Right now, you might rely on your friends�or maybe get an inkling of an idea from forecasts�but there's no way to know unless you get some real time information. Los Angeles-based goFlow is hoping to make that inforamtion as easy as checking out an app, tapping into a crowdsourced network of outdoor sports enthusiasts.

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Startup Southern California Social Network Activity 100

Berkonomics

MAY 16, 2013

First, in the late 1960’s (yes, I know, a long time ago), there were 31 phonograph record manufacturing plants in Southern California alone. Email readers, continue here.] Here it is, not so many years later, and the signs are more subtle yet, but the speed of obsolescence is much faster. By 1975, there were only two.

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Southern California Social Network Press Guide 228

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". In "The Social Network" Denise portrays Gretchen, the attorney of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

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IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Sean McDonald is founder of Jute Networks (www.jutenetworks.com), which is in a startup developing highly visual, graphical tools to help people use their professional networks and connections to further their business. What is Jute Networks? Our company, Jute Networks, is a startup that is about a year and a half old.

Networking 113

Networking Startup Social Network Software 113

SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

More Visible Networking? Vince: On the consulting side we are working with a unique social network, a new television network and some original video content businesses. Tony: I personally am torn by choices around Networking Events in Los Angeles – you can go to something almost every night. Example here: [link].

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Startup Los Angeles Social Network Twiistup 225

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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. We though through iChange we could create a better support network for those people. We can leverage the social graph already in place. Stuart, thanks for the interview.

Social Network 259

Social Network Tool Southern California Networking 259

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APRIL 4, 2013

That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes.

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Coach USC Statistics Startup 252

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

 The tidal wave of online user generated content is creating billions of dollars of value for the social networks. Social network users work long and hard to create content, they give it away without payment, and then this treasure trove of information is mined and packaged and sold by the social networks.

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Social Network Content Networking Customer 100

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. How do you use LinkedIn?

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Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

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MAY 26, 2011

Jake Winebaum is a veteran of the Southern California technology industry, having run and sold a number of successful, Southern California startups. However, Medicare has no dental coverage, so seniors end up paying for most of those procedures out of pocket. His last success was Business.com, which he sold to R.R.

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Startup Pricing Southern California Networking 249

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 2, 2011

Virtual worlds have become an important part of the information economy, not only for entertainment, but for education, scientific research, social networking, and military defense. Formal regulation, informal agreement, private contract, economic incentives, and social norms all play a role.

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UCI Social Network Study Education 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In this information-packed program, NCHC employment law partner Karen Gabler will present critical workplace guidelines for employers on controlling and monitoring their employees' use of social media inside and outside the workplace.

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High Tech Social Media Social Network Blogging 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 21, 2010

This presentation will cover cutting edge information security trends and best practices, including topics such as: - Online-Banking Malware - Security Impact of Social Networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc) - Security of New Advertising Media - Cutting-Edge Threats in Malware Development. TechAmerica. See [link] (more).

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Social Network Advertising Media Networking 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). But ultimately we’re on the Internet to communicate, buy stuff, become informed and be entertained.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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JULY 23, 2013

What''s one of the hottest, fastest growing mobile apps out there out of a Southern California startup? Justin Mateen: The vision for Tinder, is about social discovery. There are plenty of other social networks out there, who do a good job of connecting you with your existing network of friends.

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Mobile Southern California News Snapchat 245

SoCal CTO

MARCH 30, 2010

People seem to be missing the really big picture of the value of social media and really the Internet for that matter. They look at how current social networking sites work and how online and offline relationships currently work and make the assumption that this represents the value proposition.

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Social Media Media Social Network Networking 179

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

" Typically, this requires quite a bit more information for me to be able to respond and provide real help. Tech Events / Meetups - In Los Angeles, There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. Ask your friends to do the same. Ask them about your concept.

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 25, 2012

In addition, there are more places to mine data-- think of the millions of consumers using social networks--and increasingly sophisticated tools for doing so. The data revolution has important financial, social and legal implications.

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Technology Council TCOSC Social Network Competition 113

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

We recently ran into Dialplus (www.dialplus.net), a company which is developing mobile applications which pull up social networking profiles from Facebook or other sites when you make a phone call to a friend. The firm was pitching for funding at the Technology Council of Southern California's VentureNet event earlier this month.

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VentureNet Startup Mobile Technology Council 100

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DECEMBER 19, 2008

Today's interview with with Rajeev Kapur , Chairman and Chief Wala, Greenwala (www.greenwala.com), a recently launched social networking site focused on green/sustainable topics. I felt that a social networking media company was the best place to be, because I wanted to learn form other people, not companies.

Social Network 113

Social Network Sites Networking Startup 113

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MAY 27, 2010

For this morning's interview, we have an interview with Kieve Huffman , the co-founder of Dather (www.dather.com), a new Los Angeles startup which has created a tool which helps to aggregate social networking web sites and media. Tags: interview startup music entertainment social networking kieve huffman. READ MORE>>.

Startup 213

Startup Buzznet Entertainment Social Network 213

SoCal CTO

JUNE 15, 2011

The purpose of Branchout is helping people to network their way to jobs. They ask for a little bit additional information and that's it, you are up and going. They've also done a nice job of importing LinkedIn background information. The right column also contains opportunities to expand your network.

Examples 331

Examples Startup Course Networking 331

SoCal CTO

JUNE 15, 2011

The purpose of Branchout is helping people to network their way to jobs. They ask for a little bit additional information and that's it, you are up and going. They've also done a nice job of importing LinkedIn background information. The right column also contains opportunities to expand your network.

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Examples Startup Course Networking 323

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. Most social networking sites have a problem with having lots of pageviews, but advertising that isn't very valuable.

Yammer 133

Yammer Geni Startup Southern California 133

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

How much member profile information do you need before allowing a user to login? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Commenting?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

Sean Ellis in Bringing a Network Effect Business to Market positions this via the following two pictures: In the case of a normal startup, you can launch an MVP and keep optimizing from there to achieve scale. In a Network Effect Startup, you need to drive growth to some degree in order to be able to even begin to test it.

eHarmony 204

eHarmony Marketing Startup Zag 204

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

How much member profile information do you need before allowing a user to login? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Commenting?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

Sean Ellis in Bringing a Network Effect Business to Market positions this via the following two pictures: In the case of a normal startup, you can launch an MVP and keep optimizing from there to achieve scale. In a Network Effect Startup, you need to drive growth to some degree in order to be able to even begin to test it.

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eHarmony Marketing Startup Zag 196

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JUNE 27, 2011

To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service. He was the startup-to-profitability CFO at Fandango, and really is one of the most incredible, operational executives in all of So-Cal. Tell me the story behind Payoff.com?

Startup 197

Startup Ideas Southern California Social Network 197

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 29, 2014

Homegrown in our backyard by Southern California based Go Green Solar, SunJack promises to deliver personal solar energy to consumers in a portable package. For more information on The SunJack, be sure to visit their official Kickstarter page or follow them via Twitter. Be sure to share this to your social networks!

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Southern California Social Network Hollywood Product 94

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

In SoCal we have Crosscut Ventures, Matt Coffin, Mike Jones, Klaus Schauser, etc. If you’re really an entrepreneur you’ll find a way to network with the right people. I can’t really speak generically to this because the Tech Coast Angels / Pasadena in SoCal have produced Green Dot, MyShape and many other successes.

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Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

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JUNE 30, 2009

FreedomSpeaks is a startup developing a business around connecting people with information about their political representatives, and also enabling organizations and others to do the same. It really discouraged me, and frustrated me, and I thought--there has got to be a better way to do this--so I created FreedomSpeaks. It was a pain.

Startup 100

Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

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APRIL 30, 2010

The reason passwords don't work, is because if you want a stronger password, when a system forces you to use a certain number of characters, or put numbers or special characters into a password, people can use keystroke logging to force themselves into your network or your PC. But, it was important that was in Southern California.

Technology 124

Technology Web Sites Orange County 124