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AUGUST 15, 2014

Los Angeles-based Kixer (www.kixer.com) has figured out one way--which is to connect those mobile users with ads from app developers, who have the opposite problem of trying to boost their user base. That meant I got to operate them, working on video sites, travel sites, helping with content recommendations.

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JUNE 22, 2009

Los Angeles-based Global Fitness Media has officially launched its fitness web site FitOrbit , focused on helping users connect with fitness trainers and track their fitness training and meal planning online.

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MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. in Computer Science.

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JULY 11, 2014

Los Angeles-based deal site Slickdeals (www.slickdeals.com), an online deal site, has nine million, highly loyal users and a daily updated list of great, user-generated, deal listings. Josh Meyers: Slickdeals is the web''s largest deal sharing community. Talk about Slickdeals and what it is all about?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

has invested in a Chinese provider of online advertising. According to Beijing-based Yoyi Media , it received a Series A investment on undisclosed size from Steamboat Ventures and Gobi Partners. Yoyi Media provides targeted advertising and demographics to Chinese web sites.

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AUGUST 18, 2011

Los Angeles-based Border Stylo , the developer of the Glass browser add-on and GlassThis web site for sharing and conversing about web sites, plus the Retrollect mobile app for social sharing, is in the process of raising the amount of funding invested in the company to around $20M , according to a regulatory filing from the firm.

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MARCH 24, 2010

Greg Martin , the partner heading up Redpoint Ventures ' Los Angeles office, has reportedly left the firm, according to a report from the Private Equity Insider. Martin is no longer listed on Redpoint's web site, was not listed in its latest fundraising documents, and declined to comment on the story. READ MORE>>.

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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.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Los Angeles-based Ranker , an online web site which allows users to create their own lists, and share them with friends, said Thursday evening that the firm has raised $750,000 in a seed investment round, part of a planned $1M funding effort.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , the firm developing online video programming guides for the Internet, said today that it has raised $11M more in a Series B investment round. Clicker's web site indexes and searches the web for video, providing a structured catalog of programming.

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JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. com, and was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based IVT , a provider of web casting software and services, announced today that it has named Jim McGovern as its new CEO. McGovern was most recently CEO of itzbig, an online interactive job board site, and has also served as CEO of Marketwire. IVT recently landed $5.5M READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels is stressing its mixer program, seed investment efforts, and a new website, as it kicks off a 2010 program, according to the angel investing group. The angel group also mentioned a web site design as part of its initiatives this year. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands announced its fourth quarter and fiscal 2008 results, reporting that--despite the recession--the firm saw an increase in its fourth quarter revenues of 8%, or $27.0M versus $24.9M a year ago. The firm also reported it had acquired GrooveJob.com, which it had previously announced back in October.

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JUNE 23, 2010

According to Bing, it has released a new version of its site which focuses on music, gaming, movies, and TV. The search engine said one of the biggest investments is in entertainment, particularly navigating and finding what you are looking for from content on the web.

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JULY 11, 2012

According to Vinny Jindal , the CEO of Los Angeles-based startup Stockr (www.stockr.com), everything. Vinny Jindal: Stockr's mission is to help people invest better. In that network, we bring in content from all over the web. Unlike anywhere else on the web, you can then respond directly when you see that comment.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

Two Los Angeles-based venture firms, DFJ Frontier and Anthem Venture Partners , have invested in a Portland software firm developing online identification and single-sign in software. JanRain's software allows for single sign onto web sites, including using OpenID and other standards.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

Jason Calacanis, the CEO of Santa Monica-based Mahalo , is continuing his crusade against angel groups and others who charge startups to pitch their groups, saying that he's now calling on groups to stop charging fees, and post what fees they were charging to entrepreneurs on their web sites.

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MARCH 21, 2013

How is the changing demographic of web visitors changing how local companies operate? We recently chatted with Debra Domeyer , CEO of Oversee.net (www.oversee.net), a Los Angeles company which provides both domain monetization and runs vertical, consumer lead generation and marketing sites, to hear about the company.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Los Angeles-based Reunion.com has merged with people search engine Wink, the two said this morning, to create a new online people search site. According to the firms, they will create what they call the "most comprehensive" online platform for people looking to find each other on the Web.

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MARCH 20, 2007

talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. Take a look at other sites: [link] But the overall idea is to provide branded search in order to get merchandise from your artist, star, etc. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based MyLife , the latest effort of former GreatDomains.com and Reunion.com CEO Jeffrey Tinsley, said today that it has launched its new people search service. The new site also includes contact suggestions, ability to see who is searching for you, and search alerts. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace has been among the most visible of Southern California's Internet era success stories, although the site--now owned by News Corporation--has had its own share of ups-and-downs, as well as questions about its future. MindJolt offers up a broad catalog of casual and social games from its site.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Los Angeles- and New York-based PlaceVine , which operates a web-based service to connect brands and agencies to product placement opportunities in film, television, and new media, said Wednesday that it has scored a round of seed financing from a New York-based angel fund, NYCSeed.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Global Fitness Media , which is developing a number of fitness-related online web sites, has hired on a new Chief Technical Officer, according to the firm's search agency, NeoHire. According to the firms, Daniel Auld has been appointed to the position.

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JULY 1, 2014

In today''s online world, there are audio streaming sites (Spotify et al), and there are video streaming sites (Youtube, Vevo, etc.); However, one local startup-- Vadio (www.vadio.com)--is hoping to bring those worlds together, by using technology to automatically add and synchronize video streaming to existing, audio streaming sites.

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APRIL 13, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , which operates an online advertising optimization service, is announcing this morning that the firm has raised $13M more in a combination of equity and debt. According to Rubicon, the follow on funding round brings its total raised to $33M. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

Los Angeles-based SendLove.to , a new startup headed by Chris Lyman and Corey Brundage, debuted today, saying it will provide a "people-polling" platform which will allow users to rate and share their opinion on people in the news. Lyman and Brundage were most recently at Fonality. As part of the launch, SendLove.to READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 About this Blog Ive been thinking about doing a blog with my thoughts on technology and whats happening in the Los Angeles area technology scene for a while, but it was Ben Kuos recent start of a blog that inspired me to actually go ahead and do it. Thanks Ben.

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JUNE 1, 2012

That's what Los Angeles-based MergeLocal (www.mergelocal.com) is looking to find out, by offering up points which can be converted to real cash, when users check into local businesses. There's an awful lot of check-in sites out there. Why would someone want to use your site? Michael Wong: The big reason is really cash.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Our profile this morning is with Network Automation , a Los Angeles company competing in the IT automation market. It's nice chatting with you again about your company--you're here in Los Angeles, aren't you? In 2004, there was just rudimentary usage of web sites, and now, we've got cloud based, software-as-a-service.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Ive personally been involved in the start-up world in Los Angeles for about 15 years, and have had the opportunity to work on many early-stage companies (e.g.,

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JANUARY 12, 2011

It's been a very busy for coupon and deal sites over the past few months, with a giant, $950M round of funding for Groupon, and the acquisition of at least three locally headquartered coupon and deal sites--LogicBuy.com, NextCoupons.com, and DealPerk--in the last month. What's the story behind Savings.com?

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MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud computing provider DreamHost (www.dreamhost.com) raised a big, $30M funding round for the company--the first in the company''s long history. Simon Anderson: DreamHost offers a web hosting, and now, cloud computing platform and storage.

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MARCH 3, 2011

One of those he mentioned was Hark (www.hark.com), an online site which allows users to find and share sound bites and audio clips from movies and elsewhere. The firm is based in Los Angeles and Seattle. Last week, we talked with Fouad ElNaggar of Redpoint Ventures about some of the interesting companies in Southern California.

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MARCH 20, 2007

In it he separates web consumers into: Time Rich (more time than money) and Time Poor (more money than time). ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. in Computer Science.

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