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JULY 1, 2011

Santa Monica-based GotCast is powering a campaign for Maxim Magazine, using its new contest platform, MediaBlastr. The firm is powering the "Maximum Warrior" contest for the magazine, which is looking find readers willing to train on firearm and driving skills, competing against ten special operations veterans.

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MARCH 9, 2012

Los Angeles-based Funny or Die , the online humor site, is trying its hand in the digital tablet publishing space, saying Thursday that it has launched a new, digital magazine for the iPad. The firm said its new magazine, The Occasional will cost $9.99 a year, or $3.99 for a single issue.

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JULY 11, 2011

Santa Monica-based ThisNext , the social shopping and content site run by Matt Edelman, has scored a partnership with Lucky Magazine. According to ThisNext, the two have created a co-branded shopping site, which was launched Friday.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment has inked a deal with games media publisher Future , where Future will publish a magazine focused on Blizzard's World of Warcraft. The firm ssaid the magazine will be a quarterly publication, covering "all aspects" of the massively multiplayer, online role playing game.

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MAY 6, 2013

A number of Los Angeles investors are behind a first round of funding today for Panna , a developer of a video cooking magazine for the iPad and iPhone.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Torrance-based LiveOffice , a provider of email archiving and compliance software-as-a-service, reported Monday that the firm has signed on magazine publisher Source Interlink. The firm said that Source Interlink, which has more than 7,000 employees and three major operating divisions, will use the firm for email archiving.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

For decades, consumer magazines were pretty much the only way for CPG companies to reach a large audience of women making purchase decisions in a contextually relevant way. Tags: insights opinions emrah kovacoglu totalbeauty fashion magazine publishing. Read Emrah's full article in our Insights and Opinions section.

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APRIL 20, 2009

Magazine is a celebrity news magazine and website. Los Angeles-based Buzz Media , the online network of celebrity-focused web sites, announced today that it has inked a deal with OK!

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

San Diego-based KidZui, a provider of a kid-friendly web browser, has inked a deal with Parents.com, the online site for the American Baby, Parents, and Family Circle magazines. According to KidZui, it is in a new partnership with Parents.com, to enhance KidZui and to introduce more companies to its services.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Santa Monica-based Gumgum , the celebrity image licensing and advertising startup headed by Ophir Tanz, has appointed a new VP of Sales, the firm told socalTECH today. He has also served at SocialMedia.com, Business.com, Advertising.com, and Petersen Publishing, publisher of Motor Trend and Teen magazines.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

Malibu-based CurtCo a new startup founded by a veteran of the magazine business, is taking on the podcasting market, and has launched what it says is a new "podcast platform". READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

Several Southern California technology companies including San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody , Los Angeles-based Cornerstone OnDemand , Santa Barbara-based Ontraport , and Ventura''s The Trade Desk --have made a list of the top places to work, according to Outside Magazine. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

Glossi , an online magazine publishing tool being developed by Santa Monica-based ThisNext , has its debut today, aimed at letting users built and publish their own visual magazines. The new service lets users organize and lay out heavily visual, online magazines.

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MARCH 4, 2020

According to Sonos, it has appointed Deirdre Findlay, Chief Marketing Officer of Conde Nast, and Joanna Coles, former Chief Content Officer of Hearst Magazines, to its Board of Directors. Coles is a TV producer for Disney, an advisor to Cornell Capital, and formerly had been Chief Content Officer at Hearst Magazines. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

Los Angeles-based Enrou , an online marketplace for fashion and lifestyle products which benefit causes such as education, entrepreneurship, the environment, empowerment of women, and youth, has scored a $400,000 prize from Forbes, as part of a competition from the magazine publisher. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 2, 2014

Audience Media , which has offices in Temecula, just outside of San Diego, has been acquired by San Francisco mobile magazine publishing firm Zinio. audiencemedia audience media zinio magazine publishing tools merger acquisition' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Audience Media''s headquarters are in Barcelona, Spain.

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JULY 17, 2014

Los Angeles-based SpinMedia said today that it has acquired Death and Taxes , an online magazine focused on indie music news, pop culture, politics, and entertainment. deathandtaxes spinmedia content blog magazine merger acquisition music news entertainment' Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 9, 2014

The ad for the Moto X phone ran in WIRED magazine and changes color when users touch the ad. tink gary winnick conductive technology printing advertising magazine' Los Angeles-based T+ink , the interactive printing technology developer backed and headed by Garry Winnick, said it has launched its first, interactive print ad.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

We have published 74 different magazine titles over the last 30 years. That's absolutely crucial in magazines, and in the way we ran events. In magazines, if you pick up Robb Report, you can see the passion behind its writing, and the way it approaches the subject matter, and how appropriate it is for the audience it is built for.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Long Beach-based Cie Games , the developer of the branded, social automotive game Car Town for Facebook, said today that it has partnered with Car and Driver , the automotive magazine published by Hearst Magazines. The deal integrates awards, monthly contests, and more along with updates and features in the magazine of the game.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

Genthert also has served at such companies as The Walt Disney Company, Disney Publishing Group, ESPN Magazine, The New Release, and Sky Mobilemedia. Genthert was a co-foudner of ecoATM, which was sold to Outerwall in 2013 for $350M. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

In a bid for a new generation of readers, Playboy , the men's magazine best known for its long history of nude photo pictorials of women, has launched a new "non-nude" era of the publication, with a Snapchat-like front cover. Playboy said a few months ago that its first, non-nude issue would be its March issue.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The firm came to light last week when the editor of Wired Magazine, Chris Anderson, said he was leaving the magazine to work full time on 3D Robotics (which is doing business as DIY Drones).

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Docstoc is also powering similar marketplaces for sites such as Yahoo Small Business, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Inc. The effort includes both free, as well as premium documents from Docstoc. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 16, 2011

The site apparently has been used by customers US Weekly, Life & Style, Tribune Media Services, NY Times Magazine, and Star Magazine. AudioMicro is run by Ryan Born. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

According to ThisNext, it has hired Marc Alice Haney, a celebrity stylist and women's magazine veteran, as Editor-in-Chief of the site, and also created a "Tastemaker" program which taps celebrity stylists for recommendations on their products. The firm--which says it is now seeing 6.5 READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 5, 2019

H.Code said it will gain sole access to Artear''s digital advertising inventory here in the United States, including ads on Artear's other properties, Ciudad Magazine, eltrece, ElDoce.tv, and Todo Noticias (known as TN). Hispanic market, says it has inked an exclusive partnership with Artear , a media and television company in Argentina.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based GotCast , the online casting call firm headed by Alec Shankman, said today that it has been selected by Food & Beverage Magazine to power an online casting search for the magazine. Tags: gotcast online casting call food beverage magazine model cast opportunity. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 10, 2012

Los Angeles-based digital media and entertainment publisher BUZZMEDIA announced this morning that it has acquired venerable SPIN Media , the publisher of Spin Magazine, the 25 year old brand known for its coverage of music and culture. Financial terms of the buy were not announced by the companies.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

A number of local, high tech firms have made Fortune Magazine's latest list of the one hundred fastest growing companies in the nation.

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MAY 15, 2019

FabFitFun said members of the service will receive both the subscription box, as well as access to FabFitFunTV, its online video streaming service; access to its members-only social network; daily lifestyle content through its newsletter, an in-box magazine, and other channels; and additional sales and shopping experiences.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based BlackLine Systems , the fast growing developer of financial software for enterprises, looks to be generating between $10M to $30M, based on a recent ranking of the company by an indutsry magazine. BlackLine said it took the No. Privately held BlackLine hasn''t publicly disclosed any revenue numbers.

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MARCH 5, 2010

San Diego-based personalized Internet radio service Slacker announced yesterday that it has linked with The Source Magazine, to launch an online, Hip-Hop radio station. Slacker said it would power The Source Digital Radio, a hip-hop station linked with The Source's print magazine and online web site. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Tastmade's new efforts in the home area are being led by Amanda Dameron, former editor-in-chief and EVP of content at Dwell Magazine. Tastemade is best known for its content in the food area. The new Home area is being sponsored by Zillow, with additional support form Target. Larry Fitzgibbon is the co-founder and CEO of Tastemade.

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MAY 7, 2013

Brown was most recently at the Montclair State University School of Communication and Media, but prior to that also had served at Journalism Online (acquired by RR Donnelley); Realnetworks; MSNBC.com (as Editor in Chief/SVP); and worked withTime Magazine, NBC, Court TV, among other companies and clients. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

Lynda.com , the site which helps people learn software and other skills from online videos, has been recognized for its job creation, the firm said Friday, ranking number 1 in job creation in education by Inc. The company said it filled nearly 200 jobs from 2008 to 2011, tops in the Education industry.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Power, Billboard, Electrolux, Entrepreneur Magazine, Hamilton Beach, University of Utah, and tohers already have signed up to use its platform. Brainbase says it has created a new tool, called Brainbase Assist, which it is offering up to brands to manage and automate the licensing of those brands for use in products.

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