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Demand Media Surges In IPO Debut

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media surged in its IPO debut Wednesday morning on the NYSE, rising as high as $25.00 Demand Media, which is headed by Richard Rosenblatt, operates a network of content focused sites, including LiveStrong.com and eHow. Demand Media is now trading on the NYSE as DMD. in morning trading.

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Sixty-four Southern California Firms On Technology Fast 500

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The full list follows: 13 EdgeCast Networks 21406% Santa Monica Alex Kazerani 15 Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1193% Santa Monica Scott Painter 116 Network Solutions Provider 1001% Long Beach Phillip Walker 119 BlackLine Systems Software 973% Los Angeles Therese Tucker 131 Kotura, Inc. 6225% San Diego Kevin C. Frost, Ph.D. Frost, Ph.D.

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LAVA Honors Richard Riordan, Local Technology Firms

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ShoeDazzle.com , the online e-commerce startup headed by Brian Lee and whose co-founders include Kim Kardashian, scored top honors in the Best venture funding in digital media/e-commerce category. Other IPO finalists were RealD , ReachLocal , and Inphi. Other finalists were Clicker.com , Truecar , and Zumbox.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. I don’t see this changing much like I don’t see you building blockbuster movies outside LA or shift the media buying center of gravity out of NY. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

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We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). Much of this was highlighted at Twiistup.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. Zorik Gordon is tearing it up at ReachLocal. Los Angeles. People either love it our hate it. All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown. A great team from MySpace has created Gravity.