Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2021

Now, Shopify has apparently approached major publishers including Complex and Vox Media as well as getting Buzzfeed to sign on to the new program. This, of course, is potentially game-changing news for Shopify users. Interestingly, the new initiative will let publishers create their own Shopify-powered online stores.

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Marketing Buzzfeed Guide Platform 177

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

He started the call by telling me he had exciting news. He was about to be featured in a major US news magazine as one of their “hot&# picks. A positive news story means NOTHING about the core performance of your business. In your VC pitch your PR page should take no longer than 30 seconds – Wait.

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Venture Capital Press News Startup 291

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I’ve spent a lot of my career thinking about digital and online video (with investments in companies like Maker Studios) so for that reason amongst many, I was excited to open the Upfront Summit a few weeks ago by interviewing Meg Whitman about Quibi and the digital media space. And so it is with video. Quibi = “quick bites”).

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Content Netflix Platform Mobile 244

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

He had just received notice from a major media organization that they were going to run a very negative news story. We had agreed to a stated internal policy that even though taking this stance would mean our product would have considerably less traffic it was an important part of what we felt our long-term brand represented.

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Press Blogging Journal News 336

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

I was running the largest deals in the media and entertainment video area across many different Google products. I worked with the head of each product area, such as YouTube, on how to drive more value for our large partners. I also lead our media and entertainment vertical practice. My other cofounder has a Ph.D.

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Google Content Startup Venice 233

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2015

. “His focus on customer experience has become a near mandate within the news operation. I’m a political junkie and an admirer of the news media world having studied it since college. It turns out the $15 / month version was for national/international plus local DC news version. Now my blood was boiling.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

Encinitas-based Verve Wireless , which develops products to help newspapers publishers take their content to mobile phones, is announcing this morning that it has partnered with Media News Group, A.H. Verve said the new partnership brings the firm's list of local media properties it is supporting to 450, with a reach of 47.5

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News Mobile Web Content 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

Let me just put this more clearly for you up front – the vast majority of the Internet is used for porn so every product has this use but you probably just don’t know about it: YouTube, Tumblr, Facebook, FaceTime, Skype and of course be very careful on Google Search without “safe mode” on.

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Snapchat Screening Venture Capital Guide 150

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

San Diego-based Newsforce (www.newsforce.com) is a startup which is looking to take advantage of the hunger of the newspaper and media business for revenue, and has created a product which takes press releases and commercial content, and inserts them onto news sites in "sponsored content" blocks. We call it storytelling media.

News 124

News Advertising Press Sites 124

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

Digital Media was an obvious theme because it’s one in which LA (where I’m based) and NY (where I spend a lot of time) have strong assets, companies and management teams. While the media industry is driven by a combination of subscriptions and advertising – it’s clear that the latter plays a unique role in media.

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Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. Ever notice how some companies tend to be in the press all the time and your big new product launch struggled for inches?

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Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. You should only worry about this if you’re a large, traditional media company with fat margins. It made national news. Maker was contacted by every major news outlet.

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Startup Media Content Platform 380

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

version notice boards are disrupting publishing and news content aggregation in Africa, influencing even how media houses on the continent relay news. Johan Nel, CEO and founder of Umuntu Media says,” Mimiboards will help people on the continent record and handle issues live as they emerge. Mimiboard, virtual, 3.0

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Advertising Media News Content 91

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The sign up page for the event is here & there is limited availability. It is intended for product & tech people – mostly people who want to build cool stuff on the Twitter platform and it will showcase some really cool stuff that has been built on Twitter. That’s one form of identity. ” Sure. Not practical.

News 324

News Web Email Startup 324

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2010

Collecta delivers real-time streaming news, via widgets, APIs and its Site Search Platform. Prior to that, Gerry was SVP for AOL’s Search and Directional Media group, where he managed the AOL Search, Local Search, Yellow Pages; Netscape Search; and eCommerce Search properties, including all search-based revenue and advertising initiatives.

Tips 90

Tips Commerce News Media 90

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2015

With the advent of social media and the pervasive move to smartphones, even customers who still prefer to purchase in brick-and-mortar stores have dramatically changed their shopping habits. Many people don’t post about their experiences, but still routinely check first to see what others are saying about the brand and the product online.

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Custom Customer Marketing Social Media 103

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. He told me that there were a core group of inner Digg users who could control what got on the front page.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

And better yet, the company has a product that will turn the stream into a lake. DataSift has a product that builds a permanent database for you of just the information you want to capture. Some will cite my investment two years ago in social-media advertising company Ad.ly What does that mean?

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Platform News Startup Invest 307

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2016

And if you’re paying attention, you’ll understand that this is their third push for native media consumption: first photos, then videos, and now written content. Mark Zuckerberg announced native Instant Articles as a feature update about a year ago and Facebook has been slowly rolling out and improving the product ever since.

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Buzzfeed Blogging RSS Netflix 40

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

The mobile app and website that allows people to capture and share images and videos of events through social media. The cool thing is we were not only taught about film and TV, but also about new media. One of our teachers was teaching new media and it was really inspiring.

Social Media 94

Social Media Startup UCLA Media 94

Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

Social Media. Each individual piece of content should have its own distinct URL(title tag), and a unique title (H1 tag) for the page that search engines can read and index. Increase the production of your content.It’s a simple formula, go to Google and type in this query site:“ name of your site.com ”.The Search Engines.

Web 61

Web Social Media Content Sites 61

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Independents: Millennial Media , Greystripe , Medialets , JumpTap , Mojiva. Real-time search engine.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Ross Levinsohn is a board member at FatTail and a venture capitalist at Velocity Interactive (www.velocityig.com), and headed up Fox Interactive Media's buy of MySpace. FatTail is solving the problem of buying and selling advertising, one I've seen as a challenge as long as I've been in the media business, which is twenty two years.

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Advertising Media Startup Woodland Hills 100

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

That’s @MeganBerry to you, blogger and social media expert, marketing manager of Klout.com. The good news: There are good answers to these questions! These are the top linked domains from Facebook pages. Automating the Path to a Better User Experience - The Product Guy , July 5, 2010 I started writing about Quick-UX in 2008.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2014

There are 3 vital questions to ask when putting together a campaign; 1- Is the thing I’m raising money for a great product? 2- How am I talking about my product? He shared, ‘When creating a campaign it’s key to remember that people are fans of you – not the actual product, so you want to be sure to communicate your why.’.

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Startup Examples Social Media Media 109

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

“You are cordially invited to join New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors Marie Lu, Tahereh Mafi, Ransom Riggs, Adam Silvera, David Yoon, and Nicola Yoon in Realms of Ruin, a collaborative fantasy epic filled with dark magic, intrigue, and unique characters — launched online in a thrilling new way.”.

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Writing Outsource Development Technical Review Examples 196

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 19, 2011

TechZulu is heading out to CES and we have tons of products/gadgets/games/companies to review and interview. Network with hundreds over delicious four course dinner followed by panel on Attracting Venture Capital, and Top Trends for Social Media, Mobile Apps and Consumer Devices. So make sure you Follow @techzulu.

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Social Media Newsletter Mobile Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML. Twitter is much more.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Also, if you happen not to be able to attend BlogWorld and New Media Expo this year TechZulu has you covered. Lisa Stone co-founded BlogHer in 2005 with Elisa Camahort Page and Jory Des Jardins.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 12, 2017

After the first few hundred applications, every word on the page is like Velcro across our eyeballs (which, btw, is why you should never wait until the last minute to apply to a popular accelerator program). We once received an application that ran 22 pages – of text, no graphics! Consider this a self-defense essay. The #EpicNovelFail.

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Tips Startup Statistics Metrics 70

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

After you sign up for an account, super easy if you have a Facebook account, you are taken to a page with available lounges for you to view video. Everything from hip hop music videos to entertainment news and gossip, there is sure to be a lounge to suit your taste. You can also create your own lounge. and YouTube Live.

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Content Conference News Social Network 74

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2011

Imagine a white canvas that allows you to create a mixture of any kind of media you want in one space. It came from the frustration that although the web has become a lot more social in the past 5 years, our ability to express ourselves online is still limited to a single media / single element post. What is the market opportunity?

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Startup Web Content Media 97

InfoChachkie

MARCH 14, 2012

His logo, not the blank page, is what represented “a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. After much debate, the company agrees on their number one priority: to deliver a compelling product to the higher-education market by the Spring of 1987. All of those things we got for just being, are now… just old news.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Social media marketing. Watching video has now surpassed text searching, with popular sites like YouTube , so you see more video ads – in banners, news lead-ins, and site placements. Most videos are now in-stream (no download first), and new ones can be interactive, with clickable hot spots. Streaming video. Internet radio.

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SEM Search Engine Optimization Blogging PPC 95

Jason Nazar

JANUARY 14, 2009

Social Media. Each individual piece of content should have its own distinct URL(title tag), and a unique title (H1 tag) for the page that search engines can read and index. Increase the production of your content. The more pages indexed, the more traffic you will get. Search Engines. Referring Traffic / Press.

Web 62

Web Social Media Content Sites 62

SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

One firm that’s been here since long before many of the current crop of entrepreneurs even graduated high school is reminding the community of its commitment by opening a new office in the heart of Silicon Beach and launching what it calls a “ Precelerator ” program. Got A News Tip? send news to tips@pandodaily.com. Get Tickets.

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