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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

As of an August Pew Research study , 43 percent of Americans report “often getting news online,” just seven percentage points lower than the number who get their news from TV sources. In other words, the internet is a huge and growing source of news — and it’s a lot harder to regulate the internet than television.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Microsoft's MSN, and Santa Monica-based media firm BermanBraun Interactive said today that they have rolled out a new celebrity news site called WonderWall , which will feature information on what the companies described as the "hottest" pop culture stories, personalities, and trends. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Eytan Elbaz , the co-founder of gaming developer Scopely , and one of the founders of Applied Semantics, which is now Google AdSense , said he has launched a new company in Los Angeles called Render Media. Elbaz said the new company was launched with Vic Belongoff, and will focus on digital media publishing.

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JUNE 11, 2009

Los Angeles-based SodaHead.com , the social question-and-answer and polling startup headed by former MySpace VP of Operations Jason Feffer, is morphing its focus towards the social news area, saying last night that the company is looking to become a "social newspaper." million people who visit the site monthly. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based Fullscreen , the video content network operator, said Friday that it has acuqired video game media site ScrewAttack. According to Fullscreen, the acquisition will significantly increase its presence in the game industry news and entertainment space. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JUNE 2, 2010

A report last night from the San Diego Union Tribune says that San Diego News Network (SDNN), the local news effort run by entrepreneurs Neil Senturia and Barbara Bry, is looking for a buyer. According to the San Diego Union Tribune, SDNN has let go of some of its staff, but is still updating the site. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The product development team behind Yahoo's news site, Yahoo News , has reportedly been moved to Taiwan , AllThingsD reported this morning. The move is the second one for product development at Yahoo News, which was previously located at Yahoo's media operations in Santa Monica.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Display ad numbers released today from Internet analysis firm comScore shows that CPMs for Internet publishers were highest for newspapers, and lowest for social networking sites. for newspaper sites, and $6.29 for sports sites. Among the lowest CPMs are social networking sites, which garnered only an $0.56

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APRIL 15, 2014

In an unusual method of launching a new, online publication, the USC Marshall School of Business and USA TODAY said this morning that the two have linked up to create a new, online publication covering the business of sports, called Fields of Green.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

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JUNE 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based MySpace , the once dominant social networking website, has been sold to Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising network, in a deal reportly worth $35M. According to Specific Media, News Corporation will take a minority equity stake in Specific Media as part of the deal. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based Render Media (www.rndr.com), which is creating a publisher geared at the social world, social channels, and sharing. We caught up with co-founder and CEO Vic Belonogoff to learn more about Render Media, whose flagship site is Opposing Views. Tell us about Render Media? They raised something between $2.5

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online video site run by Keith Richman, has scored a win with NFL.com , the firm said Friday. According to the two, they have launched a new, NFL.com channel on Break, which will feature content that is concurrently available on NFL.com. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 24, 2019

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media. Owned media. Real customers.

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JANUARY 26, 2009

Hollywood-based TheWrap.com , a new online news site focused on entertainment and media, said it launched today, backed by venture capital firm Maveron. According to the firm, it will feature original reporting, "curated news", and contributions from insiders in the entertainment industry. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 13, 2023

Initially pinned as a generative AI startup for Twitter when it first hit the headlines back in April, the xAI website seems to suggest that the new startup will remain separate from the social media platform, as well as Musk's collection of other technology companies. The post What Is xAI?

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media announced this morning that it has acquired FileFront , an online site focused on gaming news and downloads. According to Break Media, it will be investing "significantly" in the editorial on FileFront, and will use the acquisition to add additional premium gaming content to its site.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Hispanic market, has signed a deal with media and publishing company Metro LATAM. According to H Code, it will exclusively represent all ad inventory in the US for Metro LATAM's sites in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Chile, and Colombia. Los Angeles-based digital advertising firm H Code , which focuses on the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. What is Demand Media doing nowadays? We perfected that in text format, and very simple formats.

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AUGUST 6, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media announced Thursday that it has launched a new product, called Content Channels. According to Demand, the new product is aimed at online publishers, and will provide them with original content focused on attracting readers. Tags: internet journalism channels content media demand.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

According to the Percivals, they no longer have time to properly run the blog, due to a tough job and a new baby. Sean is currently VP of Online Marketing at MySpace, which he joined at the beginning of the year, and had previously been at Tsavo Media and Mahalo. Tags: angeles news blog gossip percival sean laurie lalawag.

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MAY 25, 2010

What I mean by this is we do radio better by building it around the web, social media and traditional marketing strategies alongside, behind and wrapped around our radio shows. Tech News, powered by Make It Work on CBS’s KNX1070 was our first show. After Tech News, we run Jeremy’s Desktop. Tell no one!

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

paidContent , the online news site started in Los Angeles by Rafat Ali, is officially disappearing, according to current owner and publisher GigaOm. The move comes two years after GigaOm acquired paidContent from former owner Guardian Media, which had purchased paidContent from Ali in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

We think a good place to start with this topic is on the subject of social media. Social media is popular. Using video for social media marketing is a powerful tool for building your brand and reaching your clients. Social media platforms know you better than you know yourself. Video is popular. Why not combine them?

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JULY 15, 2009

Encinitas-based Verve Wireless is powering a new web site launch for local news publisher Examiner.com, as Examiner.com said it has launched a new mobile site, m.examiner.com. According to Examiner, the mobile site will highlight content produced by the firm's US coverage.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Los Angeles-based Break Media , which operates a network of online content sites focused on men, said today that it has launched a new NASCAR-themed site called All Left Turns. Break said the new site will offer news, race analysis, driver interviews, and profiles on NASCAR. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. They helped create over 5 million new businesses in 2022, a forty percent increase over the previous year. Establishing your brand with interactive social media. The cost of social media done well is low.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

The group is currently soliciting sponsors for the bus, which it says will go to tech and media events throughout the year, including such events as SXSWi and TechCrunch Disrupt. The site and bus is the brainchild of Robert Lambert and Jeremy Gocke. socalTECH is a news partner of Silicon Beach LA). READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2022

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media. Owned media. Real customers.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

Online news site Gawker Media will shut down its operations, after its acquisition by LA's Univision on Tuesday, according to the site. Univision has yet to announced its plans for Gawker and its assets, although the company already runs a number of online media publications. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

Culver City-based Uproxx Media Group , which operates the Uproxx entertainment and pop culture news site, has been acquired by Warner Music Group , the two said on Thursday. Uproxx Media Group also provides branded content and video services to marketers. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

paidContent.org , the online news site started by Rafat Ali, and later sold to Guardian Media, has been sold to GigaOM , the online news and media site founded by Om Malik. Guardian News & Media joins other Reed Elsevier Ventures, Alloy Ventures and True Ventures, the other shareholders in GigaOm.

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MARCH 19, 2022

In my experience, the good news is that everyone is becoming more and more comfortable with relationships via the new media and technology. The bad news is that I still find a lot of you who don’t use these tools effectively, or haven’t learned the rules for nurturing remote relationships.

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OCTOBER 2, 2008

Santa Monica-based GumGum said Wednesday that the firm has inked a partnership with Glam Media and Splash News. According to GumGum, it will provide Glam's publishing network with free access to entertainment from Splash News, which is a major provider of celebrity and paparazzi photos. READ MORE>>

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

El Segundo-based Aggregage , which develops software driven B2B websites and newsletters which aggregate blog and news postings for specific industries, has raised $1M in a convertible note, the company said today. The startup, which is led by Robert Flynn, said it will use the funding to launch new sites and grow its advertising sales.

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MAY 29, 2013

Online viral news and media site BuzzFeed is further expanding its operations in the Los Angeles area, and has set up a "social studio" in Los Angeles to help "influencers, thinkers and celebrities" to create videos for the social web. buzzfeed entertainment content jobs news employment social video youtube' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 13, 2013

The firm said the latest version of its platform is aimed at brands, retailers, media companies, and trade associations, to help them scale their content efforts across digital channels. PublishThis , the Los Angeles startup headed by Matt Kumin, has enhanced the firm's online, content marketing and curation management tool.

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