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Bitcoin Crops Up In Election Battle In Orange County

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An election battle in the 45th Congressional District--which encompasses much of Orange County--has erupted, with one of the candidates support for Bitcoin at the center of some election ads. READ MORE>>.

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Report: Southern California Venture Capital Totals $464M In Q3

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For the quarter, San Diego County garnered the most venture capital, with $231.3M invested; Los Angeles had $169.7M, and Orange County $63.1M In Orange County, the biggest deals were for Irvine-based WaterHealth International , a developer of water purification products with $22.1M billion invested in the region.

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Ventura Among Top Social Cities, Says Report

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An analysis of the most social-media savvy cities, released this week, ranked the City of Ventura as number 4 in its list of cities with the most social companies, based on the social media usage of business people. Ventura was tied with Austin, Texas for the position. Los Angeles and San Diego tied at 15 (along with Minneapolis-St.

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Southern California Startups Raise More Than $598.4M In VC In Q4

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in the quarter and social media darling Snapchat raised $50.0M. Los Angeles led the region with $309.79M in total investments for Q4 of 2013, with San Diego ($145.0M) and Orange County ($143.6M) with nearly the same venture investment toal.

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Digital Media Center Conference

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Thursday, June 11, 2009 -- Digital Media Center Conference. The current economic climate is presenting many challenges to entrepreneurs in Orange County, the United States, and around the world. Entrepreneurs who wish to survive need to implement effective strategies that will ensure the success and growth of their businesses.

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Pivotshare Raises $1M For Content Monetization

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The funding came from Townsgate Media, which the company said is an investment fund focused on early stage technology and media in Orange County and Los Angeles.

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Southern California Investments On Uptick, Totals $686.5M For Q1

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For Southern California, Orange County actually had the most dollars invested, with $239.6M For Orange County, the investments were significantly higher than the Q4 investments of $48M in the area, boosted significantly by $115.3M Media and Entertainment was at $55.5M Nationally, Q4 of 2009 brought in $5.2