SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 -- Organic Marketing for Startups. Organic marketing, however, is a massively underleveraged and underinvested channel with powerful potential. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Los Angeles-based AllGear Digital--which owns media sites GearJunkie, Switchback Travel, Bikerumor, and others--said on Thursday that it has raised $40M in a funding round. The company--run by co-founder and CEO Eric Phung--was previously known as Lola Digital Media. The funding was led by Bardin Hill Investment Partners.

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2021

Los Angeles-based Worth Network, a new software startup, is aiming to help marketers reach more consumers via organic Instagram posts, the company said today. The company says it has built software that identifies a brand's best customers on social media and converts them to marketers by paying them to post organic Instagram stories.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2020

Successful entrepreneurs often start with a “random” idea, but they quickly focus their efforts and follow a “system” to organize their startup and maximize the clout of their activities. Allocate some time to spend on social media. Social media is critical today to almost every business. Build a team.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media Corp , which operates such sites as CraveOnline, totallyher Media, GameRevolution, and LiveOutdoors, said today that it has launched a new online advertising product. The company said its INgage product semantically maps site content and helps online advertisers reach site visitors. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 10, 2008

Since I posted on this and since I've been using this approach for quite a while, it has become pretty obvious that part of the reason that old school organizations / event producers are not getting the value of providing this kind of list. And I think it hurts them in attendance.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Los Angeles is looking to prove it is a center of the social media universe next week, with a roster of events for Social Media Week Los Angeles. According to local event organizers, the Los Angeles Social Media Week events--75 in all--are expected to have well more than the 4,000 who participated last year.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Ransomware: Social media will be the number one vehicle for ransomware distribution in 2018. Currently, there are nearly 1 million social media accounts compromised every day, and that number will continue to rise, thanks to the plethora of easily identifiable targets. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

MAY 12, 2017

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Donut Media (www.donut.media) announced a seed funding round, for its efforts to create a online, video-focused brand centered around car enthusiasts. Donut Media is venture backed by Techstars Ventures, 3311 Ventures, Fontinalis Partners and professional driver Ryan Tuerck. What is Donut Media?

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Media Content Platform Artificial Inteligence 177

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Solve Media is that. In the early days of the Internet as an advertising medium the industry organized to create “standard ad units&# for which most media companies would sell their inventory. So the debate in the print media world is whether or not to insert a paywall between users and content.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media (www.jukinmedia.com) thinks it has figured that out, and instead of trying to create viral videos, has been buying up the rights to those videos--before they really go viral--to create not just a one-hit, viral video wonder, but a sustainable business. What is Jukin Media?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

According to the New York Times, the workers are "most likely protected under the National Labor Relations Act, which gives them the right to self-organize and band together for collective bargaining" and "mutual aid and protection."

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Orange-based Apace Systems , a developer of media storage systems focused on the broadcast market, said this morning that it has rolled out a new product targeted at serving up video for business organizations. Tags: apache media serving youtube utube video storage data.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 31, 2011

Saturday, February 5, 2011 -- Social Media Bootcamp. Media Leaders. This event is perfect for small biz owners, bootstrapped startups, motivated corporate ladder climbers, real estate agents, restaurant owners, or anyone wanting to wear the social media hat in their organization. See [link] (more)

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Xconomy

MAY 30, 2019

Come celebrate milestones the internet has made over the past 50 years at a special event called Net@50 on July 16 in Cambridge, MA, organized by the World Frontiers Forum and Xconomy. An afternoon forum at the MIT Media Lab will explore the big issues and challenges surrounding the internet.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2011

Access 360 Media , a New York-based digital advertising firm with operations in Los Angeles, said Wednesday that it has raised $12M more in a Series C funding round. The firm said the funding will go towards acquisitions, new hires, and organic growth. Access 360 provides out-of-home advertising on kiosks and screens at retailers.

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socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

Los Angeles-based Digital Media Wire , the entertainment and technology conference organizer, said today that it has added Peter Levin, founder of GeekChicDaily, to its advisory board. Digital Media Wire is run by Ned Sherman. Digital Media Wire said Levin will help advise the firm on new business initiatives.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -- SEO in Social Media (Panel). Or learn how to increase traffic via organic listings and avoid "spam" penalties. Come to the SEO in Social Media panel moderated by a former MySpace VP and founder of Lalawag.com, Sean Percival, on Tue, Sept 20, 2011 at BLANKSPACES in Santa Monica.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2011

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 -- Social Media Breakfast LA. Jason Pollock (founder of Boom Content), will discuss how social media is changing the landscape of the entertainment industry.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 5, 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 -- Harness the Power of Social Media. HR Social Media-Attention HR Professionals! Harness the power of Social Media. Leverage Social Media to Recruit, Attract and Retain top Talent while managing Your Organization's Reputation-Thought Leader-Cara Stewart,President Remarx Media.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -- Social Media for Social Good. We're teaming up with Non Profit Effect for our panel on how social good companies including TOMS, Movember, Drop in the Bucket, and City Year work with their strategic partners to leverage digital marketing and social media for social good. Digital LA. See [link] (more)

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

With today’s interactive social media and the real-time Internet, both customers and employees see inside your company easily, so you can’t hide your real company culture. Winning organizations have a culture of no expectation of always doing what they are currently doing. A nimble organization needs doers and makers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2017

If you are an entrepreneur these days, or trying to grow an existing business, everyone is telling you that you need to use social media. Social media is the realm of public opinion and customer conversations. Measuring message delivery in social media is a lot like measuring it in classic advertising, so classic metrics apply.

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Social Media Media Metrics Satisfaction 69

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 14, 2014

Organizers at SXSW and the ACLU scheduled a rare and relevant live interview with privacy advocate Edward Snowden, live streamed from an undisclosed location to a very interested audience. The opportunity for shaping the security narrative in mainstream media is now diminished because of a technical issue from poor platform choice.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 -- Digital LA - Social Media for Social Good panel. Join us for our panel on how charities and other organizations use social media and entertainment / celebrity for social good. See [link] (more)

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2013

If you are an entrepreneur these days, or trying to grow an existing business, everyone is telling you that you need to use social media. Jim Sterne, who has written many books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in his book titled " Social Media Metrics."

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Social Media Media Entrepreneur Metrics 102

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2021

Powers also previously served at General Manager of Vantage Media, where the company said she ran the Education division of the business, as well as building the company-wide Customer Success organization. Powers was most recently SVP, Business Operations at TeleSign.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2013

However, Mobigirl Media (www.mobigirlmedia.com), a new mobile advertising network, is looking to change that by specifically creating an ad network focused on girls. Jennifer Noonan: Mobigirl Media is the only mobile ad network targeting girls. The organization that oversees children''s protection and privacy. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2022

They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. I especially like Cushman’s outline of the ten principles which distinguish the organization and operation of an open business from the more traditional closed model. Shared clients and objectives (networked organization).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Monday, February 6, 2012 -- Chat with Yellow Thunder Media CEO and YouTube guru Tony Chen. ony is the CEO of Yellow Thunder Media, a digital media agency specializing in video seeding and optimization on the YouTube platform to guarantee targeted, organic views and make videos go viral. Tech Coast Angels.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

Over the next few months we will work closely with the team at MVF to ensure a successful transition as the organization continues to build Tech.Co The experiences and lessons Jen and I have gained since leaving AOL to build our own media brand have been numerous. They are incredibly excited about the Tech.Co into a global brand.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Wednesday, February 9, 2011 -- Social Media: Hype or Holy Grail for Busines? Join us for the AWT Quarterly Interactive Technology Forum Its been a year since our panelists discussed best practices for growing business using social media. Join us for a lively discussion!

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Customers today extrapolate their relationships not only from personal contact, but from every aspect of their interface with your company, including web site and social media interactions, access to peer reviews, as well as the actual services experience. New media shapes and reflects the customer experience.

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Social Media Technical Review Media Services 98

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget in today’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snap, TikTok and so on because?—?no Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. no surprise?—?that’s

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The newly combined companies will operate under a new umbrella organization, Whip Media Group. Rosenblatt was previously CEO of Demand Media, and also had been Chairman of MySpace. Whip Media originally got its start as WhipClip, an app which had allowed users to share their favorite TV clips.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 24, 2020

Amanda Milligan is the marketing director at Fractl , a prominent growth marketing agency that’s helped Fortune 500 companies and boutique businesses alike earn quality media coverage, backlinks, awareness and authority. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. We throw away 80% of our content ideas, and you should too.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2012

If you are an entrepreneur these days, or trying to grow an existing business, everyone is telling you that you need to use social media. Jim Sterne, who has written six books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in his book titled " Social Media Metrics."

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Social Media Metrics Media Startup 98