Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The platform allows users to sync content and commands across all four screens — the smartphone, tablet/pad, computer and TV. And…they have opened up their API for all of you clever developers to create the amazing interactive second screen apps of the future. It is essentially a super large screen pad. What does that mean?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

We dropped in recently, and found a screening session for the Tech Coast Angels; a number of former StartEngine, MuckerLab, and LaunchpadLA startups in residence; not more than a few startup founders wandering the halls; and a long list of upcoming technology networking events on the calendar. What's the idea with ROC?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

And as Jon Steinberg of Buzzfeed points out, the CTRs for social media banner ads are just 0.08%. We believe that the structural industry changes will continue to create big opportunities for technology firms that enable the changes in media consumption for television, radio, inbound calls, online & social media.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Andrew & Petri posited that a modern media company would build lovable characters that span video games, online digital media, lovable plush physical toys and then ultimately find its way to the big screen. So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. They also had much experience before that.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. What's special about your virtual world? Can you talk about how parental control works with the site?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. They also identify clearly the five key social media mistakes that I often see, along the following lines: Diving in without a strategic plan. Not having a social media policy.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Those who are more involved in traditional entertainment are seeing a major shift online which is why an additional one-day seminar was created to coincide with Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood as a partnership called, Idea to Screen. tech community and to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing us in the coming years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2010

If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. They also identify clearly the five key social media mistakes that business often make, along the following lines: Diving in without a strategic plan. Not having a social media policy.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2012

How about if it didn't matter where you stored those files, and they were available from anywhere? Entangled Media , one of the startups out of the current class at MuckerLab , has developed Younity (www.getyounity.com), a service which hopes to do just that--make your files available from anywhere. Describe what Younity is all about?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice. Pick an impossible target and get mad about it.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

For this morning's interview, we thought we'd talk with Los Angeles-based Sidebar (www.sidebar.com), a venture backed startup in the mobile space, to learn more about what they are up to. What is Sidebar all about? By using our analytics platform, they learn about what consumers want. We caught up with CEO Patrick Kennedy.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2015

Until recently, three legacy providers (Sizmek, PointRoll and Google’s DoubleClick) have dominated the rich media market. But that’s changing with a new crop of rich media platforms disrupting the ecosystem with new mobile and non-standard rich media ad formats, one of which – Jetpack – is located right here in Santa Monica.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 9, 2020

“The first thing about Mojichat that made us very successful from the very beginning, you have to hunt down someone to make your custom emotes for you.” “Any time someone sends a communication, that will trigger an alert that floats as a Mojichat animation on top of the screen,” Greene said of the earlier activation.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Tags: Business Culture Entrepreneurship Events Startup CallFire Coloft Distribber Geni Media Temple Namesake Social Annex Spotlight TekTrak Zugara. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. Lots of them were in online media and entertainment. It's all about execution.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Neville Spiteri is co-founder of Venice-based WEMO Media (www.wemomedia.com), a new, digital studio whose flagship product is TheBlu (www.theblu.com) an online, interactive experience focused on the world's oceans. We spoke with Neville about the company: What is theBlu? Our focus is really what we refer to as globally shared media.

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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. I have started thinking about what the future might look like and I’ve started imagining what I call, “MMOV” or massive multiplayer online video. Why would it?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based Break Media , which operates a online network of web properties focused on men, announced this morning that it is teaming up with Quantcast to collect demographic information about its sites. The service will collect demographic data about who is viewing the firm's web videos.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

My macro theme was “great entrepreneurs&# who mapped to my belief system about the kind of entrepreneurs I wanted to work with. 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. But first you need to know about Reg D filings. If you believe you have a market-leading position in your product space I would worry a bit less about it.

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socalTECH

JULY 11, 2014

We caught up with Josh to learn more about the history of Slickdeals, and how he and his team got involved. Talk about Slickdeals and what it is all about? Those might be on household items like laundry detergent, or it might be gadgets like tablets or a large screen television. It''s amazing.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

“This year, more than ever, we are working with companies with the potential to help define the future of media and entertainment together with Disney.” Brit + Co is a digital media company that inspires, educates and entertains real women with a creative spirit. Read more about startups in the Los Angeles area at TechCo.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. For more information about Enplug, visit their homepage and Crunchbase profile. 5 Strangers, 24 Hours.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 24, 2013

inch full HD (1080p) screen and HTC Sense innovations. HTC BlinkFeed provides customized content and real-time updates streamed live on your home screen. Since the speakers are on the front of the device, you no longer have to worry about muffled sound when setting your phone down. Keep your eyes on the prize!

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. The first phase was the rise of the media platforms: YouTube, Instagram, etcetera, that allowed creatives to build audiences. With new followers — today her account, @weworewhat , has 2.2

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

He’s right about this. Social media will be pervasive in the enterprise and is primarily driving by customer interactions. The more the processors on our PC improved, the more we expected our PCs to do and everybody gushed about this new era where we had much better user interfaces and we had way more individual device power.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. Media and Entertainment has seen more barriers to entry being broken down. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The screen gets really hot as its pressed up to your cheek and so I find myself just putting my ear up to the speaker. So grin and bear it by keeping your cheek on the hot screen? Well, that might trigger unwanted clicking on your home screen too. That being said, the Samsung Galaxy Mega is NOT a phone.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Tribeca’s chief creative officer Geoffrey Gilmore said in an interview with innosight.com about Hollywood, “They only want to make a lot of profit.” Indie movies are promoted by building them up around a virtual distributed version of a screening event through social media. Film-Making Technology Is Crushing Hollywood.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. For more information about Enplug, visit their homepage and Crunchbase profile. 5 Strangers, 24 Hours.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2015

And since I was 13 years old I have been accustomed to the debate about the limitations of technology or rather the downsides of being overly obsessed with gadgets, devices, software or applications. Technology is of course a dual-edge sword but the media discussions of how it affects human interactions all too often focuses on the downsides.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 27, 2022

This round comes about eight months after PortalOne raised a $15 million seed round , also notable for its size and the backers. It included games icon Atari, which is working with PortalOne to include some of its brands and IP in that Arcade launch.

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Tech.Co

JULY 25, 2017

That all changed with social media , and now everyone is glued to their phone’s screen. The successor to social media, at least in terms of cultural significance, are the on-demand apps that have us reaching for our phones not just to message friends, but to make transactions. Read more about innovative startups on TechCo.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 29, 2013

Screen First – If you believe that an introduction has a low likelihood of netting either party a substantive gain, dissuade the person requesting the introduction. I promise I will never tweet you a blind intro or tell you about that killer burrito I just ate. . Indispensable Matchmaking. Share and Enjoy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovative marketing starts with customer insights culled from painstaking research into who your customers are, and how they use digital media. Want control?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice. Pick an impossible target and get mad about it.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

Take a long breakfast, or maybe even go for a walk to get a healthy break from your screen. This could be as simple as someone around you glancing at the private documents on your screen. Department for Digital, Culture, Media, & Sport. No, this doesn't mean have a lay in while your colleagues puzzle over your whereabouts.

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