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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

According to local media reports, the accident was ultimately blamed on the human driving the semi truck. The NAVYA Arma shuttle bus, run by French company Keolis, apparently smashed into a semi truck pulling out of alley shortly after it started making its rounds about Vegas.

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MARCH 20, 2015

Santa Monica-based food show producer Tastemade , the venture-backed Youtube show developer, said that it has conducted a brand research study, which finds that brands that integrate into content do far better with viewers than those who use typical advertising. tastemade youtube food foodie content hollywood advertising study'

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Snapchat launched its new tool on Tuesday, saying that its new feature is a collaboration with "world-class leaders in media" to put the "narrative first"--tapping into the knowledge of professional editors and artists. snapchat news information social media socialmedia discovery publisher publishing' Launch video embed below.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Snapchat launched its new tool on Tuesday, saying that its new feature is a collaboration with "world-class leaders in media" to put the "narrative first"--tapping into the knowledge of professional editors and artists. publishing publisher discovery socialmedia media social information news snapchat' Launch video embed below.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Silicon Valley Bank is big supporter and has been a sponsor of socaltech for many, many years. Other examples include media tech companies ZEFR and GumGum � both having record years and positioned extremely well for continued growth in 2017. Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen of Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

According to health care insurer Health Net and UCLA, the two are looking to study the use of Web-based, social media to improve preventative care and decrease emergency room visits among adolescents. HealthNet and UCLA said it expects it study will reach around 8,000 Medicaid and Healthy Families beneficiaries.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Editor's note, TuesdayNights is running its Impact Conference in Santa Monica on Friday, where we are a Media Partner) Photo: Left, Melinda Moore and Right, Justine Lassoff. Justin Lassoff: There was a study recently that showed that investors, in general, have a bias against women. What is TuesdayNights?

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AUGUST 19, 2014

as part of that company''s Warner Media Camp accelerator. How did you get involved with the Warner Media Camp? Justin Wu: Last year, we talked to Media Camp about our idea, when it was at a much earlier stage. Justin Wu: We all met at the University of Washington, and studied computer science. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

In fact, a recent study released by Ernst & Young found that there were eight companies in Southern California, out of 22 total in California, who were lined up for an IPO in Q4.

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JULY 1, 2014

Bryce Clemmer: We were studying this area, and two things that jumped out at me was data that was showing digital audio platforms were exponentially increasing in terms of usage, and at the same time, digital video platforms, such as YouTube, were also exponentially increasing. How did you start the company? Both of those were instrumental.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Prior to CrossCut, Clinton served as the COO at Square Enix, a $3 billion video game and media publisher. Clinton earned a BA from the University of Notre Dame where he studied art history and philosophy, a JD from the University of Washington School of Law, and MA from Stanford University Graduate School.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

As we studied that Gen 1 and Gen 2 of the company, a few things popped out at us. When I studied the landscape, it's clear that for our consumers, they are very price conscious. As time has gone on, the company then shifted into the ridesharing market, essentially operating as a car availability platform for Uber and Lyft drivers.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

We''re not buying and selling media, we''re helping people to understand what''s going on. gabe gottlieb adomic yieldmetrics online display advertising analytics study interview' Gabe Gottlieb. We''re interesting, because we''re actually a true data provider, and true analytics provider, not an ad network, and not an ad exchange.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

We went out and validated this, and found out that the biggest people who dominate social media are clearly from the entertainment industry and sports, what you call stars. We really started to study the current generation of smartphones and what people do with them. We all have likes and interests.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

We caught up with Soylent VP of Marketing, Andrew Thomas , to hear how the company finally decided to embrace the nameand the frequent trolling on social mediato instead emphasize the sustainable aspects of its products, as well as the new product line, with Plants, Not People. We get lots of comments about our name on social media.

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JUNE 25, 2012

How do you sort through all that social media activity you are driving, and figure out who really cares about what you're posting? Mark Sylvester sat down with us to talk about the new project, and how it's applying what they've learned building their visual analysis tools to the world of Facebook and social media.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

Buy: The Biggest Question Customer Conversations: Are Apps A Shout Out or a Deep Discussion Survival of the Fittest: Darwin's Law of Apps and packed with case studies!

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JULY 20, 2011

The driving force for me was the gap in the market which I saw, a disruption in media consumption patterns. Basically, that disruption is 18-34 year olds have changed how they consume media. I worked in Hamburg for about two years, making investments in early stage media and technology companies in Western Europe.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Before, no one was teaching you how to look at comedic content, how to study it, and how to replicate it. We've got original contributors such as Vox Media, Maker Studio's POLIPOP Network, everyone from the Bad Lip Reading Guys, to Barackdubs, it spans the spectrum. As we did that, the industry and research started to grow around us.

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MAY 30, 2019

There are tons of studies that we've done that show when a brand is not good, that employment brand, it impacts your entire brand and the people you can get to come work for your company, and the people you can get to stay. Explain what you mean about branding in the employment area?

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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.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

There was a recent study which showed that adding a video makes it 53 times more likely that you'll have a Google first page search result. There's been a huge push to engage local businesses, to get them involve din social media, but video has yet to catch up. But, we've also found some really, really talented people.

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JUNE 21, 2013

I studied finance, and worked on Wall Street as a credit analyst, so I understand debt better. My first professional experience was with a colleage from school, Ampush Media. Why did you decide to focus on debt, not equity? Ethan Senturia: There are a number of things, including my background.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

A few companies have aggregated all of that free media out there from those marketing materials. Studies show, if you don't, people will turn to piracy. Because things are moving toward streaming, and online, we become an interesting funnel to move people along the chain to actually consuming that media.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

I went to school at Babson, back East, and majored in finance and entrepreneurial studies. I started in media technology, and built a number of companies, which I was able to build out and get the ball rolling, in digital, nonlinear editing and special effects technology in Hollywood. I moved out to California to build businesses.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Chuka Ikokwu: We focus on both the media and technology industry, and we don't just focus on engineering. MIT and McKinsey did some studies on this, that showed about $400 billion a year is lost in the tech industry, due to lack of diversity and inclusion. It's a community of underrepresented professionals.

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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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