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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Los Angeles-based Ninja Metrics announced this morning that it has raised $2.8M Ninja Metrics uses social analytics and cloud computing software to calculate "social value" of users in an online gaming environment, helping companies to predict what their users will be purchasing or doing, and helping them to better monetize their games.

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JUNE 30, 2010

Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a publicly held developer of facial animation technology for the entertainment industry, said today that it has acquired Character-FX , a firm which develops avatar creation technology. Image Metrics went public via a reverse merger in March, and is now listed OTCBB. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

El Segundo-based Image Metrics , a developer of computer vision and facial analysis and tracking tools, has rolled out a new platform for implementing augmented reality (AR), which it calls LUNAR. According to Image Metrics, the new tool is aimed at marketers, helping them to implement augmented reality (AR) effects for marketing initiatives.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the employee fringe benefits management service, said late Friday that it has added a new company metrics dashboard to its product. According to BetterWorks, the new feature allows businesses to measure their employee spending habits and interests in fringe benefits.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a developer of facial animation technology, said Monday that the firm is behind the facial animation for the Ubisoft title Assassin's Creed II. Image Metrics said it helps deliver 28 minutes of facial animation for 23 different characters in the game, using its facial animation and rigging technology.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , which develops computer vision and facial analysis and expression tracking software, said Wednesday that it has released a new software development kit for mobile developers. Image Metrics did not how much it will cost developers to use the technology in their apps.

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MARCH 3, 2009

Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a venture-funded developer of facial animation software, announced Tuesday that the firm has signed on a UK-based studio as a client. Image Metrics is backed by Saffron Hill Ventures. Tags: animation content graphics metrics image. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a developer of facial animation software, said Thursday that it has acquired FacePro , a developer of lip sync technology used by art directors. Tags: imagemetrics image metrics facepro facial animation merger acquisition. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In a move to convert that huge pile of data into something much more meaningful, Los Angeles-based Ninja Metrics (www.ninjametrics.com) launched a new predictive analytics product for the industry. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing? The company announced a first round of funding Monday for its technology. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 16, 2008

Los Angeles-based Image Metrics, which is developing facial animation products for the entertainment industry, announced Tuesday that it has raised $6.5M Image Metrics develops technology for facial animation, being applied to the film and video game industry. in a Series B funding round. READ MORE>>

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Tapiture , the visual, social discovery site aimed at males (which has been billed "Pinterest for men"), says it is showing early traction and engagement monetum, and released some growth and engagement numbers today. The firm, which is led by John Ellis, said that it has just passed one million "taps" of content on its site. The site says it had 8.6

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JANUARY 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based Ninja Metrics , the social analytics software developer led by Dmitri Williams, said this week that it has tied with mobile analytics company TUNE. Ninja Metrics says that its software helps provide a precise measurement of how users influence each other and how much that influence is worth, via its own "Social Value" score.

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MARCH 16, 2009

Los Angeles-based Image Metrics , a developer of facial animation technology, disclosed this morning that it has created a new "rigging" service for the video game and film markets. Image Metrics is venture backed by Saffron Hill Ventures. Tags: film animation video facial content game metrics software image. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2015

Los Angeles-based game analytics software developer Ninja Metrics has raised $2.8M of an ongoing, $5M funding round, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing this week. The startup, led by Dmitri Williams, and helps mobile, online, and social game developers better monetize their properties. The round is being led by 37 Ventures.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Image Metrics (www.image-metrics.com) recently landed a $6.5M, Series B funding round for the firm's facial animation products. I was introduced to Image Metrics a year before I joined, and was helping them along. Editor's note: you can see Image Metrics "Emily" demo on their web site ). I fell in love with it.

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JULY 22, 2013

forwardmetrics forward metrics strategic planning software venture capital' DiVinere was previously at executive at Altegris, before it was acquired by Genworth, serving as Vice President of the Altegris Private Client Group. DiVinere''s co-founder is Scott Warner, who was founder and CEO of AccuSoft Corporation. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In a move to convert that huge pile of data into something much more meaningful, Los Angeles-based Ninja Metrics (www.ninjametrics.com) launched a new predictive analytics product for the industry. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing? The company announced a first round of funding Monday for its technology. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Some of the higlights from this week from socalTECH's video , section, where we're currently highlighting community videos from and about local startups: Image Metrics Mojo Masks iPhone App. RewardTag Sends Its Tags Into Space.

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MAY 10, 2013

It''s a combination of leveraging our data to provide activation of users, by sending out the posts, and really providing brands with the metrics of before, during, and after a campaign. In addition, those platforms are not providing the metrics that marketers need. That''s how we take the business to the next level.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In a move to convert that huge pile of data into something much more meaningful, Los Angeles-based Ninja Metrics (www.ninjametrics.com) launched a new predictive analytics product for the industry. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing? The company announced a first round of funding Monday for its technology. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 19, 2013

The company said the new product includes reporting tools and metrics to track marketing programs. Mogreet said the new offering is an extension of its enterprise text marketing solutions, specifically built for SMBs. The new product starts at $39.99 a month for 1,000 messages a month. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

Los Angeles-based Live Nation Entertainment said today that it has acquired a provider of media metrics and analytics, BigChampagne Media Measurement. BigChampagne provides media metrics about entertainment and online audiences. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed.

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JULY 13, 2011

SpaceX revealed plans for its Falcon Heavy in April, saying that the new rocket will aim to lift up to 53 metric tons of cargo into orbit--twice the payload of the Delta IV Heavy rocket, and a capacity that has not been available since the Saturn V moon rocket was last launched in 1973.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment has rolled out a new technology for its popular EverQuest II online game, which allows users to control their avatars' faces and change their voices, as part of a deal with Santa Monica-based Image Metrics. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Later, we learned that knowing that about a user helps with targeting in advertising, and how that can help improve business metrics and help you make better decisions. We learned a lot when we opened up our technology for advertising, and figured out what metrics matter to them, and what problems had not been solved.

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MAY 29, 2012

SpaceX said its Falcon heavy will be able to lift 53 metric tons (117,000 pounds) to low Earth orbit, and over 12 metric tons (26,000 pounds) to GTO (Geostationary transfer orbit)--the orbit which is used by most communications satellites.

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APRIL 21, 2014

The company--which is developing processes for developing renewable chemicals--said it has produced more than one metric ton of bio-based dodecanedioic acid (DDDA) using its proprietary yeast platform and downstream process. Carlsbad-based biotechnology developer Verdezyne said this morning that it has hit a key production milestone.

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MARCH 5, 2012

TestFlight's product provides iOS developers with information on an app's audience, revenue, engagement, and other metrics. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Burstly is backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, and SoftBank, and announced a $5.5M funding round in November. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2014

The winners--who were announced Thursday evening at an awards event which was the culmination of the two day conference--were Silver Push (Hang Ten Award); Ninja Metrics (Impact Zone); Omaze (Party Wave); Epoxy (Point Break Award); ShipHawk (Sand Dollar) and Gsound (Switch Foot Award).

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The company said the free, JMX Command Line Tools collect real time performance metrics on Java applications, so that software engineer and DevOps teams can debug their Java applications. READ MORE>>. logicmonitor java operations monitoring software free management devops'

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AUGUST 3, 2011

The firm--which sells online ads based on engagement metrics, rather than the usual clicks and views--said it is applying its model to the political landscape, looking to help campaigns get their word out on social networking sites like Facebook.

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MAY 10, 2010

According to the firm, its VMIX Analytics and Reporting suite will add such features as personalized reports, custom reporting dashboards, and new graphic and data table metrics tracking. The firm said the new analytics features will be included as a standard part of its online video management platform. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 28, 2011

billion, according to the latest tracking by Internet metrics firm comScore. Online holiday sales this year were up 15 percent, hitting $35.3 comScore said that the e-commerce spending for the first 56 days of the holiday season was helped by digital downloads of music, TV, movies, e-books, and apps.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

A list issued Thursday by Twitter analytics firm PeekAnalytics identifies the top, influential high tech investors based on their key Twitter metrics, and--perhaps unsurprisingly--only a small number of local investors show up on the list.

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MAY 2, 2012

Brand Affinity Technologies operates an online service which helps brands connect with celebrities and athletes for endorsements, providing metrics to find celebrity talent on a city-by-city basis. BAT said it has now raised $34M in funding.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Moat will provide Evolve Media with information on brand metrics for display and video ads, as well as information on viewability, to Evolve. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Evolve says its family of sites now reach 95 million people each month.

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