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GumGum Makes Images Profitable for Publishers

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They have built proprietary ad serving, video serving and image recognition technology, complete with patents, and invented in-image advertising. Creating very natural and appealing social engagement opportunity, as well as video without the television network costs. Mobile accounts for 25% of their traffic.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Judges and SuperDemo Bill Gross of Idealab!

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In college at the California Institute of Technology, he patented a new loudspeaker design and formed GNP Loudspeakers, Inc. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab.

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

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In total, Demand Media owns 20 media networks in the US alone and is one of the best reasons why Paul Graham believes Hollywood is dead. Google quickly bought AdSense in 2003 and Elbaz’s AS team became Google Santa Monica. It also won a number of key patents bit.ly/RiJCFI RiJCFI 30 minutes ago. The iPad mini?