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DECEMBER 18, 2019

Our interview this morning is with Joel Milne , the CEO of Los Angeles-based RepairSmith (www.repairsmith.com), a startup offering up mobile automobile repair. Joel Milne: The way this works, is a consumer can go to our website, get an online estimate or quote on a job they want done, and we try to provide real price transparency upfront.

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JULY 28, 2015

YP said the tool connects into such sites as Google+, Yahoo Local, Yelp, and Facebook. Pricing on the new tool was not announced. The new product, ypPresence Starter , helps business owners share content with consumers, engage in social media, and more from a central location. The tool runs on iOS and Android. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 7, 2017

YP runs the yellowpages.com site. YP said the new product provides local businesses with a mobile responsive, content-rich website, supported by a full range of SEO services designed to improve rankings on Google and other search engines. Pricing on the new offering was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based online shopping comparison site PriceGrabber said earlier this week that it has upgraded its mobile shopping app for the iPhone. PriceGrabber provides pricing comparisons for products and services, including electronics, cameras, TVs, and other products. pricegrabber iphone mobile shopping' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 6, 2017

Takl , which operates a mobile app-driven service to connect users with on-demand home services such as lawn care, house cleaning, home repair, and more, has launched into Southern California.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

PriceGrabber , the online comparison shopping site based in Los Angeles, reported today that it saw a 14 percent year-over-year growth in traffic from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday shopping. The company said the growth indicates that more consumers are using the Internet for research, price comparisons, and purchasing gifts.

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MAY 13, 2013

Los Angeles-based Greentoe.com , which operates an online marketplace which lets people name their own price for electronics and other items, has raised a round of angel funding, the firm said today. The funding came from Parker Thompson from 500 Startups/Dave McClure. Size of the funding was not announced.

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MAY 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu and wireless carrier AT&T have reached a deal to offer up video-on-demand services on AT&T later this year, the two said Wednesday. Pricing on the service and details have not been announced.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

ReachLocal said its new ReachEdge product includes a website, lead management software, and mobile application specifically aimed at converting web site visitors into leads and customers for companies. Pricing on the new tool was not announced.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Google Maps Mobile I recently downloaded Google Maps Mobile for my Treo. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Its works great. And there was a big surprise. It includes traffic!

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JULY 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based PriceGrabber , the online shopping comparison site now owned by Experian, said this week that it has released a free Android application. According to PriceGrabber, the new app allows users to scan barcodes, read product reviews, and make purchases from the mobile device. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 24, 2011

Los Angeles-based QR code startup ShareSquare is announcing today that it has opened up its QR code service to the public, and also outlined its pricing plans and tiers. ShareSquare has been in private beta for the last three months. ShareSquare has been in private beta for the last three months. The startup is headed by Matthias Galica.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based comparison shopping site PriceGrabber has released its own, iPhone application on Apple's App store. The new, free application allows users to search for price comparisons and product reviews from Pricegrabber, including search by UPC code, MPN, or product names. The application debuted on the App store Monday.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

The rise of couponing in late 2008 coincided with the recession of the late 2000s;” this factor combined with an increased consumer interest in mobile technology and devices led to an unprecedented decline in print media. Getting Mobile-Ready. With roughly 91% of the population using mobile devices and 26.3%

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

ReachConvert helps notify businesses, in real time, of potential new customers via text message, email, or mobile; the service then automatically sends targeted emails to prospects and helps remind sales staff to follow up those leads. That new service also has pre-negotiated prices, and the vendors are pre-screened and background checked.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies , which develops construction management software, has added a new, 3D modeling product-- Procore BIM --which lets teams access 3D models at construction job sites. Pricing on the new software was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

CrownPeak said its new offering, the Online Marketing Management Suite, is targeted at online marketers, and helps them test, target, and measure content relevance in its web sites, landing pages, banner ads, mobile devices, social media, and other channnels. Pricing on the new offering was not released.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 10, 2012

All you hear about these days is Mobile. Companies are spending more time and money on their mobile sites than their full-fledged website. It’s hard to even watch a TV commercial without some sort of mobile app shout out. I bet there is a lot that would surprise you about the mobile world. Why not right?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Joe Shapira, the founder of online Jewish dating site Jdate , said today that he is about to launch a new mobile dating app called Jfiix.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

PriceGrabber said the new, free app--DealGrabber--allows users to find deals from such sites as Groupon, LivingSocial, Restaurant.com, Gilt.com, along with other local deal sites. The new app allows users to browse for deals via a map, lists, or by category and expiration date.

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MAY 2, 2011

We are an offer-based platform that allows users to negotiate the price they buy and sell tickets for, on the secondary market. Wes Brodsky: The ticketing industry, since its inception, has been on a fixed price model. For example, at an event, say at the Staples Center, of the 20,000 seats they might have four or five price groups.

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MARCH 30, 2010

A UK-based firm running an online price comparison shopping site said today that it has acquired the domain name Top10.com Top10 said it runs Top 10 Broadband and Top 10 Mobile Phones, which has around 1.5 com from Pasadena-based Idealab , in a deal worth over $1M. com Media Ltd.--the million UK users a month. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com , the online automotive information site, said this morning that it has launched a new iPad application. According to the firm, the free app provides information about new and used cars, pricing information, car reviews, as well as inventory of new cars at local dealerships.

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

The app allows people to host their own meals--setting a price, time, and other details--which other users can participate in. Stubble said the service was inspired in part by the "collaborative consumption" and the rise of sites like Airbnb. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 26, 2011

Donnelly, and he also was behind eCompanies, which invested in such companies as JAMDAT Mobile, Boingo Wireless, and USBX. The way brighter makes that dental care more affordable, is it empowers consumers to find dental benefits, and allows them to compare that by price and reputation. 45 billion of that is spent out-of-pocket.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

The firm said the new app allows users to compare prices from the firm's various third party retailers in its Buy.com Marketplace, in addition to its own website. The app also allows users to access product reviews and videos from Buy.com's web site, along with other features.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. What about mobile? Of course websites like Reddit and HackerNews try to weed out such behavior. ” Me?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Los Angeles-based BakeSpace.com , the online social networking and recipe site, has a new product for you. The company said the cookbooks can be priced at anything from $0.99 Ever wish you had a better way of sharing your favorite recipes with family and friends? A web-based app allows users to create those cookbooks. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 23, 2011

According to PriceGrabber, the upgraded app now allows users to share products with friends and family via sites such as Twitter and Facebook; provides bigger product images; adds product specifications; and a new "discount badge" showing particularly highly discounted products. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

It’s a very product that allows you to do visual search of eBay, ETSY, Match.com, AllRecipes and several others sites. Users leave messages for each other through BlockChalk mobile app. Mobile gifting service. Provider of real-time data and predictive analytics for web site publishers. They sponsor TWiVC.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

As much of the world has shifted to mobile, smartphones are an important way to reach consumers. However, this year many brands still won’t deliver a full mobile experience, which is to say that, in 2016, many retailers still won’t have apps. Many retailers report $100,000 is the minimum price of entry.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

How good is the company''s own site? They shouldn''t be showing you that they don''t care at all about looks and content on their own site. But if their site is really gorgeous, that means they are good at design, not necessarily development. What do they do after the web site is launched? References. Recommending Flash.

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APRIL 7, 2011

Todd is now Chief Operating Officer of Marmol Radziner (www.marmol-radziner.com), an architecture and construction company, which recently installed a eco-friendly mobile home park project in Santa Monica which was focused on applying clean and eco-friendly technologies to the pre-fab building market. It's a truly interesting product.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Apparently with a physical storefront where it can convince customers of the wonders of on-demand mobility. Glassdoor shows that the store manager job was posted more than 30 days ago, and the site estimates the potential salary at $41,000 to $74,000. The big motive here is for Lime to repair relationships with the local community.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, Santa Monica-based Parking In Motion , a developer of parking information apps for mobile devices, announced a new round of funding, from IDG Ventures and Fontinalis Partners, the venture arm of William Clay Ford, Jr., We also have our own, branded mobile phone alls. the great grandson of Henry Ford.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

We seem to receive lots of pitches from companies looking to attack the mobile market with their mobile software applications, but few who have deployed on-deck with carriers. What exactly are your mobile social networking applications? The second customer is the social networking sites. Intercasting is backed by $17.5M

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Ethan had pointed out to me that merchants were being barraged by “deal site” wanting to drive customers in the door but they didn’t have great tools to manage their customers. And in a world where we increasingly log in to personal web time at late hours or on our mobile phones that’s no longer good enough.

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