socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

The Associated Press has reported traffic information for the firm's mobile service, the AP Mobile News Network, saying that it received more than 16 million page view for the month of August, with 948 news organizations providing content to the mobile offering.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 17, 2019

Both Quibi and Ficto see short form as a way to break through with a new kind of storytelling built for mobile media first. Alongside the series sourced from Ficto’s online “ Million for Million campaign “, which will reward $1 million to the first producer of an episode that reaches 1 million unique views on the site.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

When it comes to disrupting an industry, Raken founder and CEO Kyle Slager says it would be hard to find a sector that is more resistant to spending money on new technologies than the construction business. As Slager puts it, even bankers and insurers spend more on technology as a percentage of revenue than building contractors.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2013

According to a report this morning, multiple lawsuits are now in motion from Fisker''s vendors, over unpaid bills, including one by its web site and mobile designer. Irvine-based Fisker Automotive has yet to file for bankruptcy, but its vendors appear to be getting in line for any liquidation of the firm.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2011

Los Angeles-based online publisher Break Media is reporting this morning that it is seeing a shift towards mobile access on the company's various websites. According to Break, twenty two percent of its video views are now happening on mobile or other consumer entertainment devices. million downloads. million downloads.

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Mobile Media Break.com Entertainment 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2021

It works best through effective use of social media, mobile apps, societal initiatives, becoming an influencer, and providing a modern easily-found web site with credible customer-focused content. According to relevant reports , 93 percent of online experiences start with a search engine. That trend is growing every day.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2014

Agoura Hills-based TouchCommerce , which provides Internet and mobile chat technology and services which helps to engage customers browsing e-commerce sites, reported today that it has signed up Total Gym Fitness as a customer for its new mobile products. touchcommerce total mobile chat browsing ecommerce'

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Agoura Hills Agoura Mobile Commerce 153

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2019

Woo was most recently Head of Product at Whalerock Industries, where Evite said he had been leading the product team that launched the Kardashian/Jenner family native apps and sites across iOS and Android. Evite said Woo has nearly 20 years of experience in conceiving, designing and launching mobile apps and websites for the largest brands.

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socalTECH

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.

Report 171

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

is a subsidiary of Chinese company Cheetah Mobile. The news comes shortly after Bytedance (Beijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd) also announced it had acquired another Los Angeles, social app developer, Musical.ly, in a deal reported to be worth as much as $1 billion. Bytedance also bought LA's Flipagram earlier this year.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2016

Irvine-based research firm MFour Mobile Research says that the Pokemon Go phenomenon has now resulted in the new, augmented reality game passing up Twitter in installations on smartphones.

Research 100

Research Report Mobile Sites 100

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2012

Looking to become the next Instagram--but for video, instead--Los Angeles-based Viddy has just added $30M in funding to its warchest, confirming today reports that it has scored a huge new funding for the mobile video sharing site. The round comes only four months after the firm close a $6M, Series A funding in February.

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2014

Santa Moica-based matchmaking site eHarmony said today that it has hit a record breaking number of subscribers, thanks to the return of founder Dr. Neil Clark Warren two years ago. eHarmony did not report on the exact number of subscribers using the service now. eharmony matchmaking dating mobile relationship marriage'

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eHarmony Mobile Report Sites 159

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2014

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing site and service Fandango said late Tuesday that it has launched a new app, this time on Amazon''s new Fire Phone. The app--like the company''s other mobile apps--offers up movie discovery and movie ticketing. READ MORE>>. fandango amazon fire phone movie ticketing content hollywood theater tickets'

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Fandango Hollywood Mobile Content 138

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based digital rodering systems developer Tillster , which is led by Perse Faily, reported a win in Thailand with Pizza Hut Thailand. Tillster had previously launched a online ordering site for Pizza Hut Canada. service quick online tablet mobile ordering restaurant international pizza tillster' READ MORE>>.

Mobile 153

Mobile Los Angeles Platform Report 153

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the Idealab startup working on mobile loyalty applications, reported this morning that it is in a joint partnership with KDA Group , a local marketing agency, and mobile-local ad network xAd. Financial details of the joint partnership deal were not announced by the companies.

Networking 154

Networking Marketing Idealab Pasadena 154

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

It has now added to the list of partners local news service Patch and ProPublica, including its Local Reporting Network partners and its collaborative journalism project Electionland. Meanwhile, the ProPublica Local Reporting Network funds and jointly publishes year-long investigative projects with 23 local news organizations across the U.S.

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2012

Los Angeles-based movie site Fandango reports that it hit another ticketing record this weekend, after the debut of The Avengers. Fandango said it was selling as many as 68,000 Avenger tickets per hour during its peak sales times, with record setting mobile purchases, as well. READ MORE>>.

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Fandango Mobile Sales Sites 124

socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace reported Tuesday that the firm is now the top, social application on the Android platform, and is the third most popular downloaded application overall on the Android Market. MySpace trails T-Mobile's account information app and The Weather Channel's app in the store. READ MORE>>.

Marketing 180

Marketing Social Network Google Mobile 180

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? How concerned are we about design for mobile? Native mobile apps? What about reporting and moderation? Does it need to playback on mobile devices? Reporting - What needs to be reported?

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

Irvine-based Kurion , the developer of nuclear cleanup technology, reported another win over the weekend at Fukushima Daiichi. Kurion''s mobile system will be used to help remove strontium from hundreds of on-site tanks with contaminated water. Financial impact of the win was not announced. READ MORE>>.

Outsource Development 138

Outsource Development Mobile Report Sites 138

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? How concerned are we about design for mobile? Native mobile apps? What about reporting and moderation? Does it need to playback on mobile devices? Reporting - What needs to be reported?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2013

San Diego-based Qualcomm has acquired Orb Networks , a developer of media streaming hardware for a range of mobile devices. Orb said in a post on its site that its technology had been acquired by "one of the large strategic partners" it has been working with. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

Networking 138

Networking San Diego Acquisition Media 138

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%

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2014

According to the author, 60% of Facebook’s revenue comes from mobile ads, double that of the prior year. As Facebook''s mobile ad revenue attests, marketers are stepping up their "phone based" spending. There’s a fundamental difference between the behavior of someone utilizing a mobile device and someone sitting at a desktop computer.

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Company Companies Mobile Advertising 200

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Selectable Media, which is based in New York, lets users opt into branded video advertising in exchange for free access to content on web and mobile apps. READ MORE>>.

Avalon 147

Avalon Media San Diego Advertising 147

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Even the homework is easier, with free access to more opportunity details and competitor data on your mobile device from anywhere in the world.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media News 104

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

And apparently, that’s what mobile applications do better – just ask the fast-growing number of app users. This is the consequence of the switch from desktop and laptops to mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Of that smartphone internet time, mobile apps take up 86% of usage and only 14% access time via the mobile web.

Mobile 40

Mobile Social Media Google Software Review 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Fandango , the online and mobile movie ticketing provider based in Los Angeles, has hired former Disney Online executive Paul Yanover as President, the company said today. Fandango said Yanoger reports to Nick Lehman at NBCUniversal Entertainment Network, which owns Fandango.

Fandango 145

Fandango Entertainment Media Mobile 145

socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2011

Long Beach-based interactive applications developer Cie Studios , the developer of the Facebook game Car Town, reported this week that it has launched a new website and online experience for tire brand Nitto Tire. Cie Studios said the mobile-optimized site includes ways for customers to engage with the brand on Facebook and Twitter.

Long Beach 145

Long Beach Mobile Report Sites 145

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Bizzy , the social recommendations site owned by Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , reported today that it has connected its mobile apps directly with the popular Foursquare check in service. ReachLocal launched its social business recommendation site in November of last year. READ MORE>>.

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Woodland Hills ReachLocal Tips Sites 145

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mail.com Media Corporation (MMC), which operates the Mail.com email service and portal, as well as its own network of content-focused web sites, said today that it has acquired BGR.com , a mobile/gadget review and news site. BGR was formerly known as the Boy Genius Report. READ MORE>>.

Blogging 133

Blogging Content News Sites 133

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

We caught up with founder Evan Britton about how his company has created the top site in the Internet niche of celebrity birthdays, and how that intense focus on a single niche--and user experience- has paid off for the company in terms of user engagement and growth. That was the genesis of the site. It was discouraging.

Google 236

Google Sites Startup Web 236

Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2020

With a community forum, along with its aims to offer easily accessible and readable annual reports (you can view reports for 2017, 2018 and 2019 on its site), Monzo champions transparency. Monzo has a distinct tone of voice too – in fact, its tone of voice document is readily available on its site. million users.

Summary 113

Summary Startup Report Sites 113

TechEmpower

JULY 2, 2013

The results web site has been improved with test-type and hardware-type navigation, allowing you to share links to a specific results chart, such as Round 6, Fortunes on EC2. The wrk benchmark tool reports a peak of approximately 95 megabytes per second transfer rate with pipelining and 35 megabytes per second without. We are hiring.

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Framework Software Review Technical Review EC2 521

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Even the homework is easier, with free access to more opportunity details and competitor data on your mobile device from anywhere in the world.

Tips 161

Tips Startup Social Media News 161

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

The apparent security lapse happened late-Friday before the app went offline “due to site maintenance” a few hours later. The first customer reported that the “lock and unlock” and the engine “start and stop” features did not work on his app, somewhat limiting the impact of the security lapse.

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