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JUNE 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace Music announced this morning that it has hired Dmitry Shapiro , who founded Veoh, as its new Chief Technology Officer. Shapiro will be based in Beverly Hills, and report to MySpace Music President Courtney Holt. Shapiro was founder and CEo of Veoh Networks until its bankruptcy filing in February.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). Why did MySpace lose to Facebook & what can Twitter learn from this?

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace , in a bid to connect with the "real-time" web, said early this morning at the LeWeb conference that it has launched a new, real-time API. Tags: myspace realtime search. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. This Panel will explore issues such as: How can companies best utilize social networking media?

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MAY 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based GumGum has snagged a media agency network executive as an advisor, the firm is announcing today, for its in-image advertising platform. GumGum said it has appointed Carl Fremont, the Global Chief Digital Officer at MEC, which it says is one of the world''s largest media agency networks, to its advisory board.

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

Pasadena-based Central Desktop, a provider of on-demand project management and collaboration software, has rolled out new social networking features on its site. Central Desktop said the idea is to "deepen customer-to-customer" engagement within its platform.

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DECEMBER 26, 2017

Our team has an eye for identifying legacy industries and nascent trends, and creating platforms for innovation. Coinbase, the online platform for buying, selling, transferring, and storing digital currency. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017. in exits.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Los Angeles- and San Francisco-based online gaming service MindJolt , which is run by MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe, has acquired two companies, according to a report today. According to the New York Times, MindJolt has acquired Hallpass Media , an online game portal, and Social Gaming Network , a developer of iPhone and Android games.

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Jason Nazar

JUNE 18, 2009

I wouldn’t bet against MySpace. I know many of their founders and early employees, and one of the co-founders of Intermix (the parent company of MySpace) is an investor. MySpace has lost the battle as the “place for friends”. The following are my 7 Ways on How to Save MySpace. MySpace = Yahoo2.0: MySpace = Yahoo2.0:

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 18, 2008

Last Saturday, I was a panelist at the CalTech - Social Networks event. It is almost universal that there are opportunities around social networking. Generally these are oriented around: Niches & Content Oriented Networks You see all kinds of niche networks coming up. The current huge players (MySpace, Facebook, etc.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

TikTok is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Friendster was a fad, Second Life was a fad, MySpace was a fad, and Facebook suddenly seems old school. When the glass is only.04% 04% full, you should start looking for a new container.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Most recently Mike Jones served as the CEO of Myspace. In this role, Mike oversaw global business strategy and operations for Myspace, Myspace Music, and Myspace Mobile, which included board and strategic roles with Myspace China and Myspace Japan. To inspire and facilitate personal and cultural growth.

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socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2010

Brian McKelvey: We're building a virtual world, which attaches to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and all the social networks. It's built on a gaming platform, and is a way for users to create their own content and portions of that world. How did the firm come about? Finally, what's the big goal for your firm in the next few months?

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JUNE 26, 2012

the startup business effort run by Mike Jones, the former CEO of MySpace, has made its first acquisition, saying this morning that it has acquired Pinpuff , the developer of a platform which measures the influence of Pinterest users, and awards them with perks. Science, Inc. , Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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JULY 7, 2011

With the proliferation of social networks, communications clients and VoIP phone services, users often find they need to use multiple ways--Twitter, Facebook, phone, FAX, and more--to communicate with their contacts. Essentially what VoxOx is, is a service which logs into all of your networks. It works with any device.

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

Los Angeles-based Shopit, which develops a platform to allow users to buy and sell products on social networks, announced support for Ning this morning. Shopit said that it will support Ning, a social networking site, through its support of the OpenSocial API. READ MORE>>

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

(www.science-inc.com), headed by Mike Jones , the former CEO of Myspace. Mike Jones: Coming out of Myspace, I looked at both operational roles and joining a venture fund. You just left MySpace--when did you decide to start Science? We sat down with Mike to better understand Science and what it's trying to do. What is Science?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace. We've also invented and patented a new technology called "MasterKey" that allows people to play our games natively on all relevant social and mobile platforms. Don't bet on any one platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

So my guess is that Tweetup needs to go “multi-stream&# (as in Facebook, MySpace, etc.). I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I talked about the platform moves of Twitter and why it should be expected. TweetPhoto - Real-time photo sharing platform. uh, hello!

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Santa Monica-based Social Project--which was once known as Tagworld--has been acquired by MTV Networks, MTV said Monday. According to MTV Networks, which is a division of Viacom, the acquisition will allow the firm to accelerate its introduction of its Flux social media platform across its portfolio. READ MORE>>

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MARCH 29, 2012

We spoke with Matt and Amanda MacNaughton , the brother and sister team behind PromoJam, to hear more about the company's platform. Amanda MacNaughton: PromoJam is an enterprise, social marketing technology platform. We also have a mobile platform, which integrates with Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. What is PromoJam?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Worlize is a user-created social gaming and chat platform for Facebook and social networks including Twitter, MySpace and OpenSocial. The 2D platform brings together a new world of interactivity for users, including the ability to play and create their own worlds and games.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Userplane said that those sites include MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, Ning, Flux, and Bebo, as well as other social websites using its chat application. The developer of web widgets said that the cross-platform chat is available on any social networking with an open API. Userplane is a subsidiary of AOL. READ MORE>>

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based MySocialNightLife.com (www.mysocialnightlife.com) announced a seed funding round, and its technology platform for the nightclub and bar industry. I connected those two about three years ago--back when MySpace was actually MySpace, and Facebook was Facebook. The idea was born in Vegas.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2010

Despite the criticisms they’ve received, Twitter’s desire to maintain the quality and integrity of the Twitter stream is worthy and will benefit both the platform and all of us as individuals who have poured our time and energy into communication through Twitter. For any platform to succeed it needs to achieve revenue momentum.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

According to the firms, they will create what they call the "most comprehensive" online platform for people looking to find each other on the Web. The firms are planning to roll out a new brand and Web site next year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Snapchat is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Friendster was a fad, Second Life was a fad, MySpace was a fad, and Facebook suddenly seems old school. When the glass is only.04% 04% full, you should start looking for a new container.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Amidst the media frenzy surrounding Facebook’s S1 filing to go public, some people took pause today to reflect on what the IPO could mean for the social networking giant. They’ll tell you Paternot was an entrepreneurial whiz kid who co-founded the very first social network in the 90′s called TheGlobe.com.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Luckily, the LA Tech scene is helping to establish a new post-recession era, evidenced by SGN’s (Social Gaming Network) acquisition of San Diego-based developer Mob Science and their current projection of $50 Million for the year of 2013. The post LA Tech Success | SGN to Assemble ‘All Star Team’ appeared first on TechZulu.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Kurt Daradics ( Facebook , @KurtyD , FriendFeed , MySpace , LinkedIn , Delicious ) (pronounced dare-a-dix) is a great guy to know. I've recently co-founded the first political social network FreedomSpeaks and CitySourced.com a real time mobile civic engagement tool. Any sort of networking that gives more context is a plus in my book.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Most recently Mike Jones served as the CEO of Myspace. 8:30 – 9:30pm – cocktail reception and networking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Spend your time and money on other platforms. For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive. Pick the right platform for your business. If your business is industrial B2B products, social media should be low on your list.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Deena Varshavskaya: Wanelo--from Want-Need-Love-- is a community platform for shopping. We have designed Nick.com, and worked with Disney, MySpace, back in the day, and other big brands. We talked to Deena about her startup and where she's trying to take it. What is Wanelo? How long has the site been running?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2013

SGN is the priemere cross-platform mobile game developer founded by MySpace Co-Founder Chris DeWolfe, delivering highly entertaining and engaging titles to millions of users around the world. This strategic move adds on another 50M users to its network of 300M game installations to date.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. On average the platform is generating 30+% increase in conversions and 15% decrease in cost per lead.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2009

The firm recently relocated its headquarters from Hawaii, and we talked with Rob about why someone might need the service, how it's different from the scores of social networking sites on the web, and what problem it's trying to solve. There are so many social networking sites, how do you define what's relevant? networking.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2013

I became friends with Tom Anderson and I jumped onto MySpace when it first launched. After MySpace was acquired by Fox, I learned that there was a huge market for ad inventory. I left MySpace in 2008 to help MySpace to monetize its inventory better. We serve several billion impressions a day.

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