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ReachLocal Expands in Amsterdam

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Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , the provider of services to help small and medium sized businesses advertise online, said Thursday that it has opened up a new office in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ReachLocal said it now has over 800 consultants in North America, Australia and Europe serving over 18,000 advertisers. READ MORE>>.

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ReachLocal Appoints Chief Product Officer

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Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal has set a new, Chief Product Officer, the firm announced this morning. The provider of services to help small businesses place Internet advertising said it named Kris Barton to the position. Barton was previously at Nero, where he was Chief Operating Officer. READ MORE>>.

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Bizzy Updates Apps, Turns To Guides

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Bizzy , the social recommendations website and mobile apps owned by Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal, has updated its iPhone app this week. The new iOS 5 compatible app adds "Guides", users who are specifically being features for their use of the service and knowledge of food, as well as new sharing features. READ MORE>>.

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PurePhoto Buys PhotographyMentor.com, Launches Photo Site

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Westlake Village-based PurePhoto.com , a new startup headed by former NextMedium COO John Ellis, and whose exec team includes prior executives from ReachLocal, ValueClick, and YellowPages.com, said Tuesday that it has acquired the assets of Los Angeles-based PhotographyMentor , an online photography education and social networking site.

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LAVA Honors Richard Riordan, Local Technology Firms

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In the Best venture funding in software/services, Edgecast , the content delivery network (CDN) provider, was the winner, with finalists including Eucalyptus Systems , Factual , and SV Network. Other IPO finalists were RealD , ReachLocal , and Inphi. Other finalists were Clicker.com , Truecar , and Zumbox.

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Study: $48 Billion In Value Created Over 15 Years In SoCal IT VC-Backed Firms

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The study found that the greatest values for Southern California venture-backed firms were created by companies operating in Online Services (51%), followed by Communications and Networking (15%), Software (10%) and Semiconductors (9%). Funk then focused the analysis on the 731 documented exits for the period 1995-2009. IPO in 1996).

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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Great companies like BeachMint that are growing at a rapid clip have to dig deep into their networks to meet hiring needs. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services. Zorik Gordon built & IPO’s ReachLocal. Let’s be honest – we’re not Silicon Valley.