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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Guardian News & Media , the firm behind web publisher ContentNext , is in discussions with potential buyers about a possible sale, according to a report from the firm's own site, paidContent. paidContent said that Guardian is working with Coady Diemar Partners on a possible sale. Names of potential buyers were not discussed.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

The venture investors in San Diego-based sports website firm Active Network are looking to take some dollars off the table, via an offering from Active, according to an S-1 filed by the company Friday. The sales come around 9 months after Active Networks May 2011 IPO. In the filing, Active said it is planning to sell 1.5

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Most start-up entrepreneurs have little or no sales experience. But through nearly a decade of startups I learned that sales comes down to three essential elements: 1. The real test of sales and the topic of my post is “why buy now.” It’s what kills most sales cycles including raising venture capital. I know I didn’t.

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Southern California Edison Blog

MAY 15, 2020

Users trying to stream video originating from a low latency network are likely to become frustrated as the media becomes slow to load and its quality becomes choppy. Media and content creation businesses expanding their services to meet future content needs require a network that can support growing media content demands.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based Oversee.net , which operates a network of businesses focused on domain name monetization and advertising, said today that it has linked with NameMedia , a developer and marketer of premium domain names. AfternicDLS runs a domain name resale business, through Afternic.com, BuyDomains.com, and a number of other sites.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

San Diego-based Active Network , which operates a network of sports and community registration sites and offers up other related software products, said today along with school photography firm Lifetouch National School Studios Inc. that they have teamed up to create online stores for school yearbook sales. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2010

Hollywood-based BUZZMEDIA , the parent company of Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, and a network of other sites, is in the midst of expansion, saying this week that it has hired on four new additions to the firm's advertising team. Tags: buzznet buzzmedia executive sales. 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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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). From time to time, include customers and sales members in ideation sessions. Ongoing coaching from the top is essential to maintain the attitude and spirit.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project said this morning that it has raised $18M in additional funding, and acquired the Fox Audience Network (FAN) from New Corporation. In further details on the FAN deal, Addante also said that it has not acquired the advertising sales team at FAN, saying that it "is not, and will not be, an ad network."

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Los Angeles-based Tibesti is launching a new social shopping site this morning, targeted at allowing users to recommend products to others, and to share in revenues from product purchases from those recommendations. Tibesti said that its new site will combine social networking with products, along with featuring product reviews from experts.

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JULY 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands is continuing to buy up small, vertically focused web sites to add to its various consumer focused content networks, saying Wednesday that it has acquired three websites. Tags: domain site acquisition merger brands internet. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Our profile this morning is with Network Automation , a Los Angeles company competing in the IT automation market. Southern California--despite the lack of huge, name brand firms-- has a significant number of enterprise software companies, of which Network Automation is just one. You are self funded too, we recall.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). From time to time, include customers and sales members in ideation sessions. Ongoing coaching from the top is essential to maintain the attitude and spirit.

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Tech.Co

MAY 26, 2020

Amazon used its popular affiliate program to spur additional growth, getting reviewers and publishing sites – including us here at Tech.co – to link to Amazon in exchange for a small payout whenever a reader bought something by following that link. Suddenly, every other affiliate program and network out there is looking more attractive.

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AUGUST 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based YouTube network Maker Studios has agreed to buy Blip , according to reports today. Blip operates an online, video site focused on webseries. News of the sale first came via AllthingsD. News of the sale first came via AllthingsD. bliptv blip acquisition merger content network youtube studios maker'

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has hired a new executive to head up the firm's advertising sales, the firm disclosed Tuesday. Demand Media has appointed George Stewart as the company's Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales, heading up sales for all of the company's sales channels. READ MORE>>

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Mov, launched just a few weeks ago, is more than a rebranded eBay or NBA auction site. With each sale, 70% of money raised goes toward a cause of the athlete’s choice. He landed on the network of athletes that he and his brother know well — and the fact that a not-so-tiny NBA rule change had recently passed.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

Full-service Pinterest marketing and technology startup – HelloSociety recently announced it had driven $30 million in additional sales revenue for its over 350 brand clientele through Pinterest. million new users and 22 million unique page views to its clients’ sites as a result of its effective campaign execution. million followers.

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JULY 19, 2012

Los Angeles investor Baroda Ventures , the venture capital arm of David Bohnett, has re-upped on online fashion and e-commerce site Fab.com , in a big, $105M third round of funding for that site. Baroda has been an investor in Fab since its seed funding back in June of 2010. Bohnett is the founder of Geocities.com. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Nimble develops software which allows professionals to track their relationships, last contacts, contact history, and more across email, social networking sites, phone, and much more. contact track sales management relationship customer nonprofit pricing nimble' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2013

Santa Monica-based content delivery network operator EdgeCast Networks and TeliaSonera said today that they are in a partnership, which will offer up site acceleration and CDN products to TeliaSonera''s customer base. edgecast teliasonera content delivery network nordic telecom' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

Los Angeles-based online coupon site Savings.com has made a major expansion today, into the grocery coupon and shopping market. According to the company, it has launched a new app called Favado , which provides grocery coupon information, sales information, and printable grocery coupons to consumers. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 1, 2016

Woodland Hills-based United Online has sold its StayFriends social networking site, to German company Stroer Content Group GmbH , the company said Thursday afternoon. United Online said it will receive 16.0 million euros ($18.3M US) for StayFriends. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Santa Monica-based EdgeCast Networks , the content delivery network (CDN) provider headed by Alex Kazerani, said today that it doubled its annual revenues and headcount in 2011, over its 2010 numbers. EdgeCast said it added more than a thousand customers in 2011, including such sites as DailyMotion, Imgur, and posterous.

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MARCH 3, 2015

However, that process really hasn''t taken advantage of today''s mobile, always-connected, socially networked world. It''s meant to help moms get stuff done quickly, by leveraging their network. I ran operations, strategy, sales, and technology for the online division of Warner Bros. Why did you start the company?

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APRIL 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based movie site Fandango is expanding its rollout of mobile ticketing, saying this morning that it has added more than 1,400 additional screens across the country to its paperless mobile ticket program. Fandango said that it has added 1,300 Cinemark screens and 100 Regency Theatre screens to its network. READ MORE>>.

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Frank Addante

MAY 9, 2012

Would you ever go to your sales team and say? I started one of the first ad servers and ad networks 12 years ago. Enterprise software is a completely different world when it comes to sales. Not at all, a direct sales force is the most expensive channel to take a product to market. It’s just like hiring a new sales rep.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

Here are a few specifics on how to be part of the solution, without the costs, rather than part of the problem: Put a personal face and address on your site; don’t hide behind an “info” email address. Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks.

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MAY 4, 2016

The sale of United Online came after a long and tortuous path, where United Online spun off flower delivery firm FTD , sold its Classmates unit, and its StayFriends social networking site, and battled both with B. Riley and Activision Howard Marks over the company's management and strategic plans.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

One Kings Lane , the online, home furnishings flash sales site which splits its operations between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York, said today that it has snagged former Zappos.com CTO Arun Rajan as its new Chief Technology Officer. Rajan will be at the company''s San Francisco offices. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2013

Fab.com is an online fashion and flash sales site, which has a huge following both here in the U.S. Baroda had been a seed investor way back when Fab was known as Fabulis, and was focused on creating a social network for the gay community. and oversease.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Los Angeles-based mEgo , the online avatar creation site, has raised $915,116 out of an ongoing $2.5M The filing indicates the round had a first sale on February 17th. mEgo allows users to create their own online avatars, used for social networking websites. The filing indicates the round had a first sale on February 17th.

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JULY 26, 2011

Los Angeles-based Baroda Ventures , the venture capital investment firm of GeoCities founder David Bohnett, has re-upped its investment in fashion site Fab.com. Fab was previously Fabulis, a gay social networking site; the firm has since refocused into a daily deals and flash sales site. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Loria was most recently running his own consulting firm, Third Millennium, and also has serve as SVP of Sales at Viacom, where he handled ad sales for MTV Networks. Loria also has been at Turner Broadcasting, Massive, Joost, and TidalTV.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Irvine-based Local.com , which operatea a network of local business directory and marketing sites, said today that it has named Bob Iguchi as Vice President of Operations at the company.

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MAY 28, 2013

The way it works, is you go to our site, find the product through either search, a dropdown menu, or filters, and you can find the products you want. Once you put your offer in, you enter your credit card, and you commit to the sale. We take a commission on the sale, and everybody is happy. How does the matching process work?

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