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Interview with Ian Swanson, Sometrics

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I worked at Userplane, building social applications for sites like MySpace. We also just recently launched a standard API, which allows any social networking site to use our analytics code. The platforms will be using it to serve ads into their ecosystem, essentially allowing their ad sales teams to sell into their impressions.

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Interview with Sometrics, Ian Swanson

socalTECH

I worked at Userplane, building social applications for sites like MySpace. We also just recently launched a standard API, which allows any social networking site to use our analytics code. The platforms will be using it to serve ads into their ecosystem, essentially allowing their ad sales teams to sell into their impressions.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Judges Include Mike Jones, CallFire, Idealab, Tech Coast Angels, Coloft

Tech Zulu Event

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. 8:30 – 9:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. He is a recognized leader in the Voice 2.0 RSVP: AGENDA.

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Interview with Jerome Chang, BlankSpaces

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The existing space on Wilshire is heavily used by meetups, business networking groups, as well as local startups, and we thought we'd talk with Jerome to better understand what the whole idea is behind the space and coworking. Mike's latest claim to fame was selling Userplane to AOL. --is the brainchild of architect Jerome Chang.

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