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OCTOBER 25, 2013

Calabasas-based network testing equipment and software developer Ixia said late Thursday that the firm''s CEO, Vic Alston, has resigned, after the company''s audit committee determined that Alston had mis-stated his academic credentials. ixia network testing hardware equipment resume' Alston had been at Ixia for the last nine years.

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MAY 20, 2009

Two local online advertising businesses--Westlake Village-based ValueClick , and Irvine-based Specific Media --are showing growth in the latest comScore ranking of advertising networks.

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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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JUNE 30, 2016

Chauhan has previously served at Adslot Technologies, OpenX Technologies, Rubicon Project, Move, and Yahoo!, and had founded online ad networks Banner Brokers and ClickAgents. The company said it has named Raj Chauhan as Chief Revenue Officer and Natalie Cariola as Vice President of Sales. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 27, 2012

The two said today that users visiting MSN Money's ticker pages can see conversations about those specific stocks from the StockTwits network. StockTwits is already providing its streams to Bing Finance, Yahoo Finance, CNN Money, TheStreet, and other sites. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Furukawa has previously worked for Yahoo!, The Enthusiast Network, Kelly Blue Book, and Rubicon Project. Venice, California-based ZEFR , the content monetization and protection provider, said this morning that it has named Tom Furukawa as its new Head of Product.

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APRIL 13, 2011

Adconion Media Group , the online advertising network firm which has its North American headquarters in Santa Monica, said today that it has named Bruce Wiseman as Chief Operating Officer for North America. Wiseman was most recently EVP and CFO at Fox Audience Network. Disney, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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JULY 10, 2012

According to a report> Tuesday afternoon from the New York Post, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook , is "eyeing" Kilar for a top job at the social networking firm. The rumor comes only a few days after Hulu said that Kilar had "graciously declined" to be considered for a job as CEO of Yahoo. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2016

According to Csathy, the new company will provide access to talent, expertise, network, resources, and capital in the media and tech-related industry.

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JUNE 21, 2012

A new, Los Angeles startup, Stockr , is looking to connect the world of social networking with stock tips and trades, and recently has emerged in a private beta. StockR looks to compete against Yahoo Finance and social stock discussion services like StockTwits. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2012

Online advertising network Adconion is tapping a Los Angeles technology vet as its Global Chief Technology Officer, the company said Monday. Adconion said that it has appointed Scott Sullivan to the CTO position, recruiting him away from Everbridge Communications, where he was also CTO. Sullivan is also a board member at Graphight.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Costs of product on YouTube content is literally 99% cheaper than traditional TV and; Distribution of content can now go viral and can predictably distributed via social networks. Now the largest network on YouTube according to ComScore. Eventually other networks will emerge. Hello, Yahoo!?! (I I talked to an ex Yahoo!

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The company provides and manages 1,000 electric vehicle charging sites through its EV Connect network. Clients include Yahoo!, EV Connect has a smartphone app to give drivers of electric vehicles real-time access to charging station status. Its also sells a cloud-based software platform that businesses can customize.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

View the Slideshow The technology for online social networks arrived practically hand-in-hand with the Internet. Since the advent of the World Wide Web in the mid-1990s, we’ve seen such networks proliferate, from the Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link (remember The WELL?) In San Diego, this higher order of social networking becomes apparent.

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MARCH 8, 2011

Chauhan comes from the Rubicon Project, and was co-founder of ad networks Banner Brokers and ClickAgents. Pasadena-based OpenX Technologies announced this morning that it has named Raj Chauhan as its General Manager of its Publisher Business. He also has served at Move, Inc.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

The firm said it is looking to tap the talent in the Los Angeles are in the affiliate ad network industry. As part of the new office, the firm said it has hired Jennifer Horwood, who the firm worked previously at another ad network, and Derek Chew, previously at Pricegrabber.com and Yahoo.

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MARCH 20, 2015

Rexter''s software--which runs across mobile platforms, tablets, and PCs--helps consolidate and manage their contacts from across social networking sites and email, and helps users manage those contacts and activities.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Los Angeles-based Lunch.com , the online social media and networking site headed by J.R. The Questions feature is much like Yahoo's questions and answers service, allowing users to ask any question on any topic. Tags: lunch social media networking questions answer reviews. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2012

Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Clearstone Ventures is backing a Bay Area gift card-based, payment network, Openbucks , as part of a Series A funding for Openbucks. According to Openbucks, it has raised $4.8M

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Snapchat, in its launch video, highlighted content from sources such as National Geographic, ABC, Yahoo News, People, the Daily Mail, CNN, the Food Network, and others. Snapchat said the feature is "not social media", but instead helps to determine what''s important based on editors, not what''s most recent or more popular.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Snapchat, in its launch video, highlighted content from sources such as National Geographic, ABC, Yahoo News, People, the Daily Mail, CNN, the Food Network, and others. Snapchat said the feature is "not social media", but instead helps to determine what''s important based on editors, not what''s most recent or more popular.

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JUNE 6, 2011

Los Angeles-based TopSpin Media has inked a deal with Facebook music page application provider RootMusic , to offer up an e-commerce app for musicians on the popular social networking site. According to the two, the deal will allow artists to sell downloads, merchandise, and tickets directly from Facebook.

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DECEMBER 22, 2008

Irvine-based Specific Media, which operates an online advertising network, said Monday that it has hired four for the firm's sales and client relations teams. Benigo joins from Disney Online, Ortiz from Yahoo!, Duncan from Autobytel, and Donner from Yahoo! READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Google said it will open its door to third party advertising networks, allowing the ads in those networks to compete with AdWords advertisers for ad space on publishers. Google said it will be certifying those networks, and will be rolling out the new service over the next few weeks.

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JUNE 30, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Baroda Ventures , the venture capital firm of GeoCities founder David Bohnett , has invested in gay social networking site Fabulis. billion to Yahoo. Baroda Ventures Partner Peter Lee confirmed the investment in the New York company, which was worth $250,000. The deal was first reported by VentureBeat.

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JUNE 14, 2010

As part of the free service, Schultz said it is partnering with Yahoo to offer specific content from the Wall Street Journal, new York Times, USA TODAY, and others as part of a new Starbucks Digital Network effort. Schultz made the announcement at the WIREDs Business Conference Disruptive by Design conference this morning.

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JANUARY 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace said Wednesday afternoon that the firm has launched a new offering which will allow users to link to the site while watching TV. Tags: yahoo intel myspace widget. Intel's Media Processor CE 3100 systems-on-a-chip are being used to connect the TVs to the service. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

New was most recently at Ripple Networks, and also served at Yahoo. Ciocan was also most recently at Ripple Networks, where he was head of its engineering team. Cooper was most recently at CircleUp, and also has served at Webvisible, Apple, MGM Studios and Xerox. RealPractice is headed by Carey Ransom.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Beverly Hills-based Hydra , which operates a cost-per-action (CPA) advertising network, disclosed Tuesday afternoon that the firm is in a partnership with brand monitoring firm BrandVerity. According to Hydra, the deal with BrandVerity will be used to detect unauthorized bidding on branded and select keywords on Google, Yahoo, and Bing.

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MARCH 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking web site MySpace said Tuesday afternoon that it has named three executives for the firm's music community, MySpace Music. Kantrowitz was most recently SVP International Marketing and Content for MySpace; Maghen was CTO at Yahoo! Tags: social content myspace networking music executive.

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JULY 1, 2011

and Yahoo Inc. A report Friday from the Los Angeles Times says that Google is in preliminary talks to buy Los Angeles-based Hulu. According to the LA Times--citing "people familiar with the situtation"--Hulu has also been shopped to Microsoft Corp. 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. McDonagh joins from Prevention Magazine at Rodale, and has also worked at Yahoo!

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JUNE 30, 2010

Starbucks said earlier this month that it will also be rolling out a Starbucks Digital Network, a partnership with Yahoo, which will offer premium content from newspapers and others to users of its Wi-Fi services; the firm said that part of the Wi-Fi service will not roll out until later this fall. for a daily pass--via AT&T.

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JULY 11, 2012

What does social networking have to do with the stock market? The two things that are mostly lacking from people's investment experience are the lack of a wide network of people to refine investment ideas with, and the best available content about companies they are considering investing in. What is Stockr all about?

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Los Angeles-based DailyStrength, an online health-related social networking site, has been acquired by HSW International, Inc., Hirsch was an early employee at Yahoo, and also served as a Vice President at Facebook. a developer of Internet businesses. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>

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MARCH 2, 2011

John Ellis, the CEO and co-founder of the firm, is the former COO and CMO of NextMedium, was a VP at ValueClick, and has also served at Fastclick, Yahoo/Overture, and Earthlink, among other firms. John Ellis: PurePhoto is a social commerce network, for buying, sharing, and selling original photographic art.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and Groupon with discounts for group purchasing.

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