socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2014

Venice-based Snapchat has plans to add news articles, advertisements, TV, and movie clips to the service, according to reports this week, in a new service called Snapchat Discovery. snapchat news advertising photo messaging disappearing social' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2017

As more and more revelations of abuse of advertising systems at Google and Facebook by Kremlin-linked advertisers continue to surface--Venice, California-based Snapchat has managed to keep itself free of "fake news" using a secret weapon: humans. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2022

A new, free-streaming service, SPORTS.TV, has been launched by Allen Media Group, which said today its new app-based consumer video streaming service is free, and aggregates sports, news, movies, documentaries, and entertainment networks, as well as local broadcast television stations.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

CEO Evan Spiegel blames social media --implying, indirectly, Facebook--for the phenomenon of "fake news", saying that personalized newsfeeds have revolutionized the way people share and consume content but at a "huge cost to facts, our minds and the entire media industry."

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2022

The buy now, pay later service Affirm has just landed a new partnership with popular payments company Stripe. Just this month, the payment network deepened a partnership with WooCommerce (and the ecommerce service's 3.7 How the Service Works. Want to keep up to date with the latest tech news? In early 2022, 55.8%

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Selz, run by a team of around 50 in Sydney, Australia, bills itself as a one-stop-shop for small businesses to start selling products and services online. As we mentioned above, Amazon used to operate a similar service to Selz with its Webstore platform. Service Sales. Find out more – Best Ecommerce Website Builders 2021.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The first rule for raising money is to do it on good news – right when sales are increasing at an increasing rate. Unfortunately, the longer you wait without significant upward news, the harder it is to get attention. Or when a major customer signs a significant deal.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Los Angeles-based video streaming app and video distribution service Frequency , which is led by Blair Harrison, said today that it has inked a video news deal with millenial-focused video news service Newsy. Financial details of the content licensing deal were not disclosed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

With the power of the Internet, and the impact of the recent pandemic , the world of business services, such as accounting and marketing, have gone more and more remote. Yet the value of real relationships, as with consumer customers, has become critical to your business services growth and success.

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socalTECH

MAY 3, 2017

Los Angeles-based streaming television provider Hulu has officially launched its new, live TV streaming service into beta, saying it will offer up more than 50 sports, news, entertainment, and kids' channels for $39.99

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

We often get asked--how do we pay for our news coverage and our publishing efforts? How can you make sure you continue to get news on Southern California's technology industry? That's simple -- it's a combination of our sponsors and YOU. By becoming a member of socaltech! We are relying on YOU! Join today at [link] READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2012

Dmitry Shapiro , the former founder and CEO of Veoh, and later head of MySpace Music and Facebook alternative Altly, said Thursday that he has launched Uberpaper , a new, online news reading service to help people read and navigate news.

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socalTECH

JULY 5, 2011

San Diego-based StockTwits , the stock-oriented, social messaging site run by Howard Lindzon, said this morning that it has launched a new, social news ranking feature on the service. The new feature is available on news stories listed by ticker symbol. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based AllSay , a new startup which is developing personalized news and opinion sharing apps, said today that it has launched a beta of its new app and service, which both helps provided personalized news items to users--as well as let them vote and express their opinions on local issues. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

on the surge of traffic received by the company after it was announced that it is being acquired by genealogy service MyHeritage. Geni explained that the downtime did not result in any lost data, and attributed the unwanted downtime as a result of a "great increase in traffic" from people eager to check out the service after the announcement.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The US Postal Service has just launched a delivery service for you. The new service officially launched on Tuesday, with over 800 Texas locations already in operation and a deadline to be active in all 50 states by the end of September — right in time for the holiday shipping rush. You're in luck.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2010

San Diego-based Slacker , the online personalized radio service backed by Mission Ventures, Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds, said Thursday that it is adding ABC News to its Slacker personal radio service. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2018

In a move which seems to aim at keeping high definition televisions relevant in the era of online streaming, Irvine-based Vizio announced its very own video streaming service on Wednesday, powered by LA's Pluto TV.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2017

said Tuesday that it has launched its very own financial information service focused on initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrency. Science said the new service will be offered up in real time through Slack, Messenger, and Telegram. The new startup is being led by founder and CEO Shaun Newsum. Science Inc.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Westlake Village-based Zumbox , a startup developing a service to help companies sent electronic notices based on physical, postal addresses, reported today that it has signed on Mother Earth News as a customer. Tags: zumbox postal mail marketing mother earth news. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

That appears to be the story (again) today, after news that Ziff Davis , the publisher owned by Los Angeles-based J2 Global , has acquired IGN. Those numbers--and the story--seems to be almost an exact repeat of the story behind MySpace , which--also in 2005, in July--was acquired by News Corp. Does this sound familiar? Well, could be.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based Ebyline , the online marketplace which connects publishers with freelance journalists, has rolled out a new offering today, which it says can help publishers produce their own, custom news feeds. The service, called Ebyline News Desk, allows publishers to create their own, custom feeds of original content.

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socalTECH

MAY 4, 2016

Los Angeles-based Hulu confirmed today at its Upfront event in New York that it indeed is planning to roll out a live, TV streaming service next year. Hulu has not yet announced pricing on the yet-to-be-launched service, or provided other details. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy news pertaining to startups and venture capital. Postmates, the popular food delivery service, raised another $225 million at a valuation of $2.4 Online personal shopping service Lookiero gets $19M.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2010

FMG operates the Jamba, Jamster, Mobizzo, iLove, and Bitbop consumer services. The firms said that Allen & Company advised News Corp. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jesta said Fox Mobile Group will become part of Jesta Mobile Holdings. on the sale.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The product development team behind Yahoo's news site, Yahoo News , has reportedly been moved to Taiwan , AllThingsD reported this morning. The move is the second one for product development at Yahoo News, which was previously located at Yahoo's media operations in Santa Monica. Yahoo's editorial team remains in Santa Monica.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

TikTok , the fast-growing user-generated video app from China’s Bytedance, has been building a new music streaming service to compete against the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. And today it’s announcing a deal that helps pave the way for a global launch of it.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2012

Social entertainment site Myspace , which is now owned by Irvine-based Specific Media, is making a big push this week at CES, and launched a new, social TV service with Panasonic Monday. The service--which takes advantage of Myspace's library of music videos and songs--runs on Panasonic's VIERA Connect enabled HDTVs.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 9, 2019

But surprise news this week regarding Zolgensma, the recently approved spinal muscular atrophy treatment , cast a cloud over its progress. Gene therapy has become one of the hottest fields in biomedicine, with two treatments approved in the US already and several more on the way.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Apple’s pivot to services has been a mixed bag, and the company is looking to expand the appeal of its Apple News service to a wider swath of free and paid subscribers. This week, the company rolled out a local newsletter in the San Francisco Bay Area, bringing bundled local news curated by the Apple team.

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the developer of user-friendly, wireless home music systems, is continuing to build out its list of supported, Internet radio and music streaming services. Personal Radio and Stitcher SmartRadio to the list of services supported by its site. The two services are free. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2020

This temporary pause will help position us to deliver on that, and we will be announcing some exciting news on that front in the very near future.” . “To be clear, we strongly believe that micromobility in general, and Wheels in particular, is in a unique position to help our communities get through the current challenges.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 10, 2022

Announced last November, news of the deal was somehow lost amongst the Black Friday deals and holiday insanity with few, if any, news outlets covering the acquisition. For one, Veeqo is an ecommerce service company that provides tools to sellers, not only on Amazon, but on other platforms like Walmart, eBay, Etsy, and Shopify. .

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socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2020

Irvine-based television manufacturer VIZIO said today that it is launching 30 new, free linear TV channels as part of its free SmartCast TV streaming service. The company said the new, ad-supported TV services are seeing a 59 percent increase in viewin gsessions over the last three weeks of March. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 3, 2022

Get the latest news delivered to your inbox — whether you're at home or in the office. Even if it takes off, given how slow new tech adaptation tends to happen, we can safely assume we'll still be using plenty of Square hardware like its familar white dongle for years to come. Sign up to the Tech.co newsletter.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Los Angeles-based GameFly.com , an online video game rental service, said Wednesday that it has acquired Shacknews.com , a news site focused on video game information. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to GameFly, the deal also included a videogames related download site, FileShack.com.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2011

Los Angeles-based SendLove.to , a new startup headed by Chris Lyman and Corey Brundage, debuted today, saying it will provide a "people-polling" platform which will allow users to rate and share their opinion on people in the news. Lyman and Brundage were most recently at Fonality. As part of the launch, SendLove.to

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