Xconomy

JANUARY 23, 2018

Facebook expanded its mea culpa on Monday for failing to prevent “bad actors” such as Russian entities from using the social media platform to distort democratic processes—notably the U.S. presidential election in 2016.

Social Media 67

Social Media Blogging News Advertising 67

Xconomy

APRIL 18, 2018

As publicity-shy Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before both houses of Congress last week amid an avalanche of criticism about the dearth of user privacy on the world’s biggest social media network, it became crystal clear that the entire social media industry has entered a new and perilous phase.

Social Media 49

Social Media Services Media Platform 49

Xconomy

JANUARY 24, 2017

If you do a Google search for AAPL, the stock ticker for Apple, the top search results are typically Yahoo Finance, Twitter, Google Finance—and StockTwits, a social media communications platform for Wall Street traders and active retail investors.

Social Media 28

Social Media San Diego Yahoo Google 28

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

He was also the founder of Wallstrip, which he sold to CBS back in 2007, is an investor in a significant number of web and social media companies. Howard is based in San Diego, and spoke to us about StockTwits. So, we built our own, new and improved version of a microblogging platform.

Ideas 248

Ideas Web Startup Content 248

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2017

News is constantly streaming out these days about the role of Facebook, Twitter, and Google in the 2016 presidential election; most disturbing to the public is the apparent use of social media, search, and video channels by Russian operatives seeking to influence U.S. But was anything they did against the law? Lawyers for the big.

Social Media 49

Social Media News Google Media 49

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

ScoreStream, a five-year-old startup that created a social media platform for crowd-sourcing local sports scores, has raised $3.7 million in a Series A round that includes Intel Capital as an investor.

Avalon 56

Avalon Invest Social Media Media 56

Xconomy

AUGUST 14, 2018

Together, the two companies plan to offer a standardized platform where all participants in the transportation ecosystem—including Ford’s rival automakers—can build services, from their own ride-hailing apps to entertainment channels for passengers marking time in self-driving.

Mobile 75

Mobile Cloud Computing Commerce Entertainment 75

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

What we''re doing, is curating the most popular interests, brands, and entertainers, which comprise the interest in the social web, and putting in on one platform. Fortunately, in San Diego, we''re able to attract some really good people to work on this. We all have likes and interests. That''s the marketing side.

Mobile 159

Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

I actually started my web site, CheapCheapCheap, while I was in college. We're going to be expanding south into San Diego, into the Inland Empire, and also to Los Angeles, where we have a home edge, rather than to towns outside of California, where we don't understand the demographics and landscape yet.

Orange County 170

Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Zong is obviously doing something right since they are now the preferred mobile payment platform for Facebook’s mobile credit offering but will compete against some serious guns – Boku has raised nearly $40 million from Benchmark, Index, DAG and Khosla Ventures – the A list of who’s who VCs. 15mm in Series A.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Streaming media. Social media. Social networking. Social games. The San Diego-based company is one of 53 California companies ranked on the Fortune 500, 22 of which are SoCal companies. Web Design Software. Web Hosting Software. Publisher Platform (P3). Streaming video.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Team Rubicon unites the unique skills America’s returning veterans offer with the expertise of medical professionals; all while interactively engaging donors through social media. a perks platform for small and medium sized businesses. Laura Brashier – Founder of 2date4love. Joey Flores – Co-Founder and CEO of Earbits.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. Each of these companies exited for more than $500 million and several north of $1 billion. In Washington DC you have government & defense. And of course you have Hollywood.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313