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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Venice, California-based messaging app developer Snapchat is planning to roll out its first advertising effort soon, according to CEO Evan Spiegel, who said this week at the Vanity Fair New Establishment summit. The new ads apparently will first appear around the companies "Stories" product. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2016

Yesterday I wrote a primer on how to use Snapchat for my peer group of “over 30” people who don’t yet “get” Snapchat. Today I want to talk briefly about why I believe Snapchat is an important media company. Snapchat is performing off the hook on all fronts.

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MAY 8, 2014

The FTC charges came out both the agency''s dis-satisfaction with the way Snapchat represented how difficult it was to pull screenshots and video from the app, as well as the widely publicized security breach where hackers pulled 4.6 million Snapchat usernames and phone numbers from the service. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2017

A report, published over the weekend by TechCrunch, calls Snapchat Spectacles a failure , pointing out only 0.08% of Snapchat's users have purchased the camera sunglasses. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Looking to buy one of Snapchat's new high tech Spectacles ? The new product, from Snapchat parent Snap Inc., is only available what Snap is calling the "Snapbot", a vending machine which moves from place to place selling its Snapchat specific, wirelessly enabled camera. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

A report, published by eMarketer on Tuesday, says that Venice, California-based Snapchat will earn an estimated $1 billion in ad revenues next year. The report predicted that Snapchat will represent 2 percent of social network ad dollars in the US next year. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Venice-based Snapchat 's newest product--Snap-recording sunglasses--is the result of the work of another, Los Angeles startup--Vergence Labs--which was quietly acquired by Snapchat back in 2014. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2017

the parent firm of Snapchat , has reportedly set up a new, secret location in Lehi, Utah, according to a report this week. out of Brigham Young University, and sold that to Snap for the basis of its Scancodes product. Venice, California-based Snap, Inc. , The report says that the new lab is being headed up by former Scan.me

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Tech.Co

JULY 31, 2017

Being intentionally productive is something we all strive for, but often fail to achieve. Shift to Snapchat-Styled Videos. Michael Litt recently shared how her B2B company decided to use Snapchat-style videos to engage with both her team and their customers. Routine work is the worst enemy of productivity.

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MARCH 17, 2016

Venice-based Snapchat has named Tom Conrad, the former CTO of Pandora, as its new VP of Product, the company disclosed on Wednesday. Conrad--who is based in the Bay Area--was CTO at Pandora between 2004 and 2014. He also served at Kenamea, Pets.com, Documentum/Relevance, Berkeley Systems, and Apple Computer. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Venice-based Snapchat said over the weekend that it has renamed itself to Snap Inc. , According to a post by Evan Spiegel, the company decided to drop the "chat" portion of its name so that it can expand on the number of different products that it is developing. for the Wall Street crowd :)". for the Wall Street crowd :)".

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MARCH 21, 2017

The Snapchat analytics software developed by Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a startup producing online content for brands, has been acquired by social media management firm Hootsuite. Hootsuite said that members of the Naritiv product team will join Hootsuite as part of a new Los Angeles office. The announcement was made on Tuesday.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2017

the parent company of Snapchat , has been sued in a patent infringement suit, by a company called Vaporstream. Snap Inc), and cites a number of patents which were granted to Vaporstream in July of 2005 for Vaporstream's secure messaging products. Venice, California-based Snap, Inc. ,

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Snapchat reportedly preparing for $25 billion initial public offering, Reaction Commerce raises $2.7 million, Rubicon Project hires Google executive as chief product officer, and more.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2016

In 2016 I finally cracked SnapChat with the launch of Discovery. It’s hard to be discovered on SnapChat right now so I occasionally tweet my SnapChat add handle: https://www.snapchat.com/add/msuster. So this dude on Twitter says that I’m “trying to hard” because I’m using SnapChat in a new way.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

and A&E Networks jointly announced a content production partnership Friday that will include the development of the first original unscripted content on Snapchat.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Los Angeles-based KidGuard.com , a startup backed by Lawrence Ng's OnRamp Fund, said this week that it has launched a new product which can help parents monitor their children's texting and cell phone usage. According to the startup, it's able to track communication in Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Skype, Viber, Kik, WeChat and Line.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company. The new batch of startups coming from across the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Every tech or major news journal in the country is preparing to write their Snap, Inc (creators of Snapchat, Spectacles, etc) stories and many of them seem to want a “How does it feel to have missed this investment story.” We did know about Snapchat as early as anybody. Mostly I wanted the journalist to know: We love Snapchat.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2022

Following in Snapchat’s footsteps as a map-based social platform, the app also includes the ability to connect with people, find nearby events, join communities and message people. With Lightship VPS, if a user scans their location, the VPS can determine where they are, almost like a GPS (which the name of the product is nodding to).

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Looking to buy one of Snapchat's new high tech Spectacles ? The new product, from Snapchat parent Snap Inc., is only available what Snap is calling the "Snapbot", a vending machine which moves from place to place selling its Snapchat specific, wirelessly enabled camera. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 4, 2017

According to MomentFeed, it has added a new native ad platform to the product, allowing brands to manage native ad campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. The company said the enhancements include the ability to executive targeted, local Snap Ads and Geofilters on Snapchat. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Venice-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , is continuing in its quest to add hardware to its products, with the introduction of its third generation Spectacles , the Spectacles 3. Snap has started taking pre-orders for the pricey glasses, capable of capturing 3D content, for the price of only $380.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2018

Venice, California-based Snap , the parent firm of Snapchat , has quietly acquired a 3D gaming engine developer based in the UK, according to a report. According to the report, Snap acquired PlayCanvas, a developer of 3D game design software, last May. No details on the acquisition have been announced by either of the companies.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Snap said it is tapping such groups as Bunim/Murray Productions, The Duplass Brothers' DBP Donut, and Brad Weston's Makeready On Board for the initial lineup. The original shows will be on the Snapchat Discover page, as well as available through search. Snap said the effort is part of its partnership with NBCUniversal and Viacom.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

StartEngine plans to raise money through crowdfunding, Pelican Products unveils iPhone 8 and iPhone X cases and Snapchat expands Emmy Awards coverage under three-year deal.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

They are going to Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Snapchat. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products. by 15 million users since 2017, as young people ages 12 to 17 migrate to Snapchat and Instagram. Maybe they just don’t care.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 23, 2017

SpaceX reveals space suit, Snapchat to again produce original scripted shows and Jukin Media to expand studio for original content production.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 13, 2017

million, Snapchat signs content production partnership with Formula One and Open Listings raises $6.5 Alcohol delivery service Saucey raises $5.4

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Venice, California-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , has opened up an office in China, according to job posts and information surfaced via Chinese social media this week. The new office, in Shenzhen, will work on R&D for the company's new Spectacles product, its camera-enabled sunglasses product.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2017

Hootsuite said that members of the Naritiv product team will join Hootsuite as part of a new Los Angeles office. Hootsuite said the acquisition specifically was geared towards the Snapchat analytics solutions created by Naritiv. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. and Allen DeBevoise.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Comparably hires eHarmony’s president Armen Avedissian, LeEco buys production studio Dichotomy Creative Group, and Snapchat increases ad targeting.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based JibJab , the developer of e-card and other humorous content tools and apps, has released a new product today, called JibJab Camera. As part of the launch, Jibjab said it has rolled out a set of NFL-themed avatars which can be used to create personalized NFL-themed avatars which can be dropped into photos.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The startup, which offers up an iOS app, said that Los Angeles was a "far better place" for the company, specifically citing such local Los Angeles companies as Snapchat , Tinder , musical.ly and Flipagram. Blurr says it is backed by Boston area angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

s latest product--if you believe the company's third party, Amazon store--is a giant Dancing Hot Dog Costume , being sold alongside the company's Spectacles. Venice-based Snap Inc. 's Snap's listing for the costume says the costume fits "people below 6'4", and age 14+" and is "Made of 100% beef, but never starts it!".

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The award appears to be one of the fastest resolution of a challenge in recent years; a significant number of prior challenges have gone unawarded when teams did not meet all of the requirements.

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socalTECH

MAY 24, 2017

The device can even set a per-person limit on access to specific applications--for example, limits on Facebook, Snapchat, or Twitter. Cypress, California- and Portland, Oregon-based Circle Media has raised $10M for a gadget--called the Circle with Disney--which helps parents manage the content and Internet use of their families.

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