socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car pricing site headed by Scott Painter, reports this morning that it has now sold more than 200,000 cars through its online car buying and pricing platform. READ MORE>>.

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Truecar Zag Santa Monica Pricing 174

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com is again warning people about a continuing scam where criminals are using official sounding--but fake--escrow services to swindle people out of money. Escrow services are online services which hold money until a transaction successfully occurs, and are heavily used for online automotive purchases.

Edmunds 174

Edmunds Santa Monica Report Web 174

socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2009

Santa Monica-based ExpenseBay , the online, expense report automation startup founded by Eric Sicola, is announcing today that it has integrated with web site TripIt. Tags: saas software reports expense site travel tripit expensebay. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica SaaS Report Sites 124

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Guardian News & Media , the firm behind web publisher ContentNext , is in discussions with potential buyers about a possible sale, according to a report from the firm's own site, paidContent.

Sales 133

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2009

Santa Monica-based ExpenseBay has opened up a public beta release of the firm's expense report automation service, the firm is announcing this morning. ExpenseBay has a software-as-a-service product which helps employees to automate the process of submitting expense reports to their employers. READ MORE>>.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Santa Monica SaaS Report 100

socalTECH

APRIL 9, 2010

Santa Monica-based online auto site Edmunds.com reports this morning that it is addressing a scam which uses the firm's name to try to victimize online car shoppers. Edmunds.com said it has shut down two sites already, and is working with authorities, web hosts, and banks to put an end to the scam. READ MORE>>.

Edmunds 145

Edmunds Santa Monica Sites Web 145

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2010

The report said that GN Kids now had 5.6 comScore runs monthly numbers tracking Internet traffic across the largest web sites. Gorilla Nation is based in Santa Monica; eHarmony is based in Pasadena; and Proflowers is based in San Diego. million unique visitors in February. million Americans.

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Gorilla Nation eHarmony Southern California Santa Monica 150

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2009

Santa Monica-based automotive information site Edmunds.com is adding new car inventory to its web site, after brokering a deal with AutoTrader.com, the firm reported today. Edmunds.com did not disclose the financial deals of the deal, but said it will provide new car inventory on new car dealer lots on its web site.

Edmunds 100

Edmunds Santa Monica Web Sites 100

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Santa Monica-based SharesPost , which has created on online marketplace for sellers and buyers of private company stock, reported to its users late Friday that the firm now has sales of LinkedIn, Linden Lab, Tesla Motors, and SugarCRM going into escrow.

Research 100

Research Sales CarsDirect Web 2.0 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Santa Monica-based ContentNext Media, the parent company of digital media publisher paidContent.org, said this morning that it has hired Lauren Rich Fine, CFA, as Research Director at the firm. ContentNext said that Fine will author research reports and briefing notes on the digital media industry for the firm.

Research 100

Research Santa Monica Media Equity 100

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2009

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing spinout of Zag, said today that it is targeting dealers with a new web site, to help dealerships price vehicles based on market data.

Truecar 113

Truecar Zag Santa Monica Pricing 113

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData). Online service offering privacy certification for web sites. This is astounding and myopic in my view.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Also joining the team will be Yohei Nakajima , former academy program director at CoLoft, a popular co-working space for tech entrepreneurs in Santa Monica, California. Abrams, Disney’s Senior VP of Innovation will be overseeing the Accelerator program. Recall, in 2013, Los Angeles collectively saw $1.1

Entertainment 102

Entertainment Santa Monica Ideas Mentor 102

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

I love the web and love Internet marketing. Although the web offers amazing chances for organic growth, you have to do something amazing. We realized that the way the web was heading, was that if you don''t do something amazing, someone will do it better. What''s your background and how did you decide to start the site?

Google 236

Google Sites Startup Web 236

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property. The provide them with a custom website with online ticketing, box office software, customer data management, reporting, and marketing tools. They’ve already signed up headliners like The Improv. with the clips.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Think about how many images are on the web. Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” Perhaps one of the reasons it took 20 years for the commercial web to monetize images is because matching images with content is a very difficult. Millions, billions, trillions?

Advertising 98

Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Unfortunately, despite the wealth of Internet based tools for email management, web-based sales management tools, and more, contact tracking has been mostly an afterthought in the Internet age. He's again set his sights on contact management with a new company, based in Santa Monica, called Nimble (www.nimble.com).

Google 216

Google Tool Email Sales 216

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

This was the first in her string of web properties. Daily Candy was one of the earliest successes in the newsletter business, which ultimately sold to Comcast for a reported $125 million. She learned at the kitchen table as so many spouses do. So many women aspire to wear Vera Wang, but few can really afford the dresses.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

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APRIL 17, 2012

They designed the next gen UI for the film The Minority Report. I guess Santa Monica is officially “Silicon Beach” in the local people’s minds. I guess Santa Monica is officially “Silicon Beach” in the local people’s minds. And do so in real life, too. downtown LA].

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

-Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Founded in 2008 in Santa Monica by Ron Goldman (former CRO of shopping.com) and Rahul Sonnad. -New Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. a fbFund winner. Competitors: Omniture , Webtrends. Current round: $4.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mobile Web America, Inc. Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. It’s a clutter-free, haggle-free, hassle-free solution to self storage.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

Recently, Santa Monica-based Docstoc (www.docstoc.com) launched a new marketplace on its site, for anyone interested in selling professional documents. That works like Docstoc, which is now probably the fastest growing web site for small businesses. What kind of documents do you envision people offering through the site?

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

NOT just because they have the best deals on web based business tools. Being that the theme of the night was community, it was perfect that the event was held at CoLoft , a workspace in Santa Monica that focuses on start up entrepreneurs. I am a raving fan of AppSumo.com. Bed Bath and Beyond does it.

Metrics 87

Metrics Email Startup Technical Review 87

socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2009

Yesterday, Santa Monica-based SharesPost (www.sharespost.com) launched a new service of particular interest to the venture capital and high tech startup market, a new, online service which facilitates the buying and selling of private company stock. Given the advances in communications technology, and the Web 2.0

Startup 124

Startup Zag Venture Capital Equity 124

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Web Services, led by Amazon’s AWS, which reduced the costs a further 90%. A move to more urban environments (SF over SV, Cambridge over Waltham, London over Thames Valley, Santa Monica / Venice, Flatiron and so forth) as basically young people want to live where young people want to live. Frankly, I wish LA had one.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Frank Addante

JUNE 10, 2007

► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. For us, being near Santa Monica was key. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit

Startup 40

Startup Technical Review Software Review Advertising 40

Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. PS - We are looking for great, A++ team members in the Los Angeles (Santa Monica) area. ► March (1) Office 2.0: Be scrappy.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development 40

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

If youre buying a luxury home or just like looking at them, check out this live chat from reporter Lauren Schuker Blum and WSJ.com real estate editor Matthew Strozier. stock quotes reflect trades reported through Nasdaq only; comprehensive U.S. Jacobson jokes. "We We have a surf in the morning before going into the office.".

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I live in the city of Santa Monica. There is no region in the country that comes close to having the sheer number of angels & VCs that Silicon Valley has as well as the dollars that flow into the region (40% of all dollars, PwC Moneytree report ). That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. Los Angeles.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313