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AUGUST 24, 2020

Los Angeles-based Terrakan said today that it has launched an online platform, aimed at helping homeowners and realtors to generate reports, perform listing research, and network with other people. The company is targeting real estate developers and investors, single family buyers, owners, or "flippers", and others with its service.

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JUNE 19, 2018

Vertex said the site is one of its three global research hubs, where the company's three breakthrough cystic fibrosis (CF) medicines were discovered. About 70 percent of the facility is lab and research space, and Vertex said it also has a 4,000 square foot incubator suite for external collaboration.

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JULY 29, 2010

We've dug through our database of high tech companies, web sites, and startups and found four Southern California companies and web sites looking to cater to that adventure traveler in you. . The site offers up a way to research and book adventure travel, across the globe. . Adventurelink [ Profile ].

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

The new service is aimed at market research or consumer research campaigns. The firm said its new SurveyBuilder platform allows anyone to create their own panels, via a self-service interface. The new product is aimed at small and midsize businesses, academia, and non-profits. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Dating apps from Los Angeles-based Tinder --not to mention similar apps from Bumble, OK Cupid, Zoosk, WeChat, and many others--are apparently full of security holes , according to researchers. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

No details on the new office have been announced, however, Huntsville Space Professionals said the rocket company was breaking ground on the new office today, in the Cummings Research Park in Huntsville. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

E-commerce giant Amazon has made a move into the automotive research area this morning, challenging such local automotive information providers like Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com , Irvine-based Autobytel , Santa Monica-based TrueCar , Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book , plus El Segundo-based CarDirect. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com , a provider of automotive information services, said today that it has rolled out a new site to its visitors, and is planning a release of an iPhone app--all part of an overhaul to update the service. Tags: edmunds automotive auto information buying research. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

San Diego-based The Active Network , the operator of online sports registration and related sites, said today that it has launched a new survey panel. The firm said the Active Lifestyle Panel, which it is launching via a strategic alliance with Survey.com, will offer targeted and custom market research on active consumers. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

A new study, released today by the Pew Research Center , says that more American adults are using online dating sites or mobile apps than ever before. The study said 15% of adults have used online dating sites or apps; with 9% having used dating apps. The Pew study called the move to mobile dating apps "dramatic".

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MAY 13, 2016

CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California) runs the California Research and Education Network (CalREN) , which connects such institutions as Caltech, UCLA, USC, Cal State LA, and the Los Angeles Community Colleges, as well as K-20 students and educators.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest.com , the online products and information comparison site started by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, has made a major upgrade to the site today, shifting the site into a more interactive, visual display. The startup is venture backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Duarte-based cancer research and treatment center City of Hope and Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate, said the two plan to develop their own, cell therapy manufacturing facility, which will be based in Phoenix, Arizona. The two did not say how much they will invest to build the new facility. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 12, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking web site MySpace has linked with Microsoft on the launch of Microsoft's new social networking-focused cell phones, the Kin 1 and the Kin 2. MySpace is one of social networking sites with built-in support on Microsoft's new phones. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

A security researcher is reporting that Pasadena-based matchmaking site Santa Monica-based eHarmony is alerting users to change their passwords, after a reported breach of customer information. The breach follows a rash of similar security issues from other web-based service providers in the last few months.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Irvine-based Paragon Biomedical , a contract research organization (CRO), has been acquired by Clinipace , the two announced today. The two companies said the acquisition will "significantly expand" Clinipace's expertise, site management capabilities, and clinical operations. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

PriceGrabber , the online comparison shopping site based in Los Angeles, reported today that it saw a 14 percent year-over-year growth in traffic from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday shopping. The company said the growth indicates that more consumers are using the Internet for research, price comparisons, and purchasing gifts.

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MARCH 5, 2013

FindTheBest , the online comparison and research site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, said this morning that it has raised $11M in a Series B funding round. The site uses both user and expert opinions to help create a "smart rating" of different things, to help users make decisions on any number of areas.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

In the case of Los Angeles-based Laffster (www.laffster.com), you apply software algorithms, science, and research to figure it all out. From research and working with IAC, was saw that more than fifty percent of the videos online are web humor and comedy. As we did that, the industry and research started to grow around us.

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MARCH 15, 2012

Last week, Santa Monica-based Docstoc (www.docstoc.com), the online business documents site headed by Jason Nazar, launched a new website, called License123 (www.license123.com). Can you tell us about the new site, and how Docstoc is doing? Why did you decide to launch this as a a separate brand and site?

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

Los Angeles-based StyleSpot , an online fashion and social shopping site founded by Rafi Gordon and Alex Amin, has been acquired by Kaboodle , the online social shopping site owned by Hearst Corp. Gordon and Amin's prior company was Baseline Research, which they sold to the New York Times Company in 2006. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 29, 2011

A report, published Friday by Wired, says that Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu has cut its use of web analytics service Kissmetrics -- a startup founded by former Orange County entrepreneur Neil Patel -- after U.C. Berkeley security researchers detected the use of undetectable cookie code by Kissmetrics.

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MARCH 3, 2011

In the latest makeover of one of the original, Web-based automotive sites, Los Angeles-based CarsDirect has updated its website. The firm said it has launched a "completely redesigned website" after months of research and testing. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Teledyne said the three year Lab and Office Facility Management contract is part of a strategic services partnership with Dow, and involves on-site and off-site management and support research services at Dow Chemical research facilities in Midland, Mich., Freeport, Texas, and Spring House, Pa. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The personal account details of nearly 28 million users of HauteLook , the private sales site founded in Los Angeles and now owned by Nordstrom , have been hacked and have just shown up for sale on the "dark web" , according to security researchers.

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JANUARY 13, 2010

Yesterday, Los Angeles-based Biddees (www.biddees.com) launched a new web site, which combines gift cards, a reverse auction system, and microdonations to nonprofits. What is the site all about? Steve Adler: It's a reverse auction site that exclusively sells prepaid cards. How do you handle that problem?

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Los Angeles-based SheKnows , the unit of AtomicOnline focused on creating online sites for women, said today that it has expanded into city guides. According to SheKnows, the new site--the SheKnows City Guide --will provide information on destinations and attractions for active women and mothers. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 19, 2012

We help you turn you and your friends into personal tour guides to the web, ultimately making it easier to find new and awesome sites through each other. But, I always thought things were scattered all over the place, even though there are new sites appearing every day. Is it worth my time to explore and click through to the site?

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AUGUST 29, 2013

We offer up those ideas and patents to any user on the Internet, and they can sign up on the site to work with the entrepreneur on the idea. A case scenario is, let''s say you come to our site, you can submit your business idea. How is this different from other crowdfunding sites? and NASA, as well as universities. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 16, 2012

Looking to help voters educate themselves better on the candidates, and the issues, Taylor Peck and Nick Boutelier came up with iSideWith (www.isidewith.com), a cleverly built site which lets users input their opinions on issues important to them, and helps the compare and match their answer with the positions of all of the candidates in the race.

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MAY 5, 2014

According to the company, it has opened up a new sorghum research site in the Mexican state of Jalisco, which will bs used for developing parental breeding lines, evaluating hybrids, and other research efforts.

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APRIL 8, 2010

People spent a ton of time researching which gadgets to buy. sites still dominate. And SEO juice of sites with no value makes searching for real product feedback suck. Plus, maybe they’ve got some mega Facebook deal in the works? Gdgt (l ed by Spark, True Ventures ) – Love the idea. Burstly ( Led by … me! -

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JANUARY 5, 2010

According to loanDepot.com, the new site will help consumers to research real estate loans, providing education, loan processing, up-to-date mortgage rates, and other related services. The firm did not disclose financial details behind the deal, which was brokered by Milestone Capital.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The doors have opened at a GE Healthcare-supported open-access lab for startups at AstraZeneca’s former global center for oncology research and development at Alderley Park, the largest bioscience research campus in the UK. Public-private partnership and science park. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

That means that the site now allows users to sign-up and have their content personalized based on their interests. What's new now is that the site allows you to sign up and provide your Twitter and LinkedIn information. The site will look at your activity on these sites and the content of what you share.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Hollywood-based social media research company Fizziology said this morning that it has launched a new, U.K. research arm, which will help provide customers with tracking of online conversations in that country.

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MARCH 17, 2011

The firm said it will match 10 percent of the value of surveys taken on its Surveyhead site, looking to raise a total of $25,000 for the American Red Cross. uSamp's survey services are used by companies for online polling and market research. READ MORE>>.

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