socalTECH

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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eHarmony Report Santa Monica Pasadena 167

socalTECH

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.

Web 168

Web Sales Research Los Angeles 168

socalTECH

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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Hulu Orange County Report Research 165

socalTECH

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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CarsDirect Internet Brands Research News 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2010

Can you believe all the talk these days about Web 3.0? I’ve been doing some research to assess how much of it is reality, since I have to admit that I seem to have missed the clues to the transition to Web 2.0, After some work, I’m still convinced that much of the Web 3.0 and I’m determined that it won’t happen again.

Web 88

Web Web 2.0 Doc Examples 88

Both Sides of the Table

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! -

Venture Capital 232

Venture Capital Capital SEO Yahoo 232

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

This is the current dream of Tim Berners-Lee , the man who invented the (first) World Wide Web. He calls his dream ‘Web 3.0’ or the ‘Semantic Web,’ meaning it understands user context. He and many other experts believe that the Web 3.0 As you search the Web, the browser records your interests in your local storage.

Web 92

Web Startup Artificial Inteligence Journal 92

socalTECH

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.

Content 230

Content News Startup Research 230

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

El Segundo-based Fetch Technologies , a firm which develops software for aggregating data from web sites, said Tuesday that it has raised $4.6M The firm's technology is based on research from the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute. in a Series B funding round. READ MORE>>.

El Segundo 140

El Segundo Technology Southern California Research 140

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 27, 2013

” If your company was featured there (in the early days of what people called Web 2.0) If you’re an app for “normals” targeting middle America it might be good to target the USA Today or if you’re a B2B site you might target industrial rags. It is every journalists starting point for researching a story.

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Blogging Journal Press Startup 309

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Evolution Robotics--which made its move into the direct to consumer market in April--said the robot is available both at Bed Bath & Beyond stores, as well as online at Bed Bath & Beyond's web site. The firm's robot, which competes head to head with the Roomba, uses electrostatic cleaning cloths to clean hard floors.

Idealab 145

Idealab Pasadena Education Research 145

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2010

We sat down with Bruce Nash, founder of the sites, to learn more about the new service. People also user our data for general market trending or academic research. What's the story behind the site and how you got into tracking Hollywood numbers? a month per user, primarily someone using it for research.

Beverly Hills 164

Beverly Hills Research Hollywood Sites 164

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

However, I saw that the people building traditional products were still not familiar with the social web. For example, some of my biggest competitors--such as Flintstones vitamins--have been around for 40 years, have virtually no web presence, and a PageRank of 2. We feel we've build, from the ground up, an internet brand.

Web 225

Web Social Media SEO Media 225

socalTECH

JULY 9, 2009

Redondo Beach-based TravBuddy , the online travel site founded by Eric and David Bjorndahl, said today that the firm has hit the 2 million photos mark on its web site. Tags: travbuddy travel online research reviews booking. READ MORE>>.

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Redondo Beach Research Sites Web 100

socalTECH

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.

Education 201

Education Sites Startup News 201

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

For people who haven't visited SciVee, what's the site about? The next major change that we see, is now that they're online, they're becoming more web based, and adding things like rich media. For example, an author can talk about their recent research, which was published in a scientific journal, and highlight key findings.

Journal 124

Journal Technical Review UCSD Web 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Recent job postings on the site: LAMP/Perl Developers , Los Angeles, Oversee.net. Senior Web Developer , Malibu Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Anti-Piracy Research Manager , Ventura, Lynda.com. socalTECH's Job Board helps companies, and potential empoyees, connect. Manager, Analytics , Los Angeles, Oversee.net.

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Southern California Malibu Oversee.net High Tech 160

socalTECH

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?

Sites 213

Sites Startup Ideas Pricing 213

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2009

.&# ) I note that the company is happy to put Frank’s mug on their website but not any of the management team on either site. I had to put in a bit of web research to uncover an intricate web of ownership that leads to the Avis Budget ownership and worse still up to a well-known private equity group called Apollo.

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Marketing Startup Education Class 263

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

The firm's web site indicates that it is using research experience from Stemedica, based on institutions and scientists from Eastern Europe and Russia, as the basis of its products.

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San Diego Venture Capital Research Web 124

socalTECH

JULY 11, 2012

In that network, we bring in content from all over the web. Unlike anywhere else on the web, you can then respond directly when you see that comment. What's your background and how did you start the site? I have a degree in endocrinology, and had done research in biology, and I became interested in biotech.

Social Network 239

Social Network Startup Networking Content 239

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Ethan had pointed out to me that merchants were being barraged by “deal site” wanting to drive customers in the door but they didn’t have great tools to manage their customers. And in a world where we increasingly log in to personal web time at late hours or on our mobile phones that’s no longer good enough.

CTO Coach 360

CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 360

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2010

Jeff is the founder of crowd-sourcing location based mapping services web sites DeadCellZones.com and PhotoEnforced.com. All of these companies have been courted for M&A opportunities by existing public companies like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple, Research in Motion, Nokia to be purchased. However (More.).

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Venture Capital Capital Tech Coast Angels Angel 145

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

What a sweet feeling it was last week to see the launch of the photo sharing site Pose , whose application targets shoppers of apparel. He researched his market, he thought hard about how he thought it might ultimately monetize, he built a prototype and he created a very compelling vision for where he thought his market would head.

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Invest Company Companies Web 2.0 303

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Jeff Atwood is the person responsible for product and user experience across all of their sites. Within a small startup with 3 engineers, everyone will work on all aspects of the site. Dave Winer would read the posts as they were written on the site and drive traffic to posts he liked. There is no perfect structure.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Online travel sites are great for getting you to the location, but they don't give you any good ideas for when you get there. You might find our site searching for the keyword "jet skiing", but when you come to the site, you'll see in the same vicinity gondola cruises, electric duffy boat tours, kayaking, or surfing.

Activity 164

Activity Startup Sites Web 164

socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Recently, San Diego-based Rippol (www.rippol.com) launched its web site, a service which uses social networking to help people find and discover interesting videos related to their interests. Instead of 20 comedies on one site, now you have 5000 on one site. We caught up with CEO Aaron Crayford to learn about the company.

UCSD 145

UCSD Social Network Content Sites 145

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

We spoke with Jonathan about the advantages of SwoopThat over existing sites. Jonathan Simkin: What makes us unique from other sites, is we're here to help students save time, in addition to money, when they buy books. You've got to find each one, and research them online. How did you come up with the web site?

UCSD 185

UCSD Course Startup Sites 185

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

We got lots of traction on the web, and the story was picked up in many places. There are lots of video sharing and editing sites and services--what's the key difference here, and what have people found is the most interesting thing here? It ran in April of 2008. No one is really offering that kind of collaborative solution yet.

Journal 187

Journal USC News Startup 187

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

We're the only site that is specialized in people over the age of 35 in that area. How did you end up starting the site? So I actually started a graphic design company out of college, and got lucky with the web taking off at the right time. You don't need a CD, or hardware, it's completely web based.

Study 252

Study Startup Design Tips 252

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

was the “static&# web. Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. was the 2-way web. Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). I then remember when Amazon started selling books on the web. That was a kerfuffle too.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

We build web and mobile applications, and we've been doing so for a little over fifteen years. Anyone who has been around the web development block is going to tell you that they select technologies with some balance between coolness and pragmatism. A site with a million users is much easier to manage today than it was in 2000.

Web 200

Web Platform Technology JavaScript 200

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2012

Looking to help voters educate themselves better on the candidates, and the issues, Taylor Peck and Nick Boutleier 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.

Education 171

Education Sites Startup News 171

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Over the past 12 months, I've had roughly 284,000 people come visit that site and get exposed to things I write. But the web site visitors are accurate. I keep my blogs separate from by company web site. Make the subscription box fairly prominent on the site. Get to know them. I never sell at a presentation.

Social Media 222

Social Media Services Media Blogging 222

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops 3D avatar technology, said today that it has partnered with video game company GGL Global Gaming, to provide free game content on its web site. According to Big Stage, the deal will allow users on the site to insert the firm's 3D avatars into game photos and videos.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC Social Network 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2021

It works best through effective use of social media, mobile apps, societal initiatives, becoming an influencer, and providing a modern easily-found web site with credible customer-focused content. Consumers are doing their own research and don’t want to engage a pushy salesperson or message.

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Customer Custom Marketing Social Media 172

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We''ve also built a data driven platform, that allows us to drive millions of unique visitors to our network of sites every month, covering the banking, credit, and travel and vertical markets. We are constantly learning, doing research, and networking with other entrepreneurs, and people in our business who are the best at what they do.

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Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239