Blackbird Links Santa Monica, Palm Springs
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JULY 13, 2017
A new, air travel startup, Blackbird , said today that has launched new service between Santa Monica and Palm Springs, part of a expansion of the startup beyond its Bay Area roots.
Uber Launches Scooter Service In Santa Monica
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OCTOBER 3, 2018
Uber is joining the rush into the electric scooter market today, and has launched its JUMP scooter service in Santa Monica , letting its Uber users reserve its scooters for a ride across town. The launch in Santa Monica is the very first from Uber into the on-demand scooter market. READ MORE>>.
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Santa Monica Steps Into Airbnb Firestorm
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MAY 14, 2015
The move is an interesting one, given the large number of Airbnb-inspired, peer to peer marketplace startups which either have operations or are headquartered in Santa Monica. The city council approved the move on Tuesday night. READ MORE>>.
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eHarmony Heads To Santa Monica
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JULY 14, 2010
Pasadena-based online dating site eHarmony is moving its headquarters from Pasadena to Santa Monica, according to reports from local community papers. eHarmony is reported to be moving to a space in the Yahoo! Center, taking with it 250 employees to the new location. No date for the move was given.
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Amazon's Big Santa Monica Announcement: New Kindles
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
That great big press party being held at the Santa Monica airport this morning by Amazon.com ? As part of all the new device announcements, Amazon also said it is dropping the price of its older Kindle to $69, which it is already selling on its web site. Yes, it's a new set of Kindle devices. READ MORE>>.
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GumGum Jumps Into Publishing With New Site
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APRIL 4, 2017
Santa Monica-based GumGum , the developer of computer vision and artificial intelligence software focused on the advertising industry, has jumped into the online publishing business, saying it has started a new online publication call The Visionary.
Edmunds Launches New Automotive Video, Reviews Site
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OCTOBER 1, 2018
Santa Monica-based automotive information provider Edmunds has launched a new online destination for "curated" automotive video and reviews, called Edmunds RoadNoise , where it will feature automotive reviews, videos and buying advice. READ MORE>>.
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Hunker Launches New Home Design Site
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APRIL 12, 2017
A new, online home design site, called Hunker , launched today, focused on home design, home tours, product recommendations, personal essays, and helpful information for homeowners and apartment-dwellers. Leaf Group has recently been undergoing a massive overhaul of its online properties and strategy, led by CEO Sean Moriarty.
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Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation Launches New Nonprofit Site
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation , the nonprofit arm of talent management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand , said this morning that i thas launched a new online learning and social networking site for nonprofits.
Amazon.com Challenges SoCal's Automotive Sites With Amazon Vehicles
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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>>.
Hulu Opens Up Customer Service Site In Texas
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APRIL 14, 2017
Los Angeles-based streaming television- and video-provider Hulu has selected San Antonio, Texas, as the site for a new customer service center, the company said on Thursday. Hulu said it will hire 300 people by the end of 2017, and another 200 in 2018, as part of the new "viewer experience headquarters" in Texas.
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100 Science Inc. To Buy Social Bookmarking Site Delicious
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MAY 8, 2014
Santa Monica-based Science, Inc. , the startup studio and incubator run by former MySpace CEO Michael Jones, has acquired longtime social bookmarking site Delicious , the company disclosed this morning. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.
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TrueCar Updates Used Car Valuation Site
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DECEMBER 5, 2011
Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the car pricing and information site, said Monday that it has updated its ClearBook used car valuation site. ClearBook was originally launched in February. TrueCar said the updated, ClearBook 2.0
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Calacanis Takes A Bite Of Ramen's Crowdfunding Site
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FEBRUARY 27, 2014
No, Jason Calacanis , the Santa Monica angel investor, and CEO and founder of Mahalo , isn''t bootstrapping a new company and reverting to the hungry''s entrepreneur diet. The size of the investment round was not announced. READ MORE>>. ramen software crowdfunding finance project development jason calacanis mahalo launch conference'
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140 Google Lets Users Block Sites
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MARCH 10, 2011
Search engine giant Google , in what might be a preview of a way for users to help filter out low quality web results, said Thursday that it has begun allowing user to block results from sites they do not want to see. Those recent changes have been aimed at sites like Santa Monica-based Mahalo.com.
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Docstoc Swizzles Site, Sharpens Focus On Premium Content
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OCTOBER 8, 2013
In a move to make things easier to find on the site, Santa Monica-based Docstoc launched a major redesign Tuesday, swizzling the navigation of the site to better highlight the company''s move to provide premium business documents and information to small and medium sized businesses.
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140 Arrive Adds Resale Features To E-commerce Platform
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JANUARY 31, 2022
Santa Monica-based Arrive, a developer of a technology and reverse logistics services, says it has added resales to its enterprise rental platform. Arrive says it refurbishes, cleans, and grades those returns to be re-sold directly on branded, re-sale e-commerce sites. Arrive is led by CEO and Co-Founder Rachelle Snyder.
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Get.com Launches Product Discovery Site, Backed By $1M In Funding
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Santa Monica-based Get.com , a new startup founded by Jake Gold and Steven Fruchter, has launched, looking to help users make product purchase decisions. Get.com offers up an online site where people can search for and read reviews on products, including electronics, automotive products, beauty, and more. READ MORE>>.
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Lumeo Launches Pro Video Learning Site
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NOVEMBER 1, 2011
Santa Monica-based Lumeo , a new startup aimed at helping members learn how to shoot professional videos, said today that it has launched its service. The new site allows users to watch videos and learn from professionals, via short video tutorials. Lumeo is headed by Brian McDonough. READ MORE>>.
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Livestrong.com Launches Redesign Of Site
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
Santa Monica-based LIVESTRONG.com , the health and fitness site run by Demand Media, is launching a redesign of the site today, splitting content into verticals focused on men and women. The gender specific changes have already rolled out on the site this morning. READ MORE>>.
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124 Headspace Names New CTO
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JULY 29, 2021
Santa Monica-based mindfulness and meditation app developer Headspace said on Wednesday thati thas named Krithika Swaminathan as its new Chief Technology Officer. Swaminathan was most recently Vice President for Artificial Intelligence at Intuit. She also served at Borland Software, Citrix, and Compuware.
Biddees Launches Gift Card Auction Site
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JANUARY 12, 2010
Santa Monica-based Biddees , a new startup founded by a number of veterans from Shoes.com, has launched a new web site today focused on decreasing reverse auctions of gift cards. The firm's reverse auction is similar to sites like Swoopo and others. Tags: biddess gift card auction site. READ MORE>>.
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Demand Media Powers USA Today Site
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APRIL 9, 2010
Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing and content firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, has scored a win with USA Today, the firm said Thursday. According to Demand Media, it has teamed up with USA Today to launch a new section of USA Today's site called "Travel Tips".
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162 Mahalo Revs Site Design, Home Page
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NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Santa Monica-based Mahalo , the online search site headed by Jason Calacanis, rolled out version 3.0 of the firm's web site. The new version of the site is looking to combine search, content, and Q&A. READ MORE>>.
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Milken Institute Begins Tracking COVID-19 Treatments, Vaccines
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MARCH 19, 2020
Santa Monica-based Milken Institute is putting its resources behind the effort to tackle the COVID-19 virus outbreak, saying this morning that it has launched a new website which monitors the development of therapies to treat and prevent the disease. READ MORE>>.
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ShopNation Raises $800K, Launches Fashion Discovery Site
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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Santa Monica-based ShopNation has raised $800,000 in a seed funding, and launched a new fashion discovery site today. ShopNation's web site allows users to find fashion products, including clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories, and lingerie, sort-able by brand, features, price, and other options.
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168 Los Angeles Real Estate Agents Throw Wrench Into Online Real Estate
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FEBRUARY 19, 2014
It looks like the war between the old and the new continues to rage on in Los Angeles, as the city--already the center of the fight between taxi drivers and ridesharing services like Uber, Lift, and Sidecar --is now the center of a storm between real estate agents and online real estate sites like Zillow, Trulia, and REALTOR.com. READ MORE>>.
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Southern California Internet Sites In Top 50 In March
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APRIL 22, 2011
A number of Southern California ranked in the top 50 most visited Internet sites in March, according to the latest, March 2011 numbers released by comScore today. comScore shows Santa Monica-based Demand Media as the highest rank Southern California firm, with 76.5M unique visitors, ranked at number 12. million unique visitors.
Bobacino, Backed By Wavemaker, Eyes Facial Recognition For Boba Machines
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
A new, Santa Monica-based startup, Bobacino--which is backed by Wavemaker Partners, Wavemaker Labs, and Embark Ventures--said this morning that it is partnering with PopID, a developer of facial recognition payment technology, to offer up no-touch ways to pay for their boba. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.
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TubeStart Launches Crowdfunding Site For YouTube Projects
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AUGUST 20, 2013
A new, Santa Monica-based startup TubeStart , said today that it has launched its crowdfunding platform specifically for YouTube video content creators. Have a great idea for a online video project, but just need a little funding for equipment, actors, or editing?
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153 Future Acres Targets Agricultural Robotics, Seeks $3M
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FEBRUARY 23, 2021
A new, Santa Monica-based startup, Future Acres, is announcing this morning that it is targeting the agriculture industry with a new robot. Future Acres said it is seeking to raise up to $3M in seed capital via equity crowdfunding site SeedInvest. The company is backed by Wavemaker Partners, and is led by CEO Suma Reddy.
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113 ZipRecruiter Launches Job Posting Site
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MARCH 17, 2010
Santa Monica-based ZipRecruiter , a new startup focused on the online job board market, said that it has launched its service this week. The site had been running in a closed beta for the last three months. The site had been running in a closed beta for the last three months. READ MORE>>.
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Hollar Picks Up $17.5M For Bargain Gifts Site
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DECEMBER 3, 2015
Santa Monica-based Hollar , a startup which offers up a wide range of low cost, bargain priced gifts, has raised $17.5M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing. The funding came from Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and others. Hollar's executives were previously at Honest Co.,
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Livestrong.com Reports Growth For Team RadioShack Site
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FEBRUARY 17, 2010
Santa Monica-based LIVESTRONG.COM , the online health and fitness site run by Demand Media for Lance Armstrong, reported today that its new site for Team RadioShack, the professional cycling team of Armstrong, has grown to one million visitors in just seven days. READ MORE>>.
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140 Headspace Offers Up Mindfulness Tools To New Yorkers
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APRIL 7, 2020
Santa Monica-based Headspace is looking to help New Yorkers manage their stress with a new website , offering up a number of exercises to help people reduce their stress levels during the pandemic. The site--launched on Monday in partnership with New York Governor Cuomo--is available both in English as well as Spanish.
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113 Centerfield Buys Business.com and Savings.com
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FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Business.com, as well as its companion sites, Business News Daily and BuyerZone help connect professionals with business servies. Savings.com is an online coupon site. domain and business was acquired by Purch back in 2016, having had a long history starting in 1999 in Santa Monica, when then startup incubator eCompanies paid $7.5M
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113 AMP Turns To Crowdfunding For Sustainable Business Networking
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
A new, Santa Monica-based startup, AMP , is hoping that crowdfunding will bring its bookmarking site and file exchange site for those interested in sustainability to life. The startup--started by Sarah McKinney and John Lehnert--said it turned to IndieGogo for fundraising as a way to scale its site past beta.
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236 Mahalo Revamps Site
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JUNE 3, 2009
Santa Monica-based Mahalo , the high profile "human-powered search engine" run by Jason Calacanis, rolled out a new, revamped site late Tuesday evening, offering to split advertising revenues with users who help to create pages on the site.
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Bird's CEO Attacks Report On Losses, Profitability
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JULY 12, 2019
The CEO of Santa Monica-based Bird has gone on the offensive, following a report that said the company was seeking $300M and making only around $15M in yearly revenues. In a series of tweets , VanderZanden called the report from The Information "(fake) news" and referred to the site as "DisInformation" and claimed Bird is making $1.75
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113 Famous Birthdays Passes 25 Million Monthly Unique Users
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JANUARY 22, 2020
Santa Monica-based Famous Birthdays , which operates an online website which lets people look up the birthdays and other information on celebrities and other famous people, says it has just passed 25 million monthly unique users.
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113 Boingo Updates Customer Service Site
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APRIL 29, 2009
Santa Monica-based Boingo Wireless , which operates a network of wireless access points through relationships with local Wi-Fi providers, told its users Wednesday that the firm has upgraded its customer service site. According to the firm, users can now reset their own password, and email invoices and receipts to themself.
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133 BetterWorks Shutting Down On May 31st
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MAY 23, 2012
In what is a huge blow to Silicon Beach, Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the software-and-technology-meets-employee-perks startup run by Paige Craig, told its users today that it is sunsetting its site on May 31st. BetterWorks--and Paige Craig--have been one of the companies driving the growth in Santa Monica's Silicon Beach.
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275 Movieclips.com Launches Online Video Site
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DECEMBER 3, 2009
A new startup, Santa Monica-based MOVIECLIPS.COM , said late Wednesday evening that it has launched a new online video site featuring movie clips and scenes. The Movieclips site allows users to search for scenes from major movies, and embed them on Facebook, MySpace, and other web site.
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113 WeRecover Finds $2M For Addiction Recovery Search
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NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Santa Monica-based WeRecover , a startup which operates an online search site to help people find addiction recovery centers, has raised $2M in a funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by Crosslink Ventures, and also included Box Group, Wonder Ventures, and Struck Capital.
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