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AUGUST 11, 2017

San Clemente, California- and Kansas City, Missouri-based Site1001 , a facilities maintenance and management software, said this week that it has opened up a new office in Raleigh, North Carolina. Site 1001 is led by Southern California technology veteran Cleve Adams. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Geocities , the original Southern California internet startup--which was founded all the way back in 1994 in Los Angeles--will finally disappear completely from the Internet, as Yahoo said today that it will shut down its Japanese Geocities site.

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MAY 16, 2014

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online new car pricing and buying site, jumped in its IPO Friday morning, trading up 16 percent in early trading this morning. The company--the second technology company to have an IPO this year from Southern California--was trading around $10.47 per share late last night. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

News today that AOL has acquired technology news blog TechCrunch highlights the growing place of blog publishers in the online world. Here are three, Southern California blog networks which have quietly growing their network of properties: BUZZMEDIA. Did we miss your favorite, Southern California blog empire?

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AUGUST 27, 2018

When people think Walmart , they don't often think of the retail giant as a technology leader. However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

When people think Walmart , they don't often think of the retail giant as a technology leader. However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more.

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MAY 18, 2012

As Mountain View-based social networking site Facebook hits the market today, in what is the largest tech initial public offering in history, one question is if it will spur what has, so far, been a lackluster IPO market for Southern California technology firms. In comparison, Facebook's IPO today will raise $18.4

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APRIL 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based SocialAnnex , a startup helping online retailers to use social media to spur sales, has scored a round of funding from a who's who of Southern California technology angels, the firm said Tuesday. According to SocialAnnex, Kamran Pourzanjani of PriceGrabber.com, Brian S.

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JULY 7, 2010

One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. Rumored to be prepping for an IPO, just inked a deal to launch a new beauty and fashion site with Tyra Banks. which he sold to AOL.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

However, thanks to some celebrity magic, the top name on the Top 1000 Technology Investors list is an often-LA resident, Ashton Kutcher , who was ranked the most influential technology investors using Twitter. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

In what is a fairly unusual move, last week, Tradesparq (www.tradesparq.com), a Chinese startup in the area of B2B trade information, said it was planning on setting up its operations here in Southern California, as part of an expansion and scaling of the company. Tell us about your backers? That will be a great thing. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 30, 2012

Los Angeles-based content delivery network (CDN) provider NetDNA is targeting e-commerce site owners this morning with a new product, the company said. The firm said its new CloudCache.com content delivery network service is aimed at e-commerce site owners, and offers up to 200 gigabytes of bandwidth for prices starting at $12.00

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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>>.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The annual ranking of the fastest growing companies by Deloitte , the 2012 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, was released today, showing a healthy list of Southern California companies in growth mode. Editor's note: Deloitte is a sponsor of this site, although that does not affect our coverage. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2013

Two, Southern California markets-- San Diego and Irvine --are among the top ares for engineering job demand, according to a report today. listings monster technology engineering employment jobs irvine diego' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Technology investor and former Southern California tech CEO David Sacks , most recently CEO of Zenefits, is apparently considering a position on the Trump transition team, according to reports over the weekend. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2013

There''s been a constant drumbeat from both local entrepreneurs and investors on the lack of venture capital sources in Southern California. So, anytime a new, Southern California venture capital investor show ups, technology entrepreneurs usually flock to their doorstep. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

company operates a number of content-focused sites, including LIVESTRONG, eHOW, Cracked, and a domain name registration business, eNOM. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. NastyGal is just one of a number of fashion-meets-technology startups to emerge in Los Angeles, which. Demand Media.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Make It Work , the provider of in-home and on-site technical support and services headed by Eric Greenspan, said today that it has inked a deal to offer up its services for sale at Costco Wholesale Corporation locations in Southern California. The rollout will begin in Q4 of the year.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Southern California's top startups showed up in force Friday at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, for the Technology Council of Southern California's annual VentureNet conference. The "best of show" prize went to Magnify360, which develops software for optimizing content and web sites for specific users.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year? Jaspar Weir: Service is our favorite innovation app (and site) this year. Tell them what happened.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Online job search site Indeed is taking aim at Southern California's high tech market, with the launch of its Indeed Prime in the market. According to Indeed, the service--specifically targeted at technology talent--will give employers access to a "curated pool" of people, based on coding skills, educaiton, and work experience.

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APRIL 23, 2013

The world of search technology is constantly evolving, with new features like autosuggestion, "instant search", autocorrect, mobile support, and more constantly showing up in such services like Google. According to SRCH2''s CEO, Dev Bhatia, to implement those kinds of instant search features with current technology is slow, and imprecise.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Ekahau operates an online site which provides Wi-Fi and wireless design planning resources, and was based in Virginia; Castle Connolly operates an online website that provides a guides to doctors, and was based in New York.

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APRIL 25, 2013

In the arms race of search technology, only the big guys -- Google, Microsoft -- seem to be able to keep up with all of the innovations in the space. Those devices worked great, but unfortunately, they''re juts not up to speed on the newer innovations in big data and the technology world. Who are the customers for your technology?

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Los Angeles has been in the midst of a technology boom over the last few years, with many of high profile startups growing in the area. We spoke with Bryce Maddock , founder of TaskUs, about the company and how it has been providing the manpower behind a lot of LA''s technology startups. So, what is TaskUs?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Sean Percival , who was once among Silicon Beach's most visible startup entrepreneurs and activists, is taking his experience starting companies in Southern California to Norway--as the head of a new, seed stage venture fund. Mahalo, and MySpace.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car pricing site--which has made its name from revealing the full pricing details behind local car purchases--said this week that it had acquired a brand, new domain-- True.com. Taking a gamble on finding a good domain name is not a new business in Southern California''s technology industry.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Santa Monica-based Docstoc , the online business documents site headed by Jason Nazar, has quietly been ramping a video content effort at the site.

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JANUARY 14, 2013

Two local venture capital funds here in Southern California have backed Janrain , a developer of user management software tools used by websites to better manage registration and site visitors.

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JULY 23, 2013

Online publisher Resignation Media , the publisher of the humor site TheChive is leaving Los Angeles, and is moving its operations to Austin, according to a report Tuesday. Texas has been very active in trying to siphon away businesses from California, with Gov.

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

Costa Mesa-based electric auto firm Fisker Automotive and Technology Group , now under new ownership, said Wednesday that it has changed its name to Karma Automotive. According to the company, the name change is aimed at communicating the change to the company's ownership, its new management team, and its new production site in California.

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JUNE 8, 2016

Students at the University of Southern California , as well as fellow students from area community colleges, said they are looking to launch a rocket into space--and help further STEM education--through its USC Rocket Propulsion Lab (RPL).

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MAY 24, 2012

Two of the newest startups to emerge out of Southern California's technology and accelerator scene, Lifecrowd , and Eventup , are partnering, to join Lifecrowd's social activities site with Eventup's service to help people book exclusive private residences and locations for their events. technology studio.

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JULY 26, 2011

California had 25 companies in registration as of Q2, with eight companies in Southern California. The report also found that technology deals had the most number of registrations in Q2, led by daily deals site Groupon. billion in deals, the highest since the financial crisis started in late 2007.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

Online fashion site JustFab , which is headed by Adam Goldenberg and Don Ressler, is acquiring children's fashion service FabKids , the firm announced this morning. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. FabKids was founded by Andy Moss and Christina Applegate.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Jo Webber: Why we created Pod, was we've look at sites like Facebook, which has really taken off with friends and family, and helped them communicate online. Jo Webber: I am originally from the UK, but I am loving life in Southern California. Jo told us why, in a world full of social networking apps, why Pod.io What is Pod.io?

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