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JUNE 20, 2011

West Hollywood-based Namesake , the real-time, conversation and community site founded by Brian Norgard and Daniel Gould, has started expanding its team, saying today that it has hired Jeff Potter to head up development and operations at the startup.

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MARCH 31, 2009

Los Angeles-based MySpace and West Hollywood-based CitySearch announced this morning that the two have launched a beta of a new local search site, MySpace Local, which will allow users to review, rate, and share information about small businesses. Financial details behind the deal were not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

West Hollywood-based Geni , the online family tree and family history site started by ex-PayPal vet David Sacks, said Thursday afternoon that it has linked its service with historical documents from sites Archives.com and GenealogyBank.com. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. CityGrid Media operates the Citysearch, Insider Pages and Urbanspoon web sites. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Plan a visit to West Hollywood in a couple of weeks, when Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu is opening up its popular "Seinfeld: The Apartment" experience on Melrose Avenue. Are you a fan of Seinfeld?

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

West Hollywood-based Geni , the online family tree and history site, said Wednesday afternoon that it has rolled out a new, application programming interface for the site. The firm said the API is posted on its developer's site. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2012

Findmypast runs an online, family history and genealogy site which provides genealogical records, in particular, a rich collection of British, Irish, and Australian records dating back to 1200. The firm said its goal is to become the "go-to" site for Americans of British and Irish ancestries. operations. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 26, 2010

West Hollywood-based Geni.com , the online family tree and genealogy site, told its users Tuesday evening that it is now distributing its recently released family tree posters internationally. Geni is venture backed by Charles River Ventures and the Founders Fund, and was started by ex-PayPal founder David Sacks.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

West Hollywood-based online restaurant and business reviews and listings site Citysearch announced this morning that it has created a new way for its customers to connect with Twitter, with a new API which allows local businesses on the site to connect their existing Twitter account, or create a new one, with their business profile.

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MAY 11, 2010

West Hollywood-based SocialVibe , an online site which combines social media with support for brands and charities, has raised $11.65M in a Series C funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Monday. No details on the funding have been announced by the company.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni.com , the online family tree and genealogy site backed by the Founders Fund and Charles River Ventures, told its users today that it has created a new "Geni Lab" for experimental features from the firm.

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MAY 10, 2010

West Hollywood-based Geni.com , the online genealogy and family tree site, said Monday afternoon that it has rolled out a new product--one that takes the family tree from the service, and turns it into a paper poster.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online business guide owned by IAC, said late Friday that it has created a new advertising network called CityGrid. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

West Hollywood-based family tree site Geni.com said Friday that the firm has made a number of updates to the firm's services. Among the changes, the firm said that it has made two of the firm's "Pro" features--Statistics and Lists--free to all of its users.

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MAY 12, 2010

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online local business guide site owned by IAC, said Tuesday afternoon that it has updated all of its mobile applications. The firm said it has updated its apps for Android, iPhone, and Blackberry, including a complete rewrite of its Android application. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 31, 2009

West Hollywood-based Yammer , the corporate microblogging site inspired by Twitter, is moving from the Los Angeles area to Silicon Valley, according to founder David Sacks. Sacks said that Geni, which spun out Yammer, remains in West Hollywood. Sacks said that Geni, which spun out Yammer, remains in West Hollywood.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

West Hollywood-based Geni is expanding the number of paid tiers of its service, saying Tuesday evening that it has launched a new tier of its service, Geni Plus. The family tree and family history site said the new Geni Plus family tree research service is aimed at "casual genealogists", and will cost $4.95

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

West Hollywood-based FirstString.com said today that it has launched a new online, social community focused on high school athletics. The startup, which was founded in September, said it will provide an online site where high school players can post photos, videos, messages, schedules, and more about their teams and personal profiles.

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APRIL 16, 2009

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the local online business guide owned by IAC, said Thursday that the firm has expanded its relationship with yellow pages publisher Idearc Media. Citysearch said it will integrate performance-based advertising from Idearc's Superpages.com site into its publishing network.

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APRIL 9, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni , the venture-backed, online family tree and networking site, said today that it has added a number of new features to its site, including the ability to search for similar profiles on the site, and improved access to popular features.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2008

West Hollywood-based Citysearch, which is a unit of IAC, has rolled out a mobile version of the firm's site. Citysearch said today that its new Mobile by Citysearch site is in beta, and will allow users to add reviews and pull information about business listings from cell phones. READ MORE>>

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APRIL 24, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni said this week that the firm has improved the firm's site, which allows users to create family trees and network with family members. The firm said that it has enhanced the ability to find duplicate profiles in the service, with automatic advanced searches when users view a profile. Geni's Web 2.0

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MAY 1, 2009

West Hollywood-based family tree site Geni has rolled out a slew of updates for the service, saying today that it has added features to help users collaborate with others, map out locations, and see recent photos.

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JANUARY 20, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni, and instant messaging spinout Yammer have both raised $5M in funding from the firms' existing backers, Charles River Ventures and the Founders Fund, according to regulatory filings and reports.

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MAY 20, 2011

You can also visit the Live for Japan profile to share the player on Facebook, Twitter, or embed the player on your own site! Where: Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA. If you are in Los Angeles on May 27th you can join Stickam Live at the Roxy Theater for the Live For Japan Benefit concert. BUY TICKETS HERE. Live Concert Deets.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Matthias Galica: My last role was as a product manager for another local startup, Woome.com, an online dating site. An example of that is, we might be able to show you the hottest concerts in West Hollywood, or the hottest acts in Santa Monica. Musicians are always looking for new things, for the best ways to promote themselves.

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DECEMBER 16, 2011

The site itself was originally meant for women, but we began noticing a large portion of our readership was male. A few months later we did a party on The London’s rooftop (in West Hollywood) for over 500 people. So we wanted to help other women on the best places to go and find particular guys based on type. Not at all.

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