article thumbnail

AOL Acquired By Verizon For $4.4 Billion

socalTECH

AOL --which has been one of the most active acquirers of Southern California technology startups in recent years--has been acquired itself, by Verizon , AOL and Verizon announced this morning. According to Verizon, it will pay $50 per share for AOL, in a deal worth approximately $4.4 READ MORE>>.

Userplane 100
article thumbnail

MySpace Names Jones, Hirschhorn To Exec Team

socalTECH

Jones is best known in Southern California's technology community for his success at Userplane, which he founded and sold to AOL. Tags: hirschhorn jason media sling userplane jones michael tsavo executive myspace. Both are in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

Tsavo 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Reflections on 2018: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

socalTECH

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here. Today, we have a contribution from Michael Jones , the CEO of Science Inc.

article thumbnail

MySpace, Ad.ly Link On In-Stream Advertising

socalTECH

squarely into a multi-way intersection of who's who in Southern California's blog and technology world. Finally, MySpace is co-run nowadays by Mike Jones, who founded Userplane and is an active angel investor in the area, and is an advisor for Launchpad LA. The link with MySpace pulls Ad.ly Suster also runs Launchpad LA.

article thumbnail

Reflections On 2017: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

socalTECH

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. Today, we have a contribution from Michael Jones , the CEO of Science Inc. www.science-inc.com).

article thumbnail

TechZulu Presents 2012 Startup Forecast | Featuring Science, Tech Coast Angels, Amplify, StartEngine, upStart.LA

Tech Zulu Event

The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. Our Panelist Include.

article thumbnail

Interview with Mike Jones, Science Inc.

socalTECH

The Los Angeles area has seen a surge in the last month in companies and organizations looking to bolster entrepreneurial activity and startups in Southern California. You have a pretty unique perspective, having both created a startup here (Userplane) and run arguably one of the largest technologies companies to emerge here.

Incubator 196