socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Santa Monica-based Tsavo Media, the new startup founded by Userplane founder Michael Jones, has launched a new division, focused on search engine marketing. The firm announced the division Tuesday afternoon, saying that its new Tsavo Agency will provide search engine marketing and content monetization services for companies. READ MORE>>

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Santa Monica-based Tsavo Media, the startup headed by former Userplane CEO Michael Jones, said today that it has acquired Better Inc, the SEO and pay-per-click marketing software firm headed by Ben Padnos. s technology uses technology to help set up, manage, optimize, and report on pay-per-click campaigns for small and medium businesses.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2011

South, a solid Santa Monica bar and grill was bustling earlier this Tuesday courtesy of the good people at Tech Cocktail and their winter technology mixer. Userplane – A social media platform to help businesses, communities, and organizations manage their social graphs. ” Said the smiling girl at the check-in table.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

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. What will it take to establish a true, anchor technology firm here in Los Angeles?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. join us in proving there’s more than one place in California to create great technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded, advised, invested and sold numerous businesses, including application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media, Movoxx, PeopleMedia, Brizzly and Myspace. Mike is actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

One of the recent trends in the technology industry here in Los Angeles is the use of "coworking" spaces--flexible workspaces where companies can rent open office space. Mike's latest claim to fame was selling Userplane to AOL. We have Sometrics, which is kind of a search technology for Web 2.0, They came here, and it worked.

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Startup Web 2.0 Tsavo Userplane 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. To explore how new technologies impact society.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

I worked at Userplane, building social applications for sites like MySpace. With our technology, we're able to pinpoint that information, and do lots of analytics, and tie that back into zones but also specific advertisers. Ian Swanson: Sometrics is a social analytics and advertising company. What people need to do is sequencing.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

I worked at Userplane, building social applications for sites like MySpace. With our technology, we're able to pinpoint that information, and do lots of analytics, and tie that back into zones but also specific advertisers. Ian Swanson: Sometrics is a social analytics and advertising company. What people need to do is sequencing.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. Nate followed through on his views by investing in LA accelerator Science , run by the venerable Mike Jones , who is a former founder (UserPlane, sold to AOL), tech exec (at AOL and later at MySpace) and one of LA’s most prolific (and well liked) angels.

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