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Savings.com: The California Internet Tax Law and Unintended Consequences

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This morning, we spoke to Thomas Swalla , the COO of Santa Monica-based Savings.com , the online coupon and deals site, to talk a little bit about how the move has impact at one of Southern California's many, many affiliate-dependent Internet businesses--and how the move might result in lost jobs, and the firm moving out of state.

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I Just Invested in @Burstly, a Mobile Ad Management Company

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I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). banner ads on a CPM, CPC or a Cost-Per-Install [CPI] basis). Good luck, guys.

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Docstoc's Jason Nazar Talks About DocStore

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It's been very successful so far, which is why we're making such a big bet. It's something like between $50M and $100M in sales per year. Sixteen months later, we're the biggest tech event in Southern California which is held on a regular basis. Why did you decide to launch the Docstore now? It turned out to be 40.