SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 25, 2009

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 -- Media Leaders networking event. Join us as we forget about the state of the economy and enjoy beach weather while mingling with the south bay's hippest professionals in marketing, advertising, tech and media. See [link] (more).

Media 100

Media Advertising Networking Marketing 100

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APRIL 1, 2009

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 -- Media Leaders. A night of experiential social networking at the V Lounge in Santa Monica. See [link] (more).

Media 100

Media Santa Monica Social Network Networking 100

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 -- ExecTec Networking Dinner. An event for executives in the Entertainment, Media, Technology and related business fields to come together and network and share ideas. See [link] (more).

Networking 100

Networking Entertainment Ideas Media 100

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 -- ExecTec Networking Dinner. An event for executives in the Entertainment, Media, Technology and related business fields to come together and network and share ideas. See [link] (more).

Networking 100

Networking Entertainment Ideas Media 100

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 -- ExecTec Networking Dinner. An event for executives in the Entertainment, Media, Technology and related business fields to come together and network and share ideas. See [link] (more).

Networking 100

Networking Entertainment Ideas Media 100

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OCTOBER 23, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009 -- SoCalBio Networking Forum. Why Bioscience Companies Should Care About Social Media. See [link] (more).

Networking 100

Networking Social Media Media Company 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Burbank-based Walt Disney reported Sunday that it has just surpassed one hundred million fans across its network of Facebook pages. According to Disney, those fans are spread across more than 200 official Disney brands, property, and character pages, which the firm has been creating on Facebook since August of 2009.

Burbank 257

Burbank Report Networking Company 257

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 -- The MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast Presents: A Comprehensive View of Social Marketing, Social Media, and Social Networks. Ron and Lorrie will also discuss ways to quantify social media as a marketing effort. See [link] (more).

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Network Media Enterprise Forum 100

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 -- New Media Vault. Join us for the best downtown Los Angeles new media networking event! This month we're getting ready for Turkey Day  gobble gobble gobble! Don't miss out on our last chance to hang before we usher in 2010! See [link] (more).

Media 100

Media Los Angeles Networking Angel 100

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MAY 15, 2009

Thursday, May 21, 2009 -- Media Club LA. The Media Club (LA) offers you an alternative to your current business and networking opportunities. Attendees work at companies such as CAA, Disney, Dreamworks, Fox, ICM, MySpace, NBC, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, William Morris, YouTube, etc. See [link] (more).

Media 100

Media Paramount Networking Company 100

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JUNE 19, 2009

Thursday, June 25, 2009 -- New Media Vault. Welcome to the East Sides first New Media Networking Event in Downtown Los Angeles.

Media 100

Media Los Angeles Design Networking 100

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MAY 28, 2009

Thursday, May 28, 2009 -- New Media Vault May. Welcome to the East Sides first New Media Networking Event in Downtown Los Angeles.

Media 100

Media Los Angeles Design Networking 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Hydra Media , the cost-per-action (CPA) advertising network, has new funding in hand and legal issues behind it, and is now looking upmarket, the firm told socalTECH in an interview Thursday. Tags: hydra media advertising network. How does the firm hope to attract more large brand advertisers?

Beverly Hills 165

Beverly Hills Funding Advertising SoCalTech 165

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JULY 23, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 -- 8th Digital Media Summit. Past presenters have received millions in funding from our program; and several have sold their company for huge earnings. See [link] (more).

Media 100

Media Social Media Commerce Entertainment 100

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JUNE 13, 2009

Friday, June 19, 2009 -- Three Brands Speak Out on the Effectiveness of Social Media. You've heard the buzz: it's all about social media. Twitter, Facebook, bookmarking, LinkedIn, social networks, microblogs and video. CommNexus Marketing SIG. See [link] (more).

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Social Network Tips 100

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APRIL 17, 2009

Thursday, April 23, 2009 -- OCVG/OCTANe Digital Media Mix. Learn from some of the quickest minds in Digital Media how they're challenging the powers that be, raising BIG $$$ from VC's and creating some of the coolest companies on planet earth. How Hot Players are Building Cool Companies. See [link] (more).

OCTANE 100

OCTANE Media Venture Capital Networking 100

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Thursday, August 27, 2009 -- New Media Vault Mixer. When our freedoms in Electronic Frontier Foundation the networked world come under attack, the EFF is the first line of defense.

Media 100

Media .Net Networking Help 100

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JULY 17, 2009

Thursday, July 23, 2009 -- SEO, Social Media, Sponsorship and On-line Advertising. Speakers include: David Karnstedt, Efficient Frontier; Kelly Perdew, Rotohog; Brian McCarthy, CitySearch; and Mark Gibbs, Network World. See https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:Join/signupId:10203.

SEO 100

SEO Social Media CTC Advertising 100

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 -- How To Use Social Media To Extend Your Brand. See [link].

Social Media 100

Social Media Orange County Media Social Network 100

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AUGUST 9, 2009

Thursday, August 13, 2009 -- Industry Trends, Social Media and Web 2.0 Would you like to learn and understand the most effective ways to get the attention of the hundreds of millions of active social networkers around the world? See [link] (more).

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Social Media Web Tool 100

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. Media relationships. That feeling happens 2-3 times per year maximum. Hamet had the perfect combination: Smarts. Startup DNA. Relationships.

Invest 340

Invest Venture Capital Startup News 340

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AUGUST 10, 2009

If you search for her (as of July 10, 2009 at 5:45pm) you will get no result and the text, “did you mean Amanda Choong?&#. Tags: Social Media social networking Twitter. It takes a while (a day or more) to get your name propagated in Twitter’s search index. Be patient – it will appear. Second is Jen Raymond.

Tips 216

Tips Social Media Social Network Santa Monica 216

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JUNE 19, 2009

Thursday, June 25, 2009 -- Using Social Media to Market Your Business. Resistance to social media is futile. Social networking tools are being integrated in the marketing efforts of many corporations, from start-ups to multi-nationals. San Diego Venture Group. Special Keynote Headliner: Guy Kawasaki.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Marketing San Diego 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Adconion Media Group , the Internet advertising firm which has been ramping up its operations in Santa Monica, said today that it is spinning out its video product, Joost Video Network , into a new, standalone business, also based in Santa Monica. Adconion acquired the assets of Joost from the founders of Skype in November of 2009.

Santa Monica 171

Santa Monica Advertising Content Sites 171

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JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. In the media NYC is “hot” right now yet having just spent 6 days in NY I heard many similar stories as I get in LA: not enough VC and hard to get great tech resources. Our guest was Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

- SoCal CTO , January 13, 2010 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 No Accounting For Startups - Steve Blank , February 22, 2010 Startup Advice In Exactly Three Words - #StartupTriplets - OnStartups , January (..)

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

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AUGUST 3, 2009

So with the metoric rise of Twitter now forecast at 45 million as of August 3rd, 2009 (and rising fast), has Twitter Killed the Blogger Star? Tags: Social Media social networking technology Twitter. Suddenly it was about very frequent commentary in a bite-sized format. Now we could all sleep more. Or could we? So what gives?

Blogging 219

Blogging Venture Capital Startup Social Media 219

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Over the past four years, Nithin has generated national coverage for his from several leading cable news networks, as well as a number of local and regional newspapers. We had a bunch of media come out to our school and publicize Kenya Dream.” That really helped us bring in more students and adults – that’s how we built our network.”.

UCI 259

UCI Class Southern California News 259

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APRIL 17, 2010

They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. The company’s analytics comprehensively monitors customer behavior over multiple networks, including location-based mobile networks. You must watch this short video.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Adconian Media Group , the Internet advertising firm which has been ramping up its operations in Santa Monica, said today that it is spinning out its video product, Joost Video Network , into a new, standalone business, also based in Santa Monica. Adconian acquired the assets of Joost for the founders of Skype in November of 2009.

Santa Monica 150

Santa Monica Advertising Content Media 150

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed (www.momentfeed.com) is looking to sort through that data to help marketers better tap into location based, social networking. Rob Reed: I was doing social media strategy consulting from 2007 until 2009, what I would really characterize as Social Media 1.0. That's really what Social Media 2.0

Social Media 248

Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Neville Spiteri is co-founder of Venice-based WEMO Media (www.wemomedia.com), a new, digital studio whose flagship product is TheBlu (www.theblu.com) an online, interactive experience focused on the world's oceans. Our focus is really what we refer to as globally shared media. In 2009, I was convinced the time was right.

Cloud Computing 208

Cloud Computing Web Entertainment Media 208

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JUNE 18, 2010

I made the point (not widely publicized) that OS4 is currently “breaking&# many applications that use ad networks that are not Apples (most notably AdMob, owned by Google). Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

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MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Total raised: $83mm; Series B round (July 2009 for $43mm) valued company at $400mm.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. As of near the end of September 2009, we’re up 46% since the March 9th nadir (yes, I need to find a way to use one of my SAT words ; – ).

Venture Capital 255

Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

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JUNE 11, 2009

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 -- AccessEN Annual Dinner Event. Featuring Doug Antone, President and CEO, Networks in Motion and Debra Fine, CEO/CMO Consumer Products, Media and On Line Entertainment. See [link] (more).

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Media Networking Product 100

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MAY 7, 2009

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 -- Mobile Experience 2.0. After years of dialog on mobile convergence, what has actually converged on the mobile platform is the high quality experience, spurred by innovations in Media Content (Video, Music, Movies, T.V.), in an open Forum at UCLA. See [link] (more).

Mobile 100

Mobile UCLA Screening Media 100