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2009 Media Social Network 
SoCal CTO
MAY 15, 2009
Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?
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Eric Greenspan
MAY 25, 2010
What I mean by this is we do radio better by building it around the web, social media and traditional marketing strategies alongside, behind and wrapped around our radio shows. We launched it with KNX on March 21st, 2009. For one, we built a following by using Facebook and Twitter and other social networking sites.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
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).
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SoCal Tech Calendar
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).
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Both Sides of the Table
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. Anything.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
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).
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SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 -- How To Use Social Media To Extend Your Brand. See [link].
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SoCal Tech Calendar
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).
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SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 19, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009 -- Using Social Media to Market Your Business. Resistance to social media is futile. Millions of people are creating content for the social Web. Social networking tools are being integrated in the marketing efforts of many corporations, from start-ups to multi-nationals.
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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?
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 12, 2010
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. Recent competitive financings closed by Gilt Groupe ($35mm in 05/2010), OKL (undisclosed value in 12/2009) and Ideeli ($20mm in 12/2009). Read more: TechCrunch.
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Both Sides of the Table
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 ; – ).
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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.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
APRIL 17, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009 -- Convergence Technology Council (CTC) Meeting. We meet with technology thought leaders and business executives from vital, growing industries including Unified Communications, Entertainment, On-Line Media, Digital Distribution, Gaming, Social Networking, Medicine, Science, Energy - and many more.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 26, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 -- Digital Family Reunion 09. DFR '09 will cross pollinate leaders from all the major industry sectors such as media, entertainment, finance, publishing, venture funding, software, commerce, education, and many more. See [link] (more).
Tech Zulu Event
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". In "The Social Network" Denise portrays Gretchen, the attorney of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 15, 2010
SocialVibe – Social media monetization platform that benefits non-profit organizations and social causes. Following Microsoft’s addressable advertising trials with NBC in June 2009, many suspect that Google’s investment may have some defensive motivations, as well. OTHER DEALS. Paperless billing for consumers.
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JUNE 9, 2010
Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. There is a much better technique. It is to out friend.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. This is a post I’ve been dying to write for 18 months.
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
“As corny as it sounds, Tony Hsieh is a seller of dreams,” said Sarah Evans, founder of PR firm Sevans Strategy and social media venture FAVES + CO. “So Digital Royalty : Since 2009, Digital Royalty has given businesses and media personalities groundbreaking social media strategies to engage fans and generate tangible traction.
111 Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 16, 2011
In 1999, there were 486 IPOs nationwide; just 10 years later, in 2009, there were only 63. At any rate, it seems only appropriate that social media sites, which have dominated the Internet over the past few years, will likely lead startups back into the IPO game. The market is moving back up, but slowly.
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socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
So, we refocused in late 2008 and early 2009, and launched Island Paradise in August of that year. Since then, we've seen lots of changes in the social gaming market, including lots of new players, lots of growth, and also lots of interest from traditional gaming studios. Why the interest in that area? READ MORE>>.
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JUNE 18, 2009
Our interview today is with Santa Monica-based OneCubicle (www.onecubicle.com), a new startup we ran across recently, which is looking to provide a more professional social networking site for younger people. Why did you decide to start yet another social networking site? Our demographic is the 22 to 32 year old.
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MARCH 17, 2010
And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. Los Angeles. People either love it our hate it. All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown. We have an abundance of ethnicities, culinary options, music and culture.
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socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
As companies figure out a way to monetize social media, one of the areas which has been lacking is a way to measure the impact and effectiveness of social media advertising. Ian Swanson: Sometrics is a social analytics and advertising company. Where are things in terms of social media and advertisers?
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socalTECH
JUNE 27, 2011
To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service. In 2009, I teamed up with my partner, co-founder Eden Warner. That is the big day for Payoff.com, and we will be going to push out on every front to get media exposure and attention to what we're doing.
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
As companies figure out a way to monetize social media, one of the areas which has been lacking is a way to measure the impact and effectiveness of social media advertising. Ian Swanson: Sometrics is a social analytics and advertising company. Where are things in terms of social media and advertisers?
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MARCH 1, 2012
Shortly after that, the CEO of NBCi and myself started a venture fund, invested in a handful of companies, had a couple of good exits, and then I went on to become part of the founding team at ZeroDegrees, the social networking platform focused on the jobs space. We sold that to IAC.
socalTECH
MARCH 24, 2010
We allow them to have virtual store fronts, portable stores, which they can place on their social networking profiles, on their own dot com, on their blogs, and so forth--anywhere fans already interact with the artist. There's a convergence between the paradigm of the music business, and the business of social media.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 3, 2011
Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. To compete, startups must find ways to provide customers an easier, faster, more pervasive connection to digital networks, via mobile as well as the Internet.
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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 3, 2012
Half of the Internet users aged 50-64 use social media now, an 88 percent growth from the previous year. Social networking penetration by Boomers has now caught up with the other age groups, reaching about 80% across the board.
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SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
Dec 26, 2009). We’re Living In The Dark Ages Of Social Media - rosskimbarovsky.com , August 9, 2010 If you believe the media and social media “experts&# , we’re living in the Renaissance of social media. Social gaming was naturally one of the key topics, covered in many presentations.
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socalTECH
APRIL 28, 2010
We raised funding in September of 2009, about six months ago, raising $500,000 from private angel investors. My co-founder, Michael Steuer and myself both came from Twistbox, which was later acquired by Mandalay Media. Dave Waldman: We started quite a while ago, back in almost September of 2008.
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DECEMBER 1, 2010
aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. Today, brands are hiring social media specialists for customer support, crowdsourced product development, promotions and even leads generation.
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Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 9, 2009
Stribe offers a plug and play service for instantly creating a social network on any Web site. The company's main target is e-commerce sites with rich media. Zoomorama was a finalist at the Microsoft BizSpark event at South by Southwest Interactive 2009. The site attracted seven million French-speaking travelers in 2009.
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MAY 11, 2011
His idea and subsequent business plan won the Wharton Venture Award in 2009 and was a finalist for the Wharton Business Plan Competition. But it is really the secondary social layer that makes this new technology incredibly exciting. with the soon to come addition of offers.
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JULY 10, 2012
Ed Park was one of the first 100k users of Instagram back in early 2009. “I found it to be the best social network, connecting people on a deeper level. It’s almost a subconscious connection vs. all other media sites. People stopped worrying about social status.”. It’s a breath of fresh air.
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
In 2009, after their first round of investment, they launched internationally. The service can be accessed by computer, mobile phone ( iPhone , Android ) or social network ( Facebook ). though is the visibility and support that startups get from investors and media when they release great products. Any user stats?
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AUGUST 31, 2011
Without the support of local sponsors, LASW events would not be possible — special thanks again to: Fortis, DIMG (Disney Interactive Media Group), Idealab, LUXr, Originate Labs, MediaTemple, Ad.ly, Zaarly, CyberCoders, upStart.LA, Nevolution along with contributors: Ming.ly, NerdyShirts, NoodleYard, PhotoBoxi, TechZulu, The BitSource.
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MARCH 2, 2012
With consumption of online video up “400% with the release of the Iphone 3G back in 2009” (MacRumors, Eric Slivka) and the numbers ever growing, it would be tough to testify that we aren’t as a globe, obsessed with online video. The social networks have figured out how to share them.
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SoCal Delicious
JANUARY 20, 2010
On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 This is the same with competing activity streams in various social networks.
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MAY 18, 2015
Grindr, which first launched in 2009, has exploded into the largest and most popular all-male location-based social network out there. WeWork in Hollywood provides tech startups and new media entrepreneurs with the Hollywood Hills as their backdrop in their stylish LA building.
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SoCal Delicious
JANUARY 15, 2010
Share Buttons Work… In A Way Share buttons on your post help your content reach a greater audience by creating easy channels to social networks. By placing a “share on Twitter&# button or “post on Facebook&# icon, you make it easy for readers to bring the page to their network and increase your traffic.
29 Tech Zulu Event
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
In 2009, when the platform was just under three years old, Nielsen put out a report stating that Twitter had grown 1,382% year-over-year. In fact, Twitter was one of the first mobile social media platforms. My agency, VaynerMedia , used it heavily as a community management tool in 2009 and 2010.
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