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DECEMBER 28, 2010

In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world in 2010? No doubt, it was Facebook and Twitter, which were incredible businesses for 2010. The second thing, is to look at companies who are creating value on mobile and the web that is not advertising based. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 -- Web Analytics Wednesday. Area web, social media, analytics and tech professional come together for an evening of networking and informal presentations. See [link] (more).

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JANUARY 5, 2010

Irvine-based Local.com , which operates a local search site and network, announced today that it has acquired 22,000 web hosting subscribers from LaRoss Partners, in a deal worth approximately $2.6M Local.com said those web hosting customers pay approximately $35 per month for web hosting services, provided by a third party.

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JULY 13, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. " 8 Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup - Instigator Blog , June 18, 2010 Job interviews are meant to be conversations. Now I have.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 15, 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010 -- Hollywood Web Television Meetup. Join us for Tubefilter's Hollywood Web Television Meetup on January 21st, 2010 in Los Angeles. This month? We're delving into independent content production with Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf of Epic Fu. See [link] (more).

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APRIL 28, 2010

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 -- "The Web of Me: Opportunities and Implications of Participatory Culture" SDSIC. Come join us to add your predictions of how the web will evolve from a static source of information, to a personalized "Web of Me". Dont miss this panel! See [link] (more).

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 -- CommNexus Presents:Sencha Touch for Mobile Web App Development. SPEAKER: David Kaneda Creative Director, Sencha Touch David is a designer, developer and blogger interested in mobile apps, web technology, and digital design. See [link] (more).

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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. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 22, 2010

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 -- LA Web Dev Meetup. See [link] (more).

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 -- LAPHP October Talk: Introduction to Amazon Web Services by Jeff Barr. Jeff Barr from Amazon.com will present an introduction to the Amazon Web Services. Join us for our regular monthly LAPHP talk on October 5th at CoLoft. See [link] (more).

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APRIL 16, 2010

Thursday, April 22, 2010 -- CommNexus Presents: Build Native Mobile Apps Using Your Web Skills. With over 300 APIs, a thriving developer community, and the support you need, you can build applications that are more social, local, media rich, interactive, and extensible.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Monday, March 15, 2010 -- LA Web Professionals Group - Search Engine Optimization. See [link] (more).

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2010

On Monday November 1, 2010 TechZulu will present Web TV Workshop Pro-Panel Series live at 9pm PST. Tags: Arts & Entertainment Business Development New Media Social Media Video Adam Chapnick Alec Distribber IndieGoGo McBeard Media McNayre Mighty Fresh Richard Frias Web TV Workshop. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

Huntington Beach-based AnyMeeting , the provider of free web conferencing and online meeting software, said this week that it has integrated its products with VMware's Zimbra Collaboration Software. Zimbra is an email and collaboration software product which acquired by VMware in 2010. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Nimble--which develops web-based, social contact management software--said the Outlook connection comes via Phi-solutions, which connects Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 contacts into rich social profiles on Nimble.

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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 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

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SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

Some great posts from April 2010 that talk to me in terms of being a CTO at a Startup. Ben Casnocha: The Blog , April 15, 2010 Everyone I spoke with loved the idea. Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

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JUNE 4, 2012

White, who has been advising OpenX since 2010, was previously a VP at Adknowledge, and also served at FOX Audience Network's MyAds. OpenX developers advertising serving software and related advertising network services, aimed at web publishers. White as its General Manager, Publisher Business - West. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Irvine-based PathCentral , a developer of web-based software for managing the practice of community pathologists, has raised $3.0M The firm last announced a round in November of 2010, when it raised $10M in a Series B funding. in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Tuesday. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based TeleSign , the provider of phone authentication services used to reduce fraud and spam with web services, said Tuesday that it has named Max Powers as its Vice President, Client Services. The firm reported 15,558% revenue growth between 2006 and 2010 at those awards. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

Orange-based M86 Security , a developer of web security products, said Thursday that it has relaunched its products from its acquisition of Finjan, under the new M86 Security Secure Web Gateway brand. The firm said the new products will be available in the first quarter of 2010. M86 acquired Finjan in November. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based FastPay , which provides specialized line of credit to online publishers, e-commerce companies, videogame companies, and other digital media companies, reports this morning that it has placed over $100M in funding to over 100 customers since its launch in 2010.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

The group--which last ran a program in early 2010--has recently opened up an application page for its 2011 Winter Term, and has been sending out invites for a launch event in early November. According to the group's web site, it will kick off the next class in November 2011, and continue until early spring 2012.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based Stroome , which is developing an online community for collaborative video editing, announced today that it has just won $200,000 from the 2010 Knight News Challenge. The Knight News Challenge is a contest which helps to fund digital news experiments and technology.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

ChaCha offers up an online question and answer site, which allows users to ask any question via the web or mobile SMS. The new investment from Qualcomm comes on top of a recent, October 2010 funding by vantagePoint Venture Partners and Rho Ventures. ChaCha said it has over 32 million unique users using its site a month.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands said Wednesday it has acquired Tjoos.com , an online coupon web site. Tjoos had over 1 million unique visitors in February 2010, according to Internet Brands. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Internet Brands said that Tjoos.com would join the firm's shopping vertical. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

In my view, the very fact that they feel that the technical development of a web startup is only worth a couple percent speaks volumes. These “startups” are almost always mostly-non-technical founders offering 1-2% premoney for a “lead developer” position. That’s a pretty common experience.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

As 2010 approaches, a whole new year of exciting start-ups, tech news, gadgets, and much more is ahead. We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010. We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010. The emergence of a new era of technologies, collectively known as Web 3.0, Advertise and get noticed with us!

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising firm which helps web publishers optimize their ad network revenues, reported this week on the latest online ad spending, saying that ad spending tracked at its customers grew 47 percent in the first half of the year.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Founded in April/May 2010 by Diego Berdakin (Ex-Slingshot Labs) and Josh Berman (Ex-Slingshot Labs, MySpace Co-founder) in Santa Monica, CA. first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season. 406 Ventures.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Pasadena-based Foodme , the online, real-time, restaurant deals site funded by Idealab, apparently has shut down, according to a statement on the firm's web site. It's unclear when the site actually shut down; the firm had only launched in October of 2010, and disclosed its initial funding in February this year. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 13, 2010

Monday, July 19, 2010 -- BlueGlass LA Search and Social Marketing. The top West Coast event for web entrepreneurs and search and social media marketing professionals, featuring a lineup of the world's top hands-on leaders. See [link] (more).

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MARCH 22, 2010

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 -- StartUp LA. tartup LA members are Web 2.0 entrepreneurs, digital media experts, internet evangelists, business angels, VCs and innovators of all kinds. See [link] (more).

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MARCH 31, 2010

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 -- Digital LA - Digital Drinks @ La Vida. Join us for our next Digital Drinks, scheduled to be part of Tubefilter's Web TV Week leading up to the Streamy Awards. Invited: web video producers, directors, actors, production, Streamy nominees, friends, and fans.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Monday, October 25, 2010 -- Digital LA - Design Goes Cross-Platform. Join us for our panel discussion on designing GUI across multiple platforms: web, phone apps, iPad, etc. See [link] (more).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Guardian News & Media , the firm behind web publisher ContentNext , is in discussions with potential buyers about a possible sale, according to a report from the firm's own site, paidContent. ContentNext founder Rafat Ali left the firm in May of 2010. Names of potential buyers were not discussed. million pageviews. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 13, 2011

According to Escrow.com, it has seen 413 reports of escrow scams since March of 2010 which have used the company's name, with at least 35 of those victims losing money. Escrow services are online services which hold money until a transaction successfully occurs, and are heavily used for online automotive purchases.

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