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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

billion in IT exits in 2011, the highest since 2000, for Southern California IT firms. According to the report, the biggest exit during 2011 was for Greent Dot , which provided liquidity of $2 billion for its pre-IPO investors, the highest of any exit since 2000. A new report released today tallies up $7.7

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it has come up with a name for its domain name services group, which it is in the midst of spinning off into an independent company. Demand Media said the new company will be named Rightside Group, Ltd. , Naidu has been head of Demand Media''s domain business since 2011.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 -- 2011 Siemer Silicon Beach Summit. Attendees will include investors from leading growth equity funds as well as media executives. Invite only. Email lauren.jenkins@siemer.com.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Demand Media , the online media publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, reported record revenues and profitability, the firm said Monday afternoon, as its released its third quarter results. The firm's total revenues grew to $98.1M, up 20 percent from Q3 of 2011 when it reported revenues of $81.5M. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Online advertising provider Real Media Group , which is part of 24/7 Media, said today that it has launched three new video formats. The Social Slide Bar links users to social media sites like Facebook; the Action Button links to retailers like Amazon.com; and the Click-to-Long Play format features links to longer, branded content.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, announced its third quarter 2011 financial results on Monday, saying that it had a loss from operations of $3.3M, with a rise in revenues to $81.5M. Revenues were up 25 percent compared with Q3 of last year, when it had revenues of $65.4M.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Irvine-based Viant , the parent company of Specific Media and Myspace , has been acquired by publisher Time Inc. , Viant, which is led by Tim Vanderhook, was founded in 1999 as Specific Media, and acquired Myspace back in 2011. the companies said this morning. Financial details of the asset deal were not announced.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Burbank-based Beachfront Media , the developer of video distribution tools, applications, and other infrastructure--and operator of video discovery site MeFeedia.com --said this week that it has racked up 3 billion video views across its properties, resulting in 1 billion ad impressions for its partners. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Ahead of its IPO, Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online domain name and media publishing business run by Richard Rosenblatt, updated its IPO filings Thursday, saying that it has granted $30.8M million of its shares, upon the completion of an IPO before March 31, 2011. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 -- DIGIDAY:ON MEDIA: February 23, 2011: Where THE digital media moguls caucus on the business of buying and planning and advertising across digital platforms. Join us for this one of a kind meeting of the digital media moguls in Los Angeles. See [link] (more)

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Media SoCalTech Advertising Platform 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Westlake Village-based ValueClick Media , the ad targeting division of ValueClick, said today that it has opened up two new offices. The firm said the move was made to serve clients and agencies in the two markets, with Minneapolis representing a $1 billion online advertising and $300M mobile marketing opportunity by the end of 2011.

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Westlake Village Media Advertising Mobile 164

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 22, 2011

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 -- Making Money Off Media: The Future of Creativity in the Digital Age. See https://www.softec.org/groups/softec_board_of_directors/Events/Event/131.aspx.

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Media 124

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JANUARY 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture capital Association MoneyTree survey, which is based on data from Thomson Reuters, tallies $738.34M invested in Southern California in Q4 of 2011. The category of perennial interest in Southern California, Media and Entertainment, only saw $55.3M

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -- SEO in Social Media (Panel). Come to the SEO in Social Media panel moderated by a former MySpace VP and founder of Lalawag.com, Sean Percival, on Tue, Sept 20, 2011 at BLANKSPACES in Santa Monica. Wanna learn how search engines rank web pages and optimize yours to out-rank competitors?

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SEO Social Media Media Santa Monica 100

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MAY 16, 2011

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 -- Social Media Breakfast. Network and mingle with marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, future SMBLA speakers and more. See [link] (more)

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Social Media Media Networking Entrepreneur 100

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011 -- DIGIDAY:MOBILE: Publishers, Agency Executives and Brand Marketers are set to come together and discuss one of the hottest markets in digital content and advertising: Mobile. Plus, the event offers VIP networking opportunities which are designed to land you great deals and contacts for 2011 and beyond.

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Media SoCalTech Advertising Mobile 100

socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, said Sunday that it is reaffirming its financial outlook for fiscal year 2011. Demand Media said that that report "significantly overstated" the negative impact of those Google changes. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2011

April 25, 2011, Irvine, Calif — Tech Coast Venture Network (www.tcvn.org) is hosting the OC Technology Influencer Mixer & Summit 2011, an historic two-day event with partners CompTIA, the world’s largest technology association, the Technology Leadership Political Action Committee and Ingram Micro. Media Contact: Jan Johnson.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 23, 2011

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 -- Social Media and Gaming. Get your tix now to the Social Media Breakfast Los Angeles August event! Here are just a few exciting things to expect: Topic: Social Media and Gaming Speaker: Pauline Malcolm-John, Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for WeeWorld. See [link] (more)

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Social Media Media Los Angeles Angel 100

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -- Tablets: The New Media Platform. How will we use tablets next? How will they evolve? How will carriers need to adapt? What will the evolution of apps look like? Will next-generation processors spawn super tablets? See [link] (more)

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Platform Media USC Mobile 124

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 31, 2011

Saturday, February 5, 2011 -- Social Media Bootcamp. Media Leaders. This event is perfect for small biz owners, bootstrapped startups, motivated corporate ladder climbers, real estate agents, restaurant owners, or anyone wanting to wear the social media hat in their organization. See [link] (more)

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Social Media Media Organization Startup 100

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MAY 12, 2011

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 -- DOES SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING WORK? Tired of hearing you have to use Social Media? Join TechBiz Connection to hear real life people, who use social media to grow their brand awareness and in their businesses. Techbizconnection. HEAR REAL LIFE SUCCESS STORIES AND LESSONS LEARNED.

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Social Media Media TechBiz Marketing 100

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APRIL 27, 2011

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 -- Investment in Digital Media. Panel discussion exploring current investment trends in digital media. Sponsored by DLA Piper and Silicon Valley Bank.

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Rustic Canyon Media Invest Allegis 113

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Friday, September 9, 2011 -- Social Media Masters. Conference about Social Media. See [link] (more)

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Social Media Media Conference 100

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APRIL 1, 2011

Thursday, April 7, 2011 -- S.M.A.S.H. Social Media Advanced Skills Huddle). SMASH is an interactive conference designed to help you make better decisions about deploying social media for marketing, public relations and corporate communications. socalTECH readers get $100 off using code socaltechsmash. See [link] (more)

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Social Media Media SoCalTech Conference 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 -- Social Media, Social Art and TheBlu. Wemo Media and ACM SIGGRAPH invite you to a special behind the scenes look at The Blu, a new on-line social media experience in collaboration with Hollywood and Academia. A special beta code for [link] will be given to meeting attendees.

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Social Media Media Hollywood Email 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2011

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 -- Social Media Breakfast LA. Jason Pollock (founder of Boom Content), will discuss how social media is changing the landscape of the entertainment industry.

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Social Media Media Entertainment Organization 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 5, 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 -- Harness the Power of Social Media. HR Social Media-Attention HR Professionals! Harness the power of Social Media. Leverage Social Media to Recruit, Attract and Retain top Talent while managing Your Organization's Reputation-Thought Leader-Cara Stewart,President Remarx Media.

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Social Media Media Organization 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Thursday, December 1, 2011 -- Master Social Media with Jason Calacanis. In this class Jason Calacanis will teach you how to leverage social media to build awareness for your product, company, causes and--most importantly--yourself. See [link] (more)

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Social Media Media Class Product 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 12, 2011

Monday, April 18, 2011 -- Media Leaders Santa Monica Bootcamp. An interactive presentation by Josh Ochs that will show you how to utilize Twitter and Facebook for your business. See [link] (more)

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Santa Monica Media 113

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 -- Pre-Thanksgiving Digital Media Happy Hour. See https://www.lifecrowd.com/activity/pre-thanksgiving-digital-media-happy-hour/570. Come meet Lifecrowd team members, and fellow individuals in the local area.chat and meet over a complimentary drink!

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Media Activity 100

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -- Social Media for Social Good. We're teaming up with Non Profit Effect for our panel on how social good companies including TOMS, Movember, Drop in the Bucket, and City Year work with their strategic partners to leverage digital marketing and social media for social good. Digital LA.

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Social Media Media Tips Tool 100

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APRIL 24, 2011

Saturday, April 30, 2011 -- Media Leaders Culver City Bootcamp. Join Media Leaders at NextSpace, LAs newest coworking location, on April 30th for our next Twitter and Facebook Bootcamp. See [link] (more)

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Culver City Media Social Media 100

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -- Automotive Brands and Social Media. Advertising Hub panel produced by Ogilvy and Mather. See [link] (more)

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Social Media Media Advertising 100

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011 -- Free Movie Screening of Participant Media's Circumstance presented by Take Part and SMW LA. Attend a Movies and Social Media event hosted by the industry leader in social action campaigns, Participant Media which has the current top two box office leading films in distribution (Contagion and The Help).

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Social Media Screening Media Help 100

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011 -- Moving from Social Media to Social Action. Well discuss how the media landscape is changing the conversation, but what does it really take to translate that to meaningful action? Well explore campaigns that crossed the boundary from social media to taking action.

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Social Media Media Case Study Study 100

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JANUARY 21, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011 -- Beverly Hills Bar Assoc. Lunch - 3rd Annual State of Evolving Media Address. Leading IP and new media lawyer James D.

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