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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Irvine-based Specific Media , which operates an Internet advertising network, said today that it is one of the first memebers of the IAB to adopt a new "Advertising Options Icon", a new tool to provide web surfers with information about what data is being collected about them by advertisers. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

When I started investing the US advertising market was $300 billion with only 10% of it ($30 billion) of it being online and measurable. One recession later and the US advertising market is about $245 billion – but still only 10-12% is online and measurable. I believe that many social networks confused this idea.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Adconion Media Group , the European advertising network firm which as significant operations in Los Angeles, said today that it has acquired smartclip , a European digital video advertising firm. Smartclip adds around 500 new publisher sites to Adconion's network. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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JULY 8, 2013

If there were such a thing as a "Dream Team" for mobile advertising, you would be hard pressed not to pick the founding team of Los Angeles-based Gradient X (www.gradientx.com), whose founders include Michael Lum (formerly of OpenX), Brian Baumgart (formerly at Adconion), and Julie Mattern (formerly of Rubicon Project).

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Solve Media is that. In the early days of the Internet as an advertising medium the industry organized to create “standard ad units&# for which most media companies would sell their inventory. The standards were set by the IAB ( Interactive Advertising Bureau ), which was founded in 1996. But is there a better way?

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APRIL 22, 2013

A new, Los Angeles ad network, MobiGirl Media recently launched its niche, mobile ad network, specifically aimed at advertisers and app developers targeting girls between the ages of 6 and 16. The new mobile ad network lists Cara Hall, Jen Noonan, and Alison Bradley as co-founders. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

Irvine-basd Specific Media , the online advertising network which also owns MySpace, said Monday that it has tied with Nielsen Catalina Solutions , which measures advertising performance.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online media and advertising firm run by Keith Richman, announced this morning that it is in a major expansion in its advertising network, and has added 23 new verticals to its network. Tags: break media entertainment internet advertising content.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Our interview this morning is with Lolita Carrico, founder of Gloss Network for Women (www.mygloss.com), an online network of sites focused on women. Lolita was founder of ModernMom.com, which she sold to Richard Rosenblatt's Demand Media last year, and we caught up with Lolita to learn more about her newest venture.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Irvine-based Internet advertising network operator Specific Media is continuing to bolster its executive staff, saying today that it has named Fabrizio Blanco as its Chief Technology Officer, and Jason Knapp as Executive Vice President of Product. where he was a co-founder, and also was involved in Fox Audience Network.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Irvine-based Specific Media , a provider of contextual, online advertising services, announced today that it has promoted Jon Schluz to Executive Vice President. According to Specific Media, Schulz will help the firm develop overall company strategy and direction. Schulz had joined the firm in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Irvine-based Specific Media , the operator of one of the largest Internet advertising networks, has been sued over its use of Flash to recreate tracking cookies on computer browsers. The lawsuit was filed by a privacy attorney, who also has similar lawsuits against Disney, Demand Media, and others. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Irvine-based Specific Media , which operates an online advertising network, said today that it has gained three new exclusive publishing partners. The firm said it has signed a deal to gain sole, third party advertising placement access to ClassicCars.com, CarDomain.com, and Zeroto60times.com. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Los Angeles-based RGM Group , which provides online media services for premium advertisers, said today that it has raised $21M in a funding round. RGM operates a network of online publications, where it provides media representation and other services for those publishers. Johnson also served as CFO of ValueClick.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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MARCH 24, 2011

Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising network operator, appears to be on a privacy push, saying this morning that it has gained TRUSTe certification. The move is the latest in a series of privacy moves at the company, which also recently adopted the IAB Ad Option Icon.

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APRIL 12, 2011

Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising network headed by Tim Vanderhook, said today that it has received the new IAB Quality Assurance certification. The Interactive Advertising Bureau certification covers training, audit, and compliance requirements for brand-safe advertising. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company. The new batch of startups coming from across the U.S.

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MAY 8, 2014

Los Angeles-based Maker Studios , the YouTube network which is in the midst of being acquired by Disney, has just signed a large, eight-figure online advertising deal with Omnicom Media Group , according to AdAge. The deal is apparently the first, upfront advertising deal signed by Maker Studios. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Looking to enhance the advertising units on its network of sites, Santa Monica-based Demand Media said today that it has launched a new set of "social feed ads" to its advertisers. Demand Media said the new tools integrate custom, real-time social feeds into rich media ads featuring video, audio, Flash, and HTML5.

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JUNE 9, 2011

Los Angeles-based WebVisible , which helps small and medium sized businesses place online advertising, said this week that it has inked a deal with newspaper and television publisher Media General. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2012

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project said today that it has passed Google in the latest, comScore Media Metrix monthly ranking of Ad Focus properties. Internet audience, or more than 212 million visitors, which surpasses Google's Ad Network reach by more than 6 million visitors. of the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

YP , the local search, media, and advertising firm spun out of AT&T which has significant operations in Glendale, said today that it has acquired venture-backed Sense Networks , a provider of mobile advertising and location-based services. sense networks yellow pages merger acquisition cerberus' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based GumGum has snagged a media agency network executive as an advisor, the firm is announcing today, for its in-image advertising platform. GumGum said it has appointed Carl Fremont, the Global Chief Digital Officer at MEC, which it says is one of the world''s largest media agency networks, to its advisory board.

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JUNE 6, 2012

It was especially influential in my mind in thinking about media. At the simplest level you can think about markets in terms of the number of times media is consumed and/or purchased by people plotted against the total number of content of that media type that is available. Why is that? That was the only way.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

Irvine, California-based TapIt Media Group , the operator of a mobile advertising network, has been acquired by mobile apps infrastructure developer Phunware , the two firms announced Wednesday. TapIt Media was advised by Siemer & Associates in the deal. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media has launched a new, social video product via its SpringBoard Video Division , aimed at distributing social video content to publishers. Evolve Media''s platform includes its own customizable and brandable video player, video analytics and reporting, and more. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising exchange operator, is powering female content network Glam Media , Glam Media said Tuesday. Glam Media said it is using REVV Connect, Rubicon Project's real time advertising trading platform as part of an invite-only, premium ad marketplace.

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JULY 11, 2013

Two, Los Angeles online advertising firms have linked up in a technology deal today. The two companies said that OpenX will provide United Online Media Group with its full monetization platform, including its real-time-bidding, ad network, direct sale, and other tools. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Westlake Village-based ValueClick Media , the ad network division of ValueClick, is taking advantage of the runup to the Presidential elections with a new product. ValueClick said it has launched GoVote, a new advertising product aimed at political marketers.

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MARCH 8, 2011

Irvine-based Specific Media , the Internet advertising network operator, said Tuesday that it has opened up a new regional office in Seattle. According to the company, the office will serve Washington and Oregon, and will be based in downtown Seattle. The firm said the Pacific Northwest is a "key region" for the company.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Irvine-based Specific Media , the online ad network operator, said Wednesday that it has inked deals with two automotive publishers. That program helps advertisers gain access to name brand publishers on their remnant inventory. Financial details of the deals were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing empire run by Richard Rosenblatt, said Tuesday afternoon that it has acquired two companies, plus renewed a deal with Google. As part of that effort, Demand Media said its inventory will be included in the premium Google Display Network Reserve. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. What is Demand Media doing nowadays? Are those kinds of content deals with brands a big focus?

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AUGUST 23, 2012

In case you don’t know, they are one of the biggest media companies in the world. That they own a large piece of The Discovery Network? He also covered how “traditional media companies” think about the future and how they view disruption. Do you feel protected from new media? That they own Reddit?

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JUNE 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based MySpace , the once dominant social networking website, has been sold to Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising network, in a deal reportly worth $35M. According to Specific Media, News Corporation will take a minority equity stake in Specific Media as part of the deal.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Westlake Village-based ValueClick said today that it has launched a new, vertical advertising network focused on the Home and Garden sector. ValueClick said its new Modern Living Media network will deliver targeted consumer audiences for home and garden marketers and agencies, and has a potential reach of 8.5 READ MORE>>.

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