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Ticketmaster Takes Aim At Scalpers Using Ticket Bots

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Los Angeles-based a hrf="[link] has filed a lawsuit against a number of companies it says have been using "bots" to snatch up tickets from its website before consumers have a chance at them. The lawsuit, Ticketmaster L.L.C. Ticketmaster is now seeking $10M in damages from the defendants in the suit. Prestige Entertainment.

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Rubicon Project Bolsters Executive Ranks

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Los Angeles-based online advertising firm Rubicon Project is significantly boosting its executive ranks today, saying that it has named a new CTO, General Counsel, and SVP of Product Management to the firm.

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ScoreBig.com Gets $10M Investment

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Los Angeles-based online ticket marketplace ScoreBig.com said today that it has raised $10M in a new funding round, and hired a new Chief Strategy Officer. Goldberg was formerly an EVP at Ticketmaster, and was also CEO of Youbet.com, and co-founded Tunes.com and Sportvision. CPIF adds a board member as part of the investment.

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Live Nation Launches Joint Venture With Groupon

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Los Angeles-based Live Nation Entertainment and daily deals site Groupon are launching a new joint venture, the companies announced today. According to the two, they have created a new joint venture called GrouponLive focused on new online ticketing deals. Financial details of the joint venture were not disclosed by the firms.

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Report: MySpace Acquiring iLike

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A report today from TechCrunch reports that Los Angeles-based online social networking site MySpace is in the process of acquiring iLike , which operates an online service that allows users to share their music playlists and recommendations with friends. iLike is backed by Ticketmaster.

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IVT Names New CEO

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Los Angeles-based IVT , a provider of web casting software and services, announced today that it has named Jim McGovern as its new CEO. McGovern was most recently CEO of itzbig, an online interactive job board site, and has also served as CEO of Marketwire. McGovern replaces founder Greg Pulier, who is now CTO of the firm. READ MORE>>.

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Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA

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Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? popped up consistently in an informal (and highly non-scientific poll) of a number of readers, executive recruiters, and others in the Los Angeles area, who cited growth, brand, profitability, and other factors in their suggestions to us of the top companies. Demand Media.