socalTECH

MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. The company explained that it would be integrating BuzzLabs' technology into its platform over the next three to six months.

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CitySearch Media West Hollywood Social Media 194

socalTECH

MARCH 25, 2010

West Hollywood-based Citysearch announced today that it has hired on Christophe Louvion--the former CTO of Gorilla Nation Media--as its Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Core Products. Tags: citysearch christophe louvion gorilla nation executive internet advertising. READ MORE>>.

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Gorilla Nation CitySearch West Hollywood CTO Hire 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

mobileStorm, which provides mobile and email marketing services, said that Pedowitz will be responsible for developmentof the firm's next generation platforms. Pedowitz joins the firm from Fox Interactive Media, where he headed up re-architecture and re-engineering of the MySpace MyAds platform. READ MORE>>

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CitySearch Platform Resource Email 100

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

But, venues are becoming savvier, and want to connect with fans via social media and email, so that they can allow customers to continue the buying experience on their site, and repurpose customer data for their own usage. million comedy fans through our social media email list, we we think we can see the same in the music industry.

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Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Sam Rogoway: We use YouTube as our hosting platform, for a variety of reasons. Yelp and CitySearch have been around for awhile, but Foursquare is really built on local businesses, Groupon, LivingSocial, and other deal sites are built on the backs of local businesses. Where do those videos get distribute?

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Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Their Behavioral Marketing Platform even broke new ground at ad:tech 2011 winning an innovation award. Social Media: Snapchat. Incubator: Amplify LA.

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Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. I don’t see this changing much like I don’t see you building blockbuster movies outside LA or shift the media buying center of gravity out of NY. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313