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. CityGrid Media operates the Citysearch, Insider Pages and Urbanspoon web sites. BuzzLabs was based in Seattle.

CitySearch 194

CitySearch Media West Hollywood Social Media 194

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 17, 2009

Thursday, July 23, 2009 -- SEO, Social Media, Sponsorship and On-line Advertising. Speakers include: David Karnstedt, Efficient Frontier; Kelly Perdew, Rotohog; Brian McCarthy, CitySearch; and Mark Gibbs, Network World. See https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:Join/signupId:10203.

SEO 100

SEO Social Media CTC Advertising 100

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2013

GRP Partners--which has invested in such successes as Overture, CitySearch, BillMeLater, DealerTrack, and others, and is currently an investor in Maker Studios, TrueCar, Burstly, and others--said it decided to change its branding as venture capital has changed.

GRP Partners 164

GRP Partners Funding CitySearch Venture Capital 164

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2011

They are looking for coders, roboticist, marketing managers, and community managers, to fill the areas of their Green Tech, Social Media, Big Data, and Enterprise companies. That’s right folks Idealab is hosting a job fair at their offices for 10 of their startups companies.

Idealab 95

Idealab CitySearch Social Media Pasadena 95

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.

Ticketmaster 140

Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

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. Social Media: Snapchat. Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996.

Startup 111

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