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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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JUNE 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media (www.jukinmedia.com) thinks it has figured that out, and instead of trying to create viral videos, has been buying up the rights to those videos--before they really go viral--to create not just a one-hit, viral video wonder, but a sustainable business. What is Jukin Media?

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MAY 10, 2013

Four years ago, Los Angeles-based Adly (www.adly.com) launched to much fanfare as one of the first local startups to tie into the brand-new, Twitter micro messaging platform. We''re the leading social advertising platform that leverages celebrity relationships. We did our first Instagram campaign at the end of last year. Millenials?

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MAY 2, 2011

Santa Monica-based GotCast , the online casting site run by Alec Shankman, told its users today that it is gearing up to launch a new, spin-off website for its social media contest platform. No other details of the new effort were announced by the company.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 20, 2014

How much will social media fame cost you in 2014? This reality encourages some high-profile individuals to manipulate their social media standing by acquiring fake followers. Thus, if you purchased all of the social media "juice" shown here, it would only cost you about, $6,804. Content matters, not puffery. .

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MAY 28, 2016

I’ve been online for nearly 30 years (yes, there was CompuServe and Prodigy before the www), blogging for 10 and using social media tools since the earliest days. The bad was that it seems like when I shared media on Facebook I wouldn’t get any heat initially so Twitter was my go to place to share my blog.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

“They demonstrate best-in-class expertise with Facebook and Google paid ad platforms. In today’s highly competitive ad environment, both content and data are kings. At the time, it was doing Facebook media buying for e-commerce companies. The key takeaway? What can you tell us about MuteSix as an agency?

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Social platforms and media content creators in Los Angeles are leveraging their influence to encourage voting by Gen Z and millennial audiences as registration deadlines approach.

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MAY 21, 2014

Are you a content creator for the web? It turns out, nowadays, creating the content is only a small part of your job description The most successful YouTubers, studios, brands and agencies today are intensely focused on using social media to engage with fans, get that content out there, and grow their audience.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

Los Angeles-based OWNZONES Media Network , a provider of technology for the motion pictures, television, and digital content market, said on Monday that it has launched a new product for delivering content over "over the top" (OTT) market. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 25, 2010

What I mean by this is we do radio better by building it around the web, social media and traditional marketing strategies alongside, behind and wrapped around our radio shows. We post content from our show on blogs including show notes and tips and tricks. Our shows have Make It Work in their title, our call-in number is 877.MAKEITWORK,

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JUNE 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based viral video entertainment network Jukin Media is continuing to build out its executive team, saying today that it has named Jerry Boonstra as its new Chief Technology Officer, and Theresa Tran as its new Head of Product. jukin media viral video youtube content hollywood videos executive frequency cnet'

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MARCH 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based Pluto.TV , a new company led by startup veteran Nick Grouf, said Monday that it has launched a brand new, video platform which will curate streams of video content around music, sports, news, entertainment, and many other areas. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 24, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has acquired Society6 , an online e-commerce marketplace centered around artists, the company announced Monday afternoon, as part of an effort to expand its content and media platform. artist acquisition merger marketplace ecommerce society6 media demand' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Beachfront Media , the developer of video publishing tools, said today that its Beachfront Builder software now supports HTML5 applications. Burbank-based Beachfront Media offers up tools to help content publishers publish their videos to the Internet and to mobile platforms; the company also operates the video discovery engine Mefeedia.

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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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OCTOBER 5, 2011

X1 Discovery said today that it has launched a new, electronic discovery software called X1 Social Discovery, which is specifically aimed at helping computer forensics professionals address social media content. X1 Discovery said it will be releasing its software on October 18th, priced at $945 per seat annually.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based Sidevision (www.sidevision.com) has developed a set of tools--aimed at content creators, multi-channel networks (MCNs), and others--to help connect online videos with e-commerce. as part of that company''s Warner Media Camp accelerator. How did you get involved with the Warner Media Camp? How do you do that?

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

Culver City-based Enplug (www.enplug.com) is looking to change those one way digital displays into social, interactive content. Nanxi Liu: Our goal is to be the software that powers content on any kind of digital display that you see anywhere, whether that''s in a restaurant, hotel, or bar. Our software is an open platform.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Beverly Hills-based OWNZONES Media Network , a technology and entertainment company which provides products for the motion picture, television and digital content creation industries, says it has named Rob Hopps as Chief Security Officer (CSO), and Senior Vice President, Platform Operations.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 14, 2012

This latest wave in this transformation has been enabled by a number of sophisticated technology companies, including: Burstly , Coull , Collider Media , GraphEffect , SteelHouse , RingRevenue , GumGum , and DataPop. This automated coupling of intent and content results in uber-relevancy and ultimately enhances marketers’ ROI.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Global audiences of prosumer video producers will create content that is viewed by global audiences in numbers far in excess of traditional TV. It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. 200 million views. Suck it traditional TV.

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JULY 16, 2012

With the proliferation of social media, how do you--as a brand--manage all of those various websites, content, and media? Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks. What is Fliptu?

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

CEO Evan Spiegel blames social media --implying, indirectly, Facebook--for the phenomenon of "fake news", saying that personalized newsfeeds have revolutionized the way people share and consume content but at a "huge cost to facts, our minds and the entire media industry." In an editorial, posted this morning, Snap, Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Culver City-based Jukin Media , which licenses and distributes viral, user-generated content for the TV, web, and other platforms, has inked a new content deal with Japanese MCN UUUM , the two announced this morning. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 23, 2013

The world of media is in the midst of a major transition, where radio and television are no longer the powers they used to be--and there''s a clear shift towards some unknown future online. Unfortunately for the rest of media, it''s also allowed us to be honest with our audience, which they are not doing much at all.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” Is it Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or one of the other 200 active platforms vying for attention these days? United Airlines spent a long time recovering from that debacle. You need to be there.

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JUNE 7, 2017

Los Angeles-based Stem , which is developing a platform to simplify payments for musicians and other content creators, announced Wednesday morning that it has raised $8M in a Series A funding. Stem says it has created a financial platform that unifies and manages contracts, distribution, payments and data for artists and creators.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

It might look a little like Demo Day for Warner Media Camp , the startup incubator program being run out of Los Angeles by Turner/Warner Bros. at the intersection of technology and media. According to Warner Media Camp, all of the startups went through mentoring from Turner/Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank on Monday evening.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The firm has created a tool which uses software and semantic search to help in the whole process of curating content. We're a content curation platform, software-as-a-service for content, and we are focused on helping companies engage their customer more directly using content. Matt Kumin: It's a licensed model.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

TiTAN Platform , a Chinese developer of "smart home" devices, says it has officially launched its U.S. TiTAN says its product provide a "highly-encrypted" content platform which lets content owners upload and provide their content to consumers through a secure marketplace, all tied into a "smart home" device in the living room.

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

Burbank-based Beachfront Media , the firm which operates the MeFeedia video discovery site, has upgraded its tools and platform to support Windows 8. MeFeedia renamed itself BeachFront Media back in June, as the company shifted into providing its video technology as a white label solution for other video creators.

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JUNE 30, 2014

He has a long career in developing products and companies (such as Pogo, Excite@Home, Demand Media, The Daily Plate and now TasteMade) discussed much about his career choices and lessons. He said that Tastemade views it more as a programming challenge than a challenge in changing the content itself.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

According to H Code, the new product offers up a "fully integrated" digital marekting and media solution to connect brands and agencies with U.S. Hispanic consumers. The expansion pushes H Code further into the land of agencies with additional services, on top of its current digital advertising representation services.

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JANUARY 29, 2013

Burbank-based Beachfront Media , which develops video publishing and syndication tools, and also runs the MeFeedia video discovery site, has extended its platform to support publishing video to connected TVs. Beachfront Media is headed by Frank Sinton. Beachfront Media is headed by Frank Sinton. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Does the world need another, online streaming media service for movies and television? Culver City-based M-GO (www.mgo.com) thinks so, with its own twist on providing content to consumers. We caught up with M-GO''s CEO, John Batter , to hear about where M-GO fits into the streaming media market. What''s the story behind M-GO?

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