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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socalTECH

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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Web Newsletter Content Startup 237

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

A new, Los Angeles-based startup, REAL says it has launched a new, online platform that lets creators offer up exclusive content to their fans, using their own currency. The startup said it lets creators sell their own "coin" to fans, which will give fans access to special content.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 27, 2022

Now, a gaming startup that’s building a new kind of platform that it thinks will be a — wait for it — game changer in the category is announcing some funding as to ride that wave of attention. Part of that is because of how PortalOne has built out its platform. “This is part of our secret sauce.”

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 2, 2021

. “ 2020 was a blowout year… People needed an interactive streaming platform that they could spin up quickly that they could launch on their website.” Since the launch of monetization tools in May of last year, Evans estimated that the platform has paid out at least $5 million to entertainers who used the service. “We

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 9, 2021

Mythical Games , an NFT games startup based out of Los Angeles, has banked a $75 million raise from new and existing investors betting on the startup’s aim to expand the ambitions of their first title and locate a substantial platform opportunity amid helping developers build blockchain-based gaming experiences.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Despite the huge surge of content specifically being developed for the web--and for sites like YouTube--making that content profitable and sustainable continues to be an issue for content creators. Josef Holm: Tubestart is a crowdfunding platform for YouTube creators, web series creators, and for digital video in general.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 28, 2013

Authors Note: Were using the word "framework" loosely to refer to platforms, micro-frameworks, and full-stack frameworks. The high-performance Netty platform takes a commanding lead for JSON serialization on EC2. We aim to know the upper bound being set on an applications performance per unit of hardware by each platform and framework.

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TechEmpower

APRIL 30, 2013

Authors'' Note: We''re using the word "framework" loosely to refer to platforms, micro-frameworks, and full-stack frameworks. The high-performance Netty platform takes a commanding lead for JSON serialization on EC2. With the content type set to application/json. We have left this first round intact as a historical record.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

Shows on the platform at launch include a gameplay-focused series built around the augmented reality game, Ingress , developed by Niantic , the game studio behind the massive AR hit Pokemon Go. Series run anywhere from three to ten episodes and there area an additional twenty shows that are currently in production now.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

Google, of course, is interested in bringing these workloads to its cloud and it has made a concerted effort to bring the Hollywood studios to its Cloud Platform. That includes the launch of its Los Angeles cloud region last year, as well as its acquisition of the Zync cloud renderer back in 2014.

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Google Tool Los Angeles Entertainment 261

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What special data, content, APIs, etc. Content Management - do we need to allow easy editing of content in the system? Content access controls? Are regular users contributing content or only system administrators? Platform – are there pre-existing technical platform decisions that must be considered?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

We then acquire those videos directly from content owners. We''re taking that content, and publishing it on our licensing platform, which is much like a Getty Images for video. We find the content they want, and we user our technology and people to service the show.

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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. The problem with the “long tail” content is that only the platform provider (ie YouTube) makes money. easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube).

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What special data, content, APIs, etc. Content Management - do we need to allow easy editing of content in the system? Content access controls? Are regular users contributing content or only system administrators? Platform – are there pre-existing technical platform decisions that must be considered?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384

TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2019

“What we saw as the problem is the content creation itself,” says Lee. For LG, it’s strategically important to get some applications up on its newly launched 5G subscription network back in Korea, and AmazeVR is already rolling up new content for its VR platform. The company was formed and financed with $6.3

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Chief Technology Officer Content Hollywood Netflix 211

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

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. In the “head end” market you can make a lot of money if you’re a content producer. Sadly, no Kindle edition).

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Media Netflix Content Hulu 302

TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Content Recommendations in Streaming Services While many streaming platforms suggest content based on viewing history, LLMs have the power to significantly elevate this experience. This category encompasses a vast array of content, from emails and text documents to social media posts.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Tool Knowledge Base 348

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Rachel Payne: FEM is a video discovery platform that provides quality, relevant video recommendations for any website, app, or content network that is seeking to drive more engagement around video. Other people have worked on content recommendation before, how are you different? What is FEM? One of our customers is Inc.

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Google Content Startup Venice 233

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Los Angeles-based a href="[link] , a startup which operates a platform it says connects product suppliers who dropship with Shopify e-retailers, says it has expanded its platform to provide localized content for sellers in Brazil and France. The company says its now offers country-specific websites in French and Portuguese.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

The company went from a venture backed high tech startup to an IPO as a publicly traded firm, and over its time has battled the perception of being a "content farm", suffered through Google and its Panda update, and now has emerged as a major content partner for Google, via YouTube. Our whole goal is to create content for real life.

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Demand Media eHow Content 240

socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Action camera maker GoPro said late Thursday that it has partnered with the University of Southern California , and the USC School of Cinematic Arts, to bolster its content efforts--and maybe help the company recruit talented students to work for the company.

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USC Content Southern California Platform 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2014

In the next clip (1 minute, 24 seconds), I offered my views of how Twitter & Facebook will begin to change video distribution (hint: they will unbundled & insert their own ad unit) and I asked Joe how content creators are dealing with the emergence of multiple social media platforms as major distribution channels.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2021

Welcome Tech , which has built a digital platform aimed at immigrants and their families, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round co-led by TTV Capital, Owl Ventures and SoftBank Group Corp.’s Today, Welcome’s platform is approaching 3 million active users, according to co-founder and CEO Amir Hemmat. s SB Opportunity Fund.

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Platform Resource Services Capital 299

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2014

The new software is free, and also is accessible via mobile platforms. studymode spelling student videogame game content online mobile education school' The company said that its new game, Stellar Speller, is an extension of its flashcard site Cram.com. StudyMode is led by Blaine Vess. READ MORE>>.

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Education Mobile Content Los Angeles 193

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles.

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Hollywood Cloud Computing Netflix Google 254

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2017

Ted Dhanik is co-founder and CEO of West Hollywood-based engage: BDR (www.engagebdr.com), which recently just launched an influencer marketing platform aimed at Instagram.users. I hate to say it, but influencers, who really are the ones driving volume, traffic, and revenues, are not being treated well by the platforms.

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Advertising Platform West Hollywood Content 183

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2011

The golden rules to live by are: Platforms are channels not businesses. If you put all of your eggs into one platform shame on you, not them. KIK became large in the first place specifically because BBM wasn’t interoperable across platforms so you know the market is broader than one closed ecosystem. It’s why we all exist.

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Google Press Marketing Content 325

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

We''re working with them exclusively on YouTube, to better monetize their content, whether that is through their own channel and official videos or third party content. It''s always up to our labels or up to our artists as to what it is they actually want to do with the content. How do you monetize this content?

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Networking Content IP Platform 217

socalTECH

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. It was the same issue.

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Social Media Media Social Network Seed Funding 268

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. Why Middle Tail Content Means Big Business. The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network.

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Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

socalTECH

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. Marketers have a hard time keeping up with all th emost recent platforms.

Social Media 237

Social Media Advertising Media Metrics 237

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

From a marketing marketing perspective, that allows filmmakers to quickly and easily promote their films through social media and build a fan base, and incentivize fans to support their films by offering access to exclusive content, livestream video chats, and production updates, as an example. We're targeting just below the big six.

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Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

A few minutes away from downtown Atlanta, Collab Studio ATL describes itself as “a tech-based one-stop shop for content creators, HBCU students and young entrepreneurs to achieve their business goals.” The productivity at the studio is much better than the house for business and content.”. View this post on Instagram.

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Platform Social Media Netflix Content 210

TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

What special data, content, APIs, etc., How often is message content updated? SEO Support Will URLs and page content need to be properly formed for SEO? Content Management How often will the application’s content need to change? Should content changes be scheduled? What content is searchable?

Develop 520

Develop Development Technical Review SEO 520

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Google said that Disney will use Google as its core ad technology platform, where Google will power the advertising for all of Disney's properties, including Disney, ABC, ESPN, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, including live streaming, direct-to-consumer content, mobile apps, and live events.

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Google Advertising Platform Content 140

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? They all depend on EdgeCast to deliver content to their customers, anywhere they are, on any device. We've grown really fast.

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CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248