socalTECH

MAY 27, 2010

For this morning's interview, we have an interview with Kieve Huffman , the co-founder of Dather (www.dather.com), a new Los Angeles startup which has created a tool which helps to aggregate social networking web sites and media. Kieve Huffman: My background, and that of my business partner is digital entertainment and digital media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Don’t expect to rely totally on social media, word of mouth, or a personal web site. Our culture grew up on the idea of having our own private car, home, and our things equate to identity and status. If your potential customers can’t find you, or you don’t find them, no sharing will happen and no business model will succeed.

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Platform Startup Social Media Customer 145

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

If any ideas in the script take away from the core message for selling the product it will hurt it the effectiveness of the video. Nick Tran, Director of Social Media for Taco Bell. Embrace the idea of transparency and realize it is something that is going to make a better brand. You may need to hire a good script writer.

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Dollar Shave Club Tips Marketing Sales 106

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

The mobile app and website that allows people to capture and share images and videos of events through social media. The cool thing is we were not only taught about film and TV, but also about new media. One of our teachers was teaching new media and it was really inspiring. The idea is great and has been working very well.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I’m currently working with several startups, helping them launch new web businesses. Likely any successful web entrepreneur has more ideas than time. I like the idea.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

You can press a button, and it scans the social media chatter and organizes highlights aroundyou, of relevant conversations around a particular location and particular time. Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The idea of video on demand has been around since as early as 1990 when GTE partnered up with AT&T to create the first VOD system. This freedom comes from the option to simply wait until we can find a new box office movie streamed somewhere on the web or available for download from pirate sites. It is becoming a global movement.

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Hollywood Demand Marketing Netflix 90

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? Basically, that disruption is 18-34 year olds have changed how they consume media.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

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. You should only worry about this if you’re a large, traditional media company with fat margins. At 12.30pm in the afternoon the idea to create the video was hatched.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Social Media Week (SMW) is finally here and is set to be one amazing week filled with panels, discussions, networking, and much more. What is Social Media Week? Social Media Week is a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media. You are in Luck!

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2012

TechZulu is proud to team up with Digital LA and accelerators Amplify, StartEngine, Launchpad, local companies BetterWorks, PromoJam, start-ups and co-working spaces, all working together to create the first-ever Silicon Beach Fest to celebrate startups, tech, and entertainment! Content : Web / viral videos TBA. CoWorks : TBA.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Aggregage (www.aggregage.com) is looking to help aggregate the content across multiple blog publishing sites, and curate that information into specific, B2B niche vertical web sites. Roberty Flynn: We are building what we see as the next generation of business to business media. What is Aggregage?

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2011

For our readers who haven't yet heard of your company, what's the idea behind StarGreetz? Eric Frankel: StarGreetz is a digital media content company, that allows brands to stand out in a very cluttered marketplace. We go to the web, we go to feature phones, we go to smart phones, we go to land lines, iPads, Droids, and so on.

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Entertainment Startup Class Santa Barbara 159

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

We said to the studios--you have this amazing content, why not let us clip it all up, find the best moments in film, and allow users to post those to their blogs and Facebook pages, and let us create curated channels on the web? How is this different than the movie clips floating around the web now?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is bringing professionals and companies from the tech industry together and connect them through a new social media platform. Today is the day Solaborate is publicly launching a beta-version of their platform on the web with an iOS and Android mobile apps for those on the road. Where do you see social media and mobile going?

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Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2010

Many of us in the technology, media and VC world sit on panels at lot. Things to know: mix of entrepreneurs, big tech company execs, service providers, media people, VCs, etc. Tip : It is always a good idea to save time on the panel for audience questions. Entertain – It is also your job to entertain!

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Startup Conference Venture Capital Tips 284

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

and has set up shop here to connect with the local entertainment industry. What is the idea behind Moviepilot? and are now one of the largest media outlets for entertainment on the web and Facebook. They're not about theatrical, they'r emore about home entertainment and Ultraviolet.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Think about how many images are on the web. The old media companies were resistant to change. After Tanz had sold his pre-Instagram photo-sharing app called MoJungle, he was intrigued with notion of bringing advertising to photos, and had no idea if it was even possible. Millions, billions, trillions? He decided to pivot.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. This is a novel user interaction that embeds casual entertainment directly into the operating system experience, based on some fairly interesting underlying technology. The idea of supporting people who have a day job is great!

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We give a huge Thank You to the following sponsors: Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Founded in 2006, Demand Media is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with offices in Bellevue, WA, Austin, TX, New York, NY and London, UK. Want to Sponsor?

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Technical Review Software Review Santa Monica Tech Coast Angels 58

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2010

First, A Primer: Portals, RSS, Feed Readers & Delicious - When the web started we needed directories to find information and thus Yahoo! The idea was that websites (think news, blogs) could push out a regular “feed&# in an open, XML format that could be read by an RSS Reader otherwise known as a feed aggregator.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2014

The idea is hard to refute; The United States is the economic powerhouse that it is because of a culture of innovation, entrepreneurs, and the “can do” attitude that makes it so distinct. Web based shipping service Ordoro. It’s as subtle, yet important, as the distinction between “social marketing” and “social media.”

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 8, 2010

This year BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2010 is set to be their biggest yet. Also, if you happen not to be able to attend BlogWorld and New Media Expo this year TechZulu has you covered. As usual we will be interviewing from our booth on the show room floor but this year TechZulu has a special treat for you. October 15. October 16.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

Here it seems that entrepreneurs are coming out of business school, transitioning from corporate life, or hail from the entertainment industry. Whereas in Silicon Valley, you can have a V.1 When he had the idea for his company, he didn’t write a long business plan or try to raise money to hire an agency to build a website for him.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Also, if you happen not to be able to attend BlogWorld and New Media Expo this year TechZulu has you covered. With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

Fouad and I had this idea to allow people to interact with sound bites and audio clips. Rather than taking their hard work and just leveraging it on the web, the pitch is--we'll do this work for you, put reams and reams more metadata around a given movie, sound bite, TV show episode, or video game. What's the story behind Hark?

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Nevertheless, it was fantastic showcase of new ideas and a glimpse into the future of tech. Addison McCaleb – Mediahound , making it easier for you to discover entertainment. Doug Krugman – Web Thrift Store , supporting charities through buying/selling online. A special thanks to our guests/interviewees!

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. How startup can leverage social media to get investors attention. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device.

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Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

We would like give a huge thank you to Social Media Week and the supportive startup community here in Los Angeles. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD., The Startups.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 12, 2015

The multi-user feature gives students the chance to exchange ideas and collaborate with teachers and fellow students. BIRD redefines the way people interact with digital media ,” said Rami Parham, CEO of MUV Interactive. Educational digital content can now be controlled from anywhere in the classroom.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The company is employing a network of documentary filmmakers and high quality, Hollywood production capability here in Los Angeles to produce small business videos in HD for the web and YouTube. What's your background, and where did the idea for the business come from? But, we've also found some really, really talented people.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

Then we started advertising and getting media attention. Over the years, as our reputation grew, we got more repeat business and corresponding word of mouth (then) everything changed, especially with the web. . Also, advertising in print media just doesn''t have the ROI that it once did.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Time will tell.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Also, if you happen not to be able to attend BlogWorld and New Media Expo this year TechZulu has you covered. With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media, Peter Guber is among the most successful executives in the entertainment and communications industries. Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. .

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

SXSWi is five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space. Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. Have you ever had an idea for a great product, but thought any of the following: "I don't have en.

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