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On the heels of the announcement this morning by Facebook that it has officially hit 500 million users, socalTECH has mined its database of hightech companies , and identified a few of the firms here in Southern California hoping to ride Facebook's coat-tails to success and fortune. Backed by Facebook's fbFund.
In an announcement Wednesday, WestlakeVillage-based online advertising firm ValueClick said that it is planning to hire over 100 new employees, as it plans to increase its workforce by over 10 percent. and MerchEngines , said they are running a job fair later this month to attract new employees.
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socalTECH.com has mined its proprietary database of hightech companies and entrepreneurs and identified just a few of the repeat entrepreneurs to watch in the region. Row 44 / John Guidon / WestlakeVillage - Guidon sold his last firm--Comcore Semiconductor--back in 1998 to National Semiconductor, for a substantial gain.
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