Hulu's April Fool Joke: 1996 Web Design
socalTECH
APRIL 1, 2011
Visitors to Los Angeles-based video streaming service Hulu Friday were greeted with a surprise "redesign" of the web site, as part of a Hulu April Fool's gag.
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socalTECH
APRIL 1, 2011
Visitors to Los Angeles-based video streaming service Hulu Friday were greeted with a surprise "redesign" of the web site, as part of a Hulu April Fool's gag.
socalTECH
JANUARY 21, 2014
Beats Music , the streaming music service which is being developed by Santa Monica-based Beats Electronics, officially launched this morning on the web and via an iPhone application. The service, which costs $9.99 beats music streaming service content hollywood audio' READ MORE>>.
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socalTECH
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
Burbank-based Walt Disney Studios has launched a new, cloud movie service this morning, called Disney Movies Anywhere. According to Walt Disney, the new service--available via iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and the web--allows users to purchase and watch movies from Disney, Pixar, and Marvel. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
MARCH 2, 2010
But, there was no good for Hollywood to find them. I got to talking with Will Schroter, who was an old business associate of mine and old friend, and we thought it could be very interesting to create a place where Hollywood could reach out to find people. Let's talk a little bit about the intersection of technology and Hollywood.
socalTECH
JANUARY 20, 2010
Hollywood-based Taltopia.com , an online social networking site for artists, said today that it is launching a new tool which aggregates casting calls and job postings in the entertainment and arts industry. The firm said its service will allow members to search for jobs by area code or talent category. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
MARCH 1, 2010
Santa Monica-based Movieclips.com , an online site which allows users to search for scenes from major movies, and embed them on Facebook, MySpace, and other web sites, said today that it has opened up its service to users worldwide. The startup says it has around 12,000 movie clips from major Hollywood studios on its site.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
Los Angeles-based AEG Digital Media , a provider of online broadcast services, said late last night that it has rolled out a new product which uses Amazon Web Services to provide cloud-based, video transport and ingest. digital media cloud video broadcast amazon services broadcaster television content hollywood'
socalTECH
APRIL 24, 2009
West Hollywood-based Geni said this week that the firm has improved the firm's site, which allows users to create family trees and network with family members. The firm said that it has enhanced the ability to find duplicate profiles in the service, with automatic advanced searches when users view a profile. Geni's Web 2.0
socalTECH
JUNE 23, 2014
Los Angeles-based music service Earbits --which shut down suddenly two weeks ago --is back up, after the company announced a mysterious strategic partner has provided the company funding to keep the service going indefinitely. artist hollywood content alternative streaming music earbits' READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
APRIL 3, 2014
Cloud Takes'' software was used to manage digital assets, track project progress, and more, and ran on Amazon Web Services. cloud takes technicolor merger acquisition project collaboration film content hollywood post production dailies movie software' READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
Hollywood-based Geni , the venture-backed firm which has developed an online, Web 2.0-style style genealogy and social networking web sites for families, has connected the company's service with the popular Facebook social networking web site. READ MORE>>.
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 5, 2011
Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0 First Principles.
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 11, 2013
Hard to believe another Digital LA Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is happening this week back-to-back with the new LA Tech Summit produced by Cornerstone. LA Tech Summit takes place the following day and takes a more comprehensive look at the entire tech eco-system in Los Angeles, not just Hollywood.
socalTECH
JANUARY 9, 2013
Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. Earbits has created a service which lets you browse through over 200 stations of streaming audio, advertising free. Looking for the next new sound?
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 27, 2020
Now the city’s enterprise tech scene can claim a really big winner with Signal Sciences , the security monitoring and management company that is getting bought by Fastly , a provider of content delivery networking services, for $775 million. Signal Sciences secures $35 million investment to protect web apps.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
The startup--created by Robert Earl (Founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood), Grant Hosford (formerly of eHarmony), and Connell (formerly of Nokia)--is using the Internet to arrange group dates at local restaurants, to connect people in person and offline. How did you get from working on mobile to online dating? That's taken lots of fine tuning.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2010
Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property. By providing insight into the genetics of disease, as well as access to relevant testing, services, and support, AccessDNA helps people better understand how genetics can impact their healthcare and lifestyle decisions.
socalTECH
MARCH 16, 2016
Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online movie ticketing and information services, said Tuesday that it will launch its own, premium on-demand video service, FandangoNOW , on March 30th. The company said the new service will offer up both new and catalog movies from all of the major studios, along with TV shows, for purchase or rental.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 30, 2008
We're always interested in how technology is influencing the business of Hollywood, and recently ran across Los Angeles-based Scripped. Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 Sunil Rajaraman: We provide free, web-based screenwriting software to aspiring writers and professionals in the community.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
Los Angeles- and New York-based PlaceVine , which operates a web-based service to connect brands and agencies to product placement opportunities in film, television, and new media, said Wednesday that it has scored a round of seed financing from a New York-based angel fund, NYCSeed. Amount of the investment was not disclosed.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 1, 2010
Last month, Beverly Hills-based Nash Information Services , the firm behind The Numbers --one of the most extensive database of financial information about movies--announced a new service which allows third party software applications and websites to pull information from the firm's database, via OpusData (www.opusdata.com).
socalTECH
MARCH 24, 2010
For today's interview, we spoke with Brandon Hance, the firm's founder, about how his startup is helping musicians to sell both digital and physical merchandise on the web. Plus, we provide all of the back end fulfillment--it's soup to nuts--from manufacturing, to fulfillment, to customer service. What's the idea behind Audiolife?
socalTECH
JUNE 24, 2009
Los Angeles-based Break.com has launched a new lampoon of the micro-messaging service Twitter, saying Wednesday afternoon that it has launched Tweet Boxx , a weekly online web series hosted by "Man in the Box" star Mike Polk. Tags: tweetbox break lampoon twitter messaging content hollywood. Break is headed by Keith Richman.
socalTECH
JUNE 4, 2015
West Hollywood-based Orbitera , a developer of a cloud-based software product to help companies the sales of cloud-based software and services, including managing leads, trial subscriptions, billing, and operations, has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The company disclosed the funding Thursday. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
JUNE 25, 2009
West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the local reviews and directory service of IAC, has taken an unusual approach to finding its next business idea: it's running a contest which asks its users to submit a "brilliant" idea for web and mobile applications.
socalTECH
AUGUST 25, 2011
Klout offers up special awards, access to events, special services, and more to people based on their "social media influence". The two said that they will work together with brand advertisers to produce custom campaigns targeted at influential social web participants. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
MAY 9, 2011
Google's online video sharing site YouTube , said today that it has inked a deal to add around 3,000 movie titles for rent through the site, as it looks to broaden its offerings from the amateur, web-based videos its is known for towards more traditional, professional content.
socalTECH
MAY 21, 2014
Are you a content creator for the web? Most recently, we created a web series. When we started jumping into web series, we were surprised to find there wasn''t anything similar. And, for those enterprise institutions, they see the appeal of 360 degree coverage, not just on Youtube, but on all the services. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 30, 2012
Amazon said that it has optioned "Those Who Can't", a comedy show written by Andrew Orvedahl, Adam Cayton-Holland, and Benjamin Roy, the writers behind the web series The Grawlix. Amazon has been in the process of optioning different content projects, which it intends to turn into original content for its streaming video service.
socalTECH
MARCH 27, 2009
Hollywood-based Geni , an online site that allows users to share family trees and network with relatives and family, is the latest Web 2.0 site to add "pro" accounts to their services. According to Geni, its new pro accounts will cost $50.00 annually, or $4.95
socalTECH
APRIL 9, 2009
West Hollywood-based Geni , the venture-backed, online family tree and networking site, said today that it has added a number of new features to its site, including the ability to search for similar profiles on the site, and improved access to popular features. Geni operates a service which lets users create their own Web 2.0-style
socalTECH
JANUARY 4, 2013
Just before the holidays, we caught up with Blair Harrison , founder of Frequency (www.frequency.com), a personal video service which lets consumers watch video from the Internet on any of their devices. Blair Harrison: Frequency is an Internet video service. You helped define video on the web with iFilm. What is Frequency?
socalTECH
JANUARY 2, 2013
Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online and mobile movie ticketing service which is a unit of NBCUniversal, said today that its 2012 was its "best year in company history". The company said it had a 12-year record high in ticket sales, web and mobile traffic, and app downloads.
socalTECH
JANUARY 3, 2014
In the world of many online television, movie, and video sites, scores of music streaming services, and other entertainment content, it''s often a difficult task to find what you really want to watch, listen to, or read. We''ve got a really great group testing it, and we''re excited to add more service next year based on feedback.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2012
ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. Deviant Art, led by Angelo Sotira, which is one of the largest online communities on the Internet [Hollywood]. And before that he worked years at hedge funds and more broadly in the financial services industry.
Tech Zulu Event
MAY 7, 2012
VENUE HUBS Will Have Themed Panel Content: Hollywood (Viceroy) : Movies Go Social, Music Goes Social, on how movie studios, labels and startups use new tech tools to promote content. Content : Web / viral videos TBA. Media/Tech: io/LA (Hollywood). Services must offer some sort of discount/deal for SBF attendees.
socalTECH
MAY 23, 2012
and are now one of the largest media outlets for entertainment on the web and Facebook. Do you see a lot of competition from current US services? We're looking at distribution and marketing, which is the core of Hollywood and Southern California's core competencies. We have over 4 million fans on Facebook in the U.S.,
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
My daily coffee meetings are not surrounded by the Hollywood elite with discussions of scripts, scenes and casting. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services. And of course you have Hollywood. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. Let me use LA as an example.
socalTECH
AUGUST 14, 2017
Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its cloud provider, for its new over-the-top (OTT) live TV service it launched in May. According to AWS, Hulu is using AWS to support the more than 50 live channels on Hulu.
socalTECH
AUGUST 27, 2012
Mobile consumers drove what Los Angeles-based movie ticketing and information site Fandango says is its best summer in its history today, as mobile purchases drove a 26 percent year-to-year increase in ticket sales on the service. The company reports that it saw more than 26 million downloads of its various mobile apps.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 20, 2014
My point was that Amazon continues to dominate the web services business because AWS continues to cut prices & margin in the same way a hypermarket does to control market share. Many people (including inside of YouTube) mistook this to mean that I was negative on YouTube itself. I wasn’t.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 1, 2010
A location based service which incorporates social and gaming elements. Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Hollywood Walk of Fame. If you’re an entrepreneur make sure you watch the video for that segment alone. It’s awesome. The deals we quickly went through are: 1. Foursquare. -A
InfoChachkie
JANUARY 30, 2012
Along with Amazon, Dell was also an early pioneer of web-based customer service. Despite the Hollywood myth, it is easier to succeed in business when you are honest, rather than trying to screw everyone you encounter. " [Tweet this quote]. As I note in Nice Guys Finish First , success includes maintaining your integrity.
socalTECH
APRIL 24, 2009
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