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JUNE 21, 2011

A number of reports Tuesday afternoon says that Santa Monica-based streaming video site Hulu is up for sale. According to the Wall Street Journal, the firm was approached by an unsolicited offer to be acquired. Details on potential buyers has not be disclosed or uncovered. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2009

A report released today by online measurement service comScore is reporting that U.S. The results were about the same as Q1, when ecommerce sales were also approximately the same as Q1 of 2008, but were better than the 3 percent drop online sites saw in Q4 of 2008. Tags: ecommerce comscore retail sales.

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MAY 11, 2015

Bloomberg said that Grindr has hired investment banker Raine Group to advise the company on a sale. Los Angeles-based gay dating app and website developer Grindr is looking for a buyer, according to Bloomberg. Grindr was founded by Joel Simkhai. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 3, 2016

Calabasas-based Ixia is in the midst of a sales team shuffle, saying in its quarterly report that it is naming Patti Key as Senior Vice President, Global Sales, with current sales VP Hans-Peter Klaey leaving the company. Ixia said that the firm and Klaey have "mutually agreed" for him to step down from the position.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Online retailers saw a surge in sales Friday, according to the latest numbers from comScore, seeing $816M in online sales, a 26 percent increase over last year's Black Friday. billion in online sales. billion in online sales. Black Friday ranked as the heaviest online spending day to date in 2011, comsScore reported.

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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The Treasury Department has reportedly pushed back TikTok’s sell-by date once again, giving the company until Dec. 4 to complete a deal.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Los Angeles-based social application developer Triller , which competes head to head against TikTok , is seeking to reach the public markets through a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company), according to a report. Reuters cited "people familiar with the matter" for the report. TikTok is the target of efforts by the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Orange, California-based real estate technology and services provider LRES has named Mike Bye as its new Vice President of Sales, according to the company. Bye will be responsible for reporting on all sales activities and establishing and managing client relationships.

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JUNE 23, 2011

Further details on the potential sale of Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu continue to emerge, with the firm reportedly retaining investment bankers Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim Partners to represent it in a sale. The names of the bankers was uncovered by the Los Angeles Times, citing "people familiar with the matter".

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Online e-commerce giant Amazon.com will start collecting sales taxes from California residents at midnight today, as a result of a deal the firm made with the State of California last year. Amazon negotiated a holdoff until tonight on collecting sales taxes by dangling the promise of establishing warehouse shipping centers in the state.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the auto pricing and sales company headed by Scott Painter, said late yesterday that it has sold its one millionth vehicle through its service, and that $31 billion in sales have gone through its network to date. monthly retail vehicle sales. truecar automobile pricing leads sales vehicle usaa'

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JUNE 30, 2010

Streaming video technology firm Move Networks --which apparently moved to Irvine sometime over the last year from Utah after a management shakeout--is reportedly shutting down, and by some reports is now looking for a buyer. Tags: move networks merger acquisition shutdown sale video streaming. and Steamboat Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2014

Irvine-based document processing software developer Kofax reported a $1.1M Kofax said the sale included $580,000 in software license revenue, $100,000 in maintenance services, and $430,000 in professional services. win yesterday, saying that it is offering up its products to an un-named provider of finance and insurance products.

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Sales Software Development Software Report 147

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based Ring , the maker of doorbell and security cameras which is now owned by Amazon , is looking to make it very easy for local law enforcement to obtain surveillance footage without a need for a warrant , according to a report from Motherboard.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision Publishing reports that it sold more than $500M of its latest title, Destiny , as of day one. activision destiny videogame sales opening console' Activision claimed that the numbers make Destiny the "most successful new video game franchise launch of all time." READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

According to report this week, abuse of the communications and advertising features of Los Angeles-based Snapchat is playing a significant role in the sale of firearms outlawed in California.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Online sales on Cyber Monday hit a record $6.59 billion, the largest online sales day in history, according to numbers released by Adobe late Monday evening. percent year-over-year increase in online sales, as of 10:00 p.m. billion in sales, and Thanksgiving Day, where there was $2.87 billion in sales.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Pasadena-based Energy Innovations , the Idealab startup working on concentrating photovoltaic solar systems, is looking for a buyer, according to a report Friday. GreenTechMedia, an industry publication covering the green technology and solar industry, reports that Energy Innovations is in the midst of being acquired by a strategic investor.

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MAY 7, 2014

The company reported net revenues of $1.111 billion, compared with an earlier expectation of only $885M in sales. The company explained that the numbers were driven by record digital sales of its franchises, which include World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. billion in sales. billion in sales.

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of enterprise tag management software which is led by Jeff Lunsford, said it saw 120 percent year-over-year sales growth. 500 reported the company''s 2013 revenues were $12.5M. Actual revenues were not released by the company. An earlier profile of Tealium in the Inc.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Santa Monica-based secure messaging app provider TigerText , which is led by Brad Brooks, said yesterday that its annual sales grew more than 300 percent in 2014, and also doubled the size of its staff. The private held company did not disclose any financials behind those numbers or say how many employees it now has.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

According to report, the SEC was aready investigating possible "misleading pronouncements" on manufacturing goals and sales at Tesla. Tesla Motors , one of the companies run by Los Angeles technology mogul Elon Musk, is reportedly being investigated in a criminal probe by the Department of Justice. The stock now trades at around $282.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

The report cited "people familiar with the matter". The report said Rubicon Project is looking at strategic options for the company, including a sale of the company. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 4, 2017

Soylent raises $50 million, plans in-store sales, Leaf Group acquires home goods e-retailer Deny Designs for $12 million, and Snap Inc. hires media companies to produce original shows for Snapchat

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mogreet , the video-based, mobile marketing firm headed by James Citron, reported today that it has named Jesse Silver as Senior Sales Director. Mogreet said it is expanding the sales team to drive new business for the company. SIlver was previously at OpenMarket, and also served at MX Telecom.

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising automation software developer Rubicon Project reported record financial results Thursday afternoon, saying that its third quarter sales were up 60 percent year over year to $32.2M. rubicon project advertising automation software sales earnings' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 29, 2011

San Diego-based Telcentris , the operator of the VoxOx and VoxOx in Business voice-over-IP services, said last week that it has bolstered its sales team, hiring a new VP of Wholesale Sales. Peterson reports to Tad Nikolich, VP of Business Sales for Telcentris.

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APRIL 8, 2013

has made a $500M bid for Hulu , according to a report this morning from Reuters. The report said that two sources "with knowledge of Hulu''s sale process" leaked the details. None of the firms involved in the sale have confirmed any of the details. Peter Chernin , the former head of News Corp., READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 28, 2015

One of the reasons I know way more about online sales taxes than I ever thought I would is due to Rincon Venture Partners’ investment in TaxJar , one of the leaders in this emerging space. Almost every online seller will have a sales tax deadline this upcoming January. Your Sales Tax Compliance Checkup. Oh Crap, I Have Nexus.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online movie ticket and entertainment site, reported Tuesday that it is seeing a surge in sales of tickets via mobile phone. The firm said it saw a 60 percent, year-over-year increase in Thanksgiving holiday weekend ticket sales on mobile devices through the site.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Santa Monica-based Activision is reporting this morning that it has had more than $500M in "sell-through" on its latest title in its first three days of release, saying that it has now set records for most combined players, average hours per player and total number of hours played, on current generation consoles. READ MORE>>

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2013

This is part of a series that describes a sales methodology for technology companies or frankly many other types of companies, too. ” But many people get secure in their sales process with just meeting / talking to the people who are the nicest to you. Unique Selling Proposition. Compelling Event. The enemy is against you.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

TrueCar--which offers up automotive pricing information and automotive configuration and quoting software--said the sales came from more than 5,500 dealer partners. The firm's back end software is used to power the no-hassle, automobile purchasing programs from American Express, Yahoo Autos, AAA, USAA and Consumer Reports, among others.

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Truecar Sales Software Review Pricing 174

L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

in sales talks, Elon Musk says SpaceX’s explosion investigation is complex, and more. Snapchat takes on credit line, Honest Co.

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JULY 3, 2013

The message came after a report that BeachMint was returning $20M to its investors and had ousted its founders. BeachMint said that the firm has grown 40% year over year, in both sales and subscribers. BeachMint said that the firm has grown 40% year over year, in both sales and subscribers. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A report released Friday by Internet measurement firm comScore finds that e-commerce spending reached a record of $43.4 The firm, which measures retail e-commerce sales, said the sales were up 11 percent versus a year ago. billion for Q4 of 2010.

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Sales Commerce Report Software 179

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

Irvine-based Specific Media, a major online advertising network, has rolled out a new product geared at offline sales reporting, the firm disclosed today. The firm said it will offer its offline sales impact reports for customers in the retail, automotive, consumer packaged goods, entertainment and travel categories.

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