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MAY 14, 2015

The move is an interesting one, given the large number of Airbnb-inspired, peer to peer marketplace startups which either have operations or are headquartered in Santa Monica. The city council approved the move on Tuesday night. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation , the nonprofit arm of talent management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand , said this morning that i thas launched a new online learning and social networking site for nonprofits.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

A new, Santa Monica-based startup, AMP , is hoping that crowdfunding will bring its bookmarking site and file exchange site for those interested in sustainability to life. The startup--started by Sarah McKinney and John Lehnert--said it turned to IndieGogo for fundraising as a way to scale its site past beta.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

It looks like the war between the old and the new continues to rage on in Los Angeles, as the city--already the center of the fight between taxi drivers and ridesharing services like Uber, Lift, and Sidecar --is now the center of a storm between real estate agents and online real estate sites like Zillow, Trulia, and REALTOR.com. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 8, 2014

Santa Monica-based Science, Inc. , the startup studio and incubator run by former MySpace CEO Michael Jones, has acquired longtime social bookmarking site Delicious , the company disclosed this morning. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Santa Monica-based Docstoc , the online business documents site headed by Jason Nazar, has quietly been ramping a video content effort at the site.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Santa Monica-based LIVESTRONG.COM , the online health site run by Demand Media in conjunction with the Lance Armstrong Foundation, announced this morning that it has launched a new online tool it is calling MyPlate D, for online nutrition tracking. The site is targeted at people with diabetes, to help them control the disease.

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APRIL 16, 2012

Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com , the online auto information web site, said this morning that it has enhanced its site, adding a new online chat feature on the site. Edmunds.com said it is tapping Contact At Once!

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APRIL 5, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car pricing site headed by Scott Painter, has scored a new, equity investment and partnership with direct marketing firm Guthy-Renker , the firm announced today. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

No, Jason Calacanis , the Santa Monica angel investor, and CEO and founder of Mahalo , isn''t bootstrapping a new company and reverting to the hungry''s entrepreneur diet. The size of the investment round was not announced. READ MORE>>. ramen software crowdfunding finance project development jason calacanis mahalo launch conference'

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

In a move to make things easier to find on the site, Santa Monica-based Docstoc launched a major redesign Tuesday, swizzling the navigation of the site to better highlight the company''s move to provide premium business documents and information to small and medium sized businesses.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

FitOrbit , the online fitness service which offers up personal trainers and weight loss plans via the Internet, has tied itself with online dating site Chemistry.com , in what might be the first link between fitness and dating. Chemistry.com is an online dating site owned by IAC/Match.com.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

Playsino, which is based in Santa Monica, is a developr of casino focused games, which are available both on mobile platforms and on sites like Facebook. Playsino , the social casino games and app developer headed by Brock Pierce, said Tuesday that it has released iPhone and iPad versions of its Bingo World app. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 30, 2012

Santa Monica-based Docstoc , the online small business resources site led by Jason Nazar, is looking to bolster its video content with more content around small business subjects. Docstoc already offers up a large library of business videos, which it offers to its Docstoc Premium members.

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MARCH 19, 2013

In one of those "only in Silicon Beach" moments, a pilot show from Amazon Studios--Betas--has apparently been filming its pilot show at Silicon Beach technology hangout Real Office Centers (ROC), off Arizona in Santa Monica. The show is being produced by Scott Sites, known for the Comedy Central sitcom Workaholics.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

In a major launch, Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online new and used car pricing website, said it has launched a redesigned website and new ad campaign. advertising campaign developed by Santa Monica's DW+H, to help position it as a national brand. TrueCar, which is headed by Scott Painter, said it has launched a $7.7M

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JANUARY 27, 2011

Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , a stealth mode startup headed by well known angel investor Paige Craig, has raised around $1.5M BetterWorks looks to be scaling up dramatically; the firm currently has eight open positions listed on its web site for everything from engineers to marketing director. in a funding round.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing startup run by Scott Painter, is launching a new site today focused on used car pricing. The new site ClearBook.com , offers us a used car vehicle index, aggregating used car marketplace sales to provide pricing guidance for consumers and dealers. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Smartclip adds around 500 new publisher sites to Adconion's network. According to Adconion, it will use the acquisition to help solidify its video advertising business, Joost, which is headquartered in Santa Monica. Adconion said that the acquisition will "significantly strengthen" its position in online video.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

A new, Santa Monica-based startup TubeStart , said today that it has launched its crowdfunding platform specifically for YouTube video content creators. Have a great idea for a online video project, but just need a little funding for equipment, actors, or editing?

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

North Carolina-based Dex One , the current owner of Santa Monica-based Business.com , said this week that it is shutting down Business.com, and realigning those operations, merging them into its current business. The firm did not say how the shutdown will affect the Santa Monica operations of Business.com.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Santa Monica-based LIVESTRONG.COM , the online health and fitness site joint venture of Demand Media and Lance Armstrong, said this week that it has launched a new, iPhone application geared at helping users quick smoking. Livestrong said its new MyQuit Coach iPhone application--which costs $3.99

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MAY 2, 2011

Santa Monica-based GotCast , the online casting site run by Alec Shankman, told its users today that it is gearing up to launch a new, spin-off website for its social media contest platform.

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MAY 21, 2012

Santa Monica-based Fastpoint Games , the developer of virtual fantasy sports games which was headed by Kelly Perdew, has been sold to Los Angeles-based WePlay , Weplay announced Monday. Weplay offers up an online social site aimed at coaches, parents, and players of youth sports. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Santa Monica-based Docstoc , which is led by Jason Nazar, has been acquired by Intuit, the companies said this morning. Nazar said that Docstoc''s vision is to be the ultimate destination and resource site for small businesses as part of Intuit. com), and others. com), and others.

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APRIL 12, 2017

A new, online home design site, called Hunker , launched today, focused on home design, home tours, product recommendations, personal essays, and helpful information for homeowners and apartment-dwellers. Leaf Group has recently been undergoing a massive overhaul of its online properties and strategy, led by CEO Sean Moriarty.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Santa Monica-based ResumeBucket says today that it has hit a milestone of 1 million communications between employers and job seekers on the site, and now has over 600,000 users in its database. The firm said it is approaching 5,000 active companies using its site for finding talent. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2013

Book review and community Goodreads , which was founded in Santa Monica by Otis Chander, has been acquired by Amazon.com , Amazon said Thursday afternoon. Goodreads' site revolves around sharing book recommendations and networking between book readers. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Santa Monica-based Docstoc , the online document sharing and marketplace firm headed by Jason Nazar, has just inked a syndication deal with Businessweek. Docstoc is also powering similar marketplaces for sites such as Yahoo Small Business, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Inc. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has lost its Chief Revenue Officer, Jeff Dossett, to startup Porch.com , only eight months after Dossett was named to the position after the loss of former Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer Bradford.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

Santa Monica-based automotive information provider Edmunds has launched a new online destination for "curated" automotive video and reviews, called Edmunds RoadNoise , where it will feature automotive reviews, videos and buying advice. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 11, 2011

Santa Monica-based ThisNext , the social shopping and content site run by Matt Edelman, has scored a partnership with Lucky Magazine. According to ThisNext, the two have created a co-branded shopping site, which was launched Friday.

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MAY 20, 2011

Santa Monica-based Brighter.com , an online site focused on helping consumers find and compare dentists, has scored $5M in a Series A funding. The new site--the latest from entrepreneur Jake Winebaum --said that the funding was led by Mayfield Fund.

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MAY 23, 2012

Santa Monica- and Columbus, Ohio-based Fundable said that it is looking to provide a crowdfunding platform for "serious startups". The site allow early stage startups to gain capital from anyone, using the new JOBS Act to raise money from anyone interested in a startup, and not just professional investors and banks.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Santa Monica-based SolarReserve , the developer of utility scale solar power projects, said Wednesday that it has amended an agreement with Nevada's Nye County and its Tonopah Solar Energy affiliate, to require 90 percent of the construction workforce on that project will come from Nevada residents. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 16, 2013

It''s not infrequently that we''re pitched by a startup saying they are the ''eHarmony for X'', referring to the Santa Monica-based online dating and relationship site''s reputation. A report today says that the online dating site plans to launch its own, career service by the second half of the year.

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

The company--one of the startups out of Santa Monica's MuckerLab--helps users find funny videos, articles, and more. Laffster is headed by Dan Altmann, who previously was involved with IAC and its CollegeHumor site. READ MORE>>.

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