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MARCH 20, 2019

Loop Now Technologies , a startup founded by former LinkedIn and Snapchat employees--which has offices in Los Angeles--says it has launched a brand new, short-form video and social media app called Firework. The company's Chief Revenue Officer is Cory Grenier, who previously was Director of Sales & Marketing at Snapchat.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 21, 2017

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 -- Social Media Mastermind Meetup. Social Media Mastermind Meetup Group If you haven’t attended one of our group sessions prepare to have your mind blown. We meet up once a week to discuss social media techniques that help your business grow quickly by using.

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JUNE 28, 2019

Users of social media applications such as Tinder and Snapchat are far more willing to consider cosmetic surgery--a side effect of the popularity of "filters" on those apps--according to a new report from the JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery journal. The study was published on Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Blurr , a social media app developer focused on communal photo sharing with users around you, has relocated to Los Angeles from Boston. The startup, which offers up an iOS app, said that Los Angeles was a "far better place" for the company, specifically citing such local Los Angeles companies as Snapchat , Tinder , musical.ly

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Venice, California-based Snapchat --already an indispensable communications tool for the always-on, mobile generation--is looking to become an even more important part of its user''s lives, with a new feature it calls Discover. snapchat news information social media socialmedia discovery publisher publishing'

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 9, 2018

TaskUs worth $500 million following latest funding round; Stamps.com stocks fall after Post Office comment; Heineken passes on Snapchat in favor of other social media outlets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2015

Isn’t it frustrating to think you finally understand something in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? In a recent book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going?

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Venice, California-based Snapchat --already an indispensable communications tool for the always-on, mobile generation--is looking to become an even more important part of its user''s lives, with a new feature it calls Discover. publishing publisher discovery socialmedia media social information news snapchat' READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Isn’t it frustrating to think you finally understand something in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going?

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JANUARY 11, 2016

In a demonstration of the extensive adoption of Venice-based social messaging service Snapchat , the White House said that it has launched its own "Official Story" on Snapchat. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 9, 2015

Venice, California-based Snapchat is in discussions with Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, over possible future funding for the company, according to the Prince''s investment firm, Kingdom Holding Company. saudi arabia snapchat venture capital investment funding prince alwaleed talal saudiarabia international finance social media'

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2019

Image via Pixabay After a frustrating meeting with a small business client recently who didn’t “have time” for social media, I was surprised to find evidence on the Internet that up to one quarter of small business owners are still hesitant to invest time, money, and effort into a social media strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Isn’t it frustrating to think you understand something new in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? Don’t Buy It ,” which asserts that “earned” social engagement drives far better business results than paid social exposure.

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L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 15, 2018

An ad for a Snapchat game asking Snapchat users whether they would rather “slap Rihanna” or “punch Chris Brown” drew criticism from Rihanna on another social media outlet and was soon followed by a 4 percent drop in the stock price for Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2014

in the quarter and social media darling Snapchat raised $50.0M. For the year, a total of $2.51 billion was invested across Southern California''s technology industry. The largest financing deals in the quarter were for Irvine-based virtual reality goggle maker Oculus VR , which raised $74.3M

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget in today’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snap, TikTok and so on because?—?no no surprise?—?that’s that’s where the customers are.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 21, 2021

Social media giant Snap Inc. said it has paid out $130 million to content creators as part of its Snapchat Spotlight program.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2017

A report, published over the weekend by TechCrunch, calls Snapchat Spectacles a failure , pointing out only 0.08% of Snapchat's users have purchased the camera sunglasses. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 21, 2017

The Snapchat analytics software developed by Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a startup producing online content for brands, has been acquired by social media management firm Hootsuite. Hootsuite said the acquisition specifically was geared towards the Snapchat analytics solutions created by Naritiv. and Allen DeBevoise.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

As more and more revelations of abuse of advertising systems at Google and Facebook by Kremlin-linked advertisers continue to surface--Venice, California-based Snapchat has managed to keep itself free of "fake news" using a secret weapon: humans.

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MARCH 20, 2019

Venice, California-based Snapchat , the social networking service that is part of Snap, Inc., Snapchat is under the microscope from UK lawmakers related to a criminal case where the family of a murder victim was taunted via Snapchat by a killer from prison. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 19, 2020

Venice, California-based Snapchat is launching its new set of health and wellness tools, well ahead of schedule, due to the growing threat of the COVID-19 virus threat, and will surface educational information on the new virus and health measures, as well as mental health content.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2016

Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a new startup developing a network of content creators for Snapchat, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The startup--founded by Dan Altmann and Eric Posen--says it is enabling the creation of mobile-first content for Snapchat and other social network platforms.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Now Snapchat has stepped into the fray with its own solution. The New Snapchat. Will the new Snapchat actually cut down in the divisive problem of fake news? Will the new Snapchat actually cut down in the divisive problem of fake news? Read more about the evolution of social media on TechCo. more likes!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

Isn’t it frustrating to think you finally understand something in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. Toonstar lets you bring cartoon characters to life thanks to facial recognition. ”

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Ransomware: Social media will be the number one vehicle for ransomware distribution in 2018. Currently, there are nearly 1 million social media accounts compromised every day, and that number will continue to rise, thanks to the plethora of easily identifiable targets.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2014

Fact: social media is among the top most powerful communication tools today. Pew Internet Project’s research on Social Networking reports that as of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites. Digital Insights reports in their 2014 Social Media statistics that Facebook has 1.01

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JULY 24, 2019

the parent company of Snapchat , says its daily active users (DAU) increased by 8 percent year-over-year, to 203 million users. The social media and communication software developer announced the numbers in its second quarter 2019 financial results. Santa Monica-based Snap Inc. ,

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MARCH 13, 2017

Those videos can be exported to social media sites like Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Apple Messages. The startup--which says it is backed by $5M in angel funding--says its app algorithmically generates videos using photos, videos, and GIFs, in only seconds. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Isn’t it frustrating to think you finally understand something in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going?

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

The company said the new platform helps brands avoid the "cost prohibitive" tools from existing social media platforms like Snapchat and Facebook, as well as allow those brands to own and target their own audiences, while also avoiding the difficulty of custom building AR applications.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Venice, California-based Snap , the parent firm of Snapchat , has sued social media influencer and actor Luka Sabbat for failing to promote the company's Spectacles in posts.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2017

Los Angeles-based Naritiv , which produces online content for brands, has been acquired by social media management firm Hootsuite , the two said on Tuesday. Hootsuite said the acquisition specifically was geared towards the Snapchat analytics solutions created by Naritiv. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Venice, California-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , has opened up an office in China, according to job posts and information surfaced via Chinese social media this week. The new office, in Shenzhen, will work on R&D for the company's new Spectacles product, its camera-enabled sunglasses product.

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Tech.Co

JULY 31, 2017

Shift to Snapchat-Styled Videos. With all sorts of text/video messaging apps, email and social media as the primary mean of communication, the phone has become both a public and a business nuance. The hacks below should help you do just that. According to Fundera survey , only 6.7 The workaround here might be surprising.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2016

KidGuard.com said its new software allows parents to monitor sent, received, and deleted text messages on their children's cell phones; track where a child is at any moment in time; access call logs and call information; browse photos sent and received by your child, and even track all social media accesses by kids. READ MORE>>.

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