The Rubicon Project just closed a $9M round of funding from Peacock Equity, et al, bringing their total funding to $45M.

TrendSlate is providing 5 beta invites for Brizzly, a new must-have application for Twitter

While Kogi was one of the first, they are certainly not the only SoCal-based restaurant using Twitter.

DotSpots empowers crowds to contribute and annotate content across the web.

Los-Angeles based Mobile Roadie has developed a product for musicians to connect with their fan base over the iPhone. Simply put, this is a very good idea, and the product looks terrific.

Irivne, CA based Fisker Automotive is close to releasing its Karma model which has the beauty of a Maserati and fuel economy better than a Prius.

When it comes to generating solar power, eSolar & Bill Gross rely on the power of software just as much as the brightness of the sun.

Two companies have emerged as must-have applications for Twitter (as well as TrendSlate): Brizzly and ReFollow

MEDL is soliciting ideas from the public in an effort to crowdsource future applications that they bring to market.

Healthy Choice teams up with SapientNitro to create an impressive new campaign that incorporates augmented reality.