Archive for December, 2009

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Did Groovy & MySpace Just Launch The World’s First Realtime Social Screen Saver?

Fresh off the heels of their release of the "World's First Live Broadcast Data Application", Groovy has now produced a screen saver version for both Windows and Mac.

by Tim Schulz on December 31st, 2009
2 Comments   Headline, Technology

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Schmoozd at the Xbar – Jan 14, 2010

The first-ever Schmoozd event, a new Social Media Mixer event in Los Angeles will be held at the Xbar in Century City, CA on January 14th.

by Tim Schulz on December 31st, 2009
No Comments  Events

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Twiistup 007 – ‘Casino Royale’ January 28, 2010

Twiistup 007 includes a full one and a half day program with top notch speakers including Paul Graham of Y-Combinator, Om Malik of GigaOm, Lisa Stone CEO of BlogHer, Robert Scoble, Alex Quilici co-founder of Quack.com (sold to AOL), Rick Heitzmann of FirstMark Capital and many more

by Tim Schulz on December 31st, 2009
No Comments  Events

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Glam Media Comes to Los Angeles, Hires Former Condé Nast Exec to Run Sales

Glam Media is expanding their operations into Los Angeles and hired former Condé Nast executive Rachel Wintner to lead sales for the region.

by Tim Schulz on December 23rd, 2009
2 Comments   Business, Featured

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Promising Startup ‘Story Something’ Launches Open Beta

One of the promising startups from this year's TechCrunch50 conference announced their open beta this evening. The fact that I can personalize a unique bedtime story for a child with just a few clicks is something I've never done before on the internet.

by Tim Schulz on December 22nd, 2009
2 Comments   Featured, Technology

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Magento’s New Upgrade
Brings Merchants More ‘Cache’

Magento has announced upgrades to their page-caching module that will enable merchants to bring a better shopping experience to their customers. For the everyday-ecommerce layman, more cache = more cash.

by Tim Schulz on December 17th, 2009
3 Comments   Commerce, Technology

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Virgin Charter Closes Doors; Next Step for CEO Brian Pope?

After beginning their descent about a month ago, the Santa-Monica based startup Virgin Charter has officially run out of fuel. The company, backed by Richard Branson, launched in 2007 as a marketplace for low-cost jet charters.

by Tim Schulz on December 16th, 2009
1 Comment  Business, Featured, Technology

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AOL Office in Los Angeles Dismantles Old Logo. Where is it now?

The AOL building in Beverly Hills looked a little different this week after facility workers dismantled the logo in preparation for newly-designed version. The piece of history was nearly destroyed, but we managed to save the best part.

by Tim Schulz on December 13th, 2009
2 Comments   Business, Headline