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Did Groovy & MySpace Just Launch The World’s First Realtime Social Screen Saver?
December 31, 2009 – | Comments
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.

Schmoozd at the Xbar – Jan 14, 2010
December 31, 2009 – | Comments
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.

Twiistup 007 – ‘Casino Royale’ January 28, 2010
December 31, 2009 – | Comments
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

Glam Media Comes to Los Angeles, Hires Former Condé Nast Exec to Run Sales
December 23, 2009 – | Comments
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.

Promising Startup ‘Story Something’ Launches Open Beta
December 22, 2009 – | Comments
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.

Magento’s New Upgrade Brings Merchants More ‘Cache’
December 17, 2009 – | Comments
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.

Virgin Charter Closes Doors; Next Step for CEO Brian Pope?
December 16, 2009 – | Comments
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.

AOL Office in Los Angeles Dismantles Old Logo. Where is it now?
December 13, 2009 – | Comments
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.