Friday, December 14, 2012ThisWeekIn.com To Wind Down Video Podcasting NetworkThere's a lot of startups being built in Los Angeles around content, and it appears the consensus is that you indeed, can create a big business around video for the web. But, apparently, that doesn't apply to a technology focused, online video casting network--at least, based on the announcement Friday by Jason Calacanis that is he winding down ThisWeekIn.com, the Los Angeles-based video podcasting firm known for "Kevin Pollak's Chat Show", "This Week In Music", "This Week in Venture Capital", a (More info...)
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How NinjaThat Taps The Power Of Students For Business Tasks, with Atif Siddiqi
Do you have a small task (graphic design, page layout, UI) you wish you had someone do, in an affordable way? What if you could tap into a marketplace of students who could do those tasks for you? Ninjathat (www.ninjathat.com)--recently graduated from the Dreamit Ventures accelerator in Philadelphia--is a Los Angeles startup creating a marketplace for connecting students with small jobs--"missions"--for working professions, alumni, and businesses. We caught up with Co-founder and CEO Atif Sid (More info...)
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Postcard On The Run Powers PopChips PromotionPostcard On The Run, the developer of a mobile app which lets users take photos and send them as real, physical postcards to their friends and family, is powering a new promotion from snack brand popchips. The two said Thursday that they will allow members of the military to mail customized postcards to anyone in the world, directly from their phone, via Postcard On The Run's mobile app. The two said they will be offering free, promotional codes for postcards at 460 Army and Air Force Exchange S (More info...)
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Helinet Aviation Buys Shotover, Gets FundingHelinet, a provider of flight services to the entertainment, media, and other industries which is based in Van Nuys, said Thursday that it has acquired Shotover Camera Systems, a developer of a gyro-stablized, camera systems used for shooting aerial footage in Ultra High Definition. Financial terms of the buy were not announced, however, Helinet said it received funding from a set of investors for the deal. Shotover is based in New Zealand, where its engineering and research team will continue t (More info...)
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Phone Power Launches Android AppWinnetka-based Phone Power, a provider of voice-over-IP calling services, has released a new Android app, which it says allows Android smartphone users to make international calls for "little to nothing". The provider of residential and business voice-over-IP services said the Android app provides a reduced cost for making international, VoIP cals from a smartphone, and follows the release earlier of a similar, iPhone app. Phone Power did not say how much international calling would be in the ap (More info...)
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