Wednesday, February 27, 2013Selectable Media Expands To LASelectable Media, a digital advertising firm which lets users unlock digital content in exchange for interacting with brand advertising, said today that it has expanded to Los Angeles, as part of a growth in its footprint. The expansion came alongside the opening of a new office in Chicago
Selectable Media said it hired a Western Sales Director, Pete Riherd, based here in LA; Riherd was previously at Entertainment Weekly. The company also said it has added Dan Feldstein as its Director of Mar (More info...)
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DogVacay Tallies Up Doggie SleepoversDogVacay, the online, peer-to-peer marketplace which connects dog owners with other owners and dog sitters, has tallied up the number of nights over the last year, and says that there were over 80,000 nights of stays driven through the site since the startup opened its doors. The startup--led by Aaron Hirschhorn--also said that it has grown to 24 employees, up from only 5 when the company started exactly a year ago.
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LaunchpadLA Adds Gobbler's Kantrowitz To TeamLaunchpad LA, the startup accelerator based in Santa Monica, is bolstering its team today, saying it has added Jamie Kantrowitz as an additional partner at the accelerator. Katrowitz was previously co-founder at Gobbler, and also served as VP of Marketing at MySpace. LaunchpadLA is managed by Sam Teller, and has incubated and mentored dozens of local startups. The accelerator was founded by Mark Suster of GRP Partners, and recently graduated a class; the firm recently closed its applications for (More info...)
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Interlink Electronics Links With UCSBCamarillo-based Interlink Electronics, which develops force sensing, position sensor, and other electronics for the interface market, said today that it has linked with the University of California, Santa Barbara. Interlink said the deal includes research collaboration, technology licensing, and access to UCSB's R&D facilities, via the UCSB Corporate Affiliates Program. Interlink said the deal would help it in the area of advanced research and development initiatives. Financial details of the d (More info...)
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How ReachLocal Wants To Own The Consumer TransactionReachLocal (www.reachlocal.com) was born in the age of Internet search marketing, and helped define Internet marketing from local service providers--letting people know about your local business via the Internet. However, the Woodland Hills-based firm isn't satisfied with stopping there--it now wants to own the entire transaction--from finding a local service provider, to booking an appointment with that provider, to presenting estimates, invoices, and collecting payments, and has launched a who (More info...)
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Emulex Acquisition of Endance AdvancesCosta Mesa-based Emulex reported Tuesday that it now owned 89 percent of Endance Limited, the developer of network performance management and monitoring appliances it said it would acquire in December. According to Emulex, that gives it control of the firm; Emulex said that it is likely that Endance will shortly be de-listed from trading on the London Stock Exchange AIM. Emulex announced its acquisition of Endance in December, in a deal worth approximately $130M. Emulex CEO Jim McCluney said in (More info...)
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THQ Sets Sale Of Remaining GamesAgoura Hills-based videogame maker THQ--or at least, what's left of THQ--released the details of how it plans to sell its remaining intellectual property late Tuesday, saying it expects to complete the bidding and sale of the properties by mid-May. According to THQ, it has split its remaining IP into six lots, including Darksiders; Red Faction; Homeworld; MX; a batch of other owned software including Big Beach Sports, Destroy All Humans!, Summoner, and more; and a batch of licensed software, inc (More info...)
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olloclip Adds iPod Touch Lens AdapterOlloclip, the developer of the clip-on lenses fo rthe iPhone and iPod, said today that it has launched a new product supporting 5th generation iPod touch devices. Olloclip's lenses add a fisheye, wide-angle, and macro lens in a single accessory for the iPod touch. Olloclip said the new product is an adapter which allows its existing olloclip for iPhone 5 to work with the iPod touch; those adapters cost $9.99 for two adapters, with the Olloclip lenses retailing for $69.99. Olloclip is led by Patr (More info...)
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Anametrix Debuts Mobile AppAnametrix, the developer of marketing analytics software based in San Diego, and started by the team behind WebSideStory, said today that it has released its mobile app for iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. Anametrix said the new mobile app gives marketers access to their analytics data, on any tablet or smartphone. Anametrix develops software which is used by companies to report and understand their marketing efforts. The company is backed by TVC Capital. The firm's various apps are now available (More info...)
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