Tuesday, May 21, 2013San Diego, Irvine Tops For Engineering Job Demand, Says ReportTwo, Southern California markets--San Diego and Irvine--are among the top ares for engineering job demand, according to a report today. According to jobs listings site Monster.com, San Diego was number four in the nation (behind Houston, San Jose, and Chicago), and Irvine was number eight, for the number of job listing for engineers posted over the last 120 days. Monster ranked the top engineering job opportunities by location and type of engineering positions. Top on the national list was Houst (More info...)
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AnyMeeting Gives Gentle Nudge Towards Pro PlansIt's always a challenge with freemium services--how much do you give away, and how much do you charge for? For online web conferencing provider AnyMeeting, it looks like it's moving one of its features--the ability to record webinars--into the charge category. AnyMeeting told its free users today that, starting June 1st, the recording feature of its service will only be available to its "Pro" plan users. AnyMeeting, which is based in Huntington Beach, has slowly been ramping its premium offering (More info...)
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Enervee Starts Integrating Amazon InformationSanta Monica-based Enervee, the online energy-efficiency and product shopping service, which makes it easy for consumers to compare the energy usage of consumer electronics products and household appliances while shopping, has started integrating Amazon product offers. The company said it has started with televisions, but will be integrating the Amazon product API into the rest of its categories over the next few weeks. The tie into Amazon expands the depth of information on the site, and also a (More info...)
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Burstly Opens Skyrocket To All App Developers
Santa Monica-based app testing and anlytics developer Burstly has opened up access to its mobile monetization platform, extending access to its SkyRocket product via a self-serve offering. Burstly announced the move this morning, in addition to reorganizing its corporate structure around its multiple mobile app services.
SkyRocket--formerly known as the Burstly monetization platform--helps application developers cross promote their new applications, encourage in-app purchases, and other re (More info...)
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WePlay Acquired By TeamSnapLos Angeles-based online sports site WePlay has been acquired by online amateur sports team management provider TeamSnap, TeamSnap announced this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. WePlay, which had raised $15M in funding, offered up online sports community, team management, and social components aimed at amateur youth sports teams. TeamSnap said it has acquired Weplay's customers, technology, and online coaching resources and extensive video content as part of the b (More info...)
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How YP Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In GlendaleOne of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. How did what was a staid publisher of phone books become a hotbed of online talent? We caught up with Darren Clark, the CTO of YP--and a veteran of Spotrunner, Overture, and Yahoo--to hear the story of how the company spun out of AT&T last year, and has now become one of the biggest, online advertising companies out there, and how it's been (More info...)
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ParkMe Launches Android AppSanta Monica-based parking information app developer ParkMe has officially released its Android application, allowing users to tap into the company's wealth of parking information. The app, which is free, allows users to find nearby parking spaces, get details on parking availability, pricing, and more. The new app requires Android 2.2 and up. ParkMe had launched an early version of the app in April.
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Uncovet Gets $1.3M For Fashion RecommendationsLos Angeles-based Uncovet, the online fashion deals and discovery site backed by Science, Inc., said it has raised $1.3M this morning. The new funding came from Javelin Venture Partners, Siemer Ventures, and Paige Craig. Uncovet, which was started by Heather Lipner, offers up fashion accessories, home decor, and more, and recommends and offers up products to users based on their Facebook activity.
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MaxCDN Starts Accepting BitcoinLos Angeles-based content delivery network provider NetDNA announced this morning that its MaxCDN content delivery network has started to accept Bitcoin as payment. Bitcoin is an electronic currency which it not governed by any nation or central authority, and which is based off a open source exchange protocol. According to NetDNA, it starts accepting payment via Bitcoin today to meet the needs of developers. Bitcoin has suddenly risen into prominence, as the currency has caught the imagination (More info...)
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ServiceNow Wins Tommy BahamaSan Diego-based enterprise IT software developer ServiceNow reported a win today with Tommy Bahama. According to ServiceNow, Tommy Bahama is using its software-as-a-service to consolidate multiple IT systems. Financial impact of the customer win was not announced. Tommy Bahama is a men's and women's sportswear, swimwear, accessories, footwear, and home furnishing retailer, with over 100 stores.
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GumGum Snags Media Exec For Advisory BoardLos Angeles-based GumGum has snagged a media agency network executive as an advisor, the firm is announcing today, for its in-image advertising platform. GumGum said it has appointed Carl Fremont, the Global Chief Digital Officer at MEC, which it says is one of the world's largest media agency networks, to its advisory board. GumGum's advisory board also include David Sacks, the CEO of Yammer; Michael Jones, the former CEO of MySpace, and Vince Thompson, the Managing partner at Middleshift. The (More info...)
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Ignyta Buys Actagene OncologySan Diego-based biotechnology developer Ignyta has acquired fellow, San Diego biotechnology developer Actagene, a developer of personalized medicines based on cancer genome mining and sequencing. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Ignyta said that Actagene Oncology had been founded in February of this year. The company has brought on a significant base of talent with the acquisition, including hiring Patrick O'Connor, CEO of Actagene, who becomes Chief Scientific Officer an (More info...)
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