Thursday, July 11, 2013Cool Planet Biosystems Moves HQ To ColoradoCamarillo-based biofuels firm Cool Planet Biofuels is moving its headquarters to Colorado, after that state dangled state tax rebates to attract the company. The company will continue to work on research and development in Camarillo, according to the company. Cool Planet Biofuels said it will be opening up its first manufacturing plant in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
The move is at least the second, biofuels company pulled out of Southern California by Colorado, which--along with states like (More info...)
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Hubber Launches Peer-to-Peer Car Rentals At LAX
Are you tired of paying a lot for parking your car for days on end at Los Angeles International, and ending up with just an empty wallet and a dirty car when you get back? A new, Los Angeles startup, Hubber, has just launched a new service which turns your car into a cash cow for travelers--instead of a cash sink--by letting people rent out their cars from a parking lot at LAX.
Hubber said that it lets members register their vehicles, and get free parking, a free car wash, free fuel service (More info...)
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Shopzilla Buys ZappliLos Angeles-based comparison shopping site Shopzilla said this morning that it has acquired Zappli, a developer of mobile applications. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. Zappli develops a mobile app called InstaBuy, which helps e-commerce sites with quick online checkout via phone, as well as myShopanion, a social shopping app for mobie users. ShopZilla said that Zappli's entire team has joined ShopZilla, with co-founder and CEO Philippe Suchet becoming Chief Strategy Officer of S (More info...)
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Tinder Gets Endorsement, From Miss USALooking for a hot date? A local startup, West Hollywood-based Tinder, looks to have attracted an interesting endorsement: Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether. According to an interview with NYMag, Meriwether has been using Tinder since April to find dates in New York. Tinder is the mobile dating app created by Sean Rad, Justin Mateen, Christopher Gulzynski, and Jonathan Badeen. Rad is the former co-founder of Twitter advertising firm Ad.ly. Apparently, the former Miss USA has been using Tinder to find (More info...)
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Beachfront Media Rolls Out Mobile SDKsBurbank-based Beachfront Media, the developer of video software tools headed by Frank Sinton, is further extending its outreach to app developers today, with a new set of SDKs. The company said it has launched a set of Video SDKS for iOS and Android app developers, specifically aimed at letting developer create video apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Android. Beachfront said the SDK includes a video player, video management tools, video analytics, and video advertising tools. Beachfront Media has be (More info...)
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FreedomPop Gets $5M In New Funding For Free Phone, Wireless ServiceFreedomPop, the Los Angeles-based provider of free mobile wireless and home broadband Internet service, has raised $5M more in funding, the company is announcing this morning. FreedomPop said it raised the additional, A1 funding from its existing investors, bringing its total raised to $16M. FreedomPop is backed by DCM, Atomico, and Mangrove Partners. According to the company, the funding will go to help accelerate growth at the company, plus boost launch of an upcoming, free phone.
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YouMail Makes Voicemail Smarter With Status Updates
YouMail, the developer of enhanced voicemail software, already has a number of features not found in other voicemail systems. But, its latest addition has ramped up the intelligence in its call handling another notch, allowing users to add very detailed, time-aware status updates to their voicemails. According to the Irvine-based company, it has added a new smart greeting feature which let users provide callers with detailed information about what you are doing, and when you'll be available ag (More info...)
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United Online, OpenX Tie On Advertising Technology Deal
Two, Los Angeles online advertising firms have linked up in a technology deal today. Pasadena-based OpenX Technologies, and Woodland Hills-based United Online said that the companies are in a deal, where OpenX will become the exclusive provider of digital monetization technology for display ad inventory for United Online's Juno, NetZero, and Classmates properties. Financial details of the link were not announced.
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RxVantage Debuts iPhone AppLos Angeles-based RxVantage, which is developing a cloud-based platform for scheduling time between doctors and pharmaceutical representatives, said today that it has released a new, iPhone app. The company said its free iPhone application lets pharmaceuticals representatives book appointments with medical providers, view the calendars of busy medical practices, message medical practices, and more. RxVantage has been targeting its software at automating the interaction between pharmaceutical and (More info...)
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UberMedia Links Echofon With BufferPasadena-based mobile application and advertising developer Ubermedia said today that it has integrated social sharing tool Buffer with its latest version of its Twitter client software, Echofon. UberMedia said the integration allows users to share any Tweet inside the software to be socially shared by Buffer, with tracking of clicks, re-tweets, favorites, and mentions in a comprehensive dashboard. Financial details of the integration effort were not announced. UberMedia's Echofon client works o (More info...)
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PriceGrabber Names New PresidentLos Angeles-based comparison shopping website PriceGrabber said this morning that it has named Jeff Goldstein as President of the company. Goldstein was previously at investment and advisory firm BGT Capital, and also served at Experian Interactive/LowerMyBills.com, IAC ,Lehman Brothers, and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. He was most recently advising CPL Holdings--the new parent company of PriceGrabber--which recently had a management buy-out from Experian. The company said that Goldstein will direct (More info...)
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Spokeo Hires LowerMyBills VetPasadena-based Spokeo, which provides an online, people search service, is bolstering its team this week, saying that it has named LowerMyBills vet Ken Nagdev as its new VP of Optimization Strategy. Nagdev spent almost ten years managing product at LowerMyBills.com, and also previously co-founded TeamSportsHub.com. Nagdev also has served at 20th Century Fox, Bizrate.com, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Adventure Net. Spokeo said that Nagdev will help in re-evaluating the company's product str (More info...)
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