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13 Articles match "Company","Layoffs","Los Angeles"
The Latest from the Southern California Tech Central Community
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Friday, February 19, 2010
gid=65010916756 Updated 2/15/2010 by Todd Zebert Name: LAdobe User Group Sites: twitter.com/ladobe , www.laadug.org Self-description: "The Los Angeles Adobe User Group began in early 2006... LAdobe continues to strive to present the best speakers and events for the Los Angeles tech, creative and development communities and will be presenting many special events, launch parties and even a MiniMAX or two over the next few years. Weekly updates! Please let me know if know of other items to add, or if you have any feedback on events. Sorry for the delay,
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
also asked her about how she built T/Maker, a pioneering software company. Previously, she founded T/Maker, a pioneering software company which she sold to Deluxe Corporation, she worked for Apple as Vice President of World Wide Developer Relations, and she was the Managing Director of Mobius Venture Capital.
We were all starting out together and building our companies and competing and cooperating much as is the case of the technology industry today so a lot of fun, we’re all sort of around the same age, so it The Harvard Business School Case Study on Heidi Roizen talks about the dinner parties she hosts for tech leaders like her personal friend, Bill Gates, and how people skills helped her build one of the most admired careers in Silicon Valley.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
meetingsandmixers.com/events/calendar/index.php (manually select Los Angeles, Orange Country, San Diego, or the region you're interested in) includes many chamber of commerce meetings, and business networking organizations like BNI, Le Tip, TEAM, etc. la.garysguide.org/events Business events in LA (and across the World) Online Professional "Social" Networking & Branding, and Events: Most of these sites allow the posting of a profile (resume-like), contact info, company info, and allows you to establish "connections". This is a sister list to SoCal Networking Event Organizations and focuses on any other Job Search or Business Networking opportunities.
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The Best from the Southern California Tech Central Community
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. But, in running it now for the second half of January, the keyword that popped to the top was: Layoffs And this is definitely a sign of the times. When I drill down on that term, you can see why with posts like: Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Lops A Third Of Company THQ Lays Off 100 Employees, This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc. You can go
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
San Diego- and Los Angeles-based online video site Veoh is reportedly in the midst of a "major restructuring," according to a report from VentureBeat . Quoting a "source close to the company" VentureBeat said that the layoffs would be "drastic." The firm is venture backed by Intel Capital, Adobe, Shelter Capital, Spark Capital, Goldman Sachs, Michael Eisner�s Tornante Company, Time Warner Investments, An email to Dmitry Shapiro, CEO of Veoh, this morning, asking for comments on the rumor was not returned. Veoh laid off 20 percent of its employees in November.
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Computer game maker Activision Blizzard is apparently cutting jobs in El Segundo and Los Angeles, according to a filing with the California Employment Development Department. According to layoff filings, required in California of certain companies, Activision Blizzard is looking to lay off 4 employees in El Segudno, and 23 employees in Los Angeles on December 19th. California A spokesperson for Activision Blizzard did not respond to requests for comment on the public filings.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Los Angeles-based MySpace has chopped 30 percent of the firm's staff, saying Tuesday that the company is laying of 30 percent of its employees, or 400 people. According to a widely released memo from CEO Owen Van Natta, the moves were made "for the long-term health" of the company, and will cut the number of employees at the firm to 1,000. Van Natta said that MySpace's size had become Tags: myspace employee jobs layoff employmen
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Los Angeles-based ManiaTV has reportedly laid off 15 of the firm's 33 employees, according to a report in The Deal, as the firm prepares to sell the company. Tags: employment merger layoff hollywood content acquisition entertainment maniat The Deal said Revision3 is rumored to be a possible buyer for the firm. ManiaTV is a producer of original online content, which it distributes entirely online.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Los Angeles-based Oversee.net is not immune to the stormy economy, and told socalTECH Thursday that is cutting 18 percent of the firm's workforce, or a total of 38 people, including some managers. We are seeing that it's going to be a very challenging world," Kupietsky said, saying that the firm decided to focus on the basic businesses which the company is able to lead in, is already leading in, or has the potential to lead in--which were its core monetization, and parking businesses, aftermarket business, registrar business, and travel. The firm said it made the moves, because it expects a "very difficult economic environment" in 2009.
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Los Angeles-based ManiaTV has shut its doors, after failing to find a buyer, according to the firm. We've transition from that early-stage startup, where a company uses investment capital--to being one very business minded, and thoughtful about how we spend our money--where we bring in more on a monthly basis than we spend."
...Tags: Tags: jobs employment layoff video comerica content maniatv shutdow The firm was in the business of creating original web content and video shows, and had been looking to find a buyer for the firm in the last few weeks. A
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
also asked her about how she built T/Maker, a pioneering software company. Previously, she founded T/Maker, a pioneering software company which she sold to Deluxe Corporation, she worked for Apple as Vice President of World Wide Developer Relations, and she was the Managing Director of Mobius Venture Capital.
We were all starting out together and building our companies and competing and cooperating much as is the case of the technology industry today so a lot of fun, we’re all sort of around the same age, so it The Harvard Business School Case Study on Heidi Roizen talks about the dinner parties she hosts for tech leaders like her personal friend, Bill Gates, and how people skills helped her build one of the most admired careers in Silicon Valley.
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Los Angeles-based Uber, the online social networking web site run by former Friendster CEO Scott Sassa, has shut down. According to the firm's web site, as of September 29, the firm's investors have decided to stop supporting the site, and the company has closed its doors. Uber blamed the crisis in the economy for the shutdown. Uber developed software used to upload, organize, and share content through a free web site; the site also provided photo galleries, slide shows, videos, and blogs.
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Monday, November 3, 2008
Los Angeles-based Spot Runner has laid off 115 employees, as part of a new strategic plan, a spokeperson for the firm confirmed Monday. According to Spot Runner, the 115 represents about 30 percent of the company. Spot Runner provides online services that help place television advertising, and is venture backed by Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), Grupo Televisa, Legg Mason Capital Management, and Groupe Arnault/LVMH, along with A spokeperson for the firm told socalTECH that the change was due to an "unprecedented change in the economic environment."
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