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 to the

In our Friday Southern California technology news roundup: The But, for some reason, a number of small, private SoCal firms are actually quite upbeat, including MaintenanceNet - reporting Q4 growth ; Central Desktop with "a record quarter"; Skweezer saying the fourth quarter bumped it to profitability ; mobileStorm also reporting a strong quarter ; not to mention iRise , which says the bad economy is actually driving the firm's growth . For For more on the economy, Janine Davis, The economy continues to be in the news this week, as Broadcom is cutting 200 employees as it sees a glum Q1. But,

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This is a sister list to SoCal Networking Event Organizations and focuses on any other Job Search or Business Networking opportunities. Please let me know if know of others to add, or if you have any feedback. Professional Associations, Groups, Societies & Events Directories: See my details, descriptions and commentary on SoCal Networking Event Organizations . www.weddles.com/associations A nation-wide directory, categorized by industry/job. networkingeventfinders.com A nation-wide directory, broken down by state then region. View as listing or calendar.

4 Updates and 12 New in SoCal Networking Event Organizations . No updates for SoCal Educational Networking & Job Search Organizations . No updates for Other & Indirect Job Networking Opportunities SoCal Networking Event Organizations Name: New Media Vault Sites: twitter.com/newmediavault , [link] , www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=65010916756 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, but this Update is BIG!! Follow these links to find the updates, and