On Thursday December 18, Nir Eyal dropped by Cross Campus… Read more
Yup, still on vacation, will be back to posting business articles in the new year. So check out these pics for inspiration when you’re trying to figure out where to get away — LA has it all, from beaches and deserts to mountains and ski trails, all within hours of the city. This sojourn takes you on the outskirts between Joshua Tree…
On Wednesday December 10, over 400 people gathered at the Skirball Center for the annual Digital Family Reunion. It was a mix of old-school techies with new-school techies, many of which were honored as part of the SoCalTech 50. Kristen Gabriel, Aunny De La Rosa, Efren Toscano (TechZulu), Amanda Coolong (TechZulu), Jason Crilly (PageWoo) Jamie McClury (ROC), Serena Ehrlich (Business Wire), Charles…
So yeah, um, Thursday the 11th of December was kind of busy — The day started out with a breakfast gathering hosted by Business Wire, in which Serena Ehrlich explained Why 2015 is the Year of PR, offering tips for publicists & marketers to make the most of today’s social platforms to promote their clients and get more ink from press partners.…
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… okay, Christmas 1977 to be exact, children everywhere were on the cusp of a digital revolution. It was quite an exciting time, and yet none of us knew how the toys of our childhood would take a quantum leap and influence products & apps built mere decades later. And so we harken…
CicLAvia celebrated its 11th event in since its launch on 10/10/10, this time through the neighborhoods of South LA. The route was launched on Central Ave with a speech from Mayor Eric Garcetti, as well as a special appearance by Jaime Ortiz, who created the movement 40 years ago in Colombia with Ciclovia, which now runs every Sunday morning in the city…
Kevin Winston’s DigitalLA drew a few hundred people to the W Hollywood on a rainy Tuesday night to celebrate the holidays. In addition to DigitalLA, the party also included members of alum group Yale in Hollywood and performers from Ivy Entertainment and Planet LA. Endi & Meg from Hollywood & La Brea co-working space WeWork Michael from Vespa and Maria from Roger…
DIYGirls, which offers afterschool programs, summer camps and workshops to girls in LA, had their very first social at Cross Campus on Thursday night, in order to raise funds for the organization and help spread the word about the org. “Girls wearing safety goggles, holding a soldering iron, programming a video game, or building with a 3D printer are images too rarely…