Los Angeles Business Journal: Ubiquity Packages the Players Who Produce Internet Content
Ubiquity Packages the Players Who Produce Internet Content By JOEL RUSSELL - 6/4/2007 Los Angeles Business Journal Staff Ubiquity Partners in Westwood calls itself a “digital packager,” a reference to the Hollywood agencies that put together a group of writers, actors and producers to create a film or TV show. In the digital economy, Ubiquity seeks to perform a similar function by hooking up entertainers, financiers, Web site operators and advertisers to produce serial online content. The first two deals since...
read moreLos Angeles Business Journal: Niche Riches
Niche Riches By BOOYEON LEE - 5/21/2007 Los Angeles Business Journal Staff The business model is deceptively simple. Former MySpace.com chairman Richard Rosenblatt believes he has figured out how to cash in on user-generated content and the desire of bloggers to be famous. It works like this. Demand Media Inc. buys a slew of well-traveled enthusiast Web sites, such as Trails.com, Golflink.com and Gardenguides.com. The sites go through what Rosenblatt calls a “carwash,” where they are given cleaner interfaces...
read moreSmartmoney.com: Balancing Work and Life: Taking a Vacation
Balancing Work and Life: Taking a Vacation By Colleen DeBaise April 10, 2007 SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS are good at many tasks — except getting away from work. Take, for instance, Bonnie Harris, founder of Wax Marketing in St. Paul, Minn., who confesses that she’s installed a headset in her ski helmet so she can take calls while on the slopes. (This year, she booked a client on a national TV show while sitting on the chairlift.) Then there’s Jennifer Kushell, who created YSN.com, a Los Angeles-based...
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