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Encino Internet Research Firm Going Mobile

Marketing: uSamp unveils app that allows users to interact with advertisers.Headed to the grocery store?

By Kelly Goff June 10, 2013 midnight   $$ Share
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Drag Race

Rival Lamborghini dealers open on Ventura Boulevard

Exotics: Lamborghini dealerships compete along Ventura Boulevard.

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Training Program Lifts Off in Desert

Aviation: Flight Research piloted by new ownership in Mojave.

AVIATION: Mojave flight school takes off with new ownership.

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Billboard Firm Wants the Lights On

Advertising: Clear Channel seeks legislative solution after legal setback.

ADVERTISING: Clear Channel isn’t giving up the fight for digital billboards. But is it lights out for the advertiser?

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Yogurt Chain Sprinkles App Into Mix

Game from Menchie’s lets players set up and run virtual store.

TECH: Frozen yogurt company Menchies rolls out a new app it thinks will keep customers smiling.

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Film Veteran Wrapped Up In Ear Buds

Gary Martinez turns to Kickstarter for his tangle-free device.

INTERNET: Veteran Hollywood mechanical engineer Gary Martinez funds ear bud venture with Kickstarter.

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Computer Mouse Likes Rough Stuff

Interlink’s Durapoint clicks with harsh working environments.

EQUIPMENT: Interlink’s new computer mouse can take any abuse you throw its way.

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Shifting Focus

Entrepreneur Robin Richards has started multiple businesses in his long career and he’s at it again with a group of jobs sites.

Q&A: With his newest company, Robin Richards wants to find everyone a job.

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Telemedicine Gets Good Reception at Hospitals

Technology: Stroke initative led by Burbank’s St. Joseph and four other facilities.

The first “telestroke” network in Southern California will open in the San Fernando Valley and feature robots that will help doctors examine and diagnose patients.

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Around the Valleys

News and notes from around the greater San Fernando Valley

A 20-unit apartment building on Moorpark Street in Sherman Oaks has sold for $4.5 million.

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Byte-Sized Revolution

Portable gear and cheap software have upended post production for the industry’s big and small players alike.

ENTERTAINMENT: Post production’s shift to digital has resulted in a more even playing field between firms.

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Early Adopter

Ramy Katrib could see post production was going digital in 1999 when he founded DigitalFilm Tree. Now, his company is a leader in the growing field.

Q&A: Software developer Ramy Katrib was an early advocate of digital editing technology.

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Screening Rooms

PHOTO ESSAY: A look inside a state-of-the-art digital post-production shop.

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Fortune Shines Brightly on Sun Valley Company

Entertainment: Hollywood Film lights “Mad Men” set with new LED system.

A chance meeting at an entertainment trade show brought Vince Carabello and his company into the light.

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Around the Valleys

News and notes from around the greater San Fernando Valley

The Empire Landing luxury apartment building at 1902 Buena Vista St. was purchased last month by New York money management firm TIAA-CREF for an undisclosed price.