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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

Both Sides of the Table

LA produced Applied Semantics that created AdSense and was bought by Google. LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business).

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

Both Sides of the Table

LA not only produced the obvious – MySpace – but also created the whole category of sponsored search (Overture), AdSense (Applied Semantics), Local Search (City Search), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla) and lead generation (LowerMyBills). But in this case Chamillionaire stole the show.