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Virtual kitchens, hot chicken, and healthy-food seeking AI ML algorithms, are trends discussed at our pre-Thanksgiving Digital LA - Food Startups panel at Ordermark's new HQ in Playa Vista. Ordermark CEO Alex Canter described how brought his family's Canter's Deli restaurant into the digital age with an online order consolidating platform that combines Postmates, GrubHub, DoorDash, and other ordering platforms into one system, resulting in increased food orders and revenue for restaurants that implement it. ChowNow's Jessica Springer described how she works with restaurants to provide excellent customer service. Dr. Stephen Tam created EatID Speakers shared their trends in startups in this Facebook live
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November 14, 6-8p
Studio at Beverly Hills
Stop being mystified by TikTok! Learn how to use it from creators and agencies who work with brands reaching millions of young audiences
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TikTok is rapidly increasing in young teen users and expanding, thanks to its short fun video with challenges, dancing, mini-performances that's unlike any other social media. It's not about what you're doing/eating/etc, it's about what memes and challenges everyone else is doing. A good dance can catapault someone with few followers to wide audiences. Creators and experts in TikTok will discuss how to create content, work with brands, and more.
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- Lexi Hensler, model and actress who's grown to 1M followed on TikTok
- Parker Pannell, TikTok creator known for pranks, comedy with 800K+ followers
- Max Levine, Amp Studios. Works with creators and brands on sponsored deals
- Matt Schlicht, Octane AI, creator. Grew his account to 350K+ in 3 months.
- Moderator: Kevin Winston, Digital LA, Founder
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At the Frozen 2 premiere in Hollywood, Disney Animation also debuted "Myth: A Frozen Tale," a VR experience that's a bedtime story where the mystical forest spirits of Frozen 2 come to life! (Photo right). See our
Myth VR article.
USC Athena.
Women's Entrepreneurship summit at USC featured more than 400 startup founders, VCs, and USC entrepreneurship students discussing tips on raising money, supporting women, and more.
GetGlobal:
International conference
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international panels and Long Beach as an intentional port to the world last week.
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Internet 50. Internet founders, luminaries, and celebrities celebrated the Internet's 50th anniversary on October 29, 2019 at UCLA's Royce Hall.
Speakers included Internet founders Professor Kleinrock, Vint Cerf, and more, and luminaries Mark Cuban, Ashton Kutcher, Meg Whitman, and YouTubers and influencers who make their living on the Internet.
The event was held 50 years to the day after UCLA researchers first sent data via a system would become the Internet to Stanford, in the engineering building, just a few buildings away from Royce Hall where Internet 50 was held.
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti gave Professor Kleinrock a key to the city, which he has done only three times before. See more in our Internet 50 article.
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Digital LA - Immersive Attractions and Theme Parks with Mycotoo. Cliff Warner, founder of Mycotoo, discussed creating immersive attractions and theme parks at the Mycotoo offices in Pasadena, CA last Thursday.
Cliff shared how he has worked with Disney, Universal, HBO, and other entertainment companies and brands to develop, create and implement immersive attractions in the U.S. and around the world.
Mycotoo worked with HBO and Giant Spoon to help implement the award-winning activations SXSW Westworld in 2018, and Game of Throne: Bleed for the Throne in 2019. See more details our article.
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Digital LA - VR Games.
Experts from Survios, Hologate, HP and indie game companies described how to create good content, work with Hollywood brands, engage communities, and maximize influencer marketing at our Digital LA - VR Games panel at Phase Two coworking space October 28 in Culver City, LA.
Speakers summarized what you need to know about VR Games in our Facebook live
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Some VR game companies are working with Hollywood Studios like Hologate with Angry Birds, and Survios with Creed and Walking Dead. Then partner with influencers and use Discord and Liv platforms to promote See more in our article.
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Digital LA - Halloween Party, we celebrated with an Internet 50th birthday cake, costumes, and VR games at Phase Two coworking space in Culver City, LA.
The event was held on October 28, on the eve of the date October 29, when UCLA researchers sent the first packed of data to Stanford on a network that would evolve into the Internet. So, we celebrated with a chocolate Internet 50 birthday cake. Attendees played free VR games in Hologate VR, a four-person social VR system housed at Phase Two. Attendees played Angry Birds, based on the Sony Pictures film, and Zombyte, a high-action zombie-shooter game, perfect for Halloween. See
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Esports: Sports, Startups, Players, Teams.
Arabian Prince, NWA co-founder turned games investor, startup founders and coaches discussed trends in Esports including startups, investment, players, teams, and similarities and differences from sports at our panel at the LA Stadium Premiere Center in Playa Vista. Esports is not as mature as regular sports, but some of the same brand deals and player training and management skills can apply. And some are new and particular to Esports. It's important to know the differences. See
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Speakers from Verizon 5G Lab, Yahoo! News XR, and Ryot discussed how 5G's fast speeds are a transformational tech shift that can enable existing and new industries. Then, they judged pitches from LA based startups with the vision to do just that at our Verizon - Digital LA - Built on 5G panel and pitch at the new Verizon 5G Lab in Playa Vista.
Speakers shared what you need to know about 5G in this Facebook live
video.
Joshua
Ness of Verizon 5G Lab NY, described the Verizon Built on 5G Challenge, a "nationwide search for the best products, services, and applications that will bring the true power of 5G to life." The winners will be awarded up to $1 million, access to the Verizon 5G Lab, and an opportunity for Verizon to invest in a future fundraising round.
See more in our
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Our Digital LA - Virtual Humans panel featured award-winning speakers from Google VR, USC, Digital Domain, startups, and more discussing their work in virtual humans, including VFX, AI, emotion, and more at our Digital LA - Virtual Humans panel at PhaseTwo in Culver City. See article.
Paul Debevec, winner of two Academy Scientific and Technical Achievement awards, provided a concise overview of virtual humans, from Benjamin Button to Avatar to Digital Domain's "Doug" at SIGGRAPH last year, to the upcoming Will Smith movie. Speakers described things you need to know about Virtual Humans in our Facebook live
video.
See our Virtual Humans article http://digitalla.net/virtualhumans
