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The Spotlight: LA Tech event is coming along nicely with tons of companies submitted and most of which I wish could all be part of this amazing night. So to help curate and show off the best that LA has to offer we called in a few friends for backup.

Are you creating the next Facebook/Gilt Groupe/Omniture/Sling Media in LA? Are you transforming your industry with technology and making the world a greater place to live? Are you doing things with software, hardware or Web or mobile services that will make fellow techies cheer in admiration? Then we want you.

In this episode of TechZulu Live we had special guest Eric Jackson CEO of Caplinked and former U.S. Marketing Director for Paypal Inc. CapLinked was founded in late 2009 by Eric M. Jackson and Christopher Grey.

I’ve been getting a lot of “What is this?  This is awesome!” lately and it is all because I have no business cards.  So I decided to let you all know of an amazing product called Contxts.  It is currently in public ‘alpha’, the service lets you share contact details using just your mobile phone…continue reading.

Stowe Boyd Bio: “I am best known these days for my writing (and the thinking behind it, I hope) at /Message, hence the /Messengers. I am obsessed with social tools, and their impact on business, media, and society. I coined the term “social tools” in 1999, the same year I started blogging, and I haven’t…continue reading.

Jerome is a licensed architect and business owner. Jerome honed his design skills at Clive Wilkinson Architects (CWA), known worldwide for the office headquarters of Google, Chiat/Day and Mother Advertising. Prior to CWA, Jerome was a designer at SFJones Architect, which has designed renowned restaurants such as Spago Beverly Hills, Nobu Malibu, Hamasaku, and Lucky…continue reading.

I am currently employed as Director of Product Development in FOX Interactive Media’s Labs group. Basically I get to prototype and build cool new media products. Prior to FIM Labs, I worked in product management at FOXSports, and as a Technical Producer at ESPN.com. I live in Santa Monica, but Toronto’s my home town. I…continue reading.

MindTouch is the leading open source wiki company. MindTouch develops a wiki and application platform for communities and enterprises and a wiki social media platform for online media and brands. MindTouch wikis improve communication, collaboration, and are easy to use tools for creating web-based communities. MindTouch products are deployed by major media companies and online…continue reading.