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"One powerful newsroom" pulls back from its San Francisco roots

sfbg.com :: Locally focused journalism in San Francisco took another big hit today with the announcement that The Bay Citizen is being folded into Center for Investigative Reporting Read Steven T. Jones, www.sfbg.com Continue reading

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Founders Fund backs food tech startup, Hampton Creek Foods, with a $1m investment

TechCrunch :: Founders Fund, the firm founded by Peter Thiel and other PayPal executives, famously declared that it wants to back companies with big, ambitious visions (not just dinky web startups). And that description certainly fits Hampton Creek Foods. Read Anthony Ha, techcrunch.com Continue reading

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Video-on-Demand viewing is gaining popularity

New York Times :: While companies weigh bids for Hulu and industry heavyweights complain that TV Everywhere isn’t going much of anywhere, another way to watch time-shifted television is quietly gaining traction: video-on-demand, or VOD. Read Brian Stelter, Amy Chozick, www.nytimes.com Continue reading

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Video-on-Demand viewing is gaining popularity

New York Times :: While companies weigh bids for Hulu and industry heavyweights complain that TV Everywhere isn’t going much of anywhere, another way to watch time-shifted television is quietly gaining traction: video-on-demand, or VOD. Read Brian Stelter, Amy Chozick,... Continue reading

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HasOffers scores $9.4m first round led by Accel Partners

VentureBeat :: HasOffers, a company offering tools to help companies track the performance of their online ads. Read Dylan Tweney, venturebeat.com Continue reading

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70% of questions go unanswered: Brands lag in social response

Digiday :: We now live in a post-Oreo-tweet world. Acting fast is now an expectation. But surprisingly, brands are dropping the ball on basic social media interactions with consumers. Read Saya Weissman, www.digiday.com Continue reading

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70% of questions go unanswered: Brands lag in social response

Digiday :: We now live in a post-Oreo-tweet world. Acting fast is now an expectation. But surprisingly, brands are dropping the ball on basic social media interactions with consumers. Read Saya Weissman, www.digiday.com Continue reading

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Tumblr: Yahoo’s ad sales force can't simply “turn on the ad fire hose”

Digiday :: Converting Tumblr's audience into ad revenue is no easy feat for Yahoo. Read Brian Morrissey, www.digiday.com Continue reading

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From $2.93bn to $4.14bn by the end of 2013: Digital TV video biz is booming

MediaPost :: As traditional TV platforms project small gains in their $70 billion business, new digital TV video businesses are looking at major hikes in the coming years to a smaller $4 billion business -- with cost per thousands seeing, at best, modest hikes. Read Wayne Friedman, www.mediapost.com Continue reading

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From $2.93bn to $4.14bn by the end of 2013: Digital TV video biz is booming

MediaPost :: As traditional TV platforms project small gains in their $70 billion business, new digital TV video businesses are looking at major hikes in the coming years to a smaller $4 billion business -- with cost per thousands seeing,... Continue reading

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Embeddable reality app maker Sensopia closes $1.2m funding round

Venture Beat :: Sensopia, creator of reality augmentation app MagicPlan, announced today a $1.2 million round of funding and the release of a development kit to embed its software in any application. Read Selena Larson, venturebeat.com Continue reading

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Back-of-the-envelope calculations: How Yahoo makes Tumblr worth $1.1bn

Wired :: Yahoo just laid down a $1.1 billion cash bet it can make Tumblr, the indie blogging-and-arguing platform, a profitable part of its advertising business. Here are some back-of-the-envelope calculations of what has to happen for that bet to pay off. Read Ryan Tate, www.wired.com Continue reading

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Back-of-the-envelope calculations: How Yahoo makes Tumblr worth $1.1bn

Wired :: Yahoo just laid down a $1.1 billion cash bet it can make Tumblr, the indie blogging-and-arguing platform, a profitable part of its advertising business. Here are some back-of-the-envelope calculations of what has to happen for that bet to... Continue reading

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Funding Profiles receives angel investment

pehub :: Funding Profiles said on Wednesday that it has received initial seed investment. The investor is a Facebook executive whose name has not been disclosed. Also, Funding Profiles has been selected to join the VentureChoice Incubation Program Read Iris Dorbian, www.pehub.com Continue reading

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AngelList is bringing transparency to seed investment

Wired :: By allowing entrepreneurs and investors to see which startups major players such as Reid Hoffman,Marissa Mayer and Robin Klein are investing in, AngelList is bringing transparency to the secretive and high-stakes world of seed investment. Read Andrew Davidson, www.wired.co.uk Continue reading

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Service Review: BBC Online should "provide a better local offer"

Guardian :: The BBC Trust carries out regular in-depth reviews of each of the BBC's services, as part of its Charter responsibilities. We have looked at every BBC service over the last five years and have now begun our second... Continue reading

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New York Times CEO Mark Thompson: Digital pay model “most successful” decision

paidContent :: In a speech to Columbia business school graduates, the CEO of the New York Times described the company’s role in media disruption. Read Jeff John Roberts, paidcontent.org Continue reading

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Yahoo: Expect ads on Tumblr to ramp up significantly in 2014

TechCrunch :: Expect more advertising by next year as well as more Tumblr content on Yahoo properties, but more of a cautious step as to how Yahoo will deal with some of Tumblr’s more NSFW content. Read Ingrid Lunden, techcrunch.com Continue reading

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Yahoo: Expect ads on Tumblr to ramp up significantly in 2014

TechCrunch :: Expect more advertising by next year as well as more Tumblr content on Yahoo properties, but more of a cautious step as to how Yahoo will deal with some of Tumblr’s more NSFW content. Read Ingrid Lunden, techcrunch.com Continue reading

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Tumblr deal: Yahoo promises not to 'screw it up' over $1.1bn deal

Guardian :: Web pioneer reveals details of acquisition of blogging platform, as site's 26-year-old founder tells staff: 'Fuck yeah' Read Charles Arthur, Josh Halliday, www.guardian.co.uk Continue reading

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Yahoo's Tumblr buy fails four tests of a successful acquisition

Forbes :: Yahoo will buy New York City-based blogging service, Tumblr, for $1.1 billion. This is bad news for Yahoo shareholders because the deal fails the four tests of a successful acquisition. Read Peter Cohan, www.forbes.com Continue reading

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Yahoo's Tumblr buy fails four tests of a successful acquisition

Forbes :: Yahoo will buy New York City-based blogging service, Tumblr, for $1.1 billion. This is bad news for Yahoo shareholders because the deal fails the four tests of a successful acquisition. Read Peter Cohan, www.forbes.com Continue reading

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Tumblr deal: Yahoo promises not to 'screw it up' over $1.1bn deal

Guardian :: Web pioneer reveals details of acquisition of blogging platform, as site's 26-year-old founder tells staff: 'Fuck yeah' Read Charles Arthur, Josh Halliday, www.guardian.co.uk Continue reading

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Data theft by 3rd party cookies: Publishers pay with audience data

Digiday :: Many publishers fear “data leakage,” the gross term for when sites lose their audience data to third parties that then use it for advertising elsewhere. Read Alex Kantrowitz, www.digiday.com Continue reading

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Data theft by 3rd party cookies: Publishers pay with audience data

Digiday :: Many publishers fear “data leakage,” the gross term for when sites lose their audience data to third parties that then use it for advertising elsewhere. Read Alex Kantrowitz, www.digiday.com Continue reading

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