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YouTubers Come Of Age – Google Scores A Solid Return On Its Video Development Fund

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During the latter half of 2011, Google awarded a number of leading YouTubers and nascent Internet TV networks grants of $1 million to $2 million. One of the best examples of this integration is DeStorm’s November 2011 video in which he raps about Ryobi tools while running through the aisles at Home Depot. Share and Enjoy.

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Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene

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2011 Holiday. Your guide for the best gadget gifts of 2011. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase. Hot topics. Zuckerberg Interview. Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene. Download the TechCrunch App for iPad in the Apple App Store. SIGN UP for CrunchDaily.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

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Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Aiming to head off Apple, Microsoft shows off Xbox SmartGlass mobile app and Xbox dashboard update. Motorola Solutions shows off its hands-free mobile computer. billion for its endowment in 2011 alone. 11 hrs ago.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. Cyrus Farudi is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Flipswap, Inc in 2004 and Capsule in 2011. Michael Schneider – CEO of Mobile Roadie. Michael Schneider is the CEO of Mobile Roadie , the leading self-service mobile app engagement platform. Idea Mensch.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. I’ve written extensively on the topic , but in a nutshell it is: an RSS reader, a chat room, instant messaging, a marketing channel, a customer service department and increasingly a data mine.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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In Santa Monica, the median price of homes jumped 16% in the first eight months of 2012 compared with 2011, after a 9% decline over the same period the year before, according to Multiple Listing Service data compiled by Paul Habibi, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. 2012, compared with the same period in 2011.