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SocialVibe Aims Product At Politics

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Los Angeles-based SocialVibe , the online advertising firm run by Jay Samit, said today that it has launched a new, political advertising solution ahead of the 2012 elections.

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Squabbler Launches New Features To Power Video Engagement

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Founded during 2012 in Los Angeles (and Amplify alum), Squabbler believes the web can serve as the perfect platform for staging and settling debate. Watch video metrics, track performance. Stage and settle debate.

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Interview with Scott Cannon, CEO of BigRentz

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Scott Cannon: We started in 2012, when it was basically a couple of people on a telephone and the yellow pages. They were putting online advertisements through Google Ads to solicit people to rent equipment, who could not figure it out on their own. We're riding that wave, and really changing how things are done. So where are you now?

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110K Tweets Per Minute, The Walking Dead, Nintendo TVii & More | AdAge Social TV Conference Recap

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The numbers really tell the stories of the power of the television twitter combo; there were 155 million Tweets generated during the 2012 Olympics generating 11 billion impressions. Advertising on Facebook before the launch of show, in the middle and during hiatus keeps engagement high, discovery and fandom higher.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.