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Goodbye, Geocities: Final Sunset As Japanese Site Closes

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Geocities had allowed anyone to create their own web page, and hosted those pages--replete with overlaid advertising--for free. Many startup founders were in diapers--or not even born--when Geocities was first established as "Beverly Hills Internet" in 1994. READ MORE>>.

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Myspace Rolls Out New Mobile Site, iPhone App

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Beverly Hills-based Myspace said today that it has launched a new mobile website and iPhone application. The firm--which is currently being revamped by CEO Michael Jones into a new, entertainment focused portal--said the updated site creates the "best experience for Myspace mobile web users".

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Myspace Sets Entertainment Head

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Beverly Hills-based Myspace , the online social entertainment site now owned by Specific Media, said this morning that it has named Roger Mincheff as President of Myspace Entertainment. Myspace said that Mincheff will help lead internal production and entertainment efforts, developing original programming and content for the site.

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State of Evolving Media Address

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Thursday, January 27, 2011 -- Beverly Hills Bar Assoc. Lunch - 3rd Annual State of Evolving Media Address. Leading IP and new media lawyer James D.

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VIZIO Goes 3D, Uses RealD

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VIZIO is tapping Beverly Hills-based RealD for its 3D technology. VIZIO said that the new units are available at Amazon.com, SamsClub.com, Target.com, and its own web site, with retail availability expected later this month and wider availability in December.

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Hydra Axes 15,000 Publishers To Boost Quality

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Beverly Hills-based cost-per-action (CPA) advertising network Hydra announced today that the firm has cut over 15,000 of its active publishers, as a part of a bid to increase the quality of its network. The move brings the company's network from 17,000 publishers to just 2,000 of its best performing and highest quality web partners.

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MySpace Debuts New Site, Logo Plans

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Beverly Hills-based MySpace , the online social networking site, is set to debut a new new site design and logo, the firm said late last night. As part of the redesign, MySpace has changed over its logo, and will center its web site on "bubbling up" fresh content of interest to users.

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