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Worlize | Virtual World Tied To Facebook, Twitter and Now Your Blog

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Their latest addition to Worlize is the ability to for a “Chat Now” badge to be placed on your blog. When the badge is clicked on your blog, it will transport your visitors to the entrance room of your world. Brian has over a decade developing and deploying cutting-edge technology within the entertainment industry.

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Microsoft Rolls Out Celebrity News Site

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According to the two companies, the lead editor for the new site will be Alex Blagg, former founding editor of VH1's "Best Week Ever" blog. BermanBraun Interactive--the production firm founded by Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun--has deals with MSN, NBC Universal, and Pepsi to develop online entertainment properties.

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Interview with Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried, EQAL

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Los Angeles-based EQAL (www.eqal.com) launched into the online world in 2006 with the creation of the YouTube sensation "lonelygirl15," the fictional video blog of a teenage girl. Miles Beckett: Our company EQAL is a social entertainment company, which means two things. Thanks for the interview.

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Funny or Die Launches New Design and Better Ad Opportunities

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The updated design gives fans more comedy, and more kinds of content including themed photo galleries, top 10 lists, and special guest blogs. Expanding their production service offerings to advertising clients, Funny or Die is building branded entertainment campaigns. Check out the new look of [link] ! What do you think?

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Initiative to Boost SoCal’s Startup Scene Teams With GV Founder

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A Silicon Valley entrepreneur has set out to boost the startup ecosystem in San Diego and the rest of Southern California—and he already has scored a coup by partnering with Bill Maris, the founder and former CEO of Google Ventures, now known as GV.

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Beyond the Demo: 2018 Could Be Year for Longer, Profitable VR Content

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René Pinnell says he and his wife Selena Pinnell were “blown away” by the virtual reality projects their friends were creating in 2014, so they looked for an entrepreneurial niche that would allow them to support such artists. That year the couple, both trained in design, founded a startup in San Francisco, then called KaleidoscopeVR.

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Interview with Matt and Amanda MacNaughton, PromoJam

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We quickly branched out of music, working with television companies like NBC Universal, and working with film studios like Paramount and Warner Bros. We're bringing in an exciting director of business development, focused on brands and entertainment, and we'll be looking to grow our footprint in the entertainment and brand areas this year.