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CAA, William Morris Back Online Video Education Site

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Two, Hollywood heavyweights--the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and William Morris Endeavor (WME) --are backing an online site which provides live workshops from experts. Lynda.com recently raised a humongous, $103M funding round in January, and just acquired another video education site in Europe in February. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Giants Mandate Vaccines for Return to Work

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As the world slowlyachieves successful Covid vaccine rollouts, tech giants Netflix, Google, and Facebook are now seeking to keep their employees safe by imposing strict vaccine mandates within their US workplaces. So, what can be learned from the standards being set by campus-based companies such as Facebook and Google?

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Good News For Content Creators: $5M Available From YouTube

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The good news for content creators in Hollywood and elsewhere trying to make it on the Internet: YouTube , the video sharing site owned by Google, said today that it has just launched a new program which will invest five million dollars for new content partners. Tags: content hollywood youtube video sharing.

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Tongal To Crowdsource Feature Film

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Los Angeles-based video crowdsourcing site Tongal is making a big move into feature films, saying yesterday that it has begun crowdsourcing a documentary, feature film on the site. tongal content hollywood crowdsourcing feature film video filmmaker documentary' READ MORE>>.

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Taltopia Launches iPhone, Android Apps, Seeks Funding

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Los Angeles-based Taltopia , an angel backed, online social networking site focused on Hollywood, said today that it has launched both Apple iPhone and Google Android applications. In related news, the firm said it now has over 400,000 registered members on the site, and is getting around 30,000 new members per month.

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Tastemade, Jaunt Tap Ryan Seacrest, Conan O'Brien For Tour Through LA

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According to the two, A Perfect Day in Los Angeles is a virtual reality travel experience which takes viewers through a tour of LA's most iconic sites (Stan's Donuts, Universal Studios Hollywood, The Rock Pool at Malibu Creek State Park, etc.) org, the committee bidding to host the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Geni Creates Lab Effort, Translation Support

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West Hollywood-based Geni.com , the online family tree and genealogy site backed by the Founders Fund and Charles River Ventures, told its users today that it has created a new "Geni Lab" for experimental features from the firm.

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