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MARCH 9, 2016

The presidential primaries have been a boon to TYT, which offers up news and commentary about politics through its YouTube channel. TYT says it is dominating online viewership among millennials, of viewers aged 13-24 and 18-24, beating out such established news sources like CNN Politics, Fox News Politics, MSNBC, and others.

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MARCH 2, 2017

Los Angeles-based TYT Network , the online news network behind The Young Turks, said Thursday that it has just passed up 6 billion lifetime online views. The network--known for its political coverage--has benefited from surge in views this year due to the recent presidential election. The last two billion views for TYT were in 2016.

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Xconomy

JULY 20, 2018

This week we’re taking a look at all the political stories that are coming out of the tech world. And given the current political environment, there’s a cornucopia from which to choose. How to Combat China’s Rise in Tech: Federal Spending, Not Tariffs — The New York Times Make love, not tariffs.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Los Angeles-based political news site The Young Turks says that it saw record ratings for its live coverage of the Iowa Caucases earlier this week. The broadcast featured founder Cenk Uygur, plus Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, Ben Mankiewicz, Jimmy Dore and Jordan Chariton.

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JULY 17, 2014

Los Angeles-based SpinMedia said today that it has acquired Death and Taxes , an online magazine focused on indie music news, pop culture, politics, and entertainment. deathandtaxes spinmedia content blog magazine merger acquisition music news entertainment' Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Ordinarily, Twitter’s announcement that some of its users can now send tweets twice as long as its signature 140-character limit, and that this freedom could be broadened to others, would have been the company’s top news of the week. elections heat up. elections heat up. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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JUNE 22, 2018

RPP's websites include RPP Noticias, which covers international politics, sports and entertainment news, and Capital and La10, both leading sports news sites in Peru. Financial impact of the win was not announced. H Code media is led by CEO Parker Morse. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2019

Most board members don’t have the intention of checking email, reading the news or sending a quick text message but just like most smokers don’t want to pull out a cigarette?—?the Be super polite and not aggressive and simply make the point that you really want the most productive time from your board members. Then you’ve lost them.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

A new report issued today by Silicon Valley Bank, says that startups are generally optimistic about their business opportunities, and they plan to raise capital and expand their workforces this year, despite "economic and political" uncertainty across the globe. SVB posted its full report online. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

Los Angeles-based online political news network The Young Turks says it is providing streaming and coverage of the event today starting at 6am, and will be providing live streaming of the event, and analysis of the event on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, and also will be using Periscope 360 all day for its coverage.

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APRIL 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based PublishThis , the developer of publishing technology which is headed by Matt Kumin, is powering the content for a new Cox Media site, the firm said today. PublishThis said it is behind the new Rare.us site, which is focused on politics, news, and lifestyle content for the center-right.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

MediaPass said that the Journal Broadcast's RightWisconsin , a political site, is using MediaPass for a new, paid subscription system. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed.

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APRIL 16, 2014

Los Angeles-based The Young Turks , the online MCN led by Cenk Uygur, said today that it has raised $4M in new funding, from private equity firm Roemer, Robinson, Melville & Co., TYT offers up politics and news commentary both online as well as through cable television shows.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Brietbart, who was well known for his politics and political blogging, apparently died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center this morning. Breitbart is known more for his politics, and in particular his role in the ACORN scandal, the firing and re-hiring of U.S. Anthony Weiner. Breitbart was 43. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2012

In addition to the funding, the firm said it has launched a new iPhone app called "Mock the VOte", which delivers humorous, up-to-the-minute political news. The company--one of the startups out of Santa Monica's MuckerLab--helps users find funny videos, articles, and more. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Encino-based SodaHead , the social news and question and answer site headed by Jason Feffer, told its users today that it is launching a major redesign this week. Tags: sodahead question answer social news. The site did not say exactly when the changes will go live on the site. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Despite the societal benefit of the innovative technologies and therapeutics coming out of biotech, the broader discussion and debate in the news media and across the political. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

There was plenty at stake in this week’s midterm elections, and not just in terms of political wins and losses. We’ll examine some election news and. With congress now divided—Democrats took back control of the House and Republicans extended their majority in the Senate—the implications are significant for U.S. healthcare.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 20, 2019

As national politics dominates the news in the final days of the decade, we at Xconomy are wrapping up the year with some big moves by the FDA, including an approval of the first drug OK’d reduce heart risk in patients with high triglycerides who are already taking statins.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 23, 2018

The company unveiled another series of measures it’s taking to prevent malefactors, who hide behind false names, from spreading fake and incendiary political stories through the network’s news feed to influence voters. presidential election in 2016.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In another wave of account shutdowns, Facebook announced Thursday that it disabled more than 800 pages and accounts to prevent groups that disguised their identities from flooding its network with inauthentic content—some of it hyper-partisan political messages. presidential election.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? The biggest news this year for Okapi, Southern Californias original seed stage venture capital fund, is that we ramped up the deployment of our 3rd fund and saw its portfolio grow by another 10 companies!

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Xconomy

JANUARY 3, 2018

Any year-end review of technology news must also include reports on Russian hacking of the 2016 election campaign, and the manipulation of social media channels to spread false and divisive political messages.

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2016

Instead of following food, about politics, or sports channels on cable, those people are turning to social. The reason why, was one of our angel investors was a big news and political junky, and he was also the biggest angel in Opposing Views. What we've found, is that news and politics works very well on Facebook.

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Xconomy

MARCH 26, 2018

Among the host of legal woes Facebook is now confronting amid news about the misuse of its member profiles in election politics: The Federal Trade Commission revealed Monday that it is investigating the social media giant’s privacy practices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In my consulting work, when I ask team members in startups and small businesses how they know whether they are doing a good job, the typical response I get is “Nobody has yelled at me today,” or “No news is good news.” Don’t wait for the next performance appraisal, or for an accumulation of good events.

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APRIL 6, 2015

How do you combine the world of online and mobile apps with the world of community and political decisions and discourse? Privately, my father was in politics in Canada for most of his adult life, and I got the inside version of how hard it is for anyone in public life to connect with people and understand what they want.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

OK, that’s a rhetorical flourish—we are talking about politics, after all—but with the debut of the House drug-price legislation this week, there are now plans of various stripes in both houses of Congress and the White House. There was plenty of news beyond the Beltway, from.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 2, 2018

Much attention was focused this past year on the impact of social media on the 2016 presidential election, as reports emerged about the use of these platforms by entities linked with Russia to spread false, misleading, or inflammatory political messages.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Mouafac Harb, Independent Media and Political Consultant and former News Director, The Middle East Radio Network. What responsibility do technology companies, governments, and individuals have to limit uses of technology to keep our world safe?

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JUNE 6, 2011

Like Demand Media -- but perhaps more so -- Breitbart.com is also under fire from "mainstream" journalists, who have decried the site's news tactics in multiple political scandals. Breitbart also runs BigHollywood.com, BigJournalism.com, and BigPeace.com, among other sites.

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MAY 16, 2012

It's an election year in the United States, and the screens and airwaves are full of provocative sound bites, pundits, scandals, and the latest political gossip of the day. However, do you really know which political candidate you most agree with on the issues? Taylor Peck: Yes, it has.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Video demo of Laffster's Mock The Vote political news app. All about startup Chewse, one of the Los Angeles startups to join the Fall 2012 class of 500Startups, and its group food ordering service. Laffster's Mock The Vote Demo. Darth Vader Goes To Disneyland. Walt Disney Co. just bought LucasFilm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2021

Every company talks about their culture these days, but in many places it is still messy and political. Really listen for danger signals and bad news. They overlook danger signals, and make excuses for bad news. If this is your forte, you could be the next CEO. Walk the talk to create a winning company culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Highlight all good news around you, and reframe bad news. Associating with good news, even if not yours, strengthens your competence. Without excuses, position any bad news in a positive light, and focus on what you learned. Frame your competence perception to reduce qualms. Position yourself near the front in meetings.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2015

. “His focus on customer experience has become a near mandate within the news operation. I’m a political junkie and an admirer of the news media world having studied it since college. It turns out the $15 / month version was for national/international plus local DC news version. I called it.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

Fanstasy sports sites DraftKings’ and FanDuel’s popularity has spurred a new-breed of political betting sites. Cardenas: As avid followers of politics, we wanted to create something that would have the predictive powers of old-time prediction markets, such as Intrade. However, we also want to make politics more engaging.

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