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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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He presented a system where your search results would be ranked based on companies bidding for placement and where merchants would be charged on a “cost per click” basis (CPC). The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. acquired Overture for $1.63