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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Lunch.com , the online social media and networking site run by J.R. According to Lunch.com, the new feed can be added to blogs, personal sites, or elsewhere to help users promote their content. Johnson was the founder of VirtualTourist, which he sold to Expedia in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Thing Labs was foundedin June of 2008, with funding from Jones, Polaris Venture Partners, SoftTech VC, and Jeff Clavier. It has been a very acquisitive day for AOL, which announced--in addition to buying Thing Labs--that it has acquired tech blog network TechCrunch, and video content syndication firm 5min Media.

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Userplane Acquisition Venture Capital Web 133

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MAY 8, 2009

According to Demand Media , Armstrong will provide twice-daily updates on the event from Livestrong, and will also feature videos, blog posts, and other updates on the event. The site is jointly run by Demand Media and Armstrong, and focuses on health and wellness topics. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 27, 2013

We caught up with Mark Suster , one of Upfront''s General Partners and a well known blogger and technology personality, the new fund, and how his blogging is now driving the firm''s investment activity. Our 2008 fund is also performing incredibly strong. How has your broad social media presence affected your dealflow?

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MAY 24, 2011

Vic Caretti: The site was launched in April of 2008. We have done lots of social media campaigns, and we have really collected with the music ecosystem, such as labels, bands, venues, press, management, and street teams. Vic Caretti: When I started this in 2008, I didn't even look at the business model. Thanks, and good luck!

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MARCH 29, 2012

What's the best way to get the word out about your brand on social media? Basically, we've built a platform that allows businesses to build social media promotions across multiple social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Linkedin. Matt MacNaughton: Our mantra, is to reach social media users everywhere.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

I ran that between 2001 and 2008, and then left to start what has become PublishThis. You're having to deal with a content management system, which for traditional media companies have gone through years and years of challenges. In the past, companies were just blogging, or just creating content.

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MAY 15, 2010

StackOverflow is a free Q&A site for software developers, blending functionality from wikis, blogs, forums, and social voting (similar to Digg/Reddit); 7.1mm unique visitors per month; new funds will be used to build out engineering team and build out product. I first discovered it from Dharmesh Shah’s blog OnStartups.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Developments Blog. There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. These days, there are more Internet guys at the Vanity Fair Oscar party than traditional media players.". socaltech socalcto Loading… Real Estate.

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