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Disney Shutters Parenting Blog Site, Babble

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Burbank-based Disney has shut down parent blog site Babble , according to the site, which did not say why it was shutting down. Disney had owned Babble since 2011. The site had originally been founded in 2006 by Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman, covering topics around parenting and raising children. READ MORE>>.

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Top Ten infoChachkie Entries Of 2011

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With the exception of the week of Thanksgiving, I published two entries every week during 2011. I published 21-Skype interviews during 2011. After a very kind introduction from Mark Suster , both Technorati and BusinessInsider agreed to syndicate my content. Top Ten infoChachkie Entries Of 2011. What Are My Options Worth?

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Stage 32 Targets Film, TV, Theater With Social Network

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Does the entertainment industry need its own social networking site? Los Angeles-based Stage 32 thinks so--and so far, has 325,000 members for its online social networking site, which it says ties together film, television, and theater creatives. stage32 social networking hollywood content film theater television artist'

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StartupRoar Adds Personalized Subscriptions

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That means that the site now allows users to sign-up and have their content personalized based on their interests. You can sign-up via the "Personalize Your Content" button on the right side of the interface shown to the right of the red arrow below. Now with personalization it's even better.

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GumGum Names Schraeder COO

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Schraeder has been at GumGum since November of 2011, when he joined as VP of Finance; he previously had been at RealD, as part of the original start-up team there. Schraeder also has served at Verifi and KPMG, LLP. GumGum is backed by NEA, GRP Partners, First Round Capital and Crosscut Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Report: Hulu Hires Guggenheim Partners To Sell Company

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A report Wednesday afternoon says that Los Angeles-based streaming media site Hulu has hired investment banking firm Guggenheim Partners, to advise the firm on a sale. Guggenheim is the same firm that attempted to sell Hulu in 2011. hulu merger acquisition exit content hollywood streaming video guggenheim' READ MORE>>.

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Hulu: $420M In Revenues, 1.5 Million Paying Subscribers

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Los Angeles-based Hulu CEO Jason Kilar said Thursday afternoon that the company brought in approximately $420M in revenues in 2011, up 60 percent from 2010, and now has more than 1.5 According to Kilar, the firm now expects that Hulu Plus will account for more than half of the site's overall business by later this year. READ MORE>>.

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