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YouTubers Come Of Age – Google Scores A Solid Return On Its Video Development Fund

InfoChachkie

Although estimates of Google’s total investment vary, the industry insiders I spoke with believe it exceeded $100 million. The same phenomenon is true in the YouTube ecosystem, but with a social media twist. The subscriber numbers and their relative ranking are as of mid-May 2012. Top YouTubers. YouTuber (Show Title). . *

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. So this combination of following people you found interesting who share links drove a sort of “news exchange&# that mimicked many of the features of RSS readers except that it was curated by other people! I predict this will come before the end of 2012.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

October 5, 2012. 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. Venices median home price in the first eight months of 2012 broke the $1 million barrier, rising to $1,012,000 from $899,000 in the first eight months of 2011.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

Streaming media. Social media. August 24, 2012 10:24 AM. Just this year, Q2 investments in SoCal and New England were virtually the same, with $838 million and $843 million invested respectively, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Report. October 20, 2012 1:57 PM. October 17, 2012 1:15 PM.