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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

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For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. Offer tools to allow content producers to build their own websites & mobile apps.

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The WebRTC and Business VoIP Market Heats up as Telzio Launches Browser-Based Softphone

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The browser-based softphone leverages open source Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) technology that can be used alone or along with IP phones, softphones, and the Telzio mobile app. Now, the Los Angeles-based company has expanded its offerings, giving businesses the added ability to manage calls using its Webphone.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

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So assume that in 2012 the company would do $20 million in sales and $2 million in profits (10%) and 2013 they would do sales of $25 million and $4 million in profit (16% net margin) and then slow growth in 2014 to $30 million and $6 million in profit (20% profit). You own the IP you create. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years.

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The Most Interesting Online Video Trend

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It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. You should only worry about this if you’re a large, traditional media company with fat margins. Media in an age of: low-cost capture from mobile devices. million views).

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. One measure of CincyTech’s overall impact is that in 2013, its portfolio companies represent 80% of total seed and early stage capital invested in Southwest Ohio. You also need marketing muscle.

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