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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. The site is not the first in the sector shut down by Disney; Kaboose, another parenting blog site, was acquired by Disney in 2009 for CAD $23.3M, but was shut down sometime sometime in 2016. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Metrics

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One way to approach that last question is to use this simple model: Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) How will your business reach prospects? Look at different customer acquisition channels, how they are converting, and the expected lifetime value of customers acquired through those channels. Please write us at blog@techempower.com !

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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

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Many have seen the acquisition as an attempt to fight back against Shopify's rampant growth during the coronavirus pandemic. The Amazon/Selz Acquisition. Martin Rushe, the CEO and founder of Selz wrote a blog post announcing the deal. Amazon's acquisition of Selz doesn't represent a dramatic change to its business model.

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Gimlet Media and Anchor: What Spotify’s Acquisitions Mean for Podcasts

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It’s the biggest podcast industry acquisition ever, and Spotify isn’t done. Here’s what the podcast acquisitions mean for Spotify, for the entire podcast industry, and for all the tiny underdog podcasters out there. That’s because the acquisitions make Spotify a publisher, as well as platform.

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Canon Communications Buys Pharmaceuticals Blog Pharmalot

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Los Angeles-based Canon Communications , a publisher and trade show operator serving the pharmaceutical industry, said Monday that it has acquired Pharmalot , a blog focused on news and information in the pharmaceutical industry. Tags: pharmaceutical lifescience blog publisher merger acquisition.

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Connectifier Swizzles Service After LinkedIn Acquisition

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Costa Mesa-based Connectifier , the recruiting tools developer led by John Jersin, said Monday that it will be making some significant changes to its tool, after its acquisition by LinkedIn in February.

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BUZZMEDIA Buys Four Punk Rock Blogs

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Punknews.org was founded in 1998, providing online music news and a fan community; PropertyOfZack is a Tumblr blog focused on punk; Under The Gun Review focuses on entertainment, music, film, and comedy; and Alert The Press! Financial terms of the buys were not announced. includes content such as videos, albums, news, and interviews.

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