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Interview with Scott Morrow, Curatemedia

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We sat down with Scott Morrow President of Curatemedia, to hear more about the firm's strategy and the thinking behind the acquisition and new investment in the firm. For additional verticals, we'll expand that through additional acquisition or through organic sites launched internally. What's the strategy behind acquisitions?

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Interview with Jody Sherman, CEO of EcoMom

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Jody--an experienced entrepreneur who was most recently co-founder of a firm he sold to the Virgin Group, and has been involved with such firms as Lycos, Buydirect.com, and Xoom--told us the story of EcoMom, plus how he connected with McClure on the investment. Jody Sherman: I've been an entrepreneur since I got out of the military.

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Interview with Shaan Sethi, Jaanuu

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There were lots of things we did around investment and acquisitions. Our folks not only have expertise in e-commerce, but we also have those with apparel expertise, and pioneers and visionaries in the lifestyle and premium brand area. I had the opportunity to work with such aspirational brands as Lululemon and Underarmor.

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Interview with Shivani Siroya, Tala

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We can see marchan transactions, and if they are making e-commerce transactions, if they are paying things at small kiosks. It really goes into two categories, around capacity and affordability. I was working in their corporate M&A department on a large acquisition project, and then ended up starting the company when I was here.

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

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We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). After a few acquisitions they offered many of the services you think about as foundations to social networks today. Enter Facebook.