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The makers of the virtual influencer, Lil Miquela, snag real money from Silicon Valley

TechCrunch LA

McFedries, brud ‘s founder and chief executive, confirmed that the Miquela account had been hacked in a text exchange with me, writing, “some redditor idiots hacked the page we think.” I’ve used my platform to raise real money for important organizations throughout LA and I’ve seen lives changed as a result.

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Interview with Sunil Rajaraman, Scripped

socalTECH

We're always interested in how technology is influencing the business of Hollywood, and recently ran across Los Angeles-based Scripped. to the business of script writing, and is looking to combine a free online tool for writing scripts with matching those scripts with content producers. Sunil Rajaraman: That's a good question.

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Here Is What You Missed At VidCon 2013

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margins offered by YouTube, MCNs must drive fans to purchase merchandise, experience videos on wholly owned (non-YouTube) sites and directly negotiate sponsorships with advertisers, rather than solely relying on YouTube''s ad network. However, to move beyond the average 16.5% Fighting Nerds.

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Matt Knox and Joey Lane, Bingie

socalTECH

I had my own list on my iPhone, writing down what I wanted to watch, and where those shows are. I started protyping an idea of how to do this, across all platforms. We're startng with advertising, but we want to do a really good job and not have things look like NASCAR. How has it been starting your business in a pandemic?

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Coincident.TV Is “CREATE”-ing Second Screen Transmedia Producers Out Of Everyone [Beta Invites]

Tech Zulu Event

Coincident has created a platform that will allow storytellers and producers to create robust second screen stories on the fly that incorporate video, images and other web content. Each of these platforms represents a variety of “screens” to view from. People are not simply watching the TV anymore. Coincident.TV

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

Both Sides of the Table

My daily coffee meetings are not surrounded by the Hollywood elite with discussions of scripts, scenes and casting. Many of the Valley tech firms saw advertising as “beneath them&# and many VCs in the first boom encouraged people to focus on eyeballs rather than dollars. And of course you have Hollywood. Los Angeles.

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The Future of Television & The Digital Living Room

Both Sides of the Table

So without my weighing into the pro’s / con’s of this I can say that I believe it will capture a large segment of the market but leave room for “open platforms&# to play a big role. Thus you see television manufacturers rushing to create content ecosystems, app platforms, TV OS’s and Internet offerings.

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