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GumGum Makes Images Profitable for Publishers

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Think about how many images are on the web. The Internet thus far has been monetized by display, video, and in-text advertising — but the one place every user’s eye focuses on first are photos. Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” Millions, billions, trillions?

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Carving An Internet Niche With FamousBirthdays.com

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I love the web and love Internet marketing. Although the web offers amazing chances for organic growth, you have to do something amazing. We realized that the way the web was heading, was that if you don''t do something amazing, someone will do it better. What''s your background and how did you decide to start the site?

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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

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-Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Founded in 2008 in Santa Monica by Ron Goldman (former CRO of shopping.com) and Rahul Sonnad. -New Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. a fbFund winner. Competitors: Omniture , Webtrends. Current round: $4.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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This was the first in her string of web properties. Daily Candy was one of the earliest successes in the newsletter business, which ultimately sold to Comcast for a reported $125 million. She learned at the kitchen table as so many spouses do. So many women aspire to wear Vera Wang, but few can really afford the dresses.

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Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!

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The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 6.0 - the Rubicon Project: Internet Advertising

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► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Find a Simple Way to Tell a Complex Story (and ano.

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Docstoc's Jason Nazar Talks About DocStore

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Recently, Santa Monica-based Docstoc (www.docstoc.com) launched a new marketplace on its site, for anyone interested in selling professional documents. That works like Docstoc, which is now probably the fastest growing web site for small businesses. What kind of documents do you envision people offering through the site?