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Bird, BoingBoing Battle Over News Article

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The two--plus the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are now in a full blown battle over freedom of speech and rights to publish that news article. BoingBoing did not describe how to modify and disable Bird's software and scooter, only reporting on the existence of such kits. READ MORE>>.

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Tinder Takes Aim At Vanity Fair Article

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Los Angeles-based Tinder has taken to ranting on Twitter to protest yesterday's article in Vanity Fair about the app's outsized influence on dating and hookups.

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Customer Validation - 33 Great Articles

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In both cases, the answer was that the founder would go to find other ideas, turn those into paper descriptions and validate it with customers. Customer Validation 101. And that's the first response that Tristan suggests.

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Demand Media Launches Long Form Article Effort

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The firm said it is looking to engage feature writers to write long articles--"north of 850 words"--for its sites. Demand Media said the new articles will look like "traditional" feature-length articles, including original reporting, exclusive quotes, and side-bars.

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SharesPost CEO Takes On WSJ Article

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SharesPost , the secondary marketplace for venture backed, privately owned shares of such companies as Twitter and Facebook, is taking on the Wall Street Journal for an article published last week. SharesPost said the article left readers "largely misinformed and our company unfairly maligned."

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Demand Media Ups Article Count To 3 Million

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, has updated its S-1 filing, saying it now has around 3 million articles in the firm's library of content. Demand Media has applied to list on the NYSE as DMD, but has not yet set an offering range or pricing on its IPO.

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CheapAir.com: WSJ Article On Best Days To Buy Tickets Wrong

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Calabasas-based online travel site CheapAir.com is taking issue with a study and article published by the Wall Street Journal yesterday, looking to pinpoint the best days to purchase an airline ticket.

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