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Has Facebook Achieved What AOL Could Have A Generation Ago?

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Facebook started with the biggest publishers in the game: BuzzFeed , Huffington Post , New York Times , Washington Post. BuzzFeed has seen their Instant Articles engage more people than any of their standard link posts and Gawker ’s founder tweeted that instant articles boosted daily uniques to their website.

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Biotech Roundup: Moonshots, Pink Slips, Gilead, Brexit & More

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If you want fireworks this weekend, you can either celebrate the 4th of July or watch the latest post-Brexit political developments in Britain. —Buzzfeed ran a lengthy report Wednesday on the sexual harassment charges against University of Washington vaccine researcher Michael Katze. It is the target of a hostile bid from Sanofi.

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Why Most Online Video Companies Will Fail

Both Sides of the Table

So my advice to many is to study online companies that understand how to use technology for audience development, engagement, viral distribution and subscriptions. Usually I tell them to study Upworthy & Buzzfeed. This is simply no different than curating on Pinterest, Tweeting interesting stories, editing on Wikipedia or blogging.

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Why The Next Generation of Online Video Companies Will be Vertical

Both Sides of the Table

In the online world the ecosystem is being fragmented into those that primarily produce content (Mitu, Vice, BuzzFeed) and those who primarily distribute it: YouTube, Amazon, Netflix, Yahoo!, Once you have stronger rate cards on advertising you accrue more money and you can develop or acquire more shows. AOL and the like.

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