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Three Southern California Firms Building Blog Empires

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News today that AOL has acquired technology news blog TechCrunch highlights the growing place of blog publishers in the online world. Here are three, Southern California blog networks which have quietly growing their network of properties: BUZZMEDIA. Did we miss your favorite, Southern California blog empire? Let us know!

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BUZZMEDIA Buys Four Punk Rock Blogs

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Punknews.org was founded in 1998, providing online music news and a fan community; PropertyOfZack is a Tumblr blog focused on punk; Under The Gun Review focuses on entertainment, music, film, and comedy; and Alert The Press! Financial terms of the buys were not announced. includes content such as videos, albums, news, and interviews.

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BUZZMEDIA Buys Electronic Music Blog XLR8R

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Los Angeles-based BUZZMEDIA , the venture backed entertainment and digital media publishing firm behind such sites as Celebuzz, Sterogum, and Buzznet, has acquired electronic music blog site XLR8R , the firm said today. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Quarterly Bolsters Contributors With Art, Design Blogger

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Hollywood-based gifts-by-subscription service Quarterly Co. Quaterly said that Jobson, which creates and edits the blog Colossal , has joined the service, letting subscribers receive a package every three months with personally curated gifts of things Jobson finds inspiring. READ MORE>>.

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TheWrap.com Gets $2M

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Hollywood-based TheWrap.com , an online blog focused on the business of Hollywood, has raised $2M in a second round of funding, according to the company. Tags: content hollywood capital venture blog thewrap. TheWrap said that the funding was led by Maveron, along with other investors. READ MORE>>.

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Hulu Hits $1 Billion In Revenues

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Hulu disclosed the new numbers in a blog post discussing the company''s 2013 results. hulu streaming television content movie hollywood revenues' READ MORE>>.

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Deadline.com Trumpets Readership Numbers

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Los Angeles-based entertainment news blog Deadline.com is trumpeting its readership numbers today, saying that the site had 1,111,000 unique visitors in November, more than industry publications Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Tags: deadline entertainment news variety hollywood content blog blogging.

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