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BUZZMEDIA Buys Four Punk Rock Blogs

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BUZZMEDIA said it acquired Under The Gun Review, Alter The Press!, 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! READ MORE>>.

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

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“It’s great to get the tech and Hollywood communities together to celebrate digital innovation,” said Kevin Winston, creator of the Silicon Beach Fest, and Digital LA CEO/Founder. National and local press coverage so far is listed below. We will also do a one-day version this fall in Hollywood and Downtown.

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Visible Networking

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I really enjoy his blog and I can't wait to mix it up with him some more on the value of Hollywood money / connections. But to the point here, when we were talking about networking events, Mark and the group generally were hard pressed to say what events were worth attending. And with my perceived prototypical audience member.

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A Tale of Two Pitches

Both Sides of the Table

I recently wrote a blog post here in which I argued that the best VC meetings are discussions and not sales pitches. A few weeks ago I sat through two very contrasting presentations and wrote this blog post right afterward. This is part of my ongoing series, “ Pitching a VC.&#. I’m just getting around to posting now.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley and Who Will Win. The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network.

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Interview with Vic Caretti, Loudvine

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We have done lots of social media campaigns, and we have really collected with the music ecosystem, such as labels, bands, venues, press, management, and street teams. We also have a very popular blog on our site, where we only mention one band a day, and we have lots of bands, artists, and labels vying for that position.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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We jockey to make sure the press release has our names on it. I am avoiding “frenzied&# deals for all of the reasons Roger Ehrenberg talks about in his excellent blog post. But the masses have now entered the market and everybody fancies themselves an “angel investor.&# It is the new calling card.

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