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N3XT CON 2017 - Entertainment, Technology, Startup

SoCal Tech Calendar

Industry leaders from top companies such as Disney, LA Times, BuzzFeed, and NBC will share their experiences at the conference. A pitch competition will also be held. Daniel Seah, CEO of Digital Domain, will give the keynote address discussing how technology drives the entertainment industry.

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Why Titles Matter a Lot if You’re a Blogger

Both Sides of the Table

I would delete my Tweet and then write something like, “ Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. data has confirmed it and BuzzFeed has built an entire business around it! 10 Tips from BuzzFeed on How to Make Content Go Viral ” See what I did there? Here’s Why: ” Ding, ding, ding, ding.

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Best Alternatives to the Amazon Affiliate Program

Tech.Co

And even better still, it offers a great deal for the publications who participate in the program, offering a competitive 8% conversion rate and an impressive 10% commission on each sale (more than double Amazon’s 4.5% Top Publications: BuzzFeed News, Vox, New York Magazine. commission). Bookshop’s goal isn’t to beat Amazon.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Competition: McAfee , Symantec. Current round: $20mm in Series C by Accel Partners (Jim Breyer, board member at Wal-Mart, Dell, and FaceBook), KPCB, and DAG Ventures. Total raised: $29.5mm. Read more: CrunchBase profile , TechCrunch. Founded in October 2006 by Jonah Peretti (co-founder of Huffington Post). Founded in 2007. Employees: 27.

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Best Reads for Casual Friday: Big Tech Businesses Gets Political

Xconomy

You’ve made it to Friday. Time to curl up in your cubicle, pop open one of these in-depth, entertaining reads, and catch up on some of what you missed during a busy week. This week we’re taking a look at all the political stories that are coming out of the tech world.

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

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Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate. Or perhaps you think Donald Trumps assessment that BuzzFeed is a “ Failing pile of garbage is correct?” Others are skeptical, “Ha! Wasn’t Jonah worried about “platform risks?”

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