Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

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?” I asked Jonah about this. “I

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socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2015

A lot of the story from AllSay, is the desire to help people understand the issues around what affects them. Once Facebook opened up their graph, I realized there was all kinds of information you could grab, which would help put in context the decisions being made. One thing with AllSay, is it looke like Buzzfeed did in the early days.

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Mobile Buzzfeed News Tool 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

And as Jon Steinberg of Buzzfeed points out, the CTRs for social media banner ads are just 0.08%. One company that I previously wrote about trying to change this industry is, Solve Media , (I am not an investor) has created an interesting ad unit designed to drive up brand “engagement&# and recall. Holy Shiitake !

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Assignmint is a web-based platform to list freelancing work for employers and help writers find the right freelance job for them and standardizes the paperwork between the two parties. Standardizing the paperwork is our goal to help free up everybody to work on what matters. I believe we can help do that. Digital media?

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Journal Startup Writing Media 90

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

But since Snapchat uses the frequency above your hearing range it’s nearly impossible to “get” without help. It has Vice, Tastemade, Vox, ESPN, Comedy Central, BuzzFeed and more. It’s the frequency designed to keep old people out and keep the product cool and hip for young people. This is the dog whistle.

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