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Has Facebook Achieved What AOL Could Have A Generation Ago?

Tech Zulu Event

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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Assignmint: Freelance Work Available | Founder Interview, The Future of Journalism & The LA Startup Scene

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On the flip-side, Assignmint is a tool for editors, which we are in the process of developing right now. It doesn’t matter who you are; you can be writing long-form journalism for Rolling Stone, doing advertorials for BuzzFeed, or you can be writing the menu for the restaurant down the street. What is the next goal for you?

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Why Most Online Video Companies Will Fail

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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. In this case your email. Here is an example. This morning I logged into Facebook. They have a curator.

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