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ClickUp Taps BuzzFeed, Cheddar Exec As Creative Head

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San Diego-based ClickUp , which develops productivity software for the business market, says it has tapped a veteran of the online media industry as its new Chief Creative Officer. Rosenthal was most recently Executive Vice President at Cheddar, and was Global Vice President of Creative at BuzzFeed. READ MORE>>.

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

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It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.

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Has Facebook Achieved What AOL Could Have A Generation Ago?

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And if you’re paying attention, you’ll understand that this is their third push for native media consumption: first photos, then videos, and now written content. Facebook started with the biggest publishers in the game: BuzzFeed , Huffington Post , New York Times , Washington Post. pic.twitter.com/TB1GTGt9ss. Sound familiar?

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Why Most Online Video Companies Will Fail

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They will partner with every producer of online video software. Usually I tell them to study Upworthy & Buzzfeed. They want to be media companies that use the Internet rather than tech companies that distribute video. Here is an example. This morning I logged into Facebook. Always ask for the order. Startup Lessons'

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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To build applications we needed databases (Oracle), browsers (Netscape), servers (Sun Microsystems), storage (EMC), security (Semantic), application servers (Apache), caching software, load balancers, hosting facilities, programming languages and methods, CDNs, DSL equipment, Wifi routers and so forth. And then the world changed. KickStarter?

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. He built & IPOd Demand Media. But our best Internet software engineers have historically been exported on a net basis to the Bay Area.

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Best Reads for Casual Friday: Big Tech Businesses Gets Political

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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.