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Demand Media Buys Two Firms, Renews Google Ad Deal

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing empire run by Richard Rosenblatt, said Tuesday afternoon that it has acquired two companies, plus renewed a deal with Google. IndieClick was headed by Peter Luttrell, and RSS Graffiti by Ryan Hoffman. READ MORE>>.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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Aaron Swartz | A Stranger in a Strange Land

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At 14, he became a co-editor for the spec responsible for RSS technology. Finally, Swartz founded Demand Progress , a group focused on advocating civil liberties and government reform. s computer networks, hiding a laptop under a box in a utility closet to use the servers to gain access to JSTOR. He allegedly broke into M.I.T.’s

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

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RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. Dropped Calls, Students Protest AT&T Network Coverage Facebook Patents News Feed, Social Net Confusion Ensues Trying to Work from Home More Efficiently? Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley.

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How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague

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For example Twitter , where gazillions of bots [type A] follow other equally superfluous but nevertheless very busy bots [type B] that automatically generate 27% valuable content (links to penis enlargement tools) and 73% not exactly exciting girly chatter (breeding demand for cheap viagra).

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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Entrepreneurs love being around other entrepreneurs, and thats driving demand toward the beach," says Mr. Miller. Rents have increased by just 2% across Los Angeles over the same time period, he says. Plus, people like to live near where they work, and the tech companies are there.". clients, brokers say. Manage Email Preferences. Thank you