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Demand Media's Rosenblatt On IPO, Exits

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Richard Rosenblatt , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Demand Media said today at the Twiistup conference in Los Angeles, that he sees an IPO as a possible opportunity for the firm. Rosenblatt had suggested earlier this year at the Web 2.0 Tags: demand media exit content. conference the firm was looking at exit optioins.

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Most Startups Should be Deer Hunters

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This is especially problematic in the Web 2.0 / Freemium world where too many company build their business models around trying to build massive scale of free customers and then convert a small share to low monthly payments. Deer are not so big that they can make huge demands on you for your development resources or customer support.

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

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What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 But let’s be honest – they’re mostly the same old shit as Web 1.0, So what changed that ushered in the new era that was officially dubbed Web 2.0? Social Networking in Web 2.0: And importantly Web 2.0

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Livestrong.com: 1.5M Registered Users, 4.2M Uniques

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Los Angeles-based Livestrong.com , the online, fitness site run by Demand Media and the Lance Armstrong Foundation, reported Monday that the firm has more than 4.2 The site--which features Web 2.0-style million unique monthly visitors and now has over 1.5 million registered users.

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Web 2.0 & eHealth

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Across the globe, politicians are concerned about high security, accuracy and privacy demands. We’ve already seen how Web 2.0 Understanding that we could save billions of dollars by transmitting all Medicare prescriptions electronically is one thing, implementing it is another.

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Why The Growth Of The Internet Is Driving EdgeCast's Revenues

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The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

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The Most Interesting Online Video Trend

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But when you think about the movement we once called “Web 2.0″ Filmaka is the creation of Deepak Nayar who is the producer of films such as Buena Vista Social Club and Bend it Like Beckham. ″ it was the recognition of the fact that media doesn’t only want to flow one way. means specifically one thing.

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