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Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands

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Netflix employees staged a walkout yesterday in response to the company’s handling of a Dave Chappelle special that premiered on October 5. At the same time, Los Angeles-based trans activist Ashlee Marie Preston hosted a rally in solidarity with Netflix workers participating in the walkout.

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Why an Atlanta-based Black influencer collective swapped their collab house for a studio

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What if an influencer collective could be truly collaborative, rather than fodder for a depressing Netflix reality show ? My company Putta Crown On It has the opportunity to have a place to do classes, promotional shoots and more,” Sykes told TechCrunch via email. ” Once again, TikTok apologized.

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Facebook’s Biggest Mistake?

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RingRevenue's unique technology allows online and offline advertisers and publishers to consistently increase revenues from mobile, print, search and email campaigns by tracking the phone calls generated by such ads. Click here to watch it for free” link to their non-Netflix friends. Want to know more about how to avoid a mobile snafu?

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How the myth of the ‘girlboss’ harms emerging women in tech

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Nasty Gal CEO Sophia Amoruso is credited with coining the term in the title of her 2014 memoir, “#Girlboss,” which chronicled her rags-to-riches success and was adapted into a Netflix show. Nguyen is founder and CMO of Fanhouse , a creator platform that just raised $25 million from Andreessen Horowitz. . What does that even mean?”

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How FreedomPop's Free Wireless Internet is Disrupting Telecom

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How do you go about trying to completely disrupt the entire telecom industry? No fly by night startup -- the company is backed by the founders of Skype -- we talked with COO Stephen Sesar about how FreedomPop can provide free wireless Internet, the firm's expansion plans, and how the company hopes to turn the telecom industry on its head.

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Can Blip.TV Change The Indie Production Market On The Web?

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Netflix, Hulu, and even YouTube and other content streaming sites have all but obliterated the independent DVD rental business of yesterday. Yes, Netflix has a huge arm in the rental business and Redbox is pretty popular, but you’ll find the titles are probably pretty limited if you like the good indie stuff.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

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If you’re not even spending any time thinking about what your market could be you’re simply being lazy and unprepared. For all of the talk about Salesforce.com controlling the CRM market I’m told they still have less than 20% market share. Let me be very direct. Incumbent Strengths & Weaknesses.

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