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Interview with Jan Zands, Phonesheet.com

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So what Phonesheet.com does is takes that antiquated system and modernizes it, using a Web 2.0 Jan Zands: I knew this was a great business because I was already selling these to entertainment executives. So I took the concept, and made it a web-based app. Finally, how are you funded? We're privately funded.

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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″ I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to fund in the video creation world. And to those who keep telling me that the CPMs are too low to make a business please stop thinking about two-way entertainment in only CPM terms. Participation.

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Interview with Jerome Chang, BlankSpaces

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Jerome Chang: We have quite a variety of residents here, ranging from a lawyer, to real estate investors, to technology startups, to people in the entertainment industry, such as production firms, script writers, and filmmakers. We have Sometrics, which is kind of a search technology for Web 2.0, They came here, and it worked.

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Interview with Raph Koster, Metaplace

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Today, San Diego-based Metaplace (www.metaplace.com), which develops virtual world software, is announcing a funding round from Charles River Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, and high profile investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. There are lots of slick entertainment platforms, but there are none that feel like Web 2.0,

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Twiistup 007: Final Showoff's Additional Speakers and TZ Discount

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Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media, Peter Guber is among the most successful executives in the entertainment and communications industries. You folks are just that awesome that we try and hook our readers up whenever we can so you are Welcome!