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The Story Behind ScoreBig's Live Entertainment Tickets, with Adam Kanner

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As an executive at the National Basketball Association (NBA), Adam Kanner saw those issues--plus the industry's own desire to sell its unsold inventory--so he created ScoreBig (www.scorebig.com), an online marketplace aimed at connecting consumers with awesome deals on below-face value, live entertainment tickets.

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Stacking Up The Online Film Submission Sites

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Summary: Amazon.com's own entry into the online movie contest business, Amazon Studios said it will award $2.7 Despite coming from Amazon, the local involvement is heavy, with USC's School of Cinematic Arts heavily involved, as well as other local entertainment execs. Hollywood Heavyweights: Jack Epps, Jr., Founder: Dmitry Kozko.

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Variety.com Puts Up Pay Wall

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Los Angeles-based entertainment trade publication Variety has decided to put the firm's content behind a pay wall, telling its readers today that it will start restricting access to its articles to print and digital subscribers, starting Thursday. The publication said the move is part of a revamp of its subscription structure.

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7 New Opportunities Based On Trends And Demographics

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First, a quick summary of the major U.S. These cultures bring a whole new set of needs in food, entertainment, and lifestyle. Gronbach is well-known for his generational research and keen forecasting of societal trends. demographic generations out there today, ranked from large to small: Generation Y (Millennials) – 82.9

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Mobile Internet Apple Facebook

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They point to lots of different mobile computing devices – Smartphone, Kindle, Tablet, MP3, Cell Phone, PDA, Car Electronics, GPS, ABS, A/V – but then they add in other things that to me are more about convergence than mobile, e.g., home entertainment, home appliances. Those things likely are not mobile.

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7 Societal Changes That Invite New Venture Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

First, a quick summary of the major U.S. These cultures bring a whole new set of needs in food, entertainment, and lifestyle. Gronbach is well-known for his generational research and keen forecasting of societal trends. demographic generations out there today, ranked from large to small: Generation Y (Millennials) – 86.6

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Interview: Clark Benson of Founder & CEO of Ranker.com - Dicusses Playing Nice With Google

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What follows is a summary which paraphrases Clark’s responses. Such lists are great fun, but what are some Ranker lists that you think provide the greatest utility, beyond the pure entertainment factor? We have a lot of entertaining content… but that tends to be the stuff that takes off at the earlier stages.

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