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Report: Dmitry Shapiro To Head Up Google Plus

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A report today says that Dmitry Shapiro , the former founder of Veoh and head of MySpace Music, and currently founder of alternative social networking site Anybeat , may be heading to Google to head up its Google+ efforts. The report , from PandoDaily, cited a single source for the information. READ MORE>>.

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Altly Reveals Seed Investors

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Both Howard Lindzon and Dave Samuel are joining the firm's board as part of the funding. Altly detailed its plans to create an alternative to Facebook last week, complaining in a lengthy manifesto from Shapiro that an alternative to Facebook was sorely needed due to privacy and other issues with the social networking site.

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Altly Posts Anti-Facebook Manifesto, Gets Funding

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Los Angeles-based Altly , the latest startup of Dmitry Shapiro , the founder of Veoh and former CTo of MySpace Music, has officially thrown down the gauntlet, saying in a blog post this week that it there is a need for an alternative to Facebook--and the firm is going to create that alternative. READ MORE>>.

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Debating Some of the Issues of Our Time with Dmitry Shapiro

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He won the battle (the lawsuit) but lost the war (went bankrupt, with pending litigation he couldn’t get funded. We talked about how his new company, AnyBeat , will be a difference kind of social network. He’s back in the game as an entrepreneur and this time he wants to take on Facebook. Or does he?

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How do I Really Feel About Anonymous Apps Like Secret?

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One really great experience was a discussion I had with the camera rolling with my good friend Dmitry Shapiro who founded the major YouTube competitor of its time (Veoh) that was sued into oblivion by Universal and who also founded a social network designed to promote pseudonymity. Kill a fat person. So so funny.