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How Jukin Media Is Turning Viral Video Into A Real Business

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Los Angeles-based Jukin Media (www.jukinmedia.com) thinks it has figured that out, and instead of trying to create viral videos, has been buying up the rights to those videos--before they really go viral--to create not just a one-hit, viral video wonder, but a sustainable business. What is Jukin Media?

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

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There’s a line of thinking in Silicon Valley that you should build product businesses rather than services businesses. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC? Why Build a Services Business in the First Place?

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How to Make Sure Professional Services Don’t Take Over Your Software Company

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I recently wrote a blog post in which I pointed out that many investors & advisors discourage enterprise startups from having a professional services (PS) business and I think this is a big mistake. I think it’s important for enterprise startups to layer in professional services into your revenue stream. rollout support.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

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Do you have legal (Founder Agreement, IP, etc.) For customer service? Does it tap into geolocation services provided by the browser or rely on a third-party lookup table? Do you need to process user-contributed media? Customer Support Do you need specific interfaces and support for customer service? Fulfillment?

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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

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Of course it’s a competitive market so MCNs competing for top talent not only compete on rev share to talent but also to services that they provide talent. Give access to music that is legal, avoiding lawsuits and ensuring revenue isn’t captured by other IP owners. This revenue share comes after the YouTube split.

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News-reading app Flipboard expands local coverage, including coronavirus updates, to 12 more US metros

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It has now added to the list of partners local news service Patch and ProPublica, including its Local Reporting Network partners and its collaborative journalism project Electionland. To offer local news in its app, Flipboard works with area partners, big and small, like The Plain Dealer’s Cleveland.com , the Detroit Free Press and the St.

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Meetrix Gets Patent

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Los Angeles-based Meetrix , a developer of an online virtual conference room service, said today that it has granted a patent by the U.S. The patent, number 7,664,056, was issued February 16th, and covers "Media based collaboration using mixed-mode PSTN and Internet networks". Patent and Trademark office. Dye and Thomas A.

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