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Gotcast Powers Maxim Magazine Contest

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Santa Monica-based GotCast is powering a campaign for Maxim Magazine, using its new contest platform, MediaBlastr. The firm is powering the "Maximum Warrior" contest for the magazine, which is looking find readers willing to train on firearm and driving skills, competing against ten special operations veterans. and Hautelook.

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Yapert Raises $1.2M For Mobile Magazine

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in a seed funding round, for its interactive mobile magazine. Yapert''s moblie magazine focuses on musicians, celebrities, athletes, fitness stars, and others, with a particular focus on stars and brands. The company said it will use the funding for continued platform expansion and sales and marketing. READ MORE>>.

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CurtCo, Founded By Former Robb Report Owner, Launches Podcasting Venture

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Malibu-based CurtCo a new startup founded by a veteran of the magazine business, is taking on the podcasting market, and has launched what it says is a new "podcast platform". READ MORE>>.

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FabFitFun raises $80 million for its growing lifestyle brand

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Nine years after launching its online magazine, and three years after diversifying into the subscription box business , FabFitFun has raised $80 million in a growth round of funding led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from its previous investors Upfront Ventures and NEA. . ”

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Brainbase Gets $1M For Brand Licensing Marketplace

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Power, Billboard, Electrolux, Entrepreneur Magazine, Hamilton Beach, University of Utah, and tohers already have signed up to use its platform. The company said that brands like Shell, Kelloggs, Technicolor, J.D.

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Kensh?, ‘the antithesis of Goop,’ launches a research-based guide to natural medicine

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What we are creating is less of a consumer magazine. We are a holistic health platform that approaches things as more of a holistic health medical journal — everything is backed by science.”. The global wellness economy represented a $4.2

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Robb Report's Bill Curtis On Why Podcasting Is The Next Media Frontier

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We have published 74 different magazine titles over the last 30 years. Bill Curtis: It's by far the most exciting platform right now. That's absolutely crucial in magazines, and in the way we ran events. Bill Curtis: I think there are some magazines that will continue to have their audience. Why podcasting?

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