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More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela

TechCrunch LA

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. “There’s no reason why you won’t see it across the board. “And I don’t see it as zero sum.

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8 Growth Practices That Every Startup Needs To Follow

Startup Professionals Musings

He talks in detail about ten of the key challenges that Facebook faced in their growth, to move from a tiny social media upstart to one of the most successful companies in the world. Customers today have adapted to a fast-moving world, and they expect every business to keep up.

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8 Positive Lessons From Facebook On Building Momentum

Startup Professionals Musings

He talks in detail about ten of the key challenges that Facebook faced in their growth, to move from a tiny social media upstart to one of the most successful companies in the world. Customers today have adapted to a fast-moving world, and they expect every business to keep up.

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How FilmBreak Is Bringing Data and Analytics To Hollywood, with Darren Marble

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One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. That's really the core focus for us. That's how we make our money.

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Gimlet Media and Anchor: What Spotify’s Acquisitions Mean for Podcasts

Tech.Co

It reportedly paid a hefty $230 million to acquire the podcast publisher and network startup Gimlet Media, and has also acquired the podcast monetization platform Anchor for an undisclosed price. Today, blogging has been subsumed by the closed systems of social media. Finally, podcasting is a growing market.

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Eight Tech Gadgets To Add To Your Gifts List

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using 4G LTE networks. Access your media collection, connect to the Internet, stream video from Hulu, NetFlix, YouTUbe, and more. Is your pet dog a social media maven? MiFi Liberate--available through AT&T--which lets users create their own wireless hotspot. is based in San Diego. Mattel Puppy Tweets.

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8 Principles For Building A Competitive Core Business

Startup Professionals Musings

He talks in detail about ten of the key challenges that Facebook faced in their growth, to move from a tiny social media upstart to one of the most successful companies in the world. Customers today have adapted to a fast-moving world, and they expect every business to keep up.