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Why an Atlanta-based Black influencer collective swapped their collab house for a studio

TechCrunch LA

From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes. ” Image Credits: Queen Khamyra (Brandy Merriweather via BStarPR).

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Live streaming studio, Culture Genesis, launches its first show, the quiz-based Trivia Mob

TechCrunch LA

A new generation of entrepreneurs is emerging to refashion the Los Angeles studio system for the digital age forming companies that combining live-streamed video, podcasts, and the newfound social media celebrities to craft entertainment for a new breed of consumer. “People want to see things for them by them,” says Rogers.

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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. No one’s saying that now.

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The Future of Shopping | Vidzey Interactive Videos

Tech Zulu Event

It’s a little bit of augmented reality combined with a Minority Report-esque shopping concept. ” Article 1 discussed the digital revolution and how companies like Netflix and Hulu were taking over. Use digital media to change the way we consume media and shop. Think minority report.” Crazy right?

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

Both Sides of the Table

It’s clear that many companies are going to need to understand “authority&# in the social media era. Online advertising platform for local businesses; ReachLocal reported over $203 million in revenue for 2009, compared to around $146 million in 2008. the funding and market coverage. Yes, that’s right.

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Small Business Marketing | Get Customers versus Get Leads

Tech Zulu Event

It’s a Netflix for business cards and receipts. When I stumbled upon Shoeboxed I kissed the ground, danced around with joy like a drunken Pirate finding his treasure then shared the wealth with everyone in my crew… That’s social schmeedia right? Help a Reporter Out (HARO). Perfect example; ShoeBoxed.com.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

One of the big questions, probably the biggest questions that I get from reporters, is 'what trends do you see? We’re Living In The Dark Ages Of Social Media - rosskimbarovsky.com , August 9, 2010 If you believe the media and social media “experts&# , we’re living in the Renaissance of social media.

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