Fri, January 27, 2012

NYC SOPA/PIPA Protest: Signs and Scenes From the 2,000-Strong Crowd


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Daniel Horowitz Daniel Horowitz,
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Obama Does Not Support SOPA

Posted 1 week, 3 days ago

With election time just around the corner, the Obama Administration has rightfully come out against SOPA, effectively ending the bill’s tenure.

In a blog post released recently by the White House, the Obama administration has come out against SOPA, the controversial Internet censorship…

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Daniel Horowitz Daniel Horowitz,
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Wikipedia To Officially Join in SOPA Blackout

Posted 1 week, 3 days ago

After much internal debate, Wikipedia Co-founder Jimmy Wales has decided to join Reddit, Red 5 Studios and others in the SOPA Blackout on January 18th.

While Reddit has been leading the charge in the January 18th SOPA Blackout, to protest the Washington sponsored bill that if passed, may…

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Daniel Horowitz Daniel Horowitz,
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Wikipedia May Join Reddit in SOPA Blackout

Posted 1 week, 6 days ago

While Reddit is going full force toward its twelve hour blackout on January 18th to protest SOPA, Wikipedia’s co-founder Jimmy Wales considers following suit.

The Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, as its commonly known, is a bill that has been gaining traction in Congress, so much in fact,…

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Chris Dixon Chris Dixon,
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The TripAdvisor.com Success Story

Posted 1 month ago

The TripAdvisor IPO

- Great startup story. Raised a total of $4.2m in venture capital, sold to IAC/Expedia for $210M, and had some interesting adventures and pivots along the way. They started out by trying to aggregate reviews from other websites and white label their product to …

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New Search System, LSO, Introduced at Street Fight Summit

Posted 3 months ago

The first annual Street Fight summit got underway today in Soho, and no, there weren’t any panels battling to the death in an alleyway, but there were the brightest minds in a confusing, exciting field that will undoubtedly make some smart people a ton of money: Hyperlocal.

The morning’s…

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Rob Millis Rob Millis,
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How Netflix Blew It

Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Where Netflix Went Wrong — And What Reed Hastings Should Do About It

Since 2008 Netflix has become a darling of Wall Street and the envy of media companies around the world. Until this summer it seemed the movie rental company had pulled off the hat trick of paying distributors…

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Rob Millis Rob Millis,
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NYTM Review: Bloomberg, BigApps, and Gust

Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago

New York Tech Meetup; Launching a Startup? NYC Wants to Help.

Last night at the New York Tech Meetup, startup founder (and Mayor) Mike Bloomberg kicked off the NYC BigApps 3.0 competition and made the case that New York City is the best place for startups to launch and thrive. Recounting…

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Daniel Horowitz Daniel Horowitz,
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Rayman Raving Rabbids CG Series To Air On Nickelodeon

Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rayman Raving Rabids series to premiere on Nickelodeon.

Nickelodeon, the most popular network for children’s television program, has signed a deal with Ubisoft to air their upcoming CG series adaptation of the Rayman Raving Rabbids games. The show will air on the network worldwide except for…

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