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2 hrs ago | Business Journal

Hey New York, Social Madness is under way

Who's your favorite? Will Martha Stewart Living beat out other large contenders such as The Culinary Institute of America and Yodle? Will Blue Sky Studios rise to fame over ZoDoc, Media Mind and other contenders in the medium-sized company division? And which scrappy small-division company will end up moving to the national Social Madness stage? ... (more)

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Related Topix: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Publishing, Media, Culinary Institute of America, Yodle, ICS, Inc, Computers, IT Services

Thu May 31, 2012

WJLA-TV Arlington

Katy Perry: No makeup for some scenes in 'Part of Me' documentary

Daybreak Daily's afternoon 3-point attempt at the pop-culture buzzer finds net changes for two most unique singers, a house for sale, other things, and the mystery music video.

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Related Topix: Gwen Stefani, Pop/Rock, Hot Chicks, No Doubt, Wedding, Home Listing, Home

News Max

Rubio Calls for 'Coalition of The Willing' in Syria

Sen. Marco Rubio is calling for a "coalition of the willing" to take on the Assad regime in Syria.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US News, US Senate, Republican, Mitt Romney, George Bush, W.

Wed May 30, 2012

Rc3.org

The debate over share buttons on blogs

In March, Jason Kottke launched a redesign that included something that I had long looked down on - sharing buttons.

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Related Topix: Blog News

Tue May 29, 2012

TheStreet.com

What BuzzFeed Can Teach Facebook

However, although the company has challenges ahead of it, it would be silly to discount its strengths as much as it would be to discount its risks.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Advertising

Mon May 28, 2012

Adweek

Amid Tweets and Slide Shows, the Longform Still Thrives

In the age of 140-character tweets, aggregated blog posts and throwaway slide shows, common sense says you can't expect the Web generation's ADD-addled minds to spend more than a few minutes with any sort of content.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Science / Technology, Internet

Sat May 26, 2012

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

Weiner Truthers

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner resigned a year ago after admitting to having sent lewd photos to female followers on Twitter.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Anthony Weiner, Democrat, US News

Fri May 25, 2012

The Atlantic

The Presidential Pot-Smoking Cliff's Notes You Never Knew You Needed

Head's up, Mitt Romney or anyone who wants to attack the president today for smoking pot back way back when.

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Related Topix: Mitt Romney, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Tue May 22, 2012

DigiDay

On Privacy, Publishers Prefer the Sideline

Privacy has been a thorny issue for publishers since the Web began. Most dealt with it in a simple way: get the lawyers to do a privacy policy, make sure not to use personally identifiable information and regularly point out the direct-mail industry is the one that should get the real scrutiny.

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Related Topix: Privacy, Startups, Facebook, Social Software

National Review Online

Bain, Bain, Bain

Former Pennsylvanian governor Ed Rendell is the latest Democrat to express concern about how the Obama campaign is targeting Mitt Romney's work while at Bain Capital.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Ed Rendell, US Governors, Mitt Romney, Venture Capital, Startups, Bain Capital, Emerging Technology

Poynter Online

BuzzFeed to open Washington, D.C., bureau

"I'm aiming to hire a talented, heavyweight player-coach as bureau chief, someone hungry and well sourced to do great original reporting on the Hill, and to send a reporter or two down after the campaign to cover the new, or continuing, administration," Smith told FishbowlDC.

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Silicon Alley Insider

Why Techmeme Hasn't Taken The Millions Investors Are Throwing At It

Gabe Rivera, founder of Techmeme , was on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt alongside co-editor Alexia Tsotsis, Business Insider's Henry Blodget and BuzzFeed's Jonah Peretti .

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Related Topix: Techmeme, Startups, Facebook

TechCrunch

Disrupt Nyc Live: Day Two! #TCDisrupt

Welcome to Day Two, folks. If Day One wasn't enough for you, then you're in for a real treat.

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Related Topix: Business Insider

BayouBuzz.com

Is Congress Really Authorizing US Propaganda at Home? - Mother Jones

Late last Friday, Buzzfeed reporter and Rolling Stone contributor Michael Hastings broke what looked like a big scoop : Congress was quietly planning to lift a 64-year-old law preventing the USA government from using propaganda on its own citizenry.

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Mon May 21, 2012

Boing Boing

Proposed US law makes domestic propaganda legal

"How can you be serious?" Not by wearing this T-shirt! The classic Mark Pawson T-shirt , updated for 2012.

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Related Topix: Mac Thornberry, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Commentary Magazine

Obama Campaign's Fundraising Troubles

April was not a good fundraising month for the Obama campaign or the pro-Obama super PAC.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Sun May 20, 2012

IMedia Connection

How 5 brands are scoring big on BuzzFeed

What makes something go viral? It's a common question these days. And in the quest for answers, brands would be remiss to neglect an entity like BuzzFeed, a platform described as a new kind of media company for the social world.

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Sat May 19, 2012

Democratic Underground Latest Breakin...

Congressmen Seek To Lift Propaganda Ban

Source: BuzzFeed An amendment that would legalize the use of propaganda on American audiences is being inserted into the latest defense authorization bill, BuzzFeed has learned.

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Related Topix: US News, Liberal Political News

GlobeNewswire

Updated Bell Ringer: Internet Week New York to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell

Taking place from May 14 - 21, 2012, Internet Week New York is a citywide festival showcasing New York City's thriving digital industry.

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Related Topix: Tumblr, AOL, Time Warner, Media, Computers, IAC, Gal, Electronic

Fri May 18, 2012

Columbia Journalism Review

The future of media is social

The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at NYU hosted I Want Media 's fifth annual "Future of Media" forum on Friday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Startups, Facebook

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