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4 hrs ago | Cleveland.com

Patent study finds venerable Cleveland companies innovating like startups

If innovation favors the young, it's no surprise that Amazon earned an impressive 180 patents at its Seattle operations in 2011.

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Related Topix: Cleveland, OH, Amazon, Dapper

11 hrs ago | VentureBeat

What do PayPal, Shazam, Trulia, Poshmark and Fjord have in common?

Few companies truly understand how the consumer thinks, and even fewer are able to successfully translate this understanding into an integrated mobile experience.

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Related Topix: Trulia, Startups, Dapper, Marketing

15 hrs ago | ContactMusic.com

Amazon's Proposal To Pay Fanfiction Writers Has Everyone Wondering: Can They Do That?

The payment will depend on a number of factors, of course, but may still work out to the retailers advantage Amazon is finally getting in on the fandom and fanfiction action online in their latest business move.

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Fri May 24, 2013

MediaShift

Mediatwits #81: Yahoo Snags Tumblr; DOJ Investigates Fox; Ben Huh Talks Cats

With Yahoo's $1.1 billion purchase of blogging platform Tumblr, this week's podcast will focus on the future of the two companies and how, or if, they'll survive the transition.

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Related Topix: Tumblr, Dapper, US News, Blog News, IGN Entertainment

AdWeek

Dwell Media Hires New Head of Digital from Yahoo

Dwell Media, the San Francisco based publisher of modern design bible Dwell, has hired Brandon Huff as its new evp of digital media to lead a new e-commerce push.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, Dwell, Dapper

AmericanBankingNews.com

Yahoo!'s Buy Rating Reaffirmed at TheStreet

's stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at TheStreet in a report released on Friday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Canaan Partners, Dapper, Bessemer Venture Partners, Koprol

Hollywood Reporter

Yahoo, KKR, Silver Lake/WME Join Hulu Auction

KKR & Co. and Silver Lake Management in partnership with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment have submitted bids for Hulu, Bloomberg reports.

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Related Topix: Entertainment

Fortune

Automattic nears Tumblr valuation

WordPress.com parent company Automattic today announced a $50 million investment from Tiger Global, in a secondary deal that will provide liquidity to early company shareholders.

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Related Topix: Startups, Automattic, Yahoo!, Dapper

Street Fight

Openings and New Hires at FixYa, VendAsta & SpinGo

Every two weeks, Search Influence's Kelly Benish - who knows practically everyone in hyperlocal - covers some of the latest job changes taking place in this dynamic industry.

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Related Topix: Dapper, Marketing

Metro

Home, sweet Twitter home: Welcome to the house that tweets

Or it could shout after you as you hurry out its front door: 'Oi, you've left your keys inside me again, you muppet!' But bestowing our humble abodes with the ability to communicate could be rather helpful, which is why the idea holds a particular fascination for us.

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Related Topix: Twitter, Dapper

Thu May 23, 2013

NEWS.com.au

Result: $6 million payday for Tumblr staff

Tumblr founder David Karp is set to become one of the richest 'techies' in the world.

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Related Topix: Tumblr

SFGate

New leaders named at The Chronicle

Jeffrey M. Johnson, the newly named publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle, and Joanne K. Bradford, the newly named president of the San Francisco Chronicle, are seen on Thursday, May 23, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, Microsoft, Startups, Dapper

USA Today

Yahoo snagged Tumblr; who's next on shopping block?

The new interest for companies looking for acquisitions is in social-networking sites with youthful, active users - regardless of whether these start-ups have figured out how to make money.

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Related Topix: Dapper, Social Software, Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Facebook

All Things Digital

Jawbone Hires Microsoft's Mindy Mount as President to Turbocharge Ops

In a key hire, Jawbone said today that it had hired Mindy Mount, a top corporate VP at Microsoft, as its president.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Groove Commerce, Dapper, University of Wisconsin Madison

Business Journal

Marissa Mayer's startup shopping spree continues with PlayerScale acquisition

Another day, another acquisition from Sunnyvale-based Yahoo. The Internet giant on Thursday announced it was buying Belmont-based gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Canaan Partners, Koprol, Dapper, Bessemer Venture Partners

The Guardian

Fan fiction is in a different universe to Kindle Worlds | Mathilda Gregory

Amazon selling fanfic may sound a great idea, but the whole point of these stories is they go where the powers that be won't 'Fan fiction exists to create what the original work is failing to offer a such as stories where two male characters get it together.' It's been a tumultuous week for internet fandom.

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Related Topix: Vampire News, Entertainment

Chicago Chronicle

Tribune Co. launches Digital Ventures company hires former Yahoo exec

According to Tribune's release, the new company will be based in Silicon Valley, and Seth will report directly to Tribune CEO Peter Liguori.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Canaan Partners, Dapper, Bessemer Venture Partners, Koprol

Wed May 22, 2013

Marin Independent Journal

New computer mogul, Tumblr founder Karp, has family roots in Marin

Ken Ackerman stands in front of his mobile home on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Novato, Calif.

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Related Topix: Tumblr, Novato, CA, Dapper, Startups, Facebook

The Inquirer

Apple to bring Flickr and Vimeo integration to iOS 7

GADGET DESIGNER Apple reportedly is planning to introduce Flickr and Vimeo integration in iOS 7, which will launch next month at its Worldwide Developers Conference .

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Related Topix: Social Software, Apple, Startups, Dapper, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Facebook, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App

Bloomberg

Tumblr Deal Said to Reap Spark, Union Square $192 Million

Tumblr Inc.'s $1.1 billion purchase by Yahoo! Inc. returned $192 million to its two biggest venture backers, a person familiar with the matter said, disputing an estimate by research firm PrivCo.

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Related Topix: Tumblr, Square, Startups, Yahoo!, Foursquare, Dapper

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