socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2013

The latest move in that area comes from online viral content publisher BuzzFeed , which is apparently ramping its operations in Los Angeles, as part of effort by the site to expand into entertainment coverage. BuzzFeed is looking to compete against Deadline, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter with its news coverage.

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2013

Online viral news and media site BuzzFeed is further expanding its operations in the Los Angeles area, and has set up a "social studio" in Los Angeles to help "influencers, thinkers and celebrities" to create videos for the social web. buzzfeed entertainment content jobs news employment social video youtube' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2016

We caught up with co-founder and CEO Vic Belonogoff to learn more about Render Media, whose flagship site is Opposing Views. We started focused on small, niche health sites, and Oppoing Views fell into our lap. He asked us, because we were also in the digital content space, to take over the site. Tell us about Render Media?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Interesting that Booyah is led by a former game producer, Keith Lee, who formerly launched very large products for Blizzard Entertainment. If I were a number 3-5 players I’d be looking to exit early while there’s still a lot of enthusiasm for this hot market.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

It doesn’t matter who you are; you can be writing long-form journalism for Rolling Stone, doing advertorials for BuzzFeed, or you can be writing the menu for the restaurant down the street. The entertainment money cannot be overlooked either. I don’t know if LA is going to gain a reputation for entertainment startups.

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