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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

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Andrew & Petri posited that a modern media company would build lovable characters that span video games, online digital media, lovable plush physical toys and then ultimately find its way to the big screen. and Petri was co-founder and head of creative at Remedy Entertainment that launched the hit PC games Max Payne and Alan Wake.

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How to Solve the Biggest Frustration Marketers Have With Social

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But until recently we had not made these tools available to non-technical people – namely marketers who want to control their campaigns without necessarily wanting to call in the IT team to implement tools. So now even if you’re not technical you can get a little awe.sm , a solution targeted at businesses. Today awe.sm

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What Mattered in 2012: Aber Whitcomb, io/LA

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For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week.

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Please Help Me Congratulate Jordan Hudson as @UpfrontVC’s Newest Investment Principal

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Deal screening. Industry reviews. So the “VC associate” is largely a launching pad job for exceedingly bright and hard-working young tech professionals. a really wide angle view of the tech industry since you see so many concepts / so many pitches and REAL data points on how startups perform financially.

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The Samsung Galaxy MEGA is a MONUMENTALLY MASSIVE Mecha [Review]

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The screen gets really hot as its pressed up to your cheek and so I find myself just putting my ear up to the speaker. So grin and bear it by keeping your cheek on the hot screen? Well, that might trigger unwanted clicking on your home screen too. That being said, the Samsung Galaxy Mega is NOT a phone.

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REVIEW | Un-Realistic TV: “Start-ups: Silicon Valley”

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If you caught the firestorm of protest from the tech sector against it, I am here to tell you, believe the hype — this show stinks. If that sounds pretty far removed from the actual start-up technology world — wait, it gets worse. There is no good angle to her screen time. Where to begin? And that is just the first episode.

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StoryBots And The Future of Learning,With Gregg Spiridellis, JibJab

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It might look a little bit like StoryBots (www.storybots.com), the new kids educational and entertainment service just launched by JibJab (www.jibjab.com). The mythology of StoryBots, is that they are these little creature who live behind our screens. We have four free ones up right now on StoryBots.

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