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Alloy acquired DBG, while Dreamworks acquired Awesomeness TV
A Tale Of Two Deals, And How They’ll Affect Online Video
The companies have some similarities, as they all operate in the video space. Both targets (DBG and AwesomenessTV) have a repping business on top of their core: -
Media Alert – FTC Rejects Request To Delay New Children’s Privacy Rules
The IAB and other groups recently asked the FTC to delay the new rules until early next year. Among other reasons, groups said the new regulations were…
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The 4 C’s – What’s Keeping Global Marketers Up At Night?
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and less than five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently. “ (Warren Buffett)
Whether it’s a tweet, a post on your Facebook wall, a video upload, or a simple online transaction, the reality is that your brand is on air 24/7.
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Grapevine Star – Best Media & Entertainment Venture Capital Firms
This is a select group of some of the largest and best globally focused media and entertainment focused Venture Capital firms. They fund small growing businesses and up. Through my various ventures I have come to know the majority of these companies and can recommend them highly….Jacob R. Miles III, GrapevineStar
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Media Alert – ‘Variety’ Relaunches In Print, Adds Streaming Content Online
Variety will try to differentiate itself from longtime rival Hollywood Reporter, which several years ago also took the glossy mag route, though with an emphasis on lifestyle and celebrity features to make it more of an upscale consumer pub.
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GrapevineStar Trend Alert – Moms Drive Mobile Commerce
Moms have led the way in consumer and mobile trends, and the recent spike in tablet and smartphone shopping is no different, says a survey examining moms’ consumer behavior.
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GrapevineStar Trend Alert – The Numbers of Mobile Payments at SXSW
With somewhere around 25,000 attendees at SXSW Interactive over the weekend, the mobile payment numbers would seem to indicate that only a small percentage of attendees tried mobile payments, even with the high visibility.
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GrapevineStar Media Alert – The Importance of Responsive Web Site Design
The response in “responsive” Web design provides a clue about how to think about the practice. It’s essentially a set of actual techniques – and yes, sometimes tools too – that move elements of the page (e.g. images, navigation, text) based on the capabilities of the device it is being viewed upon. Responsive design enables websites to obtain information about the device and then display a version appropriate for the layout.
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Media, Entertainment, Technology Call for Speakers
LaunchFEST events are produced by AngelLaunch and iHollywood Forum, and feature dynamic speakers on how new technologies impact eCommerce, web applications and services, online video, consumer electronics, social media, entertainment, mobile, devices and web services.
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Grapevine Star Trend Alert – Why Young Women Want to be COO – Will Media Industry Lead the Way?
Is the desire to be a COO genetic disposition/difference between men and women that the former want to lead out in front and the latter want to nurture?
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GrapevineStar Mobile Media Alert – Brands Create Mobile Experiences – Useablenet
It’s no secret that smartphones are overwhelmingly the most popular and fastest growing mobile access point to the Internet today. Just recently we learned that by the end of this year, mobile devices will outnumber the amount of people on earth, and by 2017
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Grapevine Star – A Media & Entertainment Look at the NFL Super Bowl
Big names and personalities in the 2013 Super Bowl which players are advertising friendly.
The history of entertainment at the Super Bowl -
Grapevine Star Media India eRetail Market Alert
MCommerce in India is a Major Opportunity:
India has over 800 million cell phone subscribers
The fee-based revenue from mobile commerce will be $4.5 billion by 2015
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GrapevineStar Trend ALert – Just for Fun – 100 Fun Extreme Hairstyles
One sure fire way to get some attention is with one of these extreme hairstyles. For both men and women, your hairstyle is a reflection of how you feel about yourself. The look in men’s hair these days is more towards short styles, but women’s hair is all over the map: just look at some of these extreme hairstyles as proof.
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GrapevineStar Trend Alert – Mobile Apps Offer Restaurants, Food Brands Marketing Opportunity
In fact, half of media-savvy mobile users now have at least one restaurant-specific app on their devices, according to new survey-based research from the Interactive Advertising Bureau in partnership with social TV rewards startup Viggle.
