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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. The future of the Internet is video. The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network. hours of TV / day.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley.

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Why We Need to Elect @EricGarcetti on Tues as Next Mayor of Los Angeles

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On Tuesday Los Angeles will elect a new mayor. I’d love to see a mayor in Los Angeles who does, too. In 2010 the City of Los Angeles started trying to crack down on tax receipts of Internet startups allocating them to the least favorable gross-receipts tax bracket taking up their city tax by 500%.

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Future of TV: The Quick Version

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I’m still planning to write some in depth pieces on the topic but I thought, “given that this is about how video will consume the Internet over the next 5 years, what better way to exemplify this than with a 10-minute video.” It is the new distributor of video. Sorry for speaking so quickly.

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Digital Revenue Expert – Vince Thompson

SoCal CTO

Vince: On the consulting side we are working with a unique social network, a new television network and some original video content businesses. Tony: I personally am torn by choices around Networking Events in Los Angeles – you can go to something almost every night. I help internet companies make money. I run a lot.

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What Can You Learn From Ring’s Astounding Success?

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If you don’t know, Ring offers home security products that started with a video doorbell, then video floodlights, outdoor stickup cams and now in-home security features that innovate in-home security alongside outside protection. Were we SURE that consumers would buy a video doorbell? we were sold on the concept immediately.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

16- To filter negative internet content. The Internet can be an amazing place and it has opened us up to an entirely new level of communication, technology, and more. But there are also things on the Internet that need to be filtered. Thanks to Chandler Sterling, What's Good Los Angeles ! #27- 25- Passion for Yoga.