GigaOM Buys paidContent (Like Peter Kafka Said)

Guess what? Wait, we knew that.
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Tumblr’s Inflection Point Came When Curators Joined Creators

The average post on Tumblr is reblogged nine times, according to founder and CEO David Karp.
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Viral Video: The Making of “The Hobbit” — Part Five

Back to Middle-earth!
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Viral Video: First Trailer for “The Hobbit” Movie

Still suffering withdrawal from an annual holiday-season Hobbit habit? Hope is but a year away.
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Google Currents News Reader Debuts (Phew!)

There soon won’t be enough news for all the news readers.
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HuffPost and TED Will Ring Out the Year With an Online Idea-Thon

Get your big-thinking cap on.
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Introducing Lauren Goode

Meet our newest AllThingsD writer, who will cover consumer tech products and issues.
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Exclusive: Disney Acquires “Sophisticated” Mommy Blog Platform Babble Media

Organic arugula alert: Disney’s interactive unit is calling all urban hipster parents!
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Adobe Admits It Is Saying Buh-Bye to Flash for Mobile Devices

Looks like Apple’s Steve Jobs was right (as usual).
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Viral Video: More “Hobbit” From the Vlog Files of Peter Jackson

Who doesn’t want more “Hobbit”? No one, that’s who!
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Barack Obama on Steve Jobs