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AOL’s Susan Lyne on Trying to Make Bank With Online Content and More! (Video)
Also, what’s up with Patch?Is AOL Finally Making Money From Content? Maybe!
For years, AOL has emphasized its content, but made all of its profit selling Internet access (!). That may finally be changing.All the News That Fits in a 15-Second Segment: NowThisNews Tries Instagram, and the Results Are Pretty Interesting
The social/mobile video news startup experiments with very short-form video (Vine, too). They might have a winner.Upworthy Raises $8 Million for Clickbait With a Mission
What if BuzzFeed had a political agenda? Upworthy does, and it’s doing well.News Byte
AOL’s Huffington Post Adds Ecofabulous Content
AOL-owned Huffington Post is adding a large amount of environmental-focused content from Ecofabulous, and making its founder, Zem Joaquin, an editor at large of home and lifestyle. In a nonexclusive licensing and revenue-sharing deal, the dedicated Ecofabulous page said that the online content site “will host original product reviews and recommendations featuring environmentally conscious beauty, fashion, home, kids, tech, and lifestyle items; provide resources for readers aiming to live a green life; profile environmentally-pioneering companies; and serve as a place to inspire readers seeking the recommendations of expert editors and designers.”How the Attack on NY Times and Twitter Domains Could Have Been Worse
Look at all these unlocked domain names.Toward a More Public Social Network: Facebook Rolls Out Embedded Posts
The battle for real-time rages on!News Byte
Brit + Co. Nabs $6.3 Million Series A as Oak Investment Partners Bets on Content + Commerce
Brit + Co., the content and commerce startup for the DIY set, has raised a $6.3 million Series A round, led by Oak Investment Partners, with participation from Index Ventures, Lerer Ventures and Cowboy Ventures. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer also invested, after first investing in the company’s seed round. Oak’s Fred Harman, who has led investments in Bleacher Report, Huffington Post and Thrillist Media Group, will join the board, as will iVillage co-founder and former BabyCenter chairman Tina Sharkey. CEO Brit Morin said in an interview that the company would use funds to invest heavily in creating digital video series, as well as build out the commerce side of the business over the next 12 months.News Byte