Aereo, Citing Tweets and Conference Calls, Fires Off a New Legal Salvo at CBS

Short version: “We’ll sue you before you sue us.”
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Soleil Moon Frye Raises $2.5M for DIY Parenting App and Products

Moonfrye, a new company co-founded by “Punky Brewster” actress Soleil Moon Frye and former IAC executive Kara Nortman, launches today.
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Who’s Paying Aereo to Watch Free TV?

Survey says! Probably not a normal, but an edge case of one sort or another.
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Startup Studio Science Hires Digital Veteran Jason Rapp

The Mahalo, IAC and New York Times veteran joins the startup factory.
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Webbys Master Neil Vogel Is About.com’s New CEO

IAC bought the site from the New York Times for $300 million last year; now they want new management and a new look.
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Pay Up! Vimeo Adds Rentals, Downloads.

Not an iTunes-killer or a YouTube-slayer. But a nice option to have.
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The New York Times Tries Selling the Boston Globe Again

The Times bought the Globe for $1.1 billion in 1993. Today…
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Vimeo Gets Its Own GIF App by Buying Echograph

In the future, everyone will play with animated graphics for 15 minutes.
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Vice’s Shane Smith and CollegeHumor’s Ricky Van Veen Are Kings of All Media

Build a brand and an audience, and you can do whatever you want.
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Aereo CEO Thinks Plenty of People Will Pay for Free TV

“Content costs only go up, technology costs only go down,” says Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia.
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Cablevision Tells Aereo to Get Off Its Team

Vimeo Lets Video Makers Hold Out a Tip Jar

Mahalo President Jason Rapp Exits