NowThis News, the video app from former HuffPo execs, launches on Android
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NowThis News, the video news app from former HuffPo execs Ken Lerer and Eric Hippeau, just launched on Android. Read more »
Judge allows case over HuffPo ownership to go forward, adds fraud claim
A bitter fight over who started the Huffington Post took a major twist today after a judge not only refused for the second time to dismiss the case, but also expanded it. Read more »
NowThis News, the news video app from HuffPo’s former execs, goes live
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Ex-Huffington Post execs Ken Lerer and Eric Hippeau are finally out with their social video news app NowThis News. Will younger users find it more captivating than just flipping channels, or picking off videos from a user’s social stream? Read more »
Thrillist Media Group raises $13M in first funding round
Men’s lifestyle site Thrillist Media Group, which includes daily email newsletters and group-buying site JackThreads, has raised $13.1 million in Series A funding. The company plans to use the new funding to build out content and expand its presence in mobile and e-commerce. Read more »
In a SoHo Lab, HuffPo Mafia rekindles the old magic
Former Huffington Post CTO Paul Berry is leading a HuffPo reunion at SoHo Tech Labs, an incubator that draw support from half a dozen former fellow execs. The team is trying to apply the best practices of the Huffington Post to help create successful start-ups. Read more at GigaOM »
Ex-HuffPo leaders’ stealth video startup Planet Daily raises $5M
The details are still fuzzy on the new stealth video startup Planet Daily Networks, founded by Huffington Post co-founder Ken Lerer and former CEO Eric Hippeau, but it appears that the company has nabbed $5 million in funding. Read more at GigaOM »
Love It Or Hate It, Business Insider Raises $7 Million Round
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Financial and media news online site network Business Insider has raised $7 million for what founder and editor Henry Blodget says will be a… Read more »
Text-Video Publishing Platform Vook Gets $2.5 Million Seed Funding
Mixed-media book publisher Vook has raised $2.5 million in seed funding as the company looks to capitalize on the wider adoption of e-reader… Read more »
Arianna Huffington: ‘Staying Still Doesn
One way to get some almost uninterrupted time with peripatetic Arianna Huffington: talk to her while she’s on jury duty, waiting to be picke… Read more »
