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"There are only two companies in the world that can help me. That's Facebook and Google, because they are going to make me the largest digital network in the world, which is my goal."
- Shane Smith, CEO - Vice Media
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rantnrave:// Today's edition was curated from NASHVILLE at SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Hanging with PANDO... The nascent YOUTUBE land grab by media companies is really fascinating given there's no scarcity on the platform. Oh, and media companies think they have better content... Yes, please. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN is based on the literature of TOLKIEN: Deleted scene from ALMOST FAMOUS... All these NY TIMES apps are really cool experiments and likely also the realization that very few readers read more than a single digit percentage of the paper... If I could afford a BLOOMBERG terminal, I would do it this way.
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MUST WATCH: Anderson Cooper takes part in an experiment to help understand how people live with mental illness
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Mental illness often makes headlines after tragedies like last week's deadly shooting at Seattle Pacific University. A number of mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, can cause auditory hallucinations. It's important to know that only a tiny number of people who hear voices engage in violence of any kind. Anderson took part in an experiment to help people understand how others live with mental illness experience everyday. Anderson wore headphones that simulate hearing voices while trying to do everything from puzzles to simply interacting with people in the street.Clinical psychologist Pat Deegan designed the experiment. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager.
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Stars of Vine and Instagram Get Advertising Deals
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Good thing social media did not exist during the era of "Mad Men." It might have put Don and Peggy out of business. Brands and advertisers, looking for ways to reach audiences beyond television screens and magazine pages, are turning to people with many followers on social media and paying them to pitch products online.
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The coming digital anarchy
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A Bitcoin dispensing machine at a shopping mall in Singapore Imagine driverless taxis roaming from city to city in search of the most lucrative fares; a sky dark with hovering drones delivering your shopping or illicit drugs. Digital anarchy could fill your lives and your nightmares with machines that answer to you, your employers, crime syndicates...
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The Future of Kinect
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Zombies don't have to be scary - especially when kids can create them in their own image. Using the v2 sensor and an app called , children can step into the role of the undead and seeit come to life using performance-based animation.
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Market power and the media baron
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No one should be surprised that Amazon is employing anticompetitive tactics in its negotiations with the book publisher Hachette. As Brad Stone shows in his definitive history The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon , that's just how Amazon does business, particularly as it has grown in size and importance.
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Did leader's arrest kill Anonymous?
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The hacker collective Anonymous and its factions LulzSec and AntiSec drew widespread attention between 2008 and 2012 as they tore loudly through the internet ruthlessly hacking websites, raiding email spools, exposing corporate secrets and joining the fight of the 99 percent.
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Turmoil on 'Tyrant': The Dramatic Backstory of FX's Middle East Epic
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This story first appeared in the June 13 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. In the weeks leading up to the 2013 Academy Awards, Ang Lee had more on his mind than whether Life of Pi would land him his second Oscar. The 59-year-old director was being courted aggressively to make the big move into television.
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Brazil Is 'Totally Screwed'
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RIO DE JANEIRO - The morning after Carnaval this year, garbagemen in orange pennies walked the foggy beaches, sweeping together mountains of trash along Rio de Janeiro's famous coastal promenades.
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The Newsonomics of Time Inc.’s Anxious Spin
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First published at Harvard's Nieman Journalism Lab As it enters new life as a new company, Time Inc. seems to have become a piñata for media watchers. The more iconic they are, it seems, the more they're fair game, for everything from second-guessing to satire. Certainly, Time Inc.
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with 2 sides
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Net Neutrality and Libertarian Reality
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I think there are two kinds of people on the internet at the moment. Either those of who are literate saying, "Oh, here is another internet troll who wants to talk about Net Neutrality. I already know everything about it, so will you please give me a break?!"
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Google, Autism Speaks team up on database of whole genomes
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SAN FRANCISCO - Autism Speaks is teaming up with Google on what the research foundation says is the world's largest database of whole genomes, a move that could accelerate research into autism spectrum disorder. The Internet giant will house research data from 10,000 complete genomes of people with autism and their family members on its computer servers and will provide tools to analyze the data.
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Inside Hollywood's Theme Park Mania: Fox, DreamWorks Animation Plot New Ventures
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China, Brazil and Russia will all be home to several new Hollywood-inspired theme parks You will soon be able to visit Hogwarts in Osaka, travel to the "Ice Age" in Kuala Lumpur and hang out with Shrek in Moscow. Taking over international multiplexes is not enough for Hollywood; it wants to dominate public amusement across the globe, too.
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The Gay Origins of Dance Music
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On May 11, 2014, Red Bull Music Academy threw an outdoor event in Hudson Square in lower Manhattan to celebrate the life of Larry Levan, one of the originators of house music.
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How the U.S. Military Shaped American Soccer
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At games for the U.S. National Team, fans brag about being back-to-back World War champs. They're being less sarcastic than they realize. * In the lead-up to the World Cup, ESPN has been airing Inside: U.S. Soccer's March to Brazil, a documentary series about the American team's prep for this summer's tournament.
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Why Uber is Worth $18.2 Billion
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Christopher Mims piece Uber's $18.2B Valuation Is a Head Scratcher is getting a lot of play, and deservedly so: it's a good encapsulation of many people's objections to Uber's recent round that valued the company at $18.2 billion. However, I think Mims is wrong.
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The case for pardoning Ed Snowden
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One year ago today, the world learned that Ed Snowden, a 29-year-old contractor for the National Security Agency, was responsible for one of the biggest and most consequential disclosures of classified documents in US history. A few days later, Snowden departed Hong Kong for Latin America.
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Why It's Pointless To Argue About Movies
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If you go to the movies with a group of friends, people will almost inevitably debate whether the movie was good. This can be fun, but it's never constructive. Battle lines harden as the haters argue with those who were entertained.
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How To Catch A Chess Cheater: Ken Regan Finds Moves Out Of Mind
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The following is our June 2014 Chess Life cover story. Normally this would be behind our pay wall, but we feel this article about combating cheating in chess carries international importance. This subject has profound implications for the tournament scene so we are making it available to all who are interested in fighting the good fight.
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Why Hong Kong Hates Hip-Hop
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MastaMic, a Cantonese rapper in Hong Kong, is hyped up. He's halfway through a vibrant, fast-paced set in the city's effervescent Wan Chai district. With a style that mirrors 2 Chainz or Twista, he spits out a song sampling Justice's D.A.N.C.E. Then he starts a call-and-repeat with his audience.
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You’ve Been Obsessing Over Your Likes and Retweets Way Too Much
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The digital age version of the proverbial tree falling in the woods question is: Does something exist if it hasn't been liked, favorited, linked to, or re-tweeted? According to many tech critics, the tragic answer is no. Like Lady Gaga, we live for the applause.
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Is Some Tech Too Addictive?
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Addiction can be a difficult thing to see. From outward appearances, Dr. Zoe Chance looked fine. A professor at the Yale School of Management with a doctorate from Harvard, Chance's pedigree made what she revealed in front of a crowded TEDx audience all the more shocking.
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