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Lonely Planet's Guide to NYC Goes Free Until The 15th

If you’re traveling during the holidays, perhaps New York City is one of your destinations. Sporting some of the greatest holiday displays, the city is the premiere shopping mecca of…

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A look inside OnSwipe's ad platform

We first met with Jason L. Baptiste and Andres Barreto, the founders of Onswipe on a snowy day in late January in New York City for an interview titled, Forget apps,…

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Why the Human is a Social Animal

Today, at the 3rd annual 99% Conference in New York City, which sold out 5 months in advance, 380 advertising, design and related creative professionals and enthusiasts gathered for the…

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Gary V joins The Daily as video host

According to Business Insider, notable social media pundit and businessman, Gary Vaynerchuk, better known as “Gary V” will be joining Rupert Murdoch’s The Daily, hosting a weekly video show called “The…

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Adstruc disrupts the outdoor ad space

10 years ago, if you wanted to plan a family vacation to the Caribbean, you likely had to go through a travel agent. Today, there are a slew of travel planning sites…

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Flavorpill celebrates its 10th birthday

This week Flavorpill, a New York City born cultural media outlet, celebrates its 10th birthday by launching a revolutionary email newsletter, that “thinks.” The newsletter, in fact, learns and changes…

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Will robots replace journalists?

First let me just say that no, robots will not replace journalists. Robots will likely only replace jobs with particularly low cognitive loads. So, maybe press release re-writing bloggers, but not thinking,…

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Roomorama ramps up its perks program

Roomorama is New York City’s answer to the west coast born AirBnB, one of a few innovative companies looking to harness the power of social, online communications to revive the…

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UrbanDaddy's indoor park series

It’s just below freezing in New York City right now. Our noses are running and flu season has already taken its first wave of victims. So, when local media guru UrbanDaddy…

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Jobs + Murdoch to launch The Daily

According to The Cutline, a Yahoo! news blog, Apple CEO Steve Jobs will join Rupert Murdoch on stage to unveil News Corp.’s much-anticipated iPad newspaper called “The Daily,” at the…

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The NY Observer and Scoop St. Team Up

The New York Observer‘s Holiday Gift Guide 2010 is a “What To Get The Who’s Who of Manhattan,”  whether it be a “Player,” “Urban Adventurer,” “Bergdorf Blonde,” “Foodie,” “Yummy Mummy”…

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Neighborhoodr: A Hyper-Local News Source

What’s going on in your neighborhood? If you live in New York City, you can find out on Neighborhoodr’s local Tumblr built blog network. If Craigslist is the modern day Classified section,…

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Richard Branson Wants You for Project

Sir Richard Branson unveiled his new iPad magazine, “PROJECT,” at a press conference in New York City this morning. We covered the official launch, including a sleek video preview of…

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TEDxBrooklyn: One Moves Many

TEDxBrooklyn, a satellite TED event with the same mission to share: “ideas worth spreading,” was an intellectual call to arms for local New Yorkers yesterday, who absorbed a several hours of…