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Yahoo's challenge to be building Tumblr's advertising business
SAN FRANCISCO — To punctuate his company's $1.1-billion purchase by Yahoo Inc., Tumblr co-founder and Chief Executive David Karp let loose in a blog post with a celebratory expletive. It was classic Karp, a 26-year-old high school dropout who...
Tags: Marissa Mayer, Media Industry, Yahoo! Inc., AMC (tv network), Computer Networking and Internet
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Tumblr users take to blogs to express fear over 'Yahoo takeover'
Many Tumblr users are already up in arms over worries that their beloved blogging service could lose its hip edge under Yahoo's control. The blogging website was filled with rants after Yahoo announced on Monday it was acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion....
Tags: Sociology, Strawberries, Marissa Mayer, Media Industry, Networking
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‘Star Wars: Episode VII’: Patton Oswalt’s dream plot gets animated
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesRemember Patton Oswalt's eight-minute “Parks and Recreation” monologue about his proposed plot for “Star Wars: Episode VII”? It took YouTube […]... -
‘Tearaway’: Folklore and paper create a modern Vita experience
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesAs a showcase for modern technology, “Tearaway” for Sony's hand-held gaming machine the Vita may not at first seem to […]... -
6 new beers to try: Inspirations include citrus, Armenian coffee and ... wood
Summer's coming up quick, and the Southland's craft breweries are preparing a varied slate of new brews to bottle (or can) for your summertime celebrations. Summer Ale and IPAs Golden Road Brewing has begun to can a new seasonal beer for the warmer...
Tags: Ceremonies, Coffee, Customs and Tradition, Whole Foods Market, Earth Day
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Yahoo's Flickr to offer massive 1 terabyte of storage for free
Yahoo followed its purchase of Tumblr, a cool, hip brand, with a fresh revamp for Flickr, another cool and once beloved start-up that has struggled to retain its luster since it was acquired. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company said it was redesigning...
Tags: Sociology, Apple iPhone, Social Media, Arts and Culture
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder linked to adult obesity
Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows. The study, which followed up on 207 middle-class men who had been diagnosed with ADHD as...
Tags: Weight, Behavioral Conditions, Medical Research, ADHD, Obesity
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Review: Alisa Weilerstein's star turn with L.A. Chamber Orchestra
Appearing with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra eight years ago, 23-year-old Alisa Weilerstein was a playfully kittenish cello soloist in Tchaikovsky's "Rococo" Variations. I wrote then that when she matures, look out. I can take no credit for...
Tags: Music, Music Industry, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Mick Jagger
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James Levine, wheelchair-bound, returns to conducting
Following an absence of more than two years to recover from injuries and illnesses, James Levine made his big return to the podium Sunday to conduct the Metropolitan Opera orchestra at Carnegie Hall. But the 69-year-old Levine didn't entirely return...
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DSM-5 is here: Are psychiatrists ready to stop arguing about it?
Finally. After many contentious years, the American Psychiatric Assn. has unleashed DSM-5, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. If you know one thing about the DSM, it’s probably that this book is...
Tags: Eating Disorders, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Research, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Harvard University
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Review: 'Marriage of Figaro' a wedding of many talents
Jean Nouvel, the French architect, is credited with creating "installations" for the Los Angeles Philharmonic production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," although "transformations" would be more accurate. Azzedine Alaïa designed the striking...
Tags: Jean Nouvel, Hussein Chalayan, Zaha Hadid, Marriage, Architecture
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Google vows to support Voice within new Hangouts app
Google last week introduced Hangouts, a new app meant to integrate all of the company's messaging services into one, but a key service was glaringly left out: Google Voice. Voice is a communication service Google introduced in 2009 that gives users a...
Tags: Sociology, Social Media, Arts and Culture
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