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Apple is the most valuable technology company in the world (as of 2012), due to its array of desktop, laptop, and mobile products. Its 2007 introduction of the iPhone sparked a global boom in smartphones; its 2010 introduction of the iPad led to a revolution in the once-stagnant tablet space. Its iPhone design defined smartphone…

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TechCrunch is a network of tech news blogs, owned by AOL, that focuses on web-based startups. It is one of the largest and most influential blogs on the web. TechCrunch was founded in 2005 by entrepreneur and former attorney Michael Arrington as a way to profile new tech companies. Arrington quickly became well known for…

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The St. Louis Beacon was a nonprofit online news organization that covers public affairs, health issues and the arts. It existed from 2008 through 2013, when it merged with St. Louis Public Radio. The Beacon was launched in 2008 by a group of former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporters and editors. Its initial funding was provided through…

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The Zonie Report was a local online news site that covered the state of Arizona. The Report ran from 2006 to March 2010, when its founder and editor, Adam Klawonn, shut it down to focus on his work at Phoenix magazine and a mobile light-rail publication called CityCircles. The Report lost money and had a…

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ReadWrite is a blog primarily devoted to the culture of collaborative web technology commonly known as Web 2.0. ReadWrite is among the most influential blogs on the web, particularly in technology circles. The site has a staff of about 15. The blog was founded in 2003 by New Zealand resident Richard MacManus, who remains its…

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