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noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Kennedy) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:36:00 +0000

For the last few years, we've enjoyed bringing unique communications and marketing content to CleverWittyQuick.com. But after a lot of thought, we decided it was time to refocus and refresh the blog....

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We've Moved

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Kennedy) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:36:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (Eric Blinderman) — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:35:00 +0000

GM went public in a “go-big-or-go-home” way last week, raising approximately $20 billion after the offering price was increased, which was good news for the company but probably not-so-good news for...

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noreply@blogger.com (Eric Blinderman) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:52:00 +0000

The G-20 concluded its meetings in Seoul over the weekend, actually concluding very little especially over trade imbalances; the Fed launched QE2; the SEC and US Attorney were investigating...

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noreply@blogger.com (Eric Blinderman) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:31:00 +0000

The US jobless rate held steady at 9.6 pct in October but added 151,000 jobs, about double expectations; The Fed announced it would continue its QE2 plans by buying up to $600 billion of Treasuries,...

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noreply@blogger.com (Eric Blinderman) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:23:00 +0000

(September 23, 2010) The Dow continues to break with tradition this month (September is typically a bearish time for stocks) with blue chips rising 2.4 percent for the week and 8.4 percent so...

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noreply@blogger.com (Wilson Cleveland) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:09:00 +0000

The Week That Was The Federal Reserve and other global economic policymakers met in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, at the annual Kansas City Fed confab, where Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was ready to...

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Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT

mediabistro.com: MediaJobsDaily - The Branding Campaign That Became An Honest-to-Goodness Phenomenon

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Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT

ERE.net - Spherion’s Temp Life Is A Branding Phenom

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Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Fast Company - Hot Damn! My Damn Channel, the HBO for the Internet, Turns Three
"You wouldn't believe the amount and the quality of incoming calls we're receiving from companies that want to work with us," Barnett says in his raspy New York growl. Plus, My Damn Channel recently landed a $4.4 million second round of venture capital and announced an ambitious new programming slate that includes a new season of the Illeana Douglas hit Easy to Assemble and series from comedian and filmmaker Mark Malkoff (Colbert Report) and Will Janowitz (The Sopranos).
Bigger Than You Think: Surprising Statistics About Online Video | Pixability
Why Your Grandpa Is on Facebook [STATS]

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Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT

TV Week - After Tough Times in Recession, Web Video Makes a Comeback with Advertisers : TVBizwire : TVWeek - Television Industry news, TV ratings, analysis, celebrity event photos

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Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Branded Entertainment: Some Brands Flock to Web Series - Advertising Age - Madison+Vine: Digital Entertainment
The New York Times - Renewed Interest in Financing Original Web Shows
After a protracted drought, money is trickling back into the professional Web video industry. So-called branded entertainment deals like the one by Ikea are becoming more common, helping to nourish new programming. And venture capital firms are also paying new attention to the industry. My Damn Channel, which distributes “Easy to Assemble,” will announce a $4.4 million infusion of financing on Monday, joining companies like Blip.tv and Machinima in raising money this year.
New TeeVee - My Damn Channel Blessed With $4.4M
This announcement coincides with the site’s third anniversary, as well as the launch of a new slate of shows, which includes promotional shorts for the Paramount content Dinner for Schmucks, a yet-to-be-premiered series by former Colbert Report staffer Mark Malkoff, and original web content to support the Adult Swim launch of Childrens’ Hospital. In addition, Easy to Assemble returns this fall with even more celebrity appearances (including Patricia Heaton and Fred Willard) and plenty of Swedish accents
Tubefilter - My Damn Channel Tacks On $4.4M, Investors Bullish Again on Web Series
My Damn Channel says it plans to add advertising sales and business development staff as it grows out it original content offerings. Those offerings have already branched out from its early days of hits web series like You Suck at Photoshop and Wainy Days, and into branded entertainment series like IKEA-backed Easy to Assemble (and Sparhüsen) and Trident-sponsored The Webventures of Justin & Alden along with partnering with traditional studios like Fox Television Studios.
Beet.TV: MyDamnChannel.com Gets Venture Round of $4.4 Million
MyDamnChannel.com, the online video entertainment producer, has received a $4.4 million B round of venture funding, the company announced today.
paidContent - The Morning Lowdown 08.09.10
After the recession caused a pullback in funding original online video production and distribution, the spigots appear to be opening again: case in point, My Damn Channel, whose shows include Easy to Assemble, will announce a $4.4 million funding
Huffington Post - MyDamnChannel.com Gets Venture Round of $4.4 Million
The round is being lead by Intuitive Venture Capital. The proceeds will allow the company to expand its staff and operations.

Daisy recently caught up with CEO Rob Barnett at the NAPTE LAfest and we have republished the interview today.
The Hollywood Reporter - My Damn Channel gets $4.4 million financing
My Damn Channel, an online distributor of original programming, on Monday announced it has closed a $4.4 million financing led by Intuitive Venture Partners.

Additional funding came from the company's previous investors, including Okapi Venture Capital and Sunshine Wireless Company.

The company, run by founder/CEO Rob Barnett and co-founder/COO, Warren Chao, said it will also launch premium paid programming in the fourth quarter of this year. Details are expected to be announced soon.

With its new funding, My Damn Channel is adding sales and business development personnel.
MediaPost - Web Video Pros Aiming Lower
“What makes the current round of interest more compelling is the realization in the industry that Web video will not supplant television viewing anytime soon, just complement it,” adds The Times. “That partly explains why the companies have stopped labeling themselves ‘TV on the Internet.’”
VideoNuze.com: News Page
socalTECH.com - My Damn Channel Raises $4.4M
My Damn Channel, an online site which features professionally produced, humorous and other video content, announced a $4.4M funding round today. The new funding was led by Intuitive Venture Partners, and also included prior investors Okapi Venture Capital and Sunshine Wireless Company. My Damn Channel is headed by Rob Barnett, who was last at MTV, VH1, and CBS, and Warren Chao, formerly a VC at Intel Capital, and who also has served at TV Guide and Wilson Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati. The firm also has operations in New York. The firm last raised funding way back in 2007.
Venture Beat- Web video company My Damn Channel zeroes in on branded and celebrity content | VentureBeat
“You’re in the very early days of this business,” said Rob Barnett, the chief executive at My Damn Channel, which focuses on comedy and music video. “It’s like cable television in the early 1980s.”

Barnett says we’ll see consolidation in the coming years as different sites take leadership positions in the market the way HBO became a powerhouse for movies or MTV became the same thing for music back in the 80s. “Years later there’s a small number of places people go for news, comedy, sports,” he said. “We see ourselves as building something that can be a part of that.”
Vator.tv - My Damn Channel raises more damn money
Online video studio and platform My Damn Channel has raised a $4.4 million Series B round led by Intuitive Venture Partners, with additional funding from existing investors Okapi Venture Capital and Sunshine Wireless Company.

Legal Beat: How to Hire Your Next PR Agency

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Hickey) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:32:00 +0000

Sooner or later, the question arises in every large law firm: Should we hire a PR agency? Having built communications teams from scratch, as well as having inherited, hired and terminated PR...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:48:00 +0000

CEO Tony Hayward was booted from BP (oft-called gaffe-prone CEO during his reign over the Hell Well); GE raised its dividend 20 percent and ushered back its stock-buyback plan; EU banks passed the...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:49:00 +0000

A big news week, indeed: BP capped the well; Congress passed the financial-regulation reform bill, a colossal measure that is expected to hit in good and bad ways consumers, hedge funds,...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:30:00 +0000

The Allen & Co. mogul fest was in full swing last week, with surprisingly little news surfacing although reports said the mood was more upbeat than last year (probably not hard to do), although...

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Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Illeana Douglas Drops Into 'The Temp Life'
'Easy to Assemble: Flying Solo' Trailer, IKEA Backs More Episodes
Illeana Douglas is flying high lately. The comedy web series in which she both created and stars, Easy to Assemble has been picking up steam this winter. It’s become not just a popular success—over 5 million views so far—but also a business one, with Madison Avenue trade Advertising Age calling it the “most-watched sponsored web show” in a recent in-depth feature in the magazine.
Hollywood Takes On the Small (Web) Screen - On The Scene With Shira - CBS News
CBS News - Illeana Douglas's Web Series
Clicker Talk: Easy to Assemble Cast Interviews – Clicker Blog
angry asian man - Easy to Assemble
David Henrie Guest Stars On “Easy To Assemble” Tomorrow | Disney Dreaming
Young Hollywood - David Henrie Guest Stars on "Easy to Assemble"
Web Series Shows a Bit of Quality Can Help Sell - Advertising Age - Madison+Vine: News
But after the series became the most-watched sponsored web show in its second season, garnering 5.1 million views and counting, Ms. Douglas and her all-star cast are rewriting the rulebook on how to create quality content for the web with a TV-like viewership.
My Damn Channel » Streamy Awards » 2010 Streamy Awards Promo: The Brainstorm
Streamy Awards promo with Illeana and Temp Life cast

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:35:00 +0000

The US unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent in June from 9.7 percent in May (mostly because a large number of jobless left the workforce but still remained unemployed) and non-farm payroll lost...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:14:00 +0000

China last week moved to make the yuan more flexible, interpreted by some as a move to a more cooperative global stance ahead of the G-20 meetings in Toronto; Citi moved its veteran private-equity...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:05:00 +0000

Thus ends the weekend of the buzzing vuvuzela and the US win -- really, kinda – over the UK in football; while last week saw the Dow finally end higher with a gain of 2.8% after flip flopping around...

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Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 PDT

How The Webventures of Justin & Alden Survived the Streamy Awards
Sponsored by Trident Layers gum, Webventures stars Justin Tyler and Alden Ford as two hapless dudes hoping to get Felicia Day to star in their web series, assuming that will be the key to Internet fame and fortune. The five episodes ruthlessly parody major web series like The Guild and The Bannen Way, but do so with the guidance of some of the best comedic talent in web content today, thanks to direction by The Guild‘s Sean Becker and writing by Legend of Neil‘s Tony Janning and Sandeep Parikh. An almost countless number of web video stars appear over the course of the often very, very funny series.

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:40:00 +0000

The Dow ended a volatile and painful month, highlighted by the “flash crash” and Euro woes, down nearly 8 percent to close before the long holiday weekend at 10,136 (surprisingly above the 10,000...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:49:00 +0000

The Euro continued its freefall amid fears about the economies in Greece, Spain and throughout Europe; Germany barred naked shorts -- or so-called bearish bets -- on certain derivatives; the Gulf...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:29:00 +0000

Picasso’s Nude, Green Leaves and Bust sold at Christie's for $106.5 million, a record, proving there is more green than bust post-recession (now the guessing game on who was the buyer: Steve Cohen? a...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:56:00 +0000

Goldman continued to dominate the headlines last week amid news that profits at the company rose 91% in the first quarter of 2010; Apple also reported a big jump in profit, up 90% in the first...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:35:00 +0000

Whew! Friday is the new Monday. The news cycle last week was out of control with the Goldman Sachs and GE news (profits down 31%), which overshadowed events such as Eyjafljallajokul erupting and...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:21:00 +0000

The Dow flirted with the 11,000 mark for most of the week, even piercing the psychological level late on Friday, ending the start of the second quarter up 0.06 pct at 10,997; Tiger Woods returned to...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:11:00 +0000

It was all about health care, the futures markets, localizing news and then some: John Corzine, the former Goldman Sachs chairman and New Jersey governor took a job to lead MF Global, the largest...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:53:00 +0000

Michael Jackson’s estate signed a $250 million deal with Sony (PYT still rocks from the grave!); Google and China still fighting as well as Google and Sumner Redstone; health-care dominated the...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:51:00 +0000

Lehman came under fire again, as a 2,200-page report by US court-appointed Anton Valukas painted a dire picture of the fallout amid allegations of breach of fiduciary duties; KKR and Chicago Board...

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noreply@blogger.com (Sam Fletcher) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:36:00 +0000

The unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent while non-farm shed some 36,000 jobs, all better than expectations; GM said it would reinstate 660 dealers once slated for dismissal; the Dow ended...

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Citi's New Digital Move

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Freeman) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:46:00 +0000

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