''Silicon Alley Reporter'' was an American

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focused on New York's

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. Founded by

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in 1996, then was renamed the ''Venture Reporter'' in 2001 and was eventually sold to

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in 2003.

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served as Managing Editor before founding paidContent.org and its parent company ContentNext Media. Notable contributors include

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, Rafat Ali and

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. The parent company of ''Silicon Alley Reporter'' and ''Venture Reporter'' was called

Rising Tide Studios Jason McCabe Calacanis (born November 28, 1970) is an American Internet entrepreneur, angel investor, author and podcaster. His first company was part of the dot-com era in New York. His second venture, Weblogs, Inc., a publishing company tha ...

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collaborated with Jason Calacanis and Gordon Gould from 1997 to 1999 on the launch of ''Silicon Alley Reporter'' prior to joining Rising Tide Studios in April 1999. He served as President & Publisher until mid-2001. The Silicon Alley Reporter 100, the list of the 100 most influential people in New York Technology, was published annually.''

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"Who decides who's who in Silicon Alley?"
May 3, 2000

References

{{reflist * Ryan Naraine (October 8, 2001)
Silicon Alley Reporter Goes Under.
via clickZ news. * Rafat Ali (April 11, 2003)

via paidcontent.org * Janelle Brown (March 3, 2000)

via Slate * Greg Lindsay (March 28, 2007)
So What Do You Do, Rafat Ali?
via MediaBistro * ContentNext Medi
ContentNext Media homepage
* Amy Harmon (October 8, 2001

New York Times * Ben Popper (March 18, 2011
The Silicon Alley Reporter 100: 10 Years Later, Where Are They Now?
BetaBeat * Mary Huhn (April 18, 1999
Silicon Alley Reporter Being Courted by the Bigs
New York Post * Jennifer Rewick (February 29, 2000
Silicon Alley Reporter Seeks Some Silicon Alley Investors
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