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Jack Smith IV

New York
As seen in: Medium, Business Insider, HuffPost, Aol, CBS News, Observer, Yahoo, Mic, Mint Press News
Covers:  google glass, gadgets, drones, venture capital, 3d printing, tech business, apps, startups, technology, tech, angel investment, #tech
Journalist/writer covering fascism, nationalism and white supremacy. Union thug, incredibly online.

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Google's Eye Doctor Admits Glass Can Cause Pain

Google's Eye Doctor Admits Glass Can Cause Pain

As it turns out, the issue of Glass-associated pain goes back to the beginning of the project, starting with …

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Businesses exploiting public records laws to get clients

Businesses exploiting public records laws to get clients

If you get a traffic ticket in New Jersey, your full name, home address, the date, and type of violation are …

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Freshly Minted (Column)

Freshly Minted (Column)

Welcome to Freshly Minted, where we examine an overlooked deal or funding announcement in tech from the past …

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Angel Investor David S. Rose Can Recognize a Bubble

Angel Investor David S. Rose Can Recognize a Bubble

The first tech bubble happened because all the stuff was brand new. People knew the Internet would have an am…

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Imgur Gets $40 Million Investment From Andreessen Horowitz

Imgur Gets $40 Million Investment From Andreessen Horowitz

It was the same story every time: Imgur would walk into a meeting, proudly dump their metrics on a potential …

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Freshly Minted: Greycroft Will Crown FinTech Kings With Massive $200 Million Fund

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By Jack Smith IV
| Observer Verified
“Crazy shit happens in this business.’ -Ian Sigalow (Photo via Greycroft Partners) Welcome to Freshly Minted, where we examine an overlooked deal or funding announcement in tech from the past week, and tell you what you need to know, and why it matters. This week’s deal: King-making VC firm Greycroft Partners raised its first growth fund for making even bigger bets on late-stage startups.
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This pro-Clinton super PAC is spending $1 million to 'correct' people online — and Redditors are outraged

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By Jack Smith IV
| Business Insider Verified
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A pro- Hillary Clinton super PAC proudly announced that it will spend $1 million to dig into Facebook, Reddit, Instagram and Twitter to start setting people straight about Hillary Clinton. The project is called Barrier Breakers, and the money will fund a task force to "push back against attackers" and support those who support Clinton.
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Amazon publishes a library of white nationalist books and magazines. They know it, and won’t stop.

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By Jack Smith IV
| Mic Verified
White nationalists are being run out of the online spaces most people flock to every day for news and information. Facebook has launched a review of its policy of letting white nationalists use the social network. PayPal regularly bans white nationalists from accepting money through their payment services, driving many of them toward bitcoin.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Staff writer for the New York Observer.

How is social media changing news?

Killing the concept of a front page, encouraging institutions to dilute their brand, holding us accountable to real engagement.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Things happen in the world. People expect you to tell them what those things are.
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