ViralNova, the two-year-old catchy headline factory, has been sold for $100 million

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Benton, Joshua. "ViralNova, the two-year-old catchy headline factory, has been sold for $100 million." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 9 Jul. 2015. Web. 15 Nov. 2024.

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Benton, J. (2015, Jul. 9). ViralNova, the two-year-old catchy headline factory, has been sold for $100 million. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/viralnova-the-two-year-old-catchy-headline-factory-has-been-sold-for-100-million/

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Benton, Joshua. "ViralNova, the two-year-old catchy headline factory, has been sold for $100 million." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 9, 2015. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/viralnova-the-two-year-old-catchy-headline-factory-has-been-sold-for-100-million/.

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