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• Funny Or Die Cuts Staff For The Second Time In Two Years
• Mashable Will Reportedly Lay Off 50 Employees As Part Of Sale To Ziff Davis

  Mashable's sale to Ziff Davis has been completed, and as a result, 50 of the tech blog's employees will be laid off, according to CEO Pete Cashmore.

  
• IGN, PCMag, AskMen Owner Acquires Mashable For $50 Million

  Ziff Davis, which owns brands like IGN, PCMag, and AskMen, has purchased Mashable at a reported fire sale price of $50 million.

  
• IGN Names Digital Video Veteran Wade Beckett Chief Programming Officer

  Wade Beckett, who most recently served as chief programming officer and SVP of production at Fusion, will lead all of IGN Entertainment’s video efforts.