Upworthy, the content-aggregation site known for its positive, feel-good viral posts, is jumping further into the digital video fray. But, as Politico reports, the new push into the crowded digital video field comes at the expense of more than a dozen staffers who were laid off today.
Co-founders Eli Pariser and Peter Koechley explained that the cost savings from the layoffs of 14 people (from a staff of 97) will be used to fund Upworthy's video team.
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