Briefs: VP Ryan, Gannett, BarryDriller, App.net, HuffPo

By Cory Bergman 

It’s been a rather eventful weekend, and here are a few stories we’re reading…

How news of the VP choice spread – Romney’s camp said the VP announcement would appear first via the campaign’s mobile app, but NBC News broke the news first, spreading fast on Twitter:

Report: Gannett to buy Blinq – TechCrunch is reporting that Gannett is buying Blinq, the Facebook advertising software and services company, to beef up its social marketing and analytics capability.

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BarryDriller.com sued by FOX – An Aereo clone called BarryDriller has launched in several cities, atrracting a lawsuit from FOX and comments from Aereo founder Barry Diller.

Twitter clone hits funding goal – App.net achieved its $500,000 crowdfunding goal nearly two days early, and it may be Twitter’s real first challenge yet with an open, yet subscription-based model.

HuffPo Live launching – At 10 a.m. on Monday, Huffington Post launches its live streaming effort.

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