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Line 44: ==History== Coconuts ~~media~~Media is said to have been inspired by US-based blogs such as the [[Gothamist]] network and New York's [[Gawker]],<ref name ="SCMP"/> as well as [[Buzzfeed\|BuzzFeed]] and [[Vice (magazine)\|Vice]].<ref name = "techasia"/> The company was founded by American journalist and entrepreneur Byron Perry,<ref name ="techasia"/><ref name ="SCMP"/><ref name ="Tech Asia 2">{{cite web \|url=https://www.techinasia.com/bored-reporter-starts-coconuts-asias-rising-star-hyperlocal-journalism \|title=Boredom led this ex-reporter to start Southeast Asia’s hottest hyperlocal news company \|last1=Lee \|first1=Terrance \|date=26 December 2013 \|website=techinasia.com \|access-date=31 March 2016}}</ref> out of his Bangkok apartment in September 2011,<ref name ="Venturebeat"/><ref name="Manila Bulletin"/><ref name = "SCMP"/><ref name="Marketing"/><ref name ="TechAsia"/><ref name = "Tech Asia 2"/> with Perry reportedly self publishing nearly all the articles himself in the first months.<ref name="TechAsia"/><ref name = "Tech Asia 2"/> Perry started his career in journalism as the Editorial Fellow for San Francisco Magazine before moving on to a copy editor at Hollywood trade magazine [[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] in Los Angeles. At Variety, he covered movie premieres;<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/vpage/bucket-premieres-in-l-a-1117978121/ \|title=‘Bucket’ premieres in L.A. \|last1=Perry \|first1=Byron \|date=21 December 2007 \|website=variety.com \|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> wrote the "Players"<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/william-h-macy-1117997556/ \|title=William H. Macy \|last1=Perry \|first1=Byron \|date=17 December 2008 \|website=variety.com \|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> column on actor castings and "Tenpercenteries"<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/tenpercenteries-agency-news-1117993731/ \|title=Tenpercenteries: Agency News \|last1=Perry \|first1=Byron \|date=9 October 2008 \|website=variety.com \|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> column on talent agency signings; and attended the 2008 Academy Awards as part of Variety’s coverage team.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/oscar-plans-on-fast-track-1117980936/ \|title=Oscar plans on fast track \|last1=Perry \|first1=Byron \|date=14 February 2008 \|website=variety.com \|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> After a brief stint as the Siam Reap Reporter for Cambodia’s English-language newspaper of record, The Phnom Penh Post, Perry moved to Thailand to work for Ensign Media as Executive Editor for real estate trade magazine Property Report<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.property-report.com/market-focus-a-responsible-approach-to-growth/ \|title=Market Focus: A responsible approach to growth \|last1=Perry \|first1=Byron \|date=25 March 2011 \|website=property-report.com \|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> and yachting magazine Helm. After a year and a half at Ensign Media, Perry launched Coconuts Media in 2011.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Byron\|first1=Perry\|title=Coconuts\|url=https://us.linkedin.com/in/byron-perry-82203b2a\|website=Linkedin\|publisher=Linekdin\|accessdate=16 January 2017}}{{Dead link\|date=July 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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