Mediagazer: Lane Wood, who wrote piece attacking Pando's Sarah Lacy, has links with senior Uber execs (Paul Carr/PandoDaily)

7:35 AM ET, November 24, 2014

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Paul Carr / PandoDaily:

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Lane Wood / Medium:

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