MediaPost - People on the Move - March 23, 2010

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - MediaPost - People on the Move

Every Tuesday MediaPost brings you the scoop on who's doing what and where in the advertising media world. If you know of someone in the field who has recently changed jobs, or would like to recommend a colleague for a MediaPost spotlight, please email us at people@mediapost.com.
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Mark Waggoner
Razorfish
Mark Waggoner was named executive creative director, brand creative for the west coast region of Razorfish. He will oversee brand creative work for all West accounts, which includes MillerCoors and Microsoft. Prior to joining Razorfish, Waggoner served as a creative director at Wieden + Kennedy and Sandstrom Partners.
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Monty Hudson
RingRevenue
Monty Hudson has joined RingRevenue as executive vice president of sales. Previously, Hudson was vice president of sales and media for AudienceScience, where he managed the company's national sales and media development teams and developed strategic network partnerships.
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Steve Ustaris
OwnerIQ
OwnerIQ hired Steve Ustaris as vice president of agency relations and business development. Previously, Ustaris spent more than 10 years with Carat, most recently as group media director, responsible for the group media services group in the firm's Boston office.
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Eddie Prentiss
OLSON
Eddie Prentiss joined OLSON as creative director. Prentiss has been running his own shop, Prentiss Inc and playing on the National Dodgeball League team, the Las Vegas Vipers.
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Anne Benvenuto
McCann New York
McCann New York hired Anne Benvenuto as director of behavioral planning. Benvenuto comes to McCann NY from IPG sister agency R/GA, where she served as director of strategic services for six years.
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Brian O'Mara
Baskin-Robbins
Baskin-Robbins hired Brian O'Mara as vice president of marketing USA. Prior to joining Baskin-Robbins, O'Mara served as vice president, chief marketing officer for McDonald's Canada.
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Chris Little
DoubleVerify
DoubleVerify hired Chris Little as director of sales for the western region. Previously, Little served as director of northwest and Midwest sales for Jumptap.
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Genevieve Loriant and Catherine Labbate
Mediabrands
Mediabrands hired Genevieve Loriant as PR & communications director, Asia Pacific. In addition, Catherine Labbate joined Mediabrands Australia as creative producer.
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Sandy Kolkey
Draftfcb
Draftfcb named Sandy Kolkey president of Draftfcb New York. Kolkey most recently was executive vice president /group management director at Draftfcb Chicago, responsible for the Boeing, Dow, Diners Club, Blue Cross Blue Shield, MoneyGram and Chicago Cubs accounts.
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Roger Baxter
Publicis Seattle
Publicis Seattle named Roger Baxter as executive vice president, chief strategy officer. Prior to joining the agency, Baxter was managing partner of the Hall & Partners New York office.
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John Kautz and Erin Watson
Rawle Murdy Associates
Rawle Murdy Associates promoted John Kautz to director of brand management and Erin Watson to senior account director.
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James Welsh
The Marketing Arm
James Welsh was named creative director at The Marketing Arm, Dallas. Welsh spent the last four years as a creative consultant.
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Lyndsey Murphy and Drew Wahl
AKQA San Francisco
AKQA San Francisco promoted Lyndsey Murphy to search operations director and Drew Wahl to search strategy director.
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Steve Ridley
Kinetic Worldwide
Kinetic Worldwide promoted Steve Ridley to global chief executive officer, up from global chief operation officer.
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Darren Himebrook and Carla Poumian-Ruiz
La Comunidad
La Comunidad named Darren Himebrook as director of interactive production and Carla Poumian-Ruiz as senior account director.
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Mark Lewis
Redscout
Redscout named Mark Lewis as strategy director. He joins Redscout from DDB San Francisco, where he served as an account planning director.
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Rosann Calisi
Eleven
Rosann Calisi joins Eleven, San Francisco as director of creative services. Calisi joins the company from Deutsch Los Angeles where she was senior vice president, director of creative services.
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Andres Navarro
Zemoga
Zemoga hired Andres Navarro as managing director, based in the company's Bogota, Colombia, office. Most recently, Navarro was Mediabrands' chief digital officer of Latin America.
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Alyson Brown
Vector Media
Alyson Brown joined the New York Office of Vector Media as an account executive. Brown was most recently an account executive at Kinetic New York.
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User Safe iPhone Application

 iTravelAlert: The iPhone Application That Keeps Its Users Safe While Traveling

iTravelAlert is designed to provide its users with essential information on current travel warnings, disease outbreaks and more.

Panama City, Panama, December 17, 2009 -- iTravelAlert, E-MAGINE's first iPhone app, has been officially launched. E-MAGINE developed iTravelAlert to provide millions of iPhone and iPod Touch users with essential travel and health information, keeping them informed and safe. Suggested vaccinations, disease outbreak news, current travel alerts and warnings can all easily be accessed through this application. iTravelAlert is currently the only app that offers full real-time information and news on international travel safety and health. http://www.itravelalert.com

In the past, traveling was carefree but times have changed. Now the fear of terror attacks and pandemic outbreaks leave even the most seasoned traveler feeling insecure. iTravelAlert give its users peace of mind to focus on business or pleasure.

"iTravelAlert is not just for business executives or frequent travelers who want to be informed about current threats around the world, but also for families and friends who want to stay on top of what's happening in countries where their loved ones are traveling or living," said Josef Holm, CEO of E-MAGINE.

The iTravelAlert app offers the following features:
· Homeland Security News
· Emergency and Disaster News
· H1N1 Pandemic News
· Disease Outbreak News
· Avian Influenza News
· Current Travel Alerts
· Current Travel Warnings

iTravelAlert acquires all of its information from the most serious sources, such as the World Health Organization and the Department of Homeland Security. All news feeds are in real time, insuring that iTravelAlert is always up to date.

Now anybody with an iPhone or iPod Touch can stay thoroughly informed about secure traveling whenever they go anywhere in the world. The app is now available in the iTunes App Store, for USD $1.99. It can easily be found by searching for "Travel Alert." To check out the application go to http://www.itravelalert.com.

About E-MAGINE:
The E-MAGINE group is a privately owned, international information technology and business development agency with a strong focus on research and innovation.

E-MAGINE offers custom solutions, which are specifically tailored after the individual specifications of their clients.
http://www.e-magine.com

Contact Information
E-MAGINE
Claudia Stehli
0041786743232
pr@e-magine.com
http://www.itravelalert.com

Web-Based Email Couples Benefits of Desktop Email with a Web-Based Platform

Sunshine Coast Domains Announces the Release of Web-Based Email 4.0, Coupling the Benefits of a Desktop Email Program with the Convenience of a Web-Based Platform

Web-Based Email Delivers Desktop Power, Anywhere Convenience. New Release Adds Features to Benefit Business and Home Users.

Vancouver, Canada, October 10, 2009 -- Sunshine Coast Domain's Web-Based Email Accounts are fraud, spam and virus protected, POP3-configured and advertising-free. Each account offers you@yourdomain.com personalization for a truly unique e-mail identity, generous disk space to accommodate large attachments and access to accounts from anywhere with an Internet connection.

Web-Based Email 4.0 is a feature-rich upgrade to Sunshine Coast Domain's already successful email program, giving customers many New features:

* Instantly preview email messages while scrolling through them in the inbox
* Unique Drag and Drop to quickly move email messages for easy filing
* Search your email or the entire Web in a single click and save searches for future reference
* Create folders from any screen view without a complicated folder management interface
* Customize the program's appearance by choosing from among a wide variety of color palettes

For more information about Sunshine Coast Domain's Web-Based Email 4.0, visit http://sunshinecoastdomains.com

Contact Information
Sunshine Coast Domains
Greg Slauenwhite
604-865-0688
info@sunshinecoastdomains.com
sunshinecoastdomains.com

Get Your Own Radio Station For Free

Get Your Own Radio Station For Free

I'm listing to some music right now from an online radio station that I own. My play list is not too big at the moment, only 7 songs, but I was just testing how the site worked and those 7 songs only took me 2-3 minutes to find and then add to the play list.

I didn't have to upload anything.

This new site is called Live IPs (http://www.liveips.com). Unlike other radio stations that you an create, all of your selections must come from YouTube. Yes, these are not just songs, but videos so I guess saying you can have your own MTV (The way it USED to be) would be more accurate than saying it's a radio station, but everyone knows and understands radio. Besides, if you minimize the station player window (it's completely browser-based) you only hear the music just like a radio station.

You can use the station you create in two ways: 1) LIVE is much like a live radio show and you have to keep selecting songs and add them to the station. or 2) you can use a play list and build your list ahead of time and them play them all at once. If you create a play list it will repeat and keep playing as long as you have your DJ window open on your computer.

Registering for an account is easy just like you would find on most other sites. When you register for a station or channel, you also are registered for the site forums which can be accesses from the menu menu of the site. There you can talk to other DJs, learn more about the site, tell others about the station you create, and ask questions if you need help using the system.

To add songs to your play list, select the option for play list. Then you can click on the link for "Search YouTube!". This will open a window that gives you access to Youtube videos. You can also open a new browser window and go to YouTube that way. After you find a video you need to add the information to LiveIPs. Enter in the artist name and title first. Then add the link to the video and you can drag and drop the title into this field. The URL that you want will look like this one: http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=-DMYDp8y6SU.

You can describe your video if you want to  and then rate it so people know what you think about it. The last thing is to enter in the length of the video you are adding in minutes and seconds. Then click on "insert" and it will be added to your play list. This doesn't take long and you if you add 10 3 minute songs you have programmed about 30 minutes of music in about 3 minutes.

Some may complain that this is not like real radio because you cannot talk live and I admit that is one limitation that the site owners have not addressed yet, but I don't think it's a huge problem given all that you can do with a station. It shouldn't be too hard to create a video of yourself and add it whenever you want to talk to listeners of your station. You could also create ads to play in between songs the same way.

Take a look at http://www.liveips.com and see what you think. Listen to one of the channels and open an account for your own free radio station. If you have questions they have a community forum where you can get tips and make suggestions. I think you will the site easy to use and a lot of fun.

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Product or Service Reviewed: LiveIPs.com
Description: Offers uses free accounts they can use to create online radio stations. The only limitation is that the material must be videos found on YouTube.com. Stations can play 24 hours a day and there are no bandwidth limitations at this time.
URL: http://www.liveips.com/

Selling Smart Phones and Cell Phones

 uTalkAlot.com Adds Best Selling Smart Phones and Cell Phones to Product Lineup

Yorba Linda, CA, June 05, 2009 -- uTalkAlot.com, an Authorized Dealer of T-Mobile cell phones and smart phones, announced the addition of several new, best selling smart phones and cell phones to its product lineup. Consumers can now order the BlackBerry® Curve 8900, T-Mobile DashT, BlackBerry® Pearl Flip 8220, Samsung Behold, and Motorola Zine ZN5 from www.uTalkAlot.com. In addition, with certain handset and smart phone promotions, consumers receive a free cell phone or smartphone and cash back rebates of up to $100.00 when the order is paired with a new voice and data plan.

"We are pleased to add some of the best selling smart phones and cell phones to our product lineup for our customers," said Dave Enssle, a uTalkAlot.com spokesman. "These new cell phones and smart phones offer some of the most cutting edge features and functionality on the market today. And, by giving away the phones and handsets for free, offering free FedEx shipping, and even including free Bluetooth hands free headsets and car chargers with many model orders, our customers receive tremendous value. We anticipate the addition of the Curve 8900, Dash, Pearl Flip 8220, Samsung Behold, and MotoZine ZN5 will be well received by our customers and visitors to uTalkAlot.com."

Since launching its site in April 2009, uTalkAlot.com has become one of the leading online retailers for T-Mobile cell phones and smart phones. With the addition of the BlackBerry Curve 8900, Dash, BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, Samsung Behold, and MotoZine ZN5, uTalkAlot.com now offers the most comprehensive lineup of handsets for consumers to choose from. The company plans to incorporate several more carrier offerings over the course of 2009 in order to provide an even wider selection of cell phones and smart phones for consumers to choose from.

Consumers interested in learning more about promotions from uTalkAlot.com can visit the website at www.uTalkAlot.com or by calling 1-877-999-9180 for a live representative. uTalkAlot.com can also be followed on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/utalkalot

About uTalkAlot.com:
uTalkAlot.com is a leading online reseller of cell phones, smart phones, voice and data plans, and mobile accessories such as Bluetooth headsets, chargers, adapters, cases and cell phone holsters. The company's founders have provided small and medium businesses with traditional voice and data solutions since 1995, and wireless solutions since 2003. Through the years, the company's philosophy has always been to provide customers with industry leading products and support. uTalkAlot.com was launched to extend these values to customers and businesses on the web.

Consumers with questions or comments regarding uTalkAlot.com or free cell phones, smart phone, voice and data plans, or mobile accessories can simply call (877) 999-9180 to speak with a live uTalkAlot.com customer support representative. Follow uTalkAlot.com on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/utalkalot

Contact Information
uTalkAlot.com
Dave Enssle
877-999-9180
dave@utalkalot.com
www.utalkalot.com
cs@utalkalot.com

System Issues with Information Access and Email Management

HOCHTIEF Implement Union Square's Workspace System to Address Issues with Information Access and Email Management

HOCHTIEF UK goes live with Workspace ahead of schedule, rolling out 'Themis'

Nottingham, United Kingdom, May 29, 2009 -- The UK arm of HOCHTIEF has recently implemented Workspace, a web based information-sharing portal from specialist construction software author, Union Square Software. The new system will consolidate project information in one centrally accessible system and eliminate the problems associated with shared network drives.

HOCHTIEF is one of the world's leading construction companies, employing over 35,000 people in 60 countries. Their expertise covers rail, road, tunnels energy and marine. They are currently working on the longest rail tunnel in the world - the Gothard Tunnel in Switzerland, and have won many awards for their work including three major civil engineering awards for the Paddington Bridge project in the UK.

Chris Barlow, Financial Accountant comments, "As an organisation we recognised that we weren't managing information in a very intelligent way. Each department was running their own systems, using their own protocols and procedures for the management of information and document control. This caused many issues such as duplication of information, an inability to access information outside your own department and a lack of integration within the organisation which caused inefficiencies. The management of contacts highlighted some of these inefficiencies; we counted 18 different contacts spreadsheets that were all being updated to different degrees and in addition to this people kept personal contact lists in Outlook."

Workspace was designed to address these issues and give construction companies a single point of access to all company and project information. Workspace also has functionality to manage emails and removes the need to use Outlook as the primary storage systems for emails.

Barlow comments, "Workspace has a range of functionality that addresses the key issues and problems that we are experiencing, the key benefits that we expect to gain from the system are to:

- Make the business more organised.

- Deliver project information in a way that is accessible to users.

- Have one central contacts database.

- Streamline the business and make us more efficient.

We looked at a number of products but Union Square stood out due to their specialism in the construction sector and their proven ability to deliver results for other companies in the industry."

A key area that Workspace will address is the management of emails. Barlow comments, "Previously we had no corporate policy on the management of email, different departments would make up their own rules. As a result we couldn't be sure that commercially sensitive information held in emails was being stored in a way that could be accessible in the future or if they were just deleted with no record of their existence. Now with Workspace we have confidence that every email that goes in and out of the business will be captured and will be able to be found quickly if needed."

Information Manager Daniel Louis comments on the implementation so far, "Union Square have been excellent throughout the implementation process and have maintained a realistic approach to the project goals and ensured that we have stayed on course. This has paid off and we are now ahead of the planned schedule. Training has already happened on the system and the response from users has been very positive. Its important to keep users engaged with the system so they are familiar when the full launch happens; we have a dedicated Workspace area in the office where we have been running training sessions and a drop in centre so people can come and ask us any questions they might have." HOCHTIEF have renamed the system 'Themis' after Greek Mythology for the embodiment of divine order, law and custom.

HOCHTIEF rolled Workspace out to the Business Development and pre-contract teams in February and to all UK head office staff in March. The next phase of the implementation is to bring sites on board to enable quick and easy access to project information on-site.

About Union Square Software
Based in Nottingham, UK, Union Square Software is the author of Workspace. Workspace has been developed to provide organisations from across the construction supply chain with real competitive advantage through the pragmatic introduction of portal technology which enables effective Knowledge Management. Workspace provides a range of solutions for project centric organisations including: corporate database, enquiry management, document control and project collaboration.

For further information please contact:

Holly Fenton
Union Square Software Ltd
+44 (0) 1159 850055
holly.fenton@unionsquaresoftware.com
www.unionsquaresoftware.com

Contact Information
Union Square Software
James Knight
0115 9850055
james.knight@unionsquaresoftware.com
www.unionsquaresoftware.com

School Internet Blocks Cause Bigger Problems?

I just found out about a site based in Russia at CommunicationTube.com. The site offers a free service that allows you to use IM and other things all in one place in a web browser. This means that you can use a browser at school or the office to use IM even if the computer network you are using normally blocks them. While searching for more information on the site I found this page where other options for getting around blocks are discussed.

This kind of thing has been going on for some time now as kids pursue that which is forbidden. But what deeply disturbed me was the fact that here is a Russian site that does not identify itself in any way, that is getting people to provide them with their Gtalk and other account information which could then be used to access other accounts. Worse, any communications that goes through the Russian servers could be monitored and recorded. This could allow people to steal passwords, personal files, and anything else that is transmitted during an IM or chat session between friends. While there may be no risk from this site, the lack of advertising or fees, begs the question of why they are offering this service and how is it supported...???

So by blocking access to certain sites, we may be pushing people to practice unsafe computing.

Yeah, it sounds a lot like the "Wait until you are married" and the drug prohibition that has resulted in so many problems in Mexico and the US.

I heard on the radio yesterday that 10 million people have their identity stolen every year. I'm starting to think that number is vastly under-reported. The US is under attack and will suffer from the millions and millions of small cuts unless we beef up our education of the public on these types of issues...