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Tom Etergino (CFO), Melissa Goidel (CRO) and Ashley Miles (EVP, Sales) Join the Refinery29 Team NEW YORK, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Refinery29, ranked second among the 100 fastest growing media companies by Inc. magazine, today announced three key additions to its team to ensure that the company surpasses its growth and revenue goals in 2013 - Tom Etergino, Chief Financial Officer; Melissa Goidel, Chief Revenue Officer; and Ashley Miles, Executive Vice President of Sales -...

On Hold Company Urges Executives To Act As Undercover Customers. Shreveport, LA (PRWEB) March 28, 2013 When Yahoo's new CEO, Marissa Mayer, listened to her company's on hold music and heard "garbage," she knew she had a customer service problem. That's a strategy every business owner should emulate, says On Hold Company in a recently published blog post. Every business owner should know what customers experience while waiting for service. "Think of it as a...

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Yahoo has acquired Summly, a mobile news aggregator that aims to make the gathering of news and information simple. Summly was acquired for a reported $30 million; 90 percent in cash and 10 percent in stock, according to AllThingsD. The mobile news aggregator has some high-profile relationships and investors. Summly works closely with News Corp, and is backed by Chinese investor Li Ka-Shing and angel investors including Ashton Kutcher...

EverythingEveryday helps consumers discover and connect with local businesses New York, NY (PRWEB) March 25, 2013 EverythingEveryday.com, an operating business of eCyberMedia Inc, today announced that it has launched a local search service that helps consumers discover and connect with local merchants in their neighborhoods. EverythingEveryday helps people find the best local businesses through trusted content, local expertise and user-friendly tools. By delivering local market content,...

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 100 executives from the technology sector and leading innovation advocacy organizations today called on President Obama and Congress to approve legislation this year to reform America's high-skilled immigration system. In a letter organized by TechNet, the bipartisan policy and political network of technology CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, the executives wrote to the President and...

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TechNet, the bipartisan policy and political network of technology CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, is pleased to announce the addition of Marissa Mayer, Yahoo! chief executive officer, president and director, and Safra Catz, Oracle president and chief financial officer to TechNet's Executive Council. "We are delighted to welcome Marissa Mayer and Safra Catz onto the Executive Council," said Rey Ramsey,...

NEW YORK, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DHX), a leading provider of specialized websites, today announced changes bolstering its senior leadership team. Shravan Goli has joined the company as President of Dice to guide Dice, ClearanceJobs and the Slashdot Media brands. Michael Durney, SVP Finance and CFO, has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Industry Brands Group, to lead eFinancialCareers, Rigzone and HealthCallings, while continuing his role...

Endexx experiences increased industry and investor interest PHOENIX, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Endexx Corporation (OTC Markets: EDXC) provides shareholder update. The new website is under construction and is being parsed into four key aspects of Endexx: the Medical Marijuana Management Platform, New Technology and Services, Canopy Collaboration Technology, and Renewable Energy Services. The new website construction requires significant time and details to ensure informative and...

Padnos Brings Technological Leadership and Business Development Chops to Mobile Media Start-Up SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mimvi, Inc. (OTCQB: MIMV), the premier mobile search and discovery technology company, today announced the appointment of Ben Padnos to Head of Business Development. Ben provides Mimvi with nearly 20 years of technology business development, strategy, marketing and sales leadership. He started his career as a Co-Founder of FANSonly, which...

First True Mobile Demand-Side Platform with Real-time Data NEW YORK, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The advertising industry's first real-time mobile demand-side platform (DSP) provider with real-time data, Dobleas (www.dobleas.com), emerged from a year of stealth operations by announcing the closing of a $5.4 million Series B funding round from Tokyo-based FreakOut, Inc. The funding follows last week's investment of a similar amount in FreakOut by YJ Capital, a Yahoo Japan...