Category: Media Vibes

CrunchGear – Gadget site CrunchGear has folded into parent site TechCrunch, where its coverage of consumer electronics can now be found. Former CrunchGear editor in chief John Biggs is now serving as the site’s gadgets editor. TechCrunch reaches more than 12 million unique visitors  per month.

TMCnet – Group managing editor at Technology Marketing Corporation, Patrick Barnard, has left the company. He oversaw several of its publications including; TMCnet.com, BiometriTechand Wi-Fi Revolution, among others. A replacement has not yet been named. TMCnet.com reaches more than 3.5 million readers worldwide each month

GSMA – After an 18-month search, the GSMA today announced that Barcelona has been selected as the Mobile World Capital from 2012 to 2018. Barcelona will serve as the home of the mobile industry’s must-attend event, the GSMA Mobile World Congress, and will also develop a range of other programs and activities that will span the […]

bNET Communications – bNET has announced the acquisition of the mobile-industry blog, GoMo News, which was incubated by the Telecommunications Software and Systems Group (TSSG).Effective immediately, the acquisition expands content delivery capabilities with a daily newsfeed from GoMo News that complements the digital content from its wholly owned subsidiary bnetTV.com, the emerging technology network. GoMo News had more than one million […]

Yankee Group – The analyst firm recently conducted a round of layoffs. 4G and Devices analysts, among other staff at the company were cut, including Chris Nicoll, Distinguished Research Fellow covering Service Provider Strategies, Customer Experience, Consumer Connectivity Services and Advanced Radio Access Networks. Stay tuned for more information on who else has been laid off […]

GigaOM – Erica Ogg has joined GigaOM as a senior writer covering Apple news. She was previously a a senior writer for CNET News. GigaOM receives 4 million visitors per month.

This Is My Next – Thomas Ricker joined This Is My Next as senior editor. He most recently served as senior editor for Engadget since May 2005. Also new to the site is staff editor Sean Hollister and features editor Joseph Flatley. Both editors also come from Engadget, where Hollister was a senior associate editor since March 2010 and Flatley was an associate […]

Bloomberg Businessweek – Barrett Sheridan has been promoted to technology editor at Bloomberg Businessweek. He previously was an associate editor since June 2010. Additionally, Joshua Green will be joining the magazine as a senior national correspondent, leaving The Atlantic, where he served as a senior editor. The publication has a total reach of 13 million views in print and online.

San Francisco Chronicle – James Temple was named a technology columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle. His column, Dot-commentary, runs Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and focuses on technology legal issues, public policy and innovation. He most recently served as a technology industry reporter since August 2009 and, prior to that, he covered commercial and residential real estate. Business […]

InformationWeek – Laurianne McLaughlin joined InformationWeek as editor in chief of the publication’s website. She was previously on staff at CIO.com, where she served as managing editor. Other titles she held while at the outlet include senior news editor and technology editor. InformationWeek reaches 440,000 business technology professionals.