Category: Media Vibes

The analyst firm announced an investment plan of $10 million to support the strategic expansion of its research on the impact of global connectivity, what it terms “Anywhere.” The firm plans to grow the industry analyst staff and is recruiting a new CEO. Funded by Alta Communications, a private equity firm and the company’s majority […]

Neil Strother has joined ABI Research as practice director, heading the new Mobile Marketing Strategies research practice. Neil has held key positions at Forrester Research, JupiterResearch (now Forrester Research), and In-Stat. He also served as managing editor of ZDNet AnchorDesk. His areas of coverage include mobile devices, services, content and mobile advertising. Fritz Jordan has […]

Karen Field has left her position as vice president and editorial director for EDN, Mechatronics Zone and Test & Measurement World and editor-in-chief of Design News. Karen had been with publisher Reed Business Information since January 1998. A replacement has not yet been named.

Jim ONeill, editor of FierceOnlineVideo is expanding his duties to include FierceIPTV due to the departure of Dan OShea. Jim has been on staff at FierceMarkets since 2009, he previously served as a freelance editor in 2007.

Sarah Reedy has left her position as senior editor at Connected Planet. On April 12, she will begin her duties as senior reporter for Light Reading and Light Reading Mobile. Her areas of coverage will include mobile apps and next-gen services, such as the smart grids, meters, M2M, mobile video, home networking and IPTV. Sarah […]

Dan OShea has left his position as senior editor at FierceTelecom in order to rejoin the team at Connected Planet starting today. He had been with FierceTelecom since July 2007. Dan previously worked at Penton Media for more than 14 years holding a variety of positions, most recently editor-in-chief of Telephony Magazine, now known as […]

Eric Lai has left his position as senior reporter, where he covered Microsoft, Microsoft applications and Linux. He had been with the magazine since 2006. Eric formerly wrote the now defunct blog Regarding Redmond. Prior to joining Computerworld, he was a reporter for the East Bay Business Times, which is no longer in publication.

Marin Perez has left his position as associate editor at InformationWeek. His areas of coverage included smartphones and enterprise mobility. He had been with the publication since May 2008. Marin is now an editor at IntoMoble.com covering smartphones.

The 30 year-old Terrapinn Holdings Ltd.-owned publication has ceased production of its print magazine. Totaltele.com will continue to deliver breaking news to expert analysis for the global communications industry. The company also has a new digital product in the pipeline with more details to follow. Due to this decision, Anne Morris, Total Telecom editor, was […]

Jared Bazzy has stepped into the role of head of editorial at the publication. As the executive editor of the Telecommunications Media Group at Horizon House, Jared has replaced Beth Nicholson who left the publication in January. Before adding Editor-in-Chief to his position, Jared served as Vice President of Electronic Media at Horizon House, the […]