Category: Media Vibes

Contributing editor Joanna Stern has exited the publication. Joanna covered mobile technology news. She joined Gizmodo in August 2009, and she previously served as a news editor for LAPTOP. No replacement has been named.

Larry Hooper has left his position at CRN. He had served as the publication’s vice president and online editor. Larry joined the staff in August 2000 and, prior to that, served as the editorial director of the now-defunct IT Services Business Report. He has been involved with technology and business journalism for 15 years at […]

Former director at IDC, Eve Griliches, has signed on as a managing partner at SynergyACG covering telecommunications equipment.

Liz Gannes has joined the technology blog as a senior writer. She previously served as an editor for the GigaOM network owned blog NewTeeVee, and remains an editor-at-large for the site. Stacey Higginbotham has been promoted from staff writer to senior writer at GigaOM. She also contributes to the NewTeeVee and Earth2Tech blogs.

AMR Research was acquired by Gartner for $64m in an effort to expand research coverage, consulting, events and other services, acquire their client base and acquire their sales representatives. AMR is primarily focused on ERP/enterprise applications, manufacturing, supply chain, retail and sourcing. L. Frank Kenney, research director covering marketing and advertising technology trends has left […]

Jason Meyers has returned to Penton Digital Media and Communications Division in the newly created position of Director Of Custom Content And Events for Connected Planet and Telephony Online. He will direct sales strategy and execution of custom content projects created on behalf of advertisers, as well as projects created in conjunction with industry organizations, […]

The team at mBLAST has launched a completely FREE service aimed at providing up-to-date awards program information to marketing and PR professionals. AwardSync features awards programs across dozens of vertical markets, including telecom, IT, wireless and consumer electronics. Information is searchable by industry, keyword, geographic region, gender, and much more, and there are tips for […]

Following its recent acquisition by Bloomberg L.P., more staff cuts were made at BusinessWeek. Community editor Shirley Brady, senior technology writer Stephen Baker, Damian Joseph, writer for the Innovation Design channel and technology columnist Steve Wildstrom were all recently laid off. Jon Fine is also leaving his post as a columnist. Silicon Valley bureau manager […]

The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) made staff cuts as part of an ongoing effort to consolidate all outreach to the cable technology community and bring more of an engineering focus to the organization. Debra Swann, vice president, marketing and business development, Louise Games, vice president, membership services, and Cheryl Taylor, administrator, were let […]

The publication announced Frontline Challenges, a new column to be launched with the January 2010 issue. Frontline Challenges will be written by new columnist Byron McDaniel. During the last 12 years of his career, Byron held the position of Vice President – Construction and Engineering for AT&T West. Byron is now retired from AT&T with […]