Category: PR Vibes®

Ryan Lawler Joins NewTeeVee

Ryan Lawler has left his position as senior editor at the Light Reading publication Contentinople to join the GigaOm family. As a reporter at NewTeeVee, Ryan will cover online video, internet TV and NY Tech startups. Ryan had been with Contentinople since April 2008. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Light Reading since […]

PC World Canada Closes

The online-only magazine has ceased operations. PCWorld.ca and Macworldcanada.ca were published for the past four years and provided Canadian technology news, reviews and support for consumers and business professionals. Canadian technology news will continue strongly for readers through IT World Canada’s other branded publications and Websites including IT Business.ca.

Former IDC Analysts Launch HENRY Corporation

HENRY Corporation – a new ICT market research and marketing services firm was launched by former IDC analyst Carsten Schmidt on November 1, 2009. The aim of the organization is to provide clients with marketing support (presentations, consulting and market reports) on the ITC industry in EMEA. The company’s services include a speaker bureau for […]

Changes at Technorati

The social networking site has added section editors Eric Berlin, Michelle Brown, Patrick Hayes, Dave Nalle, Dawn Olsen, Brian McKay and Dennis Tarwood. Matt Sussman now serves as executive editor.

Natalie Lambert Leaves Gartner

Natalie Lambert has left her position as principal analyst at the research firm. She served infrastructure & operations professionals Her areas of coverage included antivirus, application development, application development processes & tools, application life-cycle management, application management, client computing hardware, client operating systems & software, client security & management, content security, IT infrastructure & operations, […]

Staff Changes at BusinessWeek

On the heels of the announcement that BusinessWeek will be acquired by Bloomberg, more staff changes have been reported. Roger Neal, senior VP-general manager of Businessweek.com, will not be joining Bloomberg LP when it acquires BusinessWeek from McGraw-Hill Cos. Jessica Sibley will serve as senior VP-worldwide publisher of BusinessWeek, overseeing print and digital ad sales. […]

Changes at Fortune

Time Inc.’s Fortune will publish 18 times in 2010, down from 25 times in 2009. Fortune’s ad pages declined 34.9% from last year. Fortune will publish two issues in some months and just one in others. The magazine will focus more deeply on fewer topics and add new columns to help business professionals do their […]

Bloomberg Aquires BusinessWeek

Bloomberg L.P. announced that it has agreed to acquire BusinessWeek from McGraw-Hill Cos. The deal is said to be valued at $2 million to $5 million plus the assumption of liabilities, including severance pay. The purchase includes the print magazine and the BusinessWeek.com Website. Founded in 1929, BusinessWeek has more than 4.7 million readers weekly […]

TechNet’s New Editor-in-Chief

Jeff James is the new editor-in-chief at TechNet. He previously served as the editor-in-chief for SQL Server Magazine and Windows IT Pro.

More Layoffs at Wired

More staff cuts have taken place at Wired. Managing editor Marty Cortinas will be leaving the publication by the end of 2009. He has been with the organization since 2003, where he started as a part-time assignment editor. He left his position briefly to write a book about online poker and returned to Wired full-time […]

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