Platform-A's Mark Ellis Promoted to EVP of Sales
Posted on April 8, 2009. Tagged: Advertising
Mark Ellis has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Sales for Platform-A, where he will lead the business' efforts to expand its digital ad sales efforts, increase and improve the sales force and fully leverage Platform-A's reach and suite of technologies. Greg Coleman, President of Platform-A, said "one of our key areas of focus at Platform-A is to build the best ad sales team in the business, and in his years with AOL and Platform-A, Mark has proved himself as best qualified to achieve that."
AOL Donates Computer Lab to St. Jude
Posted on April 7, 2009. Tagged: Community
AOL donated a mobile computer lab to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The AOL Connections Lab includes 20 mobile laptop carts that fit over hospital beds and wheelchairs. David Cole, Senior Vice President of Technology Support Services, said "AOL is proud to support the work of St. Jude, one of the world’s premier pediatric cancer research centers." Click here to learn more about AOL's community relations efforts.
Moviefone Tests Your Disaster Movie Knowledge
Enjoy watching disaster movies? Test your knowledge of the genre in a Moviefone quiz and find out which flick is based on a true story, which '70s film was an award winner and what recent disaster movie is actually a remake.
Third Screen Media Launches 'Rich Media Everywhere'
Posted on April 1, 2009. Tagged: Advertising, Third Screen Media
Third Screen Media introduced "Rich Media Everywhere" -- a new solution that lets advertisers run rich media campaigns across all mobile devices, browsers and applications. Eric Bosco, Platform-A's Senior Vice President of Operations and Product Management, said "until now, advertisers who wanted rich ad content were forced to develop ads device-by-device. Now, they can standardize dynamic ads across multiple publishers and devices with no programming at all."
AOL Radio iPhone App Hits 3.5 Million Downloads
AOL Radio's iPhone application passed the 3.5 million downloads mark in March. The app, which launched in July 2008, is a Top 100 free iPhone app and won an Apple Design Award in 2008 for Best Entertainment Application.
StyleList and FanHouse Add Industry Experts to Staff
MediaGlow sites StyleList and FanHouse added experienced print journalists and industry experts to their staffs. For StyleList, Diane Davis, Sarah Cristobal and Laura Kenney bring their top category expertise to the site's daily style and beauty coverage. New FanHouse additions include Greg Couch, Matt Steinmetz, Dan Graziano, Ed Price, Jeff Fletcher and Sunny Wu.
