Finding the Best with KO
Aug 15, 2010 clicker updates
KO, yes that KO is back in business. Not a book on surfing, but a real business. He did an interview recently about his new venture, FindtheBest.
I did a little test and used their site to look up Blog Software. I use WP (wordpress), which is great.. and KO nailed it – that’s their top pick 
Tags: findthebest, kevin, kevin o'connor, ko
A musical acquisition over at MTV
Aug 2, 2010 clicker updates
Apparently, Ukelele master (maestro?) Rick Bruner, is going to turn hip-hop and current music trends on their ear. He’ll be heading over to MTV Networks, as VP of Digital Ad Research. I fully expect Jersey Shore to add in a Ukulele player next season, and “The Real World” will likely follow the trials and tribulations of Rick’s cats.. this is unconfirmed, the PR people at MTV keep replying to my emails with, “Who is Rick Bruner and what is a Ukulele?”
Tags: bruner, mtv, research, rick bruner, ukulele
Rob McD – ex-Clickr/Googlr – now Scribr
Jul 21, 2010 clicker updates
Good luck to Rob in his new gig..
Departures…
Jul 13, 2010 clicker updates
- KO has a new venture.. http://www.findthebest.com/http:/%252Fwww.findthebest.com/our-team. But, yea, he’s an ooooold departure.
- Ari Paparo is moving on as well – it’s not a well kept secret, so you probably know all about this by now.
- There was a mini-Clicker reunion a few weeks ago. I went to Eric Steins for his new sons Bris, and ran into Jon Heller there… small world!
Catching up with Catchpoint
Jul 13, 2010 clicker updates
Mehdi. There’s your introduction.
Last week (ok, 2 weeks ago, I’m a little behind), I caught up with Mehdi. He was nice enough to give me a go-to meeting demo of his new company and their flagship product, Catchpoint. Mehdi and a number of other ex-Clickers work there and advise there. It’s a real bootstrapped operation, but Mehdi may be trying his hand at a little fund-raising too. But Mehdi walked me through the product, and man it’s cool. It’s feature-rich, but does the easy things easily, and, without being an expert in monitoring systems, looks like it has all the goods. Every single use case or question or feature I threw at Mehdi, he needed 1-2 clicks and there I was – in a diganostic tool, a graph or report, a customization screen; you name it. It’s so cool, Mehdi now has some press out there – here’s a recent interview he conducted.
I know I speak for anyone who ever worked with Mehdi, when I say that I wish him all the best in his new venture.. I’ll be passing along all the leads I can – you should too!
Tags: catchpoint, daoudi, gomez, mehdi, monitoring, qos
Quick hitters
Jun 30, 2010 clicker updates
Actually typing this from a plane!
- Undertone Networks hired Patrick Schoonveld. Good for them and him.. he gets to join Avi Singer over there. Now, if you read the press release without a name, you might think Undertone hired away Neal, but they got a good egg for their team!
- I had drinks last night with Stu Libby (he’s hiring!!) and Rick Kleckowski. Good to hang out with some ex-Clickers, who are both doing well and working their tails off at start-ups.
Bill Mills moving to GSI
Jun 29, 2010 clicker updates
wow, the least snappy title I ever came up with. Bill, who I enjoyed working with and had a nice little low-post game (circa 450), is heading over to GSI. GSI just snapped up my buddy Stuart Bogaty, so clearly they are getting serious about on-line.
Good luck Bill with the reunion
“Bill’s extensive experience leading M&A activities in the media and digital segments will be a valuable asset to GSI as we continue to seek opportunities to expand and strengthen our services,” says Chris Saridakis, CEO of the global marketing services division.
Tags: bill, bill mills
Better Advertising – he should know a thing or two..
Jun 21, 2010 clicker updates
There were some press releases today about this Better Advertising shop and their new offering, then when I took a look, I was surprised to see that Greg Tagaris is with them as a Tech & Ops Advisor.. go Greg!
An Amazing reunion
Jun 16, 2010 clicker updates
Barry Salzman hosted a reunion.. the pics speak for themselves..
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GroupCommerce has a 2nd buyer – Rosenblatt!
Jun 13, 2010 clicker updates
After Andrew Glenn joined, now DR is named as Chairman.. GroupCommerce looks to, from my read, is private label groupon. Sounds promising.
Tags: dr
