Staci D. Kramer
Jan 3, 2012 10:16 AM
Vivek Shah continues to methodically build up his version of Ziff Davis as a tech vertical. No details on the price but Ziff Davis has acquired Scottsdale-based Toolbox.com and the IT pro networking site’s 2.3 million registered members from the Corporate Executive Board.
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David Kaplan
Mar 3, 2011 7:20 PM
Years of avoiding the ad targeting as a consumer issue by the online marketing industry has led to the current climate of hyperbolic fear and the threat of tighter regulation, said returning Interactive Advertising Bureau CEO Randall Rothenberg in a panel session at the paidContent 2011 conference. Of course, wading…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jul 1, 2010 6:01 AM
New Ziff Davis CEO Vivek Shah is pinning his business plan for the digital-only tech publisher on a mix of database marketing, advertising and subscription—and adding two senior execs to help. The company plans to announce today that Bennett Zucker is joining as SVP/GM of Data Solutions, focusing on mining…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jun 4, 2010 2:57 PM
So Vivek Shah has emerged from his post-Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) stage as the new owner of tech publisher Ziff Davis, including PCMag.com, with Boston-based Great Hill Partners providing the funding. Technically, what they’ve picked up are the assets of a company that was saddled with debt from high leverage,…
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David Kaplan
May 3, 2010 11:00 AM
Vivek Shah, who left Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) as digital head at news division of Time Inc. last November, has been named as an independent board member of TheStreet.com. Like a lot of content companies, TheStreet (NSDQ: TSCM) has struggled to stanch the online ad declines, while trying to build…
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Rafat Ali
Nov 2, 2009 1:53 PM
Vivek Shah, the digital head at news division of Time Inc, is leaving the company after 15 years, paidContent has learned and confirmed from the company. He is there till the end of this year and transition plans are being worked out. Technically the company won’t be hiring a replacement,…
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Tameka Kee
May 28, 2009 4:02 PM
The current economy is making it tougher than ever to try to grow a startup—but in many ways, it’s never been easier to launch a new business. Tech platforms like social networks and open-source software have boosted the chances that people with good ideas will get their startups off the…
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David Kaplan
Jan 27, 2009 1:14 PM
The second morning panel at the SIIA Industry Summit continued to explore the right path for old media. Michael Wolff, the Vanity Fair columnist, founder of Newser and all-around conference provocateur, grabbed the question, “what is the best model for print media companies?” and ran with it, offering an extended…
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David Kaplan
Feb 27, 2008 9:13 PM
It’s been several months since Time Inc. closed down Business 2.0 as a print mag and folded it into Fortune. But Vivek Shah, president, Fortune/Money Group says that the move has already started to pay off. Following his appearance on a panel at the Magazine Publishers Association’s 24/7 Digital Media…
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