After about two months of searching CNN.com now has a new GM.
KC Estenson will join CNN.com as SVP and general manager beginning September 2, CNN announced today. He will be based in Atlanta and report to Susan Grant, EVP of CNN News Services.
Estenson currently is VP of digital media for Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group.
At Disney-ABC, Estenson worked primarily on the web side of Disney Channel, SOAPnet and ABC Family. He also "played a critical role" in the launch of the ABC News Now broadband service.
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Syndicate: Grokking the Big PicturePost Date: 2006-05-16 09:16:05
A show of hands on who reads news via RSS or visiting the websites clearly illustrated that RSS is coming. Almost twice the hands went up for feeds and although this crowd leans in that direction anyway it supports that people want more control on how they consume their content.
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RSS and conversationsPost Date: 2006-05-16 08:28:49
Morning sessions of Syndicate have been good so far, but the comment that stands out to me came first thing from Jeff Jarvis.
…it’s not just about content & context, it is about relationships.
As media struggles to push out content I think it is well served for them to consider they are forming relationships and getting involved in a conversation.
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We Media & SyndicatePost Date: 2006-05-16 07:05:36
I attended We Media a few weeks back in London and am currently listening in to the opening keynotes at Syndicate here in NY. A few quick observations would be that We Media seemed to focus more on using social technology to make the world better and Syndicate seems to focus more on using it to make money.
This is itself an entirely fair comparison nor a dig on either of the gatherings — just a feel from listening to the conversations.
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