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OwnTape provides free photo slideshow tool for mobiles and blogs

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OwnTape is a free photo slideshow generation tool providing a simple solution for creating flash powered photo slideshows that personalize mobiles, blogs and social networking profiles.

This is a new of product OwnSkin.com, one of the world’s fastest growing mobile content generating communities online with over 7 Million mobile themes created to date by its 2 Million subscribers.

“We developed OwnTape to enable the easy upload of photos for the creation of custom slideshows with animation, backgrounds and effects. The
resulting photo slideshows can be shared among friends, provide an interactive screensaver to any flash enabled device or be published as a widget on any web page. We are excited to provide this tool to the mobile community,” Low Hsin Yee, Chief Architect of Ownskin, said.

Originally posted on October 2, 2007 @ 7:19 am

Technorati appoints Richard Jalichandra as President and CEO

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richard_large.jpgTechnorati, Inc., the leading authority on the universe of blogs and social media on the web, announced today the appointment of Richard Jalichandra as President & Chief Executive Officer. Founder and former CEO David L. Sifry, who, since August, is the company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, made the announcement today on the Technorati blog.

“As Technorati continues its growth into a genuine, revenue-phase business, the Board and I have been focused on finding that exact right individual to lead this extraordinary company to its next great level,” said Sifry. “Richard Jalichandra is clearly that person – his experience, leadership capabilities and track record of success are incredibly impressive.”

An experienced senior Internet executive, Jalichandra has held leadership roles across the media spectrum: as a client; running several agencies; at several large publishers; and at an advertising network. Prior to joining Technorati, he held significant leadership roles at Exponential Interactive (Tribal Fusion’s parent company), Fox Interactive Media and IGN Entertainment. Most recently, Jalichandra worked on a variety of Internet media projects as an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Battery Ventures, an advisory board member at MyYearbook.com and Pixsy, and as an M&A and strategy consultant for several other Internet media properties.

“Technorati is a storied name in the Web 2.0 pantheon, so it’s an honor to have been selected by the team to lead the company into its future,” said Jalichandra. “I look forward to getting to work and getting to know all the people associated with this great company.”

Originally posted on October 1, 2007 @ 9:47 am

Attendi.com first search engine for searching people

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attendi.gifAttendi (pronounced “attendee”) is the world’s first search engine that searches people and not Web pages.

It is a new type of search engine that allows its users to interact with each other while indexing the valuable database of human insight and life experience.

Rather than searching and indexing Web content, Attendi captures the life experience of users and makes it accessible to others. A smart combination of search, social networking and live chat, Attendi gathers content simply by using conversation.

Users – called “Attendis” – can use chat functionality to have real-time conversations with those who share similar interests, hobbies, passions and expertise. Attendi then archives and delivers these conversations as relevant search results to benefit other users.

“We understand that we are building something very ambitious, and it will take some time to scale the user base, but there is simply nothing on the market that delivers on what Attendi promises. Our goal is simple — index our collective life experience and make it searchable for the benefit of everyone. Over time, Attendi will become a living ultra-blog of human experience,” said Attendi founder and CEO Drew Rayman.

Originally posted on September 24, 2007 @ 9:17 am

NYTimes.com launches ‘TV Decoder’

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tvdecoder.jpgNYTimes.com today introduced ‘TV Decoder’ introduced today “TV Decoder,” a new blog covering the television industry. TV Decoder is a guide to what’s on, who’s watching and why it matters – it covers the day’s on-screen and behind-the-scenes developments, with insights into Nielsen ratings and the machinations of the TV industry. Brian Stelter, media reporter, The New York Times, will be the lead contributor.

Mr. Stelter created the TVNewser blog in 2004, which became a must-read among television network presidents, media executives, producers and publicists.

Originally posted on September 20, 2007 @ 10:25 am

Six Apart’s Berkowitz steps down, turns over CEO post to Chris Alden

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Six Apart‘s Barak Berkowitz is stepping down and turning over his post as Chief Executive Officer to Chris Alden, after leading the company for almost four years.

Chris Alden, who headed the company’s software unit after its acquisition of Rojo Networks, has been with the company for a little over a year. He was the former CEO (and co-founder) of Rojo.

San Francisco-based Six Apart is widely known for its TypePad content management software, now catering to over 40 million users a month, with about 150 employees.

“As we’ve brought the business to scale, the board and I have been talking about my desire to take on a smaller role,” Berkowitz said in a statement. “With the company so stable and on a great growth track, it’s a natural time to make a transition.”

Originally posted on September 15, 2007 @ 2:40 am