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Razoo.com names new CEO, Lesley Mansford
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09.16.11 |
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Razoo.com, a leading giving and fundraising website, today announced that its Board of Directors has named Lesley Mansford to serve as the new Chief Executive Officer. Interim CEO Brian Fujito will remain in his position as CTO.

As the co-founder and COO of pogo.com, the largest online casual games community, Mansford's background includes seventeen years of senior level marketing and operational experience with leading interactive entertainment companies such as Electronic Arts​. While Razoo is headquartered in Washington D.C., Mansford will be based in San Francisco, building out a West Coast presence for Razoo...

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Kirk McDonald Joins Pubmatic as President

Today, PubMatic announced that Kirk McDonald (LinkedIn), who was President, Digital of Time Inc​, has joined the company as its President.

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Interview: Topsy Co-Founder on Twitter, Uprisings, Authority, and Journalism

Jon Stokes interviews Topsy co-founder and open source initiative board member, and founding editor of First Monday and co-founder of search startup Topsy.

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How Tagged made a turnaround for growth

"We spent three long years not winning," says Greg Tseng​, co-founder and CEO of Tagged, a social network focused on U.S. teens that started off much like Facebook, and also opened up internationally in 2006.

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Zynga Unleashes new play

Zynga Previews New Games Including Next Chapter in its “Ville” Franchise and NewPlay Service “Project Z".