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Study Group: Social Networking Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 134

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Michael Bonfils, President and Worldwide Director, SEM InternationalMichael Bonfils

President and Worldwide Director
SEM International
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Michael Bonfils is the President of International Media Management known for its global online advertising and search engine consulting and service divisions of SEM International and WebCertain (SEMI/WC). Mr. Bonfils represents Fortune 100 advertisers and agencies on Google, Yahoo, Bing, Baidu, Yandex...

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James Meyers, MS. EBA

Chief Executive Officer
Alpha Media
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

James Meyers, a global media expert and pioneer, is Chief Executive Officer at Alpha Media, an entertainment media company with international sales and distribution operations, US sales and distribution operations, cable television assets and international production operations. He is responsible for...

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Bart Barden, Senior Director of Marketing, POPCAP GAMES, INC.Bart Barden

Senior Director of Marketing
POPCAP GAMES, INC.
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Bart Barden is the founder of Red Zone Digital, a company providing online advertising consultancy services for clients such as MSNBC and Popcap Games. Mr. Barden is also the Senior Director of Marketing at Popcap Games, a video game developer. He specializes in digital marketing, social networking,...

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Thomas DePaoli, President & Marketing Consultant, MERCURY SOLUTIONSThomas DePaoli

President & Marketing Consultant
MERCURY SOLUTIONS
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Tom DePaoli is the Principal of Mercury Advising, an online marketing and market research firm that provides service in search engine marketing, retail and B2B e-commerce, web analytics, and affiliate lead generation. Prior to Mercury Advising, Mr. DePaoli served as Director of Online Marketing atThe...

Scott Symonds, General Manager, AKQA, INC.Scott Symonds

General Manager
AKQA, INC.
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Scott Symonds is General Manager of Media, Search and Analytics at AKQA, an independent global digital advertising agency. Mr. Symonds oversees the global planning and buying of all digital media including portals, networks, search, video, mobile, social and emerging media. He is a member of advisory...

Nicholas Pournader, COO / CFO, GRANT & EISENHOFER, P.A.Nicholas Pournader

COO / CFO
GRANT & EISENHOFER, P.A.
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Nick Pournader, Ph.D., is the Chief Operating Officer at Grant & Eisenhofer PA, a class-action securities litigation firm in the US representing institutional investors. He has over 16 years of experience in the IT services, software, and professional services industries. He also serves as an IT strategy...

Cliff Bell, Chief Information Officer, INFOGAIN CORPORATIONCliff Bell

Chief Information Officer
INFOGAIN CORPORATION
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Cliff Bell is the Chief Information Officer and the Vice President of Business Development at Infogain Corporation, an information technology outsourcing company with 1,000 employees. He has also held IT management positions at Apple Computer...

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Ralf Hirt, VP International, Glam Media Inc.Ralf Hirt

VP International
Glam Media Inc.
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Ralf Hirt is the Vice President- International at Glam Media, a Web 2.0 distributed media firm. He previously spent nine years at DoubleClick in New York, London, Sydney and Hong Kong as the Vice President- Operations and Strategic Partnerships, Senior Director- Publishers, Managing Director- AsiaPacific,...

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What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

November 4, 2009

J. Bruce Daley, Principal, Great Divide Research

A trip into the secret, online 'cloud' | edition.cnn.com

* In the cloud where data is located is not as important as how it is managed* As people become more dependant on the cloud legal and political issues will arise* Cloud companies have new revenue streams based on how they manage the cloud and resolve these issues

Linthicum's book: SOA and cloud intersect for enterprise productivity benefits

October 26, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

How SOA and cloud intersect for enterprise productivity benefits | briefingsdirectblog.blogspot.com

SOA is the way to do cloud. It's really about breaking down your architecture into a primitive state of several components. Then, it's figuring out how to assemble those in such a way that you can use those components to resolve problems as your business changes over time. Cloud computing is a nice...

Microsoft launches competition for Google Apps.????

September 20, 2009

Cliff Bell, Chief Information Officer, INFOGAIN CORPORATION

Will You Use Microsoft's Office Web Apps? | www.microsoft-watch.com

1. Will Microsoft's launch of a web-based office suite undermine their current office products?2. Does Microsoft know how to deliver web applications?3. Can Google reach the enterprise?

Coinstar’s Redbox Expands Relationships with Studios

August 31, 2009

James Meyers, MS. EBA, Chief Executive Officer , Alpha Media

Redbox Sues Studio Over Access to Films | online.wsj.com

Redbox’s future will ultimately be affected by a number of variables, starting with whether or not the Universal (NYSE: GE), Fox and Warner Brothers studios succeed in their struggle to create a kiosk release window.

Baidu - Tough times ahead? Probably NOT.

August 28, 2009

Michael Bonfils, President and Worldwide Director, SEM International

Baidu -- A Sleeping Giant Awakens | searchenginewatch.com

The article  emphasizes the issue's advertisers are having as they change from an old legacy system of Baidu  to a new interface that almost mirrors Google. Will this ultimately be a positive or a negative for the Chinese Search engine? How will it affect Google's position in China?  In my analysis,...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Individual/Small Consultancy
  • Online Advertising Agency
  • Professional or Industry Association*
  • Internet Portal
  • Ad-Delivery Platform Provider
  • Media Specialist Agency
  • Online Publisher

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Director
  • President
  • Principal
  • Owner
  • Consultant
  • Board Member

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GLGi: IPTV Industry Potential and Limitations

May 3, 2007

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GLGi: The Future of Content Delivery Networks

April 11, 2007

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GLGi: Social Networking Overview

March 13, 2007

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