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• Previously Ran Supply Relationships for MediaMath
• Brings Deep Expertise on Demand Side Needs to Leading Exchange Serving Mid and Long Tail Publishers
Atlanta, GA - February 22, 2013 - Zenovia Digital Exchange, the leading programmatic media platform for mid-to-long tail publishers online, announced today that Michael Weaver, someone with unique visibility into their business, has joined the company as CEO.
DURHAM, NC – Urban Planet Mobile, the world’s leading mobile education provider based in Durham, North Carolina, has expanded its Board of Advisors to include Henry Scherich, Ph. D., CEO of Measurement Incorporated, Bryan Setser, Ph. D., partner at 2Revolutions, and Mr. Jiro Shimoyama, president of the Impossible Dream, Inc.
Mobily and Umniah Sign Deal With Durham, NC Based Urban Planet Mobile
To Bring Unique Mobile Education Program To Saudi Arabia and Jordan
Mobily and Umniah First Mobile Companies in the Middle East to Offer Mobile Education to its Subscribers
Durham, NC – Mobily, Saudi Arabia’s second largest mobile phone service provider, and Umniah, one of Jordan’s largest providers, have partnered with Urban Planet Mobile, the world’s leading mobile education provider based in Durham, North Carolina, to promote with full marketing support from both providers the Urban English Language Learning program to their combined 13-million subscribers. The program will allow each subscriber to receive detailed English lessons daily to their cell phones via text messages (SMS) with an attached English Learning ring tone.
BY LAURA OLENIACZ of the Durham Herald Sun
Email Laura; 919-419-6636
DURHAM – Durham-based Measurement Inc.’s computer essay grading technology is a key component of a new online writing program for English learners developed through a partnership with another Durham-based firm.
Hank Scherich, Measurement Inc.’s founder, president and CEO, said the company’s artificial intelligence essay scoring technology, called Project Essay Grade, was built upon intellectual property acquired in 2002 from Ellis Batten Page, a former professor of educational psychology at Duke University, and associates.
Mobile Education Leader To Use Its Innovative Mobile Education Programs To Develop Literacy Rich Home Environments for Parents and Children
Durham, NC – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Urban Planet Mobile, the world’s leading mobile education provider, with a significant grant to develop a mobile literacy program for Ugandan parents and children in their native language (Rutooro). The grant is part of the Grand Challenge: All Children Reading competition funded by the USAID in partnership with World Vision and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). The Grand Challenge is aimed at improving world literacy rates through new technologies, including mobile technology, that drive innovative, scalable, and sustainable solutions to literacy problems. It is widely accepted that increased literacy leads to more stable economies, healthier communities and stronger civic engagement.
Expands Platform Capabilities to Deliver Vastly Improved Traffic Quality and Better Pricing for Publishers and Advertisers
ATLANTA / NEW YORK — Zenovia Digital Exchange, which launched its next-generation exchange platform for digital display ads earlier this year, today began deployment of patent-pending "Velvet Rope" technology that eliminates poor or potentially fraudulent traffic from entering its marketplace.
Guatemala City, Guatemala - Urban Planet Mobile, the award-winning developer of mobile and web-based educational products, was recently invited to present at an education conference titled La Educación en la Era de la Información (“Education in the Information Age”). Organized by the Rose Foundation at the University of Galileo in Guatemala City, Guatemala, the conference featured keynote speakers from industry and academic leaders in education. Brian OliverSmith, Urban Planet Mobile CEO, delivered a keynote speech on Approaches to New Media in Education.
By: Ray Gross, Triton VP Advisory Partner and seasoned executive with extensive experience in turnarounds, reengineering, and restructurings of public and private companies ranging in size from 20 million to 2 billion in revenue.
Most businesses will hit one or more inflection points in a life cycle. However, many businesses will either not recognize they have hit this point or may recognize they have but not take action.
An Inflection Point can be defined as "a point in time when a business meets a challenge or a series of challenges and does not possess the talent and, or resources to meet these challenges". For example, many start-up companies will hit an inflection point as it begins to stretch beyond the skill level of its entrepreneurial founders. Failing to recognize that a company has hit an inflection point or failing to take action if it is recognized may be the most common reason why businesses fail.
Writing Planet Will Significantly, Dramatically and Efficiently Improve A Multitude Of Necessary English Writing Skills For English As Second Language Students
DURHAM, NC – Leading digital education company Urban Planet Mobile, in partnership with Measurement Incorporated, will release its groundbreaking web-based English writing assessment tool, Writing Planet. The new tool offers schools a more affordable, efficient and technologically state-of-the-art writing tool specifically designed to help English as Second Language (ESL) students become more proficient in their English writing capabilities in a very short period of time.
By: Joel Koblentz, Senior Partner of the Koblentz Group
In our search practice over the past 30 years, we continue to observe unique aspects of successful leaders that are rarely discussed.
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