2013 Press
WebMediaBrands Adds Monetization Panel And Social TV Experts To Lost Remote – The NYC Show, April 24
(New York, NY - March 12, 2013) - WebMediaBrands Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM) today announced it has added a monetization panel and notable new panelists to Lost Remote-The NYC Show, including Facebook's Head of Entertainment and Media, Kay Madati, and HuffPost Live's President and Founding Editor of The Huffington Post, Roy Sekoff.
The conference will focus on creative tactics to engage viewers and capitalize on the second screen. The program's new panel session, Monetizing Social TV: The Roadmap to Real-Time Revenue, will feature David Beck, Head of Social Media at Univision, Lea Ann Leming, Executive Producer at ABC News Digital, Jeremy Toeman, CEO of Dijit Media, and Nilay Patel, Managing Editor of The Verge.
Keynote presentations will be delivered by Stephen Friedman, President of MTV, and Vivian Schiller, SVP & Chief Digital Officer of NBC News. Additional panelists include social TV experts at HBO, USA Network, CNN, The CW, The Weather Channel, TV Guide Digital, Mass Relevance, Cox Communications, Trendrr, reddit.com, GetGlue, and more.
The full program can be found at: http://www.mediabistro.com/lostremoteshow/program.asp.
"We're excited to host an amazing all-star lineup of speakers for our first event," said Cory Bergman, Founder of Lost Remote. "We work in the business ourselves, and we're planning to take a practical approach to social TV at the show. Our speakers bring a wealth of ideas, tactics, and foresight to the conversation at one of the most critical times in our industry."
Notable marketers, venture capitalists, advertising directors, creative directors, network executives, entrepreneurs, social media experts, producers, and public relations practitioners will be in attendance. Exhibitors and sponsors include Nobox, Applicaster, Bluefin Labs, Inside Network Research, Visiware, Kwarter, PageData, and Vidpresso.
For exhibiting and sponsorship information, please contact Frank Fazio at 203-662-2887 or [email protected].
For complete information on the Lost Remote Show, please visit http://www.mediabistro.com/lostremoteshow.
About WebMediaBrands Inc.
WebMediaBrands Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM) (http://www.webmediabrands.com) is a leading Internet media company that provides content, education, and career services to social media, traditional media, and creative professionals through a portfolio of vertical online properties, communities, and trade shows. The Company's online business includes: (i) mediabistro.com, a leading blog network providing content, education, community, and career resources (including the industry's leading online job board) about major media industry verticals including new media, social media, Facebook, TV news, advertising, public relations, publishing, design, and mobile; (ii) InsideNetwork.com, a leading network of online properties providing original market research, data services, news, and job listings on the Facebook platform, on social gaming, and on mobile applications ecosystems; and (iii) SemanticWeb.com, a leading blog providing content, education, community resources and career resources on the commercialization and application of Semantic Technologies, Linked Data, and Big Data. The Company's online business also includes community, membership and e-commerce offerings including a freelance listing service, a marketplace for designing and purchasing logos (stocklogos.com) and premium membership services. The Company's trade show and educational offerings include conferences, online and in-person courses, and video subscription libraries on topics covered by the Company's online business.
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For information on WebMediaBrands, contact:
Ashley Taylor Anderson
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