Which Way for Widgets, Blogs & Podcasts in ‘08? Userplane CEO/AOL SVP Mike Jones Tackles Topic in CES Panel

Jones Available to Address How Organizations Can Optimize Websites Using Personalized Media Platforms
2008 International CES

Userplane:
WHO:
Michael Jones, CEO of Userplane (www.userplane.com) and Senior Vice President of AOL. Userplane is the world’s premier communication platform for online communities. The company’s hosted applications enable instant community and communication for Web sites of any scale and audience.

WHAT: Jones will speak at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, as part of a Digital Hollywood at CES panel. The session topic: “Personalized Media Platforms – Widgets, User Generated Media, Personalized News, Blogs & Podcasts.”

Jones joins fellow panelists from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., First Round Capital, Topix, Fuel Industries, and Magnify.net to discuss how podcasts, blogging, interactive TV, and widgets are changing the online user experience in ways both positive and negative.

“Apps enable online publishers to enhance the appeal of their properties, increase user time spent on their sites, and generate revenues,” Jones says. “But if apps are not integrated properly, they can adversely affect a Web site and the user experience.”

Jones is available to discuss a number of related topics, including:

– Sources of monetization
– Collaboration on user profiles; dealing with multi-identity issues across destinations
– Page view credit
– Widgets as advertising
– Widgets vs. Apps

WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 8th from 10:30-11:30 a.m., session C – DH7, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

HOW: To speak with Mike Jones, contact:
Ken Greenberg
Edge Communications, Inc.

ken {at} edgecommunicationsinc(.)com
818-990-5001

About Userplane

www.userplane.com

A wholly owned subsidiary of AOL, Userplane is the world’s premier communication platform for online communities. The company’s hosted applications enable instant community and communication for Web sites of any scale and audience. The combination of instant and elegant with robust and powerful has made the platform a must-have for thriving sites worldwide – supporting millions of daily users. Founded in 2001 by longtime partners Michael Jones, Nate Thelen, and Javier Hall, Userplane is a diverse and talented team headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif.
Contacts

Edge Communications, Inc.
Ken Greenberg, 818-990-5001
ken {at} edgecommunicationsinc(.)com