Change and Growth at Mobile Messaging 2.0
by Hylton Jolliffe
We’re pleased to announce that Paul Ruppert, who joined the blog a year ago, has been appointed our new managing editor. We’ve gotten to know Paul well over the past year and greatly appreciate his industry insights and guidance as this blog continues to grow and expand its coverage and roster of excellent contributors.
Paul brings a broad business perspective to the blog and, as you may know, has held numerous executive positions in emerging and established companies, including Mobile 365 where he was part of the executive team that grew the business into a $110 million enterprise, and helped launch PacBell Wireless. He’s also a co-author of several SMS-related US and EU patents and has been weighing in here on topics as diverse as the future of mobile messaging, and innovative companies in the space, and “mobile zen.”
We’re also happy to officially welcome two new contributors to Mobile Messaging 2: Tarek Abu-Esber, who’s been weighing in here since early last month, and Peggy Anne Salz, who we first got to know at CTIA in Las Vegas in early April when she moderated one of the discussions at the Airwide-sponsored industry roundtable event. Peggy is the chief analyst and founder of MSearchGroove, an online network specializing in analysis and commentary on mobile search, mobile advertising and social media, and a well known commentator of mobile search and monetization.
And Tarek has been a keen observer of the mobile industry since the early 2000’s when he started tracking the smartphone market via his blog. He has since edited or contributed to numerous publications and blogs about mobile devices and technology as well as worked for several companies in the industry and we’re thrilled to have him aboard.
Peggy and Tarek are joining Paul, as well as our other excellent contributors Ewan Spence, Imran Ali, and Darla Mack, as we continue to grow and expand our coverage beyond just mobile messaging to mobile media, marketing, and more. Stay tuned and as always feel free to weigh in via the comments here or via email.
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