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YouTube Executive Heads to Digital Distributor OverDrive
Lee Milstein, who had been heading up YouTube’s efforts to link up with news organizations, has left to become chief strategy officer at OverDrive, a company that distributes digital books to libraries. Cleveland-based OverDrive, which handles the Kindle Lending Library program for Amazon, plans to expand into other digital media. Prior to his 18-month stint at YouTube, Milstein had worked in business development at AOL.
Former Facebook Exec Ali Rosenthal Joins MessageMe as COO
Can the mobile app that lets you communicate better on a smartphone break out with new exec?Aiming for “Functional Coherence,” Mulling a Different P&L and With Advice From Ford CEO, Microsoft Restructuring Set for Thursday
Get ready for the rumble — and you know Steve Ballmer loves to rumble.23andMe Names Former Gilt Exec Andy Page as President (Video)
The million-DNA march gets some exec help.After Four Years, Twitter Platform Director Ryan Sarver to Depart
A mainstay of Twitter’s partnership program exits the company.Jon Rubinstein Joins Board of Qualcomm, as Mobile Chipmaker Ups Its Silicon Valley Cred
The longtime mobile exec is a high-profile appointment.Jerry Yang Is Back (And Investing More Than Ever)
Frankly — and I would know — the Internet pioneer also seems better than ever.News Byte