4 posts and columns on Kerry Trainor

Vimeo Gets a New Boss: AOL, Yahoo Vet Kerry Trainor

in Media on March 19 at 8:21 am PT

Earlier this year, video site Vimeo showed off a new look. Now it has a new CEO. Next up, perhaps, real ad dollars.
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AOL’s Huffington Post Media Group Entertainment Head to Depart

in Media on March 2 at 4:03 am PT

Kelly Trainor, who is SVP of entertainment at AOL’s Huffington Post Media Group, is leaving the company for another job, according to sources. There have been several prominent departures at the New York-based Internet company recently.

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Surprise! Newest AOL Executive Is Not a Google Vet.

in Media on July 7, 2010 at 9:51 am PT

He’s a Yahoo guy instead: Content boss Dave Eun (who is a Google vet) has put Kerry Trainor in charge of AOL’s Entertainment properties. Trainor worked at Yahoo’s entertainment group for eight years before leaving to found FlipGloss, a photo/slideshow start-up that Forbes funded, then eventually bought.

No One Likes Web Ads. What About Web Ads That Look Like Magazine Ads?

in Media on February 19, 2009 at 3:30 am PT

Consumers hate Web ads because they’re boring and annoying. Publishers hate them because they get cheaper every day. A group of Yahoo vets, funded by Forbes, thinks they have a solution: Really nice-looking slideshows.
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