tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2802265635554571226..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Digital names Gelman vice president for products; he will be responsible for all websites and mobileJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12847039857347264972011-08-07T21:33:09.801-04:002011-08-07T21:33:09.801-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Andrew Powellhttp://lockitnow.com/?hop=maximdelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14115012244762785902011-08-04T22:39:42.010-04:002011-08-04T22:39:42.010-04:00Whatever happened to Jennifer Carroll?Whatever happened to Jennifer Carroll?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86367213219137174552011-08-04T19:43:47.918-04:002011-08-04T19:43:47.918-04:00I hope like hell Matt Jones stays on. He single-h...I hope like hell Matt Jones stays on. He single-handidly launched several USAT mobile products before mobile became sexy around here. Let's hope the newbees ask a few questions first beofre they make any moves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47396357187935593612011-08-04T00:14:31.477-04:002011-08-04T00:14:31.477-04:00How do these oh so busy peeps spend their days? Re...How do these oh so busy peeps spend their days? Redoing the management flow charts? The actual job descriptions defy common sense descriptions. Or needs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30680453839900303532011-08-04T00:12:15.428-04:002011-08-04T00:12:15.428-04:00Matt Jones is a good man, and really smart. The ho...Matt Jones is a good man, and really smart. The hope is he will survive and thrive in the new structure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34583354852941814152011-08-04T00:11:56.275-04:002011-08-04T00:11:56.275-04:00All of Digital IT now reports to Steve Murphy, inc...All of Digital IT now reports to Steve Murphy, including USAT. Murphy reports to Payne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83796080710047657242011-08-04T00:06:31.060-04:002011-08-04T00:06:31.060-04:00Jones is reporting to Gelman. Resnik is reported t...Jones is reporting to Gelman. Resnik is reported to be taking a broader business role within the company that involves M&A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82177815499626644482011-08-04T00:01:59.915-04:002011-08-04T00:01:59.915-04:00Nothing could be worse than what we have now at US...Nothing could be worse than what we have now at USA TODAY's do-nothing IT. Welcome to the new team!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79480609337948756382011-08-04T00:01:33.814-04:002011-08-04T00:01:33.814-04:00Is he related to Bud Gelman, that old cluless guy ...Is he related to Bud Gelman, that old cluless guy from the Letterman show? Sure looks like him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67955539443326830112011-08-03T23:58:03.153-04:002011-08-03T23:58:03.153-04:00Although the Gelman appointment was just announced...Although the Gelman appointment was just announced, he's been around for months and was instrumental in helping Payne to develop his big plan that was taken to the Gannett Board a few weeks ago. Expect at least two more major VP additions for Digital in the coming weeks and months. One for Platforms and one for New Products.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64759926210798847392011-08-03T23:15:26.198-04:002011-08-03T23:15:26.198-04:00A good journalist hired for leadership? Cool. May ...A good journalist hired for leadership? Cool. May that idea go viral. The all-marketing-all-the-time crew might learn what they're supposedly selling. Please, Mr. Gelman, please let your inner journalist show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85059083906425243772011-08-03T16:58:16.627-04:002011-08-03T16:58:16.627-04:00How many new V.P.'s has Gannett announced in t...How many new V.P.'s has Gannett announced in the recent past?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46221786140530042842011-08-03T15:45:26.316-04:002011-08-03T15:45:26.316-04:00The show was actually called "Arli$$." Y...The show was actually called "Arli$$." You know, with dollar signs instead of S's because he was greedy.<br /><br />That show was f*cking terrible, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44162313972375907132011-08-03T15:20:27.091-04:002011-08-03T15:20:27.091-04:003:08 I was not blasting Jim. I was blasting the ha...3:08 I was not blasting Jim. I was blasting the haters that will jump on anyone that is new. This guy is the real deal and may actually help us get through this terrible time. But thanks for the kind words about my characterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1278659507835631502011-08-03T15:08:45.031-04:002011-08-03T15:08:45.031-04:001:46 ... I don't see where Jim has blasted Gel...1:46 ... I don't see where Jim has blasted Gelman. All he did was post the news release and pose a question regarding the future of a couple of other Gannett employees. <br /><br />You, on the other hand, seem to be a lot like the mouth breathers who post comments on Gannett newspaper websites - guilty of making comments while completely ignoring the facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-562918333910365732011-08-03T15:03:07.800-04:002011-08-03T15:03:07.800-04:00Sounds like a great hire. Hard to imagine anyone w...Sounds like a great hire. Hard to imagine anyone with a better resume. Welcome aboard. I'll give him a chance before I start the bashing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66450189225195261442011-08-03T13:46:12.333-04:002011-08-03T13:46:12.333-04:00Jim has a Mirror award and Mitch has a Pulitzer. Y...Jim has a Mirror award and Mitch has a Pulitzer. Yep let's blast GelmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4938942014884357532011-08-03T13:30:19.640-04:002011-08-03T13:30:19.640-04:00Welcome Mitch. It will be great to have someone on...Welcome Mitch. It will be great to have someone on staff that has your kind of experience and success on their bio. We need about 50 more. Onward and upward friends!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48724643908149279352011-08-03T13:21:29.800-04:002011-08-03T13:21:29.800-04:00What's going to happen when Hunke's band o...What's going to happen when Hunke's band of Merrymen decide find the jobs they REALLY wanted and blow-off USAT. Let's face it, most of them are here because their former companies cast them off and this was the best they could get. Well, we legacy employees at USAT deserve a hell of alot better. Talk to us sometime....we actually know what the hell we're doing. And we'll beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2187622015625753732011-08-03T13:19:48.235-04:002011-08-03T13:19:48.235-04:00Isn't Resnik going to be in charge of Deal Chi...Isn't Resnik going to be in charge of Deal Chicken now? Maybe I misheard something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34691677909927137472011-08-03T13:05:02.135-04:002011-08-03T13:05:02.135-04:00Gelman was involved in bringing "iReport"...Gelman was involved in bringing "iReport" to CNN.com -- it's a special area of the website where users can upload uncensored news videos of their own.<br /><br />Here's Gelman explaining it, from 2008:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCnFFw7xu3E<br /><br />Here's a live story about how iReport is doing well & CNN is looking to expand the concept:<br />http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53483173663278603992011-08-03T12:46:15.437-04:002011-08-03T12:46:15.437-04:00He bails in two years. Tops.He bails in two years. Tops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11216822094769449232011-08-03T12:45:15.138-04:002011-08-03T12:45:15.138-04:00Good bye Resnik and Jones. The time has come for y...Good bye Resnik and Jones. The time has come for you corporate wanks to leave. Although this guy doesn't sound any better. Another newsroom journalist from BIG CORPORATE AMERICA trying to save Gannett. Hey, do you think Arliss will relocate unlike his boss Payne from the failed ShortTail media company? Maybe Payne will bring back his buddy Jeff Webber!<br /><br /><br />Short this stock Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53399735960612760852011-08-03T12:32:35.019-04:002011-08-03T12:32:35.019-04:00Before the haters jump in he shared in a Pulitzer ...Before the haters jump in he shared in a Pulitzer Prize awarded to the New York Newsday staff for spot news reporting in 1992. Check out his bio. Wow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79329826069691733792011-08-03T12:24:12.339-04:002011-08-03T12:24:12.339-04:00He rose to power at CNN.com in the wake of huge la...He rose to power at CNN.com in the wake of huge layoffs there, triggering instant resentment that he probably didn't deserve -- and he did compile quite a long record of accomplishment there and became one of the best-known online media execs in the country. OTOH, people who didn't like him called him "Arliss," in reference to the old HBO comedy about the sports agent who had noAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com