Media Executive Interview Series: Jim Voelker, CEO, InfoSpace

Last year we launched a new monthly media executive interview series on our parent site paidContent.org. It is being brought in association with The Jordan, Edmiston Group.
This one is with Jim Voelker, CEO of InfoSpace. As “mobile” and “mobility” becomes a larger part of the search industry, InfoSpace is positioned to have a sizable impact on the digital media industry, at least more than it has had in its history till now. And that is saying a lot for a company which has been somewhat ignored in the reinvigorated new media sector.
Until recently, InfoSpace had been operating as two separate divisions: online search and directory; and mobile content/infrastructure. Now, the two divisions are merged with the rationale that search is becoming more and more mobile and InfoSpace will provide the thread that connects users through search or pure content.
A chat with Voelker addresses the rationale of the divisional merger, the mobile search and advertising industry, mobile carriers and the mobile music industry….more here
mp3logo1.gif You can download the audio of my interview with Voelker here (26 mins., 6 MB).

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