Press Release
Netscape's Jason McCabe Calacanis to Deliver Keynote Address at Search Engine Strategies (SES) Chicago 2006
The premier event for Search Engine Marketing & Optimization returns to Chicago for the 8th time
New York, NY - November 15, 2006 - Incisive Media (FTSE: INM) announced today that Jason McCabe Calacanis, CEO of Weblogs, Inc., (an AOL Company) and general manager of Netscape (an AOL Company), will deliver a keynote address during the upcoming Search Engine Strategies (SES) Conference & Expo 2006 in Chicago (https://searchenginesstrategies.com/sew/chicago06/index.html). The premier search industry event--one in a series of global conferences--kicks off December 4-7, 2006, at the Chicago Hilton. Calacanis is scheduled to speak on Tuesday, December 5 at 9:00 a.m.
Jason McCabe Calacanis co-founded Weblogs Inc., a network of widely read blogs including Engadget, in January of 2004. Weblogs Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL in November of 2005, with Calacanis maintaining editorial supervision over the network. He was appointed a senior vice president of AOL, and in June of 2006, he relaunched Netscape (an AOL Company) as a news and social networking site.
Known for his uncanny ability to forecast trends in media, and his outspoken commentary on the industry, Calacanis will discuss his view on the rise of social media, citizen journalists and other issues in a keynote conversation with Search Engine Strategies chair, Danny Sullivan.
With search industry experts from around the world gathered to offer timely insights, Search Engine Strategies provides a forum for the entire industry to discuss today's challenges and evaluate the industry's trends. Chaired by search authority Danny Sullivan, SES Chicago will teach the ins-and-outs of search engine marketing through top search experts along with representatives from the search engines themselves.
SES attendees can expect to come away from SES Chicago with actionable information to apply to their businesses in the areas of search engine marketing strategy and technology and creative innovation. SES Chicago will highlight what is coming next in the evolving world of Web search, and inform attendees how they can profit from these changes.
For additional information about the Chicago event and other conferences in the series, visit www.searchenginestrategies.com.
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Editorial Contacts
Ann Shannon
PAN Communications
978-474-1900
ses@pancomm.com
Matt McGowan
Incisive Media
212-457-7794
matthew.mcgowan@incisivemedia.com