Optoelectronics Report has ceased publication. The newsletter was published by PennWell and printed on a semi-monthly basis.
Due to layoffs at IGN.com, PlayStation executive editor Chris Roper and others have exited the company. Also departing is TeamXbox editor in chief Andy Eddy and executive editor Tom Price. GameSpy.com also lost their previews and features editor, Gerald Villoria. To learn more, call 415-508-2000.
Network World has announced the closure of its blog Brad Reese on Cisco. Replacing it is Perspectives on Cisco, written by Michael Thompson. To learn more, visit www.networkworld.com/community/blog/12434.
Reporter Taryn Luntz has left green technology Web sites E&ENews PM and Environment & Energy Daily, as well as the online news-service GreenWire. The publications focus on Congressional legislation effecting environmental concerns and energy usage. No replacement has been announced for Luntz's position. For more information, contact 202-628-6500.
Gina Bianchini, CEO of Ning, has left the site after co-founding it five and a half years ago. She is replaced by Jason Rosenthal, who previously served as chief operating officer and head of business operations. Visit www.ning.com for additional details.
TechVibes.com highlights technology industry information and examines companies, applications, events, products and awards. The site features news from various Canadian cities such as Toronto; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Montreal, Quebec as well as US cities such as Portland, Ore.; Seattle; and the Denver-Boulder, Colo., area. For more information, contact 604-688-6722 or visit www.techvibes.com.
Doug Aamoth has left his post at the blog CrunchGear, where he served as a reviews editor covering computer hardware, consumer electronics and new gadgets. He will continue to contribute weekly video reviews for Techland. For additional information, visit www.crunchgear.com or call Techland at 212-522-1212.
mediabistro.com has shut down BayNewser, its site that covered San Francisco and Silicon Valley media industry news. The blog's coverage greatly overlapped with mediabistro.com's other social media oriented properties, Webnewser, Social Times and AllFacebook.com. BayNewser launched in June 2009.
Senior reporter Eric Lai has departed Computerworld, where he covered Microsoft, Microsoft applications and Linux. He also wrote the now defunct blog Regarding Redmond. He had been with the magazine since 2006. Prior to this, he was a reporter for the defunct East Bay Business Times. To learn more, call 508-879-0700.
Sara Haines has boarded Ladies' Home Journal as a tech contributor and will write the column Sara's Tech Tips. She is also a correspondent for Today, a position she has held since 2009. Prior to this, she did online reporting for the show and also served as a production coordinator. She is available on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sarahaines. To learn more, call 212-499-2000.
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