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Gelman’s Goodbye

Posted on February 21, 2009 by jetrotz

My old friend and co-worker Mitch Gelman, Executive Editor and chief muckety-muck for CNN.com for the last several years was feted before the new year as he left CNN, Turner and Atlanta for greener pastures out in Colorado where his … Continue reading →

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NBA Launch

Posted on October 11, 2008 by jetrotz

Early this morning, Turner launched the new NBA.com – and our intrepid ads team was there at the dawn of crack (5ish) to make sure our piece of the puzzle went smoothly. Check out the site, it’s pretty spiffy, if … Continue reading →

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Go fast, turn left

Posted on July 1, 2008 by jetrotz

Pictured above are the crack team of staff from our Turner Digital Media Tech and Turner Sports Interactive teams as we relaunch the ad systems on Nascar.com today. I played a key role, bringing two dozen hot donuts (from Krispy … Continue reading →

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The Mail of the Beast

Posted on November 2, 2007 by jetrotz

So I keep a lot of messages in my inbox. Mail.app on the Mac rolls that way – with lightning-fast searching by keyword in any field, I have a system where I flag messages for follow-up (or now, with Leopard, … Continue reading →

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Trick or Treat on Turner Street

Posted on October 30, 2007 by jetrotz

One of the best-loved perks for the children of Turner Broadcasting employees has to be the annual Trick or Treat on Turner Street when the Techwood campus is transformed into a Halloween festival for all the kiddies. There were hundreds … Continue reading →

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everybody wang chung tonight

Posted on September 7, 2007 by jetrotz

Yes, it’s a reference to a somewhat annoyingly catchy 80s tune – but it also refers to Chinese belief in the mystical power of music. Well, I can’t tell you much about that as we didn’t have time to hear … Continue reading →

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TCM.com Media Room

Posted on May 24, 2007 by jetrotz

A really nice new product was released by Turner Classic Movies TCM.com yesterday (Reuters coverage here) – the Media Room. Very slick product with lots of classic movie material for your viewing pleasure. And see below – you can embed … Continue reading →

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