Six innovative leaders in the technology, entertainment, sports and content fields have joined DigitalTown’s newly formed board of advisors. The duties of the advisors will be to lead DigitalTown through the next stages of development as it constructs and integrates its 27,000 online communities into a social “civic and school spirit” network serving students, alumni, schools, local towns and their citizens. The first action of the advisory board will be to establish a timetable for the network’s launch.
DigitalTown is a nationwide network of more than 27,000 online communities for high school alumni, boosters, students and local citizens. The company’s online communities represent more than 99 percent of U.S. public and private high schools, and the towns or cities where they are located.
The new members include; Mark Turner, Director of Business Development for Media and Entertainment for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Brian Seth Hurst, CEO of The Opportunity Management Co., Dan Cooper, Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs for Fox Interactive Media (NYSE: NWS), Shawn Gold, CEO of newly formed SociaApproach, Pat Devereux, CEO of Antenna USA, and Scott Holmes, Managing Partner of United Future.
Richard A. Pomije, chairman and chief executive officer, stated, “This is a gigantic and rewarding step for DigitalTown. These individuals possess the wherewithal to build on the testing and raw data DigitalTown accumulated the last two years and create an integrated network from our thousands of online communities. They can deliver the leadership, technology and entertainment and communications features we need to successfully complete the company’s mission.”
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