media 2.0 "facebook for verticals" (1)

“Facebook for Verticals”

(Verticals include Technology, News, Politics etc.Note: All images are from public domain)

What would revolutionize social networks?

What if friend networks were organized around a

common passion?

What if leading aggregated content and community tools enabled

“destination sites” that were curated in an organized fashion by users?

What if user-generated content by such users, mediated and moderated by the user community,

supplemented the professional content and created a virtual cycle of loyalty and engagement?

STICKINESSWhat if the average visitors

to prototype created websites spent over 12 minutes on the site and returned an average

of 2.2 times per week?

What if these “destination sites” (one-stop informational and community websites) also

were widgitized so as to be distributed by users across the Internet?

What if personalized behavioral advertising created value-added content to the user experience?

What if users shared revenues generated in their friend

network?

What if key influencers in each vertical promoted that vertical site in a win-win for the individual and the site?

(Note: Image from public domain. Does NOT indicate endorsement)

Alex Hammer Resume

(Note: Alex was also previously a candidate for Governor of Maine)

11 Sunset Avenue #14 Bangor, ME 04401

Phone: 207-945-5240 E-mail: hscpub@aol.com

Related Professional ExperienceFounder and CEO, Media 2.0, Bangor, ME 2005 to Present v

Media 2.0 is a 10 blog network that leverages leading content, ad networks, community features and web 2.0 tools and resources to create destination sites across technology, news, politics, environment, and related areas.

Owner/Publisher/CEO, HSC Media, outside NYC, NY, 1996 to 2005Oversaw operations of five-division online publishing company including personnel, technology, sales, and distribution.

Publisher for six recurring publications (monthly, quarterly or yearly) up to 300 pages in length.Received repeat year advertising contracts with Major League Baseball and other major corporate advertisers.

EducationTemple University, Philadelphia, PA, Master of Arts Degree in Clinical Psychology, GPA: 3.8

University of Maine, Orono, Maine, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, GPA: 3.9Awards received included: USAA National Scholar, #1 Graduate in College

of Arts and Sciences, and All Eastern United States Division 1 Athlete

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Politics 2.0

Industry Leaders of Tech 2.0