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Michelle Andersen Joins Oodle as Director of Communications
| Source: Oodle
SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - June 18, 2007) - Oodle, the search engine for classifieds that
provides consumers with a great shopping experience, today announced the
appointment of Michelle Andersen as director of communications.
"We are thrilled to have someone of Michelle's caliber onboard," said Craig
Donato, CEO of Oodle. "Her extensive experience and reputation in the
industry and in developing communications programs for top search engines
like Ask.com and Yahoo! is an important asset to Oodle."
Prior to joining Oodle, Andersen was with Dotted Line Communications where
she led corporate and product communications programs for industry-leading
companies including Ask.com, Ingenio, Makena Technologies/There.com and
more. Prior to Dotted Line Communications, Andersen spent more than six
years with Fleishman Hillard leading accounts that included extensive work
with Yahoo!, the Visa brand, the Danger Sidekick and many more. Andersen's
past experience spans interactive entertainment, advertising/marketing,
e-commerce and retail operations, digital media, consumer electronics and
digital imaging. She joins Oodle with more than eight years of experience
in media, analyst and public relations.
"Becoming a part of the Oodle team is like becoming part of a family. The
culture at Oodle is that strong," said Michelle. "Oodle has so many
interesting facets to its business and is poised on the brink of an
exploding area of growth, making this an exciting time to join the
company."
Recognized by her peers for her outstanding contributions to the industry,
Andersen has received several awards for her work including a Silver Anvil
for Internet Capital Group, LACP Magellan Award for the Yahoo! Games on
Demand launch and a Bay Area Red Herring Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Andersen received her bachelor's degree in communications from Loyola
Marymount University.
About Oodle, Inc.
Oodle (www.oodle.com) provides consumers with a great shopping experience
for classifieds. Users search the freshest, most comprehensive collection
of classifieds listings with over 20 million listings from more than 75,000
sites across every major category: automotive, real estate, rentals,
employment, personals, tickets, pets, services and merchandise.
Oodle also runs the Oodle network, a collection of sites that use Oodle to
power their online classifieds. The Oodle Network includes major newspapers
such as the Washington Post and San Diego Union Tribune; business directory
providers such as Local.com and Yell.com; television broadcast such as WTKR
(Norfolk) and KLAS (Las Vegas); and large Internet sites such as Lycos. To
be included in the Oodle index or to learn more about the Oodle Network,
please contact partner@oodle.com.