Mark Ghuneim is an American internet entrepreneur.
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Career edit
Ghuneim began his career as program director and VJ at the 21st Street video nightclub Private Eyes in New York City.[1] After positions at MTV's "120 Minutes," and Beggars Banquet/XL/4AD Records, a British independent label, he became vice president of video promotion for Columbia Records.[2][3]
In 1994 Ghuneim was the vice president of online and emerging technologies at Columbia Records.[4] Ghuneim created and implemented online marketing campaigns for Columbia Records.[5]
His initiatives at Sony Music included the formation of an online and emerging-technologies group as well as innovations in online marketing and promotion, social networking and community management.[6] He was previously senior vice president of online and emerging technology at Sony Music Entertainment.[5] In 2004, Ghuneim left Sony Music Entertainment to launch Wiredset, a start-up digital services company for television networks, movie companies, publishers and emerging brands.[6]
Ghuneim subsequently became General Manager of Twitter’s Curator, a position he held until early 2016.[7]
Politics edit
In 1997, Ghuneim founded Hacked.net.[8] Ghuneim has worked with the American Civil Liberties Union and New York Civil Liberties Union to oppose surveillance in public spaces.[9] He believes that people have a right to be anonymous in their interactions in public spaces.[9]
References edit
- ^ The Digital Era: What's Next?, Fora.tv
- ^ I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, By Rob Tannenbaum, Craig Marks, p.1973, Penguin, Oct 27, 2011
- ^ Vid Experts Discuss New Marketing Strategies, Billboard Magazine, p. 64, Dec 26, 1987
- ^ Tortorici, Frank (15 June 1998). "Dylan Website Provides Rare, Unreleased Recordings". MTV News. MTV. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
Mark Ghuneim, Columbia Records' vice president of online and emerging technologies, stressed that this rare Dylan music is on the company's site, not a fan site.
- ^ a b Billboard Magazine, 'ConnecteD, A Key to Web Extras', Oct 26, 2002, p.49
- ^ a b Simon Dumenco, Why Real-Time Marketing Matters Now, AdAge, October 13, 2010
- ^ Sarah Perez, Twitter Publicly Launches Curator, Its Real-Time Search And Filtering Tool For Media Outlets, "Techcrunch", Mar 31, 2015
- ^ Mark Ghuneim Biography,thetvoftomorrowshow.com, 2013
- ^ a b Lee, Denny (October 31, 1999). "Neighborhood Report – New York on Line – Watching the Watchers". New York Times. Retrieved 13 April 2015.