15 episodes
The Net OGs Duration Media
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4.8 • 9 Ratings
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Welcome to The Net OGs, an original podcast series brought to you by Duration Media and hosted by Andy Batkin. This series asks and answers the question, “what was the internet like before the internet was a thing and who were the original players?” Each week Andy will be joined by an OG - not an old guy or gal, but the true “original gangsters” of the Internet. Sit back and sisten to never-before-heard stories from some of the visionaries that formed the first internet media companies and digital ad agencies.
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Episode 14: Tibor Gaddum
This week’s episode features our first European Net OG, Tibor Gaddum. Tibor was destined to be involved in digital media as he started using Personal Computers and very early versions of online services when he was 11 years old in the early 1980s. And, in the Summer of 1998, he was one of the first three hired in the German media Sales office of DoubleClick.
Tibor sits down with host, Andy Batkin, to discuss the early days working at an online newspaper in Hannover, his successful career at DoubleClick, and the ups and downs of his company Quarter Media.
Listen now for the full interview at www.thenetogs.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you stream your audio.
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Episode 13: Andy Pakula
Join Andrew Batkin as he sits down with Andy Pakula, the current CEO of WiOffer, on this week’s episode of The Net OG’s.
Andy Pakula is a recognized digital media innovator, with a long history of vision in the interactive space. He is a former big ad agency new business executive and has been in the digital media and advertising industry for more than 25 years developing and bringing to market new digital ad platforms for advertisers and media companies.
Andy Pakula spends an hour with Andy Batkin discussing his early career at Bozell, how Interactive Marketing Inc. was born and played a vital part in the development of the very early Yahoo! Days…plus you’ll hear all about the Pakula bakery…Bakery?
Listen now for the full interview at www.thenetogs.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you stream your audio.
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Episode Music: https://www.scottholmesmusic.com/
Sound effects obtained from https://zapsplat.com
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Episode 12: Jonathan Nelson
On this week's episode, Andy Batkin sits down with Jonathan Nelson the current CEO Of Omnicom Digital. In the early days of the Internet, Jonathan was CEO of Organic and CEO Accrue Software. During their hour together Jonathan talks about how Organic was tapped to create the original YAHOO! logo, the true story of how he put up one of the first ad banners on the Internet, plus you'll hear some interesting takes on the future of journalism and social/digital media. You'll also hear how Jonathan's incredible love of music led to him being a co-founder of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Music Festival held every year in San Fransisco.
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Episode 11: Martin Nisenholtz
This week’s episode features Martin Nisenholtz who probably has more digital media experience than anyone in the world. He spends an hour with Andy Batkin discussing his time in the 1980s at Ogilvy & Mather, how he built his team of digital "weirdos," what it was like building the NewYorkTimes.com, and his vision for the future of social and digital media.
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Episode 10: Richy Glassberg
"You find your passion whenever it hits you in life" - Richy Glassberg, Co-Founder/CEO of SafeGuard Privacy.
We promised you never-heard-before stories and today's guest, Richy Glassberg, certainly did not disappoint. He talks with host, Andy Batkin, about his career before he landed one of the most coveted jobs at CNN building CNN.com. Richy also shares the true story of how the IAB was formed, and the never-before-heard story about where the first-ever pixel came from. He also shares more about a cause that is very near and dear to his heart, breastcancer.org. Richy helped build the site, and also runs the Bowl-A-Thon in NYC which raises $500k in one night and has raised over $5M in total. -
Episode 9: Gina Garrubbo
In today's episode, Andy interviews Gina Garrubbo who was one of the key executives responsible for building Women.com, one of the first websites for women. Gina talks about the first time she was introduced to women.com, what her peers thought about her leaving a big job at Discovery and moving over to the Internet...and what it was like being a woman in this industry. She also gives some great advice to women who are entering the digital and media world today and walks Andy through her optimistic vision for the future of social and digital media. ---------------------------------------------------
Episode Music: https://www.scottholmesmusic.com/
Sound effects obtained from https://zapsplat.com
Additional sound effects obtained from https://soundgator.com