SAN MATEO, Calif., - June 18, 2007 - Oodle, the search engine for classifieds that provides consumers with a great shopping experience for classified, 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.
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.
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