The May Report: 10/11/2010: Mark Tebbe responds to report about what happened to Troy Henikoff at OneWed.com; the rumor that Dwight Badger, CEO of Advanced Equities, was fired appears to be not true; Uki Lukas on Android and Amazon

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Scoop section:

– Mark Tebbe responds to report from earlier today
– Uki Lucas shares his opinion on the new development with Amazon and the Android Market
– Cards Ron collected at the Social Media Club Chicago event on September 23, 2010

[Editor's note: Ron May here. I have received four or five phone calls since last Thursday evening from people asking about a rumor that the CEO of Advanced Equities, Inc., Dwight Badger, was fired by the board. I have checked into it and as far as I can determine, the rumor is not true. The rumor started on the Yahoo finance site for Motricity, a publicly traded firm that Advanced Equities, Inc. invested in.

messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks_%28A_to_Z%29/Stocks_M/threadview?m=tm&bn=110137&tid=139&mid=139&tof=1&frt=2

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The Scoop section:
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Mark Tebbe responds to report from earlier today

Subject: Clarifying one of your reports...
Date: 10/11/2010 4:22:50 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: mark@tebbe.com
To: ron@themayreport.com, ronaldmay@aol.com
CC: Troy@henikoff.com

Ron:

As you know, I strive for accuracy in reporting. To this goal, one of your recent reports made illusions about how I 'canned Troy for cooking the books'. Let me emphatically state that this claim is inaccurate. I have never made any comments publicly or privately to this effect so am unsure how [Ron May here. The name of the person cited here by Mark Tebbe has been removed in the interest of preserving the anonymity of sources] could or would have heard this because it sure wasn’t from me.

Please ensure a correction to this claim is communicated to your readers.

Thanks.

…mark
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Ron May here. I notice the non-denial denial flavor of Mark’s comments. I have sent him a note asking directly if he fired Troy since he is so concerned with accuracy in reporting and clarity in reporting. I hope to hear back.
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Uki Lucas shares his opinion on the new development with Amazon and the Android Market

From: Melanie Adcock
Subject: Uki Lucas shares his opinion on the new development with Amazon and the Android Market
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:21:36 +0000
To: ,

I love it when experts are relaxed enough to say what they really think. Uki Lucas is Chicago’s leading authority on all things Android and has the admiration and respect of many of his peers in mobile. Uki and Todor were in charge of coordinating the G2 Launch party at Syncubator last week and they did a great job in a short period of time. Below Uki gives his opinion on a new development in the android mobile scene: -Melanie

Melanie A. Adcock: This is interesting- what do you think about it?

Uki’s response:

Amazon will have their own Android market, separate from Google Market.. they can definitely do it with all the traffic they get and make money on the sales of the apps.
For us, developers, it means:
1) more opportunity to market our apps (somehow I am not excited about it)
2) much more hassle to deploy apps
3) separate/confusing statistics of how your app downloads are doing
I would rather see Google and the rest like Amazon, AT&T, etc. strike a deal and SHARE PROFITS and for us have ONE place to manage your apps on the Market.
Can you write an article on that and bash them just a little? They really need it.
Uki

Posted on Uki’s Facebook Page is an article that explains more:

Amazon sends ‘welcome packet’ to prospective app store devs — Engadget
www.engadget.com

Amazon sends ‘welcome packet’ to prospective app store devs

www.engadget.com/2010/10/08/amazon-sends-welcome-packet-to-prospective-app-store-devs/

By Chris Ziegler posted Oct 8th 2010 2:17AM Exclusive
There’s now little doubt that Amazon — for reasons that may or may not be borne of sound mind — is hard at work setting up its own app store ecosystem for Android devices. We’ve got a tiny bit more evidence of that today in the form of the complete welcome kit being sent out to prospective developers; there’s not anything too mind-boggling in here, but let’s break down some of the key points:
*From the wording, there’s no question that the system is exclusive to Android — at least initially.
*Amazon is already accepting submissions, but only of promotional materials and other non-app assets; presumably, they’re trying to make sure they’ve got critical mass before deploying.
*Oh, and here’s another reason they’re only taking non-app assets right now: the “App Packaging Tool” that binaries will need to be run through prior to submission isn’t yet ready. The nuts and bolts of the tool aren’t yet clear, but Amazon says that it will “ensure that the apps will install properly on customers’ devices and… enable the digital rights management (DRM) policies outlined in the developer agreement.”
*Speaking of DRM, turns out it’s not required. It’s up to the developer whether to enable it.
*Developer-submitted videos will be supported in the app product pages, which is kind of nice — neither the Android Market nor the iOS App Store support that.
*Naturally, it’s at Amazon’s sole discretion what will be allowed and disallowed in the store; “offensive content” won’t be permitted, and the company says that “what [it deems] offensive is probably about what you would expect.” Neither pornography nor “hard-core material” are cool.
So there you have it — Amazon is expecting to ingest actual app binaries “in a few weeks,” so it looks like this will be ready in time for the holidays. App store fragmentation seems like the last thing any mobile platform needs right now, but we’re sure that these guys — with the huge opportunity for showcasing apps on a site network that gets tens of millions of views per day — would just love a slice of that multi-billion dollar pie.
[Thanks, anonymous tipster]

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Cards Ron collected at the Social Media Club Chicago event on September 23, 2010

Peter C. Vitale [who was a partner with Phil Tadros at Noble Tree, the coffee shop on Clark Street]
Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.
Attorneys at Law
312.840.7129
www.burkelaw.com
pvitale@burkelaw.com

Tiffany Meyers
Writer
773.857.2305
www.tiffanymeyers.com
tiffanymeyers.com

Steven M. Kull
Director of Marketing
Xata Turnpike
716.903.4677
www.xataturnpike.com
steve.kull@xataturnpike.com

Greg Samata
Smbolic Chicago
www.smbolic.com
greg@smbolic.com

Randall Fielding, AIA
Chairman
Fielding Nair International
www.fieldingnair.com
randy@fieldingnair.com

Janeen Ebster
Context Strategic Planner
DraftCB
www.draftcb.com
janeen.ebster@draftcb.com

Jeremiah F. Bransfield
Computer Consultant
312.543.4427
www.312-543-4427.com
jerry@312-543-4427.com

Jason Steinberg
Vice President, Director of Digital
MS&L
312.861.5272
www.mslworldwide.com
jason.steinberg@mslworldwide.com

Nicole Duhoski
Social Media Strategy & Marketing
312.622.0045

linkedin.com/in/nduhoski

t @ nduhoski
www.foursquare.com/user/nduhoski
nduhoski@gmail.com

Michelina Mantas
Digital & Social Media
Sears Holdings Management Corporation
847.286.4839
michelina.mantas@searshc.com

Kim Redd
Business Development
RapLeaf
www.rapleaf.com
t @ reddsmitty
kim@rapleaf.com

Tim Piotrowski
Experiences Marketing Professional
Sponsorship, Director Response, Copywriting
773.610.1404
timp2112@yahoo.com

Edgars Vimba
Morningstar, Inc.
edgars.vimba@morningstar.com

Douglas Lee Miller
New Media Coordinator
Career and Money Management
DePaul University

careercenter.depaul.edu

dmille31@depaul.edu

Leyla Arsan
Lotus Marketing Services
312.970.0659
www.lotusmarketingservices.com
leyla@lotusmarketingservices.com

Sean Taylor
Senior Recruiter
Talent Acquisition
U.S. Cellular
www.uscellular.com
sean.taylor@uscellular.com

Josh Koenigs
Interactive Analyst
Tribune Interactive
jkoenings@tribune.com

Mike Bennett
CFO
LSF Interactive
mikebennett94@gmail.com

Lori Ravis
Jam Theatricals
312.951.0080
lravis@jamtheatricals.com

Xan Pearson
Director of Corporate Partnerships
Bulls Sox Training Academy
630.324.8232
www.bullssoxacademy.com
xpearson@bullssoxacademy.com

Jay Yearly
Elite Media
www.elitemedia.us
jyearly@elitemedia.us

Frank N. Scarpelli
Executie Search
Advisory Board Services
Hunter Global
skype: frankscarpelli
fscarpelli@huntergloballlc.com

Glenn Raines
Social Media Moves
t @ SocialMoves
skype: rainsmaker
708.420.3170
glenn@socialmediamoves.com

Elena Scott
Online Marketing Consultant
773.991.6266

elenascott.com

mail@elenascott.com

Peter Jaconbsen
Speaker of the House
Comfort Keepers
www.comfortkeepers.com
aurorabatavia@comfortkeepers.com

Margaret Douglas
Marketing Director, Web and New Media
Kellogg School of Management
Marketing & Communications
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu
m-douglas@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Brendan Tripp
312.649.1654

btripp.info

btripp@gmail.com

Alex K. Levine
Social Media Strategist
Paco Communications
312.226.7831
www.pacocommunications.com
alevine@pacocommunications.com

Jon David
Stylist
Joseph Michael’s Salon Spa
312.482.9800
www.mychicagosalon.com
www.mafiahairdresser.com

Meagan Burns
512.921.8558
meaganburnt@gmail.com

Avery J. Cohen
Principal
Metrist Partners
www.metrist.com
avery@metrist.com

Tim McDonald
Broker Associate
@Properties
www.atproperties.com
tmcdonald@atproperties.com

Elizabeth Stiles
elizabeth.stiles@paladinstrft.com

Jenniger N. Scarpelli
630.254.1944
www.jenniferscarpelli.com
jns@jenniferscarpelli.com

Matthew P. Speer
Evironmental Engineer
Capital Power Corporation
www.capitalpower.com
mspeer@capitalpowerusa.com

Josh Elder
Executive Director
Reading With Pictures
www.readingwithpictures.com
joshelder@readingwithpictures.com

Dirk “Baba” Brinkman
Director
Babasword Productions
www.babasword.com
info@babasword.com

Matt Harmon
Senior Designer
Catalyst Exhibits
www.catalystexhibit.com
mharmon@catalystexhibit.com

Steve Stokes
Engineer, Video Production
www.stroberecording.com
steve@stroberecording.com

Steve Frykholm
AIGA Fellow
Vice President Creative Director
HermanMiller
616.654.5738
www.hermanmiller.com
steve_frykholm@hermanmiller.com

Robert W. King
Online and Offline Marketing Communications
www.linkedin.com/in/robwking
robwking@gmail.com

Rhonda Robinett
Graphic Designer
773.206.2726
rhondarobinett@gmail.com

Lynn Hazan
President
Lynn Hazan Associates
www.lhazan.com
lynn@lhazan.com

Tammy King
Education Specialist
Illinois Resource Center
www.thecenterweb.org/irc
tking@cntrmail.org

Timothy M. Mojonnier
Management Education & Consulting
Mojonnier & Associates
www.philosophiesofbusiness.com
tim@timmojonnier.com

Jackie Mitchell
Director
Marketing & Communications
American Red Cross of Chicago
312.729.6202
mitchellja@usa.redcross.org

MIguel Cano
Founder
The Contrapuntist
www.thecontrapuntist.com
t @ contrapuntist.com
contrapuntist@gmail.com

George Pappageorge Faia
Principal
Pappageorgehaymes Partners
www.pappageorgehaymes.com
george@pappageorgehaymes.com

Dana Underwood
Singer, Songwriter
847.452.7462
www.myspace.com/danaunderwoodmusic

Leon Fitzpatrick
Designer
Minimal
312.624.8981
www.mnml.com
leon@mnml.com

Mickey McManus
President & CEO
Maya
www.maya.com
mcmanus@maya.com

Farah Bulsara Speer
Executive Vice President
GolinHarris
www.golinharris.com
fspeer@golinharris.com

Margot Harrington
www.pitchdesignunion.com

Caroline Cook Juhlin
Assistant Director
Columbia College Chicago
Portfolio Center
www.colum.edu/portfolio
cjuhlin@colum.edu

Chad Kouri
Long Live Analog
312.504.4075
www.longliveanalog.com
chad@longliveanalog.com

Monica Zaffarano
Producer
Specializing in Film and Photo Production
773.4225.5593
www.azaffaranoproductiion.com
monicazaffarano@me.com

MS&L Group
Blogger Outreach, Digital and Social Media, etc.
www.mslworldwide.com
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