Buzznet Expands Leadership Team With Two Former Yahoo! Executives to Extend Growing Userbase, Enhance Content and Increase Revenue

Buzznet Expands Leadership Team With Two Former Yahoo! Executives to Extend Growing Userbase, Enhance Content and Increase Revenue

Internet Heavyweights John Glascott and Elizabeth Osder Join the Web's Fastest Growing Social Media Network

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Buzznet.com, one of the fastest growing social networking sites on the Web that lets users program media around the music and pop culture topics they care most about, announced today that it has expanded its executive leadership team with two Internet industry veterans. John Glascott, who formerly served as a senior sales executive at Hearst, iVillage, Yahoo! and RealAge, has been appointed Executive Vice President of Sales and Elizabeth Osder, who previously worked as an executive with New York Times Digital and Yahoo! joins the team as Senior Vice President of Audience. The new additions will help further Buzznet's leadership in social media, leveraging over 8 million users to help program the best and most authentic media experiences on the Internet for consumers and advertisers.

"John and Elizabeth bring an exceptional level of talent and experience from major industry-leading companies," said Tyler Goldman, CEO of Buzznet. "This is an exciting time for Buzznet and John's skills and reputation in the advertising world, coupled with Elizabeth's expertise as a social media and product visionary, perfectly compliment our ongoing commitment to provide users the best place online to aggregate and network around music and other topics they love. They will play an important role as we continue to grow the Buzznet experience in music and beyond, and further establish Buzznet as the premier social media provider on the web, where users can contribute to, combine and connect around media."

Buzznet has experienced steady growth over the past six months and has quickly gained more than 8 million users. According to recent Hitwise and comScore Matrix reports Buzznet is among the fastest growing sites on the Web and is one of the top ten entertainment multimedia sites on the Internet.

As Executive Vice President of Sales, John Glascott is responsible for overall sponsorship and advertising sales activities for Buzznet. Prior to joining Buzznet, Glascott served as senior vice president of business development and sales for RealAge, where his team tripled ad sales and diversified its revenue base. Before RealAge, Glascott also held executive sales positions with Yahoo!, iVillage and Hearst.

"I'm thrilled to join one of the hottest social media companies on the Web as it continues to grow as a leader in the market," said Glascott. "Buzznet's users are today's tastemakers and trendsetters actively aggregating around topics they are passionate about. No other site develops authentic, engaged and enthusiastic communities like Buzznet -- its high quality communities are creating new powerful marketing opportunities for advertisers and brands."

Elizabeth Osder joins Buzznet as Senior Vice President of Audience from Yahoo! and will be responsible for further developing engaging social media and programming experiences to enhance the rapidly growing Buzznet user base. At Yahoo!, Osder was responsible for product development of Yahoo! News, including overseeing social media for Yahoo! Media Group. Osder has been an editor, producer and consultant for publications, broadcasters and online services, including The New York Times, NPR, News Corp, Financial Times and Time Warner.

Osder will be instrumental in the Buzznet.com re-design planned for August, which will add new capabilities for Buzznet users to experience everything about the music, bands and pop culture they love. Rather than connect with people around profiles or friend lists, Buzznet visitors enjoy unique and authentic experiences collectively programmed through the efforts of millions of members, including fans, artists like Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Cartel and AFI, and top Internet celebrities.

"I am honored to join Buzznet at such an exciting time for social networking and social media in particular," said Osder, "Buzznet was among the first to recognize a definite shift being made in the way people want to socialize and consume media, allowing them to take the lead in the social media category by harnessing the programming capabilities of millions of users. I look forward to enhancing the Buzznet user experience and making it the best social media destination for music and more on the Web."

Buzznet.com provides a unique and intimate platform for users to collaborate and create authentic, media-rich communities around the music topics they love. Buzznet.com has quickly become a favorite destination among teens, young adults, musical artists and Internet celebrities, and is the leading social media destination for music and pop culture on the Web.

About Buzznet

Buzznet.com is the fastest growing social media community for music on the Internet with more than eight million users. Buzznet is the leader in the rapidly emerging social media category where users build and program communities and networks around content they create, find, and remix. Already, Buzznet.com is the home for communities created by top bands and social trendsetters and it has established itself as the premiere site to discover what's new and "cool" in the world of music and pop culture. For more information visit http://www.buzznet.com/

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CONTACT: Tomica Divic of Sutherland Gold Group, +1-415-848-7166,
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+1-213-252-8999, ext. 297, jgarnick@buzznet.com

Web site: http://www.buzznet.com/

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Profile: International Entertainment