I just bought this off Amazon today at the direction of a good friend and technologist: SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable for 2.5 / 3.5 Inch Hard Drive / Optical Drive with External AC Power Adapter I have borrowed his in the past. If you own an old computer that you want [...]
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After the petals of the caper bush (capperis spinosa) have dropped off all that remains is the caperberry. A caper on the other hand is the brined or pickled flower buds. I must tell you that I bite into one recently and they taste terrible raw, at least the ones I tried. “There is some [...]
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Entrepreneur, SEO, Mobile Marketer, Angel Investor, Speaker
Gideon Rubin currently serves on the Board of Shoptricity.com, an online cash back shopping business and Board Member for the California Coast Venture Forum, a clean business investment summit. In 2007 he founded the Performance Marketing Agency, Simply Ideas, which was acquired by Lenco Mobile Inc (OTC: LNCM) in 2009. For Lenco, Gideon oversaw US Mobile Operations including mobile messaging mobile optimized website development and mobile broadcasting.
Prior to joining Lenco Gideon was CEO of Simply Ideas a marketing software company focused on the education lead generation vertical and specializing in SEO lead generation. He was also a partner and founder at MicroGravity Media, an organic search marketing software company and a principal at Proper Hosting, a green hosting company, and several highly regarded social media ventures, including Twitroduce.com and DoDraw.com. Gideon has contributed to Search Engine Journal, Performance Marketing Blog, has been featured on Webmaster Radio, and his ventures have been selected by KillerStartUps.com and The Launch Pad.
Prior to launching Simply Ideas, Gideon was the Executive Director of Marketing, Finance & Analytics for a Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) startup and helped launch one of the fastest growing marketing and lead generation businesses in the Education Industry. Gideon began his career at Young & Rubicam Advertising (LSE: WPP) and was responsible for the print, TV, radio, online, and outdoor production management of the largest integrated ad agency account at the time, Citibank (NYSE: C). His account team won a silver Effie for advertising effectiveness on behalf of their innovative “PC Banking” campaign.
Gideon has experience working on interactive campaigns for brands including TamiFlu, General Motors, Kaplan University and others. Gideon graduated Cum Laude from Brandeis University with a B.A. in History and a certificate in Legal Studies and received his MBA from the University of Miami with honors in Finance and Applied Statistics. He is also a member of the international business honors society, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Prior to his work with Simply Ideas, Gideon was the Executive Director of Marketing, Finance & Analytics for a Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) startup and helped launch one of the fastest growing marketing and lead generation businesses in the Education Industry. There he was responsible for managing a multi-million dollar marketing budget covering Search, TV, the Internet and other media.
Gideon began his career at Young & Rubicam Advertising (LSE: WPP) and was responsible for the print, TV, radio, online, and outdoor coordination of the largest integrated ad agency account of its time, Citibank (NYSE: C). His account team won a silver Effie for advertising effectiveness for their innovative “PC Banking” campaign. Gideon has experience working on interactive campaigns for brands including TamiFlu, General Motors, Kaplan University and others. Gideon graduated Cum Laude from Brandeis University with a B.A. in History and a certificate in Legal Studies and received his MBA from the University of Miami with honors in Finance and Applied Statistics. He is also a member of the international business honors society, Beta Gamma Sigma.
