Freewebs Extends Executive Team, Adds Robert Ewald as Vice President of Marketing and Operations; World's Second-Largest Web Host Welcomes Former Nextel Executive to Build Marketing and Member Retention Programs.SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Freewebs.com, the Internet's leading free do-it-yourself Web site host, today announced that Robert Ewald has joined the company as its first vice president of marketing and operations. Ewald joins Freewebs from Nextel Communications Nextel Communications, styled NEXTEL, (Former NASDAQ: NXTL) which is now known as the Sprint Nextel Corporation was a telecommunications firm based in the United States. Known for providing a nation-wide mobile communications system. , where he led a product and marketing team for the company's wireless data services portfolio. Under his leadership, the portfolio's revenue grew more than tenfold tenfold Adjective 1. having ten times as many or as much 2. composed of ten parts Adverb by ten times as many or as much Adj. 1. . At Freewebs, Ewald is charged with delivering marketing and retention programs to accelerate the growth of the Freewebs subscriber base, which is currently 10 million strong. To date, the company's growth has been solely viral. Founded in 2001, Freewebs.com is the free, do-it-yourself Web site builder that guarantees that anyone with an Internet connection and something to share can easily create a complete, high-quality Web site through its versatile publishing platform. Freewebs offers its members a complete personal digital hub that includes Web pages, blogs, profile pages, photo sharing Photo sharing is the publishing or transfer of a user's digital photos online, thus enabling the user to share them with others (whether publicly or privately). This functionality is provided through both websites and applications that facilitate the upload and display of images. , video and more, unified in a single Web presence. The company now boasts more than 10 million users around the globe and is now the second-largest Web host in the world as measured by page views. "Our goal is to make Web sites as ubiquitous Found in large quantities everywhere. This English word means "all over the place." as email addresses See Internet address. , and to provide our global community of users with a single 'hub' to host all of the various media--Web pages, photos, blogs, videos, music--that comprise a true Web presence," said Ewald. "Our growth to date has been driven solely through word-of-mouth by our most active users, and in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with our new marketing programs, we will continue to listen closely to the community that has made Freewebs what it is today." "This is an exciting time for Freewebs as we continue to create a deeper and more meaningful Web experience for our users," said Haroon Mokhtarzada, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Freewebs. "Adding Bob to our executive team provides Freewebs with a talented marketing and product management executive who can take us to the next level." About Freewebs For everyone with an Internet connection and something to share, Freewebs.com is the free, do-it-yourself Web site builder that guarantees anyone can easily create and share a complete, high-quality Web site through its versatile web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. platform. Today, more than 10 million individuals, groups, organizations and small businesses worldwide use Freewebs to create and host comprehensive Web sites that include blogs, photos, videos, music, e-commerce and more. Founded in 2001, Freewebs is privately held and based in Silver Spring, Md. |
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