Independent writer, editor and consultant

Home blog: http://gadi.notes.co.il

email: gadi@shimshon.net

Work Experience: (Text appears as a block. sue me): Current: Independent consultant. Board Member at "Tapuz". not so long ago: Independent writer, editor and consultant. Editor of “Otot”, the Israeli Advertisers association magazine; Editor of “Blazer” email newsletter (It’s sort of an Israeli version of Maxim); Columnist at "Maariv Business"; Strategic consultant for an Israeli web portal; Working with dvirsky on a startup that will make "arnevet" search engine a key factor in our plan for world dominance ||| 2002 Ananey Communications, Ltd, Manager of “EGO”, Israel’s 1st Interactive TV Channel. “Ananey Communications” is Israel’s largest privet TV production house, in which “EGO” was a video & Interactive layer TV channel designed for male audiences, broadcasted on digital cables ||| 2001 Sigler Group, Ltd, VP Content & Editor in chief. The “Sigler Group” is a publishing house specializing in Trade Magazines and Newsletters for the advertising and media industries http://www.ice.co.il ||| 1999 - 2001 Netvision, Ltd., Manager of content, Editor in Chief of “Nana” portal (Also the creator). Netvision is an ISP that has been the market's leader at the turn of the century. Nana portal was Israel’s 2nd most Popular Internet site http://www.nana.co.il ||| 1998 - 1999 Walla! Communications, Ltd., 1st Editor in Chief of “Walla” portal. Walla! portal has become Israel’s No.1 Popular site in 1998, when I changed it from an index into a modern portal (whatever that means). Walla! is traded at TASE since 1999 http://www.walla.co.il ||| 1997 404 Online Ventures, Ltd., Founder and CEO of “Monitor”. “Monitor” was Israel’s 1st site dedicated to Internet and Cyberculture, and became the No. 1 news and gossip center for the industry at its early stages http://monitor.corky.net ||| 1995 - 1997 Casdim Group Inc., Casdim Interactive Systems Inc. Managing director of Multimedia and Internet Ventures. Casdim Group developed and marketed top-notch Interactive and Information retrieval systems in Israel, Europe and the US. Casdim Group was traded at NASDAQ (CDMI) ||| 1993 - 1994 Yedioth Communications Ltd. Editor, writer, columnist. Yeditoth Communications is Israel’s largest chain of local newspapers ||| 1993 Sigler Group Ltd. Editor in charge of “Ha-Tikshoret” Media Magazine ||| 1991 - 1993 Casdim Software Systems Ltd. Managing director of Publishing.

Education: 1997 - 1998 Digital Media Program, “The Interdisciplinary Center”, Hertzelia; ||| 1985 - 1986 Cinema, “Beit Zvi” School of Cinema and arts, Ramat Gan; 1984 - 1985 Film & TV Production, Tel-Aviv University.

Awards: 1997 “Audience Choice” for “Monitor” in the annual Multimedia contest of the “Israeli Industries Association” ||| 1988 1st prize in the annual “Israeli film Institute” script competition.