Archive for the ‘Press Releases’ Category

Sitening Hires Internet Veteran Kate O’Neill to Lead Services

Friday, October 24th, 2008
Nashville, TN, October 24, 2008 — Sitening LLC, a bright, growing web marketing agency has hired Internet veteran Kate O’Neill as Managing Director. O’Neill most recently led customer experience and product development for Franklin-based Magazines.com. However, her experience in Internet design, development and strategy spans back to the early 1990s. She built the first departmental web site at University of Illinois at Chicago while managing the school’s Language Laboratory. Since then, her work has been a veritable Who’s Who of e-commerce and web properties. Her experience includes building an intranet for Toshiba, managing content for Netflix and also lending search ...

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Mikulla Joins Sitening as SEO Specialist

Monday, May 5th, 2008
Matt Mikulla has joined Sitening’s SEO team. An accomplished artist and self-described creative geek, Matt changed career directions to pursue his long-time interest in computers and technology. Prior to Sitening, Mikulla worked for commercial art galleries and launched his own studio and gallery, Art Rogue. During this time he freelanced as a Web developer, graphic designer, and illustrator. “We’re pleased to have Matt work with our SEO team,” says Jon Henshaw, Sitening’s Internet strategist. “Matt’s deep understanding of social media — combined with design skills — helps Sitening provide comprehensive website optimization programs for our clients.” Mikulla has a B.A. in Studio Fine ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/3020/mikulla-joins-sitening-as-seo-specialist

Sitening Launches Raven SEO Tools and Companion Firefox Toolbar

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
After several months of testing and tweaking, we’re excited to announce the release of Raven — The Essential Toolset for Search Engine Optimization. The success of Sitening’s free SEO Tools prompted the creation of Raven. We literally had thousands of registered users requesting more advanced tools and features, and the most glaring problem with our original tools (and most other tools on the Internet) was the lack of unification. Most SEO tools work independently from each other and they don’t share or store important data. Raven changes all of that. Raven is a suite of advanced SEO tools that brings together four ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/2860/sitening-launches-raven-seo-tools-and-companion-firefox-toolbar

Sitening Hosts Students for Junior Achievement’s Job Shadow Day

Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Sitening is pleased to host four students from the John Early Middle School for Junior Achievement’s Job Shadow Day. Students will have an opportunity to meet with Sitening’s design, development, search engine optimization, and management teams. Students will spend time interviewing Sitening’s staff and learning about the work-readiness skills required. Sitening will end the job shadow day with lunch at Hillsboro Village’s famous lunch spot, Pancake Pantry. JA Worldwide is committed to the development and implementation of vital and innovative programs designed to help students understand the importance of their career decisions. JA Job Shadow is an interdisciplinary program that supports the ...

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Piepmeier Joins Sitening as Web Developer

Monday, January 14th, 2008
Trey Piepmeier has joined Sitening as Web Developer. Prior to Sitening, Piepmeier worked for Royall & Company in Richmond, Va. While there, he designed and programmed a variety of products for colleges and universities, including high school recruitment websites and online application software. Piepmeier is an advocate for modern, standards-based Web design. He adheres to design best practices, hand-coding sites using HTML and CSS. He is experienced with a variety of programming languages, including, PHP, SQL, Ruby on Rails, and Django. ‘We’re pleased to have Trey join our development team,’ says Anastasia Holdren, Sitening’s senior vice president. ‘Our clients, and other staff members, ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/3014/piepmeier-joins-sitening-as-web-developer

PodCamp New Media “Unconference” Comes to Nashville

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Renowned tech insiders Joseph Jaffe and C.C. Chapman to Speak to local bloggers, podcasters, social networking specialists, new media marketers, and business leaders NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Members of the marketing, business, design, technology and music industries will gather at the historic Cannery Ballroom on February 9, 2008, for PodCamp Nashville, a nine hour “unconference” that aims to promote education, innovation and collaboration between technology and media professionals and Nashville’s blogging and podcasting communities. “This is all about building community,” said Dave Delaney, an event organizer. “That’s what we’re trying to do here. By attending PodCamp Nashville, members of the blogging, podcasting, marketing, ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/2852/podcamp-new-media-unconference-comes-to-nashville

Tan Joins Sitening as Web Developer

Friday, November 9th, 2007
Jason Tan has joined Sitening as Web developer. Prior to Sitening, Tan was a research assistant and Ph.d. candidate at Vanderbilt University. He worked with the The Teachable Agents Group, (affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Institute for Software Integrated Systems). Tan contributed by researching and developing AI-based educational technology and software for desktop and Web-based applications. The software was designed for middle school students; Tan deployed the software and conducted usability tests. “We’re excited to have Jason join Sitening,” says Scott Holdren, Sitening’s system architect. “His skills and experience are a great fit for the ...

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Sitening Sponsors ‘Walk for Lupus Now’

Friday, October 5th, 2007
Sitening is a proud sponsor of “Walk for Lupus Now,” a 5K Walk supporting the Mid-South Chapter of The Lupus Foundation of America. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m., October 13, 2007 in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tenn. The event promotes physical activity and healthy living in a family-friendly setting. Participants walk to raise funds to save lives from Lupus, an autoimmune disease which affects more than 1.5 million Americans, more than 33,000 in Tennessee alone. You can register for the walk online; mail in a registration form; or simply show up between 8 – 9 a.m. on the day of the ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/3004/sitening-sponsors-walk-for-lupus-now

Henshaw to Speak at Business Wire Forum

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Sitening’s Jon Henshaw will speak at the Business Wire Media Breakfast tomorrow. The forum, titled: “SEO, Blogging and Social Media: How do you reach your audience?” will discuss ways to enhance communication strategies via search engine optimization and social media. The panel will be moderated by Business Wire Regional Manager Tonya Bowen. Other panelists include Dave Delaney, New Media Manager, Emma; Rex Hammock, President, Hammock Publishing; and Bill Hobbs, Media Relations and Blogging Consultant. The free breakfast event will be held at the Scarritt-Bennett Center, Clyde & Mary Hall, Laskey Building, 2nd Floor. Registration and continental breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m.; the ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/3002/henshaw-to-speak-at-business-wire-forum

Grinder Joins Sitening as Account Executive

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Kellie Grinder has joined Sitening as account executive. She will be responsible for client care as well as internal staff support. Grinder has extensive experience working with people; for the past nine years she managed personnel in the human resources department for ITW Dynatec, a division of Illinois Tools Works and Gap Inc. Grinder is also a student; she plans to graduate from Nossi College of Art in spring 2008, with a degree in graphic design. “Kellie’s communication skills and attention to detail are skills greatly appreciated by our clients,” says Anastasia Holdren, vice president of business development. “We’re very happy that ...

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