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At the German trade magazine “Computer Reseller News” Martin Fryba (47) will be the new editor in chief, starting June 1
Currently, Fryba works as editor in chief for the publication’s online edition, www.crn.de.

At the technology magazine “Engadget” Dana Wollman has been promoted to senior reviews editor
Wollman has been working for the magazine as a reviews editor since March 2011.

The business conference “IT@Commerce 2012“ takes place in Berlin, May 22
The main topic of the conference is „IT between multi-channel, reliability and innovation“. The conference and exhibition is aimed at CIOs and IT leaders in the mail order business and online trade. For more information contact info@moeller-horcher.de.

The technology magazine “Engadget” appoints Sarah Silbert as a reviews editor covering consumer electronics
Silbert was recently working for the technology journal LAPTOP as an associate editor.

Additionally to press circulation figures and page visits of online media, the German association IVW is going to measure the sales volumes of apps from 2013 on
The IVW is a member of the International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations (IFABC) and conducts, publishes and controls press circulations figures and page visits of online media.

At the daily newspaper “Chicago Sun-Times” Jim Kirk is the new editor in chief
Before, Kirk was chief of editorial operations at the business magazine Crain’s Chicago Business.

The publishing group “Deutscher Fachverlag” has relaunched its online print archive
The print archive’s website now features a new design and has better usability due to new search technology. www.dfv-archiv.de.

The daily newspaper “The Seattle Times” appoints Sharon Pian Chan as associate opinions editor for digital from May 29
Since July 2011, Chan has served as the website producer for the paper.

The business magazine “Wired” welcomes Nathan Olivarez-Giles as a new staff writer
Olivarez-Giles writes for the Wired website and its’ blog Gadget Lab. Previously, he was working as an editor for the Los Angeles Times and the Money & Company blog.

A growing volume of information, social media and improvement of employee engagement – according to the international study “Leadership Survey 2012” these are the most important challenges for PR and communications managers
The study for the German speaking region was conducted by the universities of Leipzig and Münster. Results can be found at http://slidesha.re/HNQUdX.