Mike Weber

Director of Online for ONEHOPE Wine, social media guy, techie, wino, sports fan (Cal, Lakers, Dodgers), beach bum.

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Director Online at ONEHOPE Wine
Internet | Greater Los Angeles Area, US

Experience

  • Jun 2010 - Present
    Director, Online Operations / ONEHOPE Foundation
  • Oct 2009 - Present
    Director Online / ONEHOPE Wine LLC
    Charitable wine label: www.ONEHOPEWINE.com

    50% of Profits go toward Breast Cancer, Autism, The Environment, Children of Fallen Troops, and HIV / AIDS.
  • Oct 2005 - Aug 2009
    Founder, VP Product / The Scene
    The Scene is a nightlife and entertainment portal connecting users to the hottest people, places and events in their area. The Scene is the authority on where to go and what to do for nightlife and entertainment. Tastemakers and trendsetters populate The Scene's user base in metropolitan areas in the US as well as globally in Australia, Great Britain and Canada. The Scene was founded by four U.C. Berkley graduates who have enjoyed successful careers in technology and media, but have a passion for the who, what, where and when of nightlife, The Scene can be accessed at www.thescene.com.
  • May 2006 - Jun 2007
    Product Manager / LiveUniverse, Inc.
    Responsible for the overall management & growth of the LiveUniverse network; reporting to the CEO/COO/CTO

    * Managed the entire LiveUniverse online network, consisting of 30+ websites in the social media and video genres

    * Produced & led several successful initiatives to increase overall network traffic and grow flagship LiveVideo.com

    * Developed and fostered relationships with dozens of advertisers and strategic business partners to monetize network

    * Owned revenue and advertising optimization strategy for network of 30+ web sites, growing revenue 400%

    * Provided key strategic insights into the online video and social networking marketplace
  • Apr 2005 - Apr 2006
    Product Manager / SkillJam
    Responsible for the new token-based subscription, game portfolio, and community features; reported directly to the President

    • Owned the creation and launch of the token-based subscription service; recently licensed by LYCOS

    • Produced new community features including a fully customizable avatar system and user created leagues

    • Aided in launching Jewel Quest, Zuma, and Bejeweled 2; presently top 5 games that significantly increased revenue

    • Successfully produced two branded games for GSN; coordinated Lingo promo resulting in 375% increase in cash players

    • Developed key sales & marketing materials; provided strategic thinking on the casual games marketplace
  • Jan 2005 - Apr 2005
    Associate Marketing Manager / SkillJam Technologies
    Responsible for managing partners, promotions, & overall customer experience at SkillJam.com; reported to VP Marketing

    • Assisted in first redesign of SkillJam.com, resulting in increased cash player conversion & revenue

    • Coordinated promotions with AOL Games, resulting in increased traffic & cash players during placement

    • Coordinated all new game launches with development, creative, and partners; responsible for promotional emails
  • Jun 2004 - Aug 2004
    Sony Pictures Online Games Intern / Sony Pictures
    Responsible for aiding the creation and development of Sony’s online casual games site; reported directly to VP of Games

    • Developed marketing plans to monetize high-end brands such as Wheel of Fortune / Jeopardy! with casual games

    • Aided in the selection and management of the third-party game portfolio

    • Owned marketing up-sells and casual game site copy designed to maximize multiple revenue streams
  • Jul 2003 - Nov 2003
    Intern, Private Client Services / Merrill Lynch
    Responsible for aspects of client acquisition and retention for the Integrity Capital Group

    • Assisted in client acquisition for high net worth wealth management group

    • Researched, analyzed, and recommended Mutual Funds

    • Optimized day-to-day duties and administrative tasks
  • Jun 2002 - Aug 2002
    Assistant Account Executive / Arbuthnot Entertainment Group
    Responsible for research & analysis of the online games community and execution of online marketing programs for Micosoft Games and Xbox

    • Authored media alerts promoting upcoming products / events to thousands of gaming enthusiasts online

    • Created “Buzz Reports” detailing the online response to upcoming Microsoft Games and Xbox products

    • Developed an online marketing program for Xbox Live!, highlighting the advantages of Live over the competition
  • Aug 2000 - Mar 2002
    Site Director, PlanetXbox / GameSpy
    Responsible for the inception, development, maintenance, and growth of GameSpy’s flagship Xbox website

    • Managed a team of several editors and day-to-day content schedule

    • Secured exclusive content and stories for titles such as Halo through appropriate public relations channels

    • Traffic increased to approximately 250,000 unique visitors per month in the first year
  • 1998 - 2000
    Web Developer / Editor / GameSpy
    Responsible for aiding the launch of several new GameSpy Network properties and content creation

    • Aided in the development of several GameSpy Network websites that more than tripled network traffic

    • Authored previews / reviews and conducted interviews for Xbox, Playstation 2, and PC games

    • Covered the gaming industry as a news editor for multiple network sites; author of several breaking news stories ("Slashdotted")

Education

  • 2001 - 2004
    University of California, Berkeley
    B.A. in Political Science
    Activities: Sigma Chi Fraternity, Inter-Fraternity Council Executive

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Interests:
Social media, entertainment, sports, marketing, product development, user generated content (UGC), ecommerce, direct to consumer, content management, wine, charity, causes

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September 02, 06:09 PM


From:
"Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz" <Starbucks@e.Starbucks.com>
Date: September 2, 2011 11:15:19 AM PDT
Subject:
A special letter from Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz
Reply-To: "Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz"

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September 2011

Dear Starbucks Friend and Fellow Citizen:

I love our country. And I am a beneficiary of the promise of America. But today, I am very concerned that at times I do not recognize the America that I love.

Like so many of you, I am deeply disappointed by the pervasive failure of leadership in Washington. And also like you, I am frustrated by our political leaders' steadfast refusal to recognize that, for every day they perpetuate partisan conflict and put ideology over country, America and Americans suffer from the combined effects of paralysis and uncertainty. Americans can't find jobs. Small businesses can't get credit. And the fracturing of consumer confidence continues.

We are better than this.

Three weeks ago, I asked fellow business leaders to join me in urging the President and the Congress to put an end to partisan gridlock and, in its place, to set in motion an upward spiral of confidence. More than 100 business leaders representing American companies - large and small - joined me in signing a two-part pledge:

First, to withhold political campaign contributions until a transparent, comprehensive, bipartisan debt-and-deficit package is reached that honestly, and fairly, sets America on a path to long-term financial health and security. Second, to do all we can to break the cycle of economic uncertainty that grips our country by committing to accelerate investment in jobs and hiring.

In the weeks since then, I have been overwhelmed by the heartfelt stories of Americans from across the country, sharing their anguish over losing hope in the strongest and most galvanizing force of all - the American Dream. Some feel they have no voice. Others feel they no longer matter. And many feel they have been left behind.

We cannot let this stand.

Please join other concerned Americans and me on a national call-in conversation on Tuesday September 6th hosted by "No Labels," a nonpartisan organization dedicated to fostering cooperative and more effective government. To learn more about the forum and the pledges, visit www.upwardspiral2011.org

America is at a fragile and critical moment in its history. We must restore hope in the American Dream. We must celebrate all that America stands for around the world. And while our Founding Fathers recognized the constructive value of political debate, we must send the message to today's elected officials in a civil, respectful voice they hear and understand, that the time to put citizenship ahead of partisanship is now.

Yours is the voice that can help ignite the contagious upward spiral of confidence that our country desperately needs.

With great respect,

chief executive officer, Starbucks Coffee Company



Copyright © 2011 Starbucks Corporation. All rights reserved.


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February 15, 04:34 PM

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December 16, 05:05 PM

 

While it was big news that Facebook went down for users today, it appears Facebook was attempting to roll out changes to "Pages."  The version of profiles largely used by brands, business and celebrities.  These changes occurred suddenly around 12:15pm PST today.   What changed?

 

1) Pages more closely matched the new profile design - this meant tabs disappeared 
(Question: what about default tabs used for new fans and Facebook ads?  Is the correct landing page still displayed?)

2) Ability to "Login As Page" appeared on the page profile you're an admin of.

3)  Logging in "as page" updates homepage with newsfeed of that page (with option to view "Favorite Pages" feed) and the notifications window shows all recent notifications for that page you are logged in as.  You have the ability to "Like" posts on your page as the page.

4) Ability to quickly switch accounts from the "Account" drop-down in the Facebook header

As of approx. 1:50pm PST Facebook is back up and running after going completely down.  All of the changes witnessed above have been reverted.

I would highly advise Facebook to reach out to Page admins and owners and inform them of the updates they are attempting to make.   When it comes to brand pages and Facebook ads there is $$$ involved and it's not right to surprise these brands with sudden changes and missing functionality.

 

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November 09, 06:19 PM

Make our escape, you’re my own papillon.
The world turns too fast, feel love before it’s gone.
It kicks like a sleep twitch!
My papillon, feel love when it’s shone.
It kicks like a sleep twitch!

Darling, now don’t put down your guns yet.
if there really was a God here,
He’d have raised a hand by now.
Now darling, you’re born, get old and die here.
Well, that’s quite enough for me dear.
We’ll find our own way home somehow.

No sense of doubt or what you could achieve.
Well, I’ve found you out, I’ve seen the life you wish to leave,
But when it kicks like a sleep twitch!
You will choke, choke on the air you try to breathe.

Darling, now just don’t put down your guns yet.
If there really was a God here,
He’d have raised a hand by now.
Now darling, well, you’re born, get old and die here.
Well that’s quite enough for me, dear.
We’ll find our own way home somehow.
It kicks like a sleep twitch!
It kicks like a sleep twitch!

 

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October 23, 02:45 PM

So a couple weeks ago @ONEHOPEWine was graced with #NewTwitter.  Shortly after receiving #NewTwitter we played with the theming and noticed the theme settings affect your Twitter profile a little differently than before.  In #NewTwitter changing the text color adjusts the text color on the right sidebar, which is a dark grey color.  So we set the text to #FFFFFF (White) and enjoyed the results.  However, about a week later we noticed differences for those logged out of Twitter and not viewing the @ONEHOPEWine profile in #NewTwitter - all of the text on our profile feed was now white on a white background, inconsistent with what we saw in #NewTwitter.

Dear Twitter, can we please fix this?  And let this serve as a heads up to anyone playing with the theming in #NewTwitter.

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October 18, 10:45 PM

 

Taken on my Droid X.

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October 15, 01:57 PM

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October 12, 12:53 AM

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September 30, 04:18 PM

Dear Mike,

Congress forfeited the game - and it's vets who will now lose out.

It's outrageous, but true. Congress shut down a week early for the election season, leaving urgent GI Bill upgrades on the field and unfinished. Because of their inaction, thousands of vets will now be left waiting for their rightly-earned benefits.

For the past few weeks, you helped us push Congress to pass a critical bill that would upgrade and expand the new GI Bill. Over 10,000 Americans joined the fight. Together, we moved the ball as far down the field as we could - all the way to the ten yard line. We did everything we could, and Congress gave up in the red zone.

It's clear where Washington's priorities lie. Instead of delivering results for vets as the clock ticked down, Congress focused on political point scoring and partisan bickering.

We needed a touchdown, and they walked off the field. That's unacceptable.

Washington may have quit, but IAVA hasn't. We'll keep fighting for vets.

This game is far from over. We'll be making some big plays soon, so stay tuned on Facebook and Twitter for play-by-play updates.

Thank you for having our backs.

Paul

Paul Rieckhoff
Executive Director and Founder
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)

 

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September 24, 05:22 PM

You think anyone is going to shift through that?  It's a mess.  Pointless.  I can think of numerous ways this could be better off the top of my head.

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September 06, 12:35 PM

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August 31, 02:18 AM

Hi Mike,

It has been a busy couple months for us.  The team has been making some huge improvements to SocialScope and we're excited to finally show you what we've been working on.  

You will receive an in app upgrade notification shortly, but if you can't wait visit http://getsocialscope.com on your BlackBerry and download it now.    

Quick note: If you would like early access to SocialScope for Android, iPhone and more? Let us know which apps you would like to test at: [retracted]

What's New in .129?

Full Facebook Experience
We've upped our Facebook experience 1000x with Facebook Friends list, Facebook pages, Full Facebook Profiles, Private Messages and Notifications.  SocialScope is the best way to use Facebook on your BlackBerry. 

Inbox Integration  
Powerful inbox integration allows you to select exactly which messages appear in your BlackBerry inbox.  

Mute
Tired of hearing from a user, application(farmville!) or topic? Now you can block those updates.

Reduced Battery Usage
We've tuned, tweaked and optimized SocialScope to dramatically reduced battery usage. The most powerful social networking app now also the most power efficient.

Interface Tweaks
SocialScope is faster and easier to use.  We've made interface tweaks through out the app based on your feedback.

Invites (coming later this week!)
You've been asking for a way to share SocialScope with your friends and we'll be delivering that later this week.  

Lots of Bug Fixes
We went bug hunting and fixed many issues including url shirking, removing Twitter accounts and location lookup.  

These are only the first set of changes!  We've been hard at work to enable a whole new set of experiences with Socialscope.  Keep an eye out for them in the coming weeks.  

Let us know what you think.   

The Socialscope Team
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Follow us at http://twitter.com/socialscope and become a fan at http://facebook.com/socialscope to stay up to date with the latest news about SocialScope.

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