Ben Elowitz

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  Ben Elowitz
  
  Chief Executive Officer, Wetpaint
  
  Ben is best known for his success as co-founder and vice-president of Blue Nile Inc., the leading online retailer of certified diamonds and fine jewelry.He oversaw the company's front-end operations, which included product management, technology, and creative services from 1999 to 2001.Blue Nile, a publicly traded company ("NILE"), is widely recognized as the first and most successful online luxury goods retail site.
  
  Ben is also well known for his role at the online professional, technical, and business bookstore Fatbrain.com, which was acquired by Barnes & Noble.As the Director of Business Development, Ben looked after product management, marketing programs, and business development from 1996 to 1999.He created the company's strategic partners and corporate bookstore programs which were cornerstones of the company's business-to-business revenue line.
  
  Prior to his roles at Fatbrain.com and Blue Nile, Ben worked at the global business consulting firm Bain & Company.As a management consultant, he specialized in providing business strategies to the high-tech industry.
  
  In 2002, Ben consulted for eHarmony.com, a web service that matches marriage-minded singles.While there, he re-engineered the company's positioning and website to improve branding, messaging, and conversion.
  
  Most recently, Ben worked at Precor USA Inc., one of the country's most successful fitness equipment brands.From 2002 to 2005, he helped Precor in its transition to a customer-driven, growth-oriented company.At Precor, Ben led product management, marketing, and new product development efforts for commercial equipment lines at Precor.
  
  Ben attended University of California, Berkeley as a UC Regents Scholar.In 1994, he graduated after completing two degrees in four years.He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science cum laude and a B.A. in Applied Mathematics.

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  "By making it as easy to contribute to websites as it is to use Microsoft Word, we think Wetpaint will open the floodgates to true collaborative thinking," say Ben Elowitz, CEO of Wetpaint.
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  "Wetpaint makes it much easier for people to contribute to a wiki, and that leads to two healthy results," Elowitz proposes.

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  Here you can find the latest commentary from industry thought leaders Ben Elowitz (Wetpaint CEO) and Charlene Li (Altimeter Group)
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  Ben Elowitz: Wetpaint
  
  Ben Elowitz is CEO of Wetpaint, the leader in social publishing. Wetpaint powers more social sites than any other platform, including sites for more than 100 brands, and over 1 million consumer sites. Ben is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry events including Dow Jones Conferences, Digital Media Summit, Gilbane Boston, OnHollywood, Under the Radar, Shop.org, Washington Software Industry Alliance, and others.

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  "The ENGAGEMENTdb study goes a long way towards validating the importance of social media for business," said Ben Elowitz, CEO of Wetpaint.

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  Judging from our comments, there is a lot of skepticism about the accuracy of this information, but Wetpaint CEO Ben Elowitz shared some further insight with WebProNews about how companies can most... - 21 hours ago

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  "The ENGAGEMENTdb study goes a long way towards validating the importance of social media for business," said Ben Elowitz, CEO of Wetpaint.

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  Published on: 11/10/2008    Last Visited: 11/10/2008  

  Ben Elowitz
  
  Chief Executive Officer, Wetpaint
  
  Ben is best known for his success as co-founder and vice-president of Blue Nile Inc., the leading online retailer of certified diamonds and fine jewelry. He oversaw the company's front-end operations, which included product management, technology, and creative services from 1999 to 2001. Blue Nile, a publicly traded company ("NILE"), is widely recognized as the first and most successful online luxury goods retail site.
  
  Ben is also well known for his role at the online professional, technical, and business bookstore Fatbrain.com, which was acquired by Barnes & Noble. As the Director of Business Development, Ben looked after product management, marketing programs, and business development from 1996 to 1999. He created the company's strategic partners and corporate bookstore programs which were cornerstones of the company's business-to-business revenue line.
  
  Prior to his roles at Fatbrain.com and Blue Nile, Ben worked at the global business consulting firm Bain & Company. As a management consultant, he specialized in providing business strategies to the high-tech industry.
  
  In 2002, Ben consulted for eHarmony.com, a web service that matches marriage-minded singles. While there, he re-engineered the company's positioning and website to improve branding, messaging, and conversion.
  
  Most recently, Ben worked at Precor USA Inc., one of the country's most successful fitness equipment brands. From 2002 to 2005, he helped Precor in its transition to a customer-driven, growth-oriented company. At Precor, Ben led product management, marketing, and new product development efforts for commercial equipment lines at Precor.
  
  Ben attended University of California, Berkeley as a UC Regents Scholar. In 1994, he graduated after completing two degrees in four years. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science cum laude and a B.A. in Applied Mathematics.

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  Ben Elowitz Chief Executive Officer, Wetpaint

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  It's a natural extension for them to collaborate on a Wetpaint site to help other fans learn from their collective wisdom," said Ben Elowitz, CEO of Wetpaint.

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  Published on: 7/24/2009    Last Visited: 7/25/2009  

  Judging from our comments, there is a lot of skepticism about the accuracy of this information, but Wetpaint CEO Ben Elowitz shared some further insight with WebProNews about how companies can most effectively utilize social media.
  
  Elowitz also talk a little bit about the ENGAGEMENTdb site, which was announced along with the study. On the site, businesses can match their own social media efforts up alongside those of successful brands.
  
  WebProNews: What do you think is the most important way for a company to utilize social media to have the biggest impact on revenues?
  
  Ben Elowitz Ben Elowitz: For a company to be effective with social media, it has to actually react to the conversations that take place.
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  I'd like to thank Mr. Elowitz for answering my questions, and sharing his thoughts on social media practices for businesses.

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