Aol will have a new social media director starting Nov. 15: Matthew Knell, who had been director of emerging and social media strategy at online community CafeMom.
Knell broke the news in a post on his blog:
Tomorrow is my last day at CafeMom, and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the team there for a wonderful time as their director of emerging and social media strategy. It was a very tough decision for me to leave, and I really enjoyed my time there. They have (somewhat quietly, as least in terms of NYC tech press) built something very unique within the industry, a product that major brands want to emulate, a team that genuinely cares about their product, and a niche that advertisers love into the No. 75 most valuable startup in the world (yes, worth even more than Foursquare, at least by Business Insider’s evaluation). It was a very tough decision for me to move on, and I will very much miss the amazing people who work there, and the amazing amount that I learned about startups, community, and content marketing with social media.
