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Michael Sikillian
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Search and Web Publishing: The Lycos Network
Michael Sikillian is a marketing executive who combines strong online marketing skills with a database and analytics background. He is responsible for product marketing for web publishing, consumer search, and search engine marketing tools at Lycos, including brands like Tripod, Angelfire, Lycos Insite, Lycos Search and Hotbot. He led marketing efforts for Terra Lycos' initial launch of BlogBuilder, which was the first launch of a blog tool by a major portal site in 2003. It was awarded PC Magazine's Editor's Choice Award, as well as favorable reviews in The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Time, NPR, and CNN.
He has over 15 years experience in both consumer and business-to-business technology marketing, working for companies like Weather Services International, Philips Magnavox, and the Learning Company. Prior to that he founded Lexigen Software, a database analytics company with clients like Nabisco, Core States and Chase Manhattan Bank. He is a graduate of Columbia University with a degree in Classical Linguistics.