Advisory Board

Bert Roberts, Strategic Advisor:

Bert is a 30-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, and played a key role in transforming MCI Communications Corporation from a start-up long distance company to a $20 billion leader in global communications. Bert previously served as the CEO and Chairman of MCI and as a board member of News Corporation.

Esther Dyson, Innovation Advisor:

Esther is considered an expert globally on emerging digital technology, she serves on the boards of global media companies such as WPP and Yandex. Esther sold EDventure Holdings to CNET Networks in 2004, and is a member of the board for The Long Now Foundation, trustee for the Santa Fe Institute, the Advisory Board of the Stockholm Challenge Award and is a part-owner of the First Monday journal.

Rick Roth, Ad Media Advisor

Rick is the CEO of OgilvyAction. The global brand activation and shopper marketing network of the Ogilvy Group.

Greg Coleman, Advertiser Solutions

Greg has recently completed his seven-year career at Yahoo! where he served as Executive VP of Global Sales. He was responsible for all advertising revenues worldwide, which grew from $600MM to more than $6B during his tenure. Prior to joining Yahoo!, Coleman served as President of Reader's Digest magazine publishing.

Craig Vachon, Corporate Development Advisor:

Craig formerly served as the COO of Nextel International, CEO of Sirenic Inc., and the CEO of Varatouch acquired by Atrua.

Michael Kleeman, Technology Advisor:

Michael has been involved with numerous technology companies as an advisor and executive including the Boston Consulting Group, Arthur D. Little and Sprint. He has most recently served as the Co-founder, VP and CTO of Cometa Networks.

Gary Oliver, Operations Advisor:

Gary is currently the CEO of Blazent, which he joined from Peregrine Systems, where he was Vice President and General Manager of the Infrastructure Management Business Unit, responsible for Peregrine's application solutions.

Alan Weiner, Financial Advisor:

Alan is a founding partner and the CEO of Secure Trading Group, a financial services company.

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HotSpot Shield in the news.

Computer expert Ken Colburn talks about ways to prevent sidejacking when you are using a public hotspot.

Why you should protect your wireless network with WPA
YouTube, Dec 8, 2008

Securing your iPhone web traffic with Hotspot Shield
The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Dec 6, 2008

Apple iPhone customers gain free VPN service
ZDNet, Dec 1, 2008

Hotspot Shield ensures your data doesn't get share while accessing Internet on the iPhone
IntoMobile.com, Nov 30, 2008

Secure iPhone Browsing
TheAppleBlog, Nov 28, 2008

Make iPhone Wi-Fi AnchorFree (Podcast)
eWeek (Apple Watch Blog), Nov 25, 2008

AnchorFree Offers Free VPN for iPhone
TidBITS, Nov 24, 2008

AnchorFree Brings Free VPN Solution to iPhone
PCWorld, Nov 24, 2008

China's Skyping On You...
The Huffington Post, Oct 1, 2008

How To Watch Videos On Hulu From Anywhere
lifehacker.com, Oct 1, 2008

Five Best Sites to Stream TV
lifehacker.com, Sep 28, 2008

ISPs Ask Lawmakers to Let Them Police Themselves
E-Commerce Times, Sep 26, 2008

The Telecommuter's Tech Toolbox
PC Magazine, Sep 11, 2008

In which I reveal myself as Marie Antoinette (VPN dept)
The Atlantic, Sep 8, 2008

Hotspot Shield makes VPNs more accessible
by Rick Martin, China, Sep 8, 2008

15 Great, Free Privacy Downloads
PC World, Aug 6, 2008

This Week's Top Downloads
lifehacker.com, Jun 6, 2008

HotSpot Shield: Keep yourself safe at public hot spots --- for free
PC World, May 20, 2008

AnchorFree and WebAds UK Bring First Broadband Media Network to EMEA
TCM, May 14, 2008

Quick Fix: Secure Laptop on the Go
Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2008

Advertising to Fund the New Wireless Internet Service
Media Week, May 13, 2008

AnchorFree teams up with WebAds UK for mobile internet advertising
Computer Business Review, May 13, 2008

Locate Free Wireless with Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder
lifehacker.com, Apr 9, 2008

WiFi Hotspot Surfers Beware: Sharks Patrol These Waters
TechNewsWorld, Mar 26, 2008

Monetizing Free Wi-Fi
Hotels, Mar 1, 2008

Making Cents of Ad-Supported Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Planet, Feb 14, 2008

Connecting To NeW Sales
Dealerscope, Feb 1, 2008

AnchorFree and Improved Geotargeting
Greg Sterling blog, Dec 20, 2007

AnchorFree Seeks to Provide Wi-Fi at Local Stores and Services
The ClickZ Network, Dec 19, 2007

Ad-Supported Wi-Fi: Back to Basics
The ClickZ Network, Dec 14, 2007

Mobile Products to Watch in 2008, Part 1
PC World, Dec 12, 2007

Away From Big Cities, The Mobile Internet can be Hard to Reach
Wall Street Journal, Dec 7, 2007

Bayfair Mall Goes Wireless
The San Leandro Times, Nov 29, 2007

Wifi companies now offering free service for businesses
Clark Howard, Nov 28, 2007

Would You Use WiFi with Commercials?
GeekSugar.com, Nov 28, 2007

New York Times: Anchofree's Innovative Hotspot Ad Network
New York Times, Nov 27, 2007

In-Store Wi-Fi is Free, but Not Commercial-Free
Cnet/News.com (New York Times syndication), Nov 27, 2007

AnchorFree launches ad network for free access
Wi-Fi Networking News, Nov 27, 2007

Media Buyer Planner
mediabuyerplanner.com, Nov 27, 2007

WiFi for Customers
NYS SBDC Research Network, Nov 27, 2007

Free wifi
It matters to J Dwivedi, Nov 27, 2007

Hot spots with a catch: Ads
International Herald Tribune (New York Times syndication), Nov 26, 2007

iChat: Mark Smith, AnchorFree's Executive Vice President of Strategy and Products
ShootOnline, Nov 14, 2007

As Online Advertising Grows, The Question Is How Much Is Too Much?
Gigaom, Nov 7, 2007

Ad-Supported Wi-Fi Network Launches
The ClickZ Network, Nov 6, 2007

AnchorFree Target Blogs, Wi-Fi Hotspots With New Ad Technology
Online Media Daily, Nov 6, 2007

Sharing could use community to provide free Wi-Fi
Chronicle Staff Writer, Sep 17, 2007