Interview: Jodi Olson
29 Dec 2006
Jodi Olson is a senior account director in Text 100's San Francisco office and leads its clean tech group, which launched in October.
Redmond, VA: With the Vista OS consumer launch less than a month away, Microsoft and PR firm Edelman began a program which involved gifting Vista-loaded PCs to select bloggers.
Jodi Olson is a senior account director in Text 100's San Francisco office and leads its clean tech group, which launched in October.
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