Michael Jones (Internet entrepreneur)
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Michael Jones, is the CEO and founder of Internet company Userplane and Senior Vice President of AOL.
Within AOL, Jones is a Senior Vice President and manages Userplane within the AIM division. He coordinates with other AOL subsidiaries and internal brands to enable distribution of Web applications to publishers under the Userplane brand.
Jones opened his first Web consulting business during his junior year of college[citation needed], and eventually migrated his practice into PBJ Digital, a 40-person firm that served an estimated 200 companies[citation needed], including Sony and UPN[citation needed]. After selling PBJ Digital, Jones and his partners, Nate Thelen, Kevin Prentiss, and Javier Hall, formed Userplane.
Jones has a Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Marketing from the University of Oregon.
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Jones represents AOL and Userplane at conferences and in publications. He was the keynote speaker in a number of Online Dating-related conferences[citation needed]. He has also been published by the Internet journal iMediaConnection[citation needed].
