Douglas Soltys — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Editor in Chief at BetaKit
Co-founded a new media startup, including BlackBerry Cool and QuicklyBored
Developed BlackBerry software and implemented social community projects
Started and built a blogging program as part of RIM's social media team
Served as social media lead for the BlackBerry PlayBook launch and various RIM events

Biography

Douglas Soltys serves as the Editor in Chief at BetaKit, a prominent Canadian tech news publication. His career is rooted at the intersection of mobile technology and new/social media, beginning with BlackBerry software development where he implemented social community projects.

He leveraged this early experience to co-found a new media startup, which notably included BlackBerry Cool, described as the longest-running BlackBerry news blog, and QuicklyBored, a mobile gaming industry blog.