Interactive media refers to communication that allows for active participation by the recipient. Traditional information theory would describe interactive media as experiences that establishes communication between two or more parties.

Alive5 utilizes the latest in internet web technologies and online advertising to create a fresh new market - the future of Interactive Media. Based out of Houston, Texas, Alive5 has taken traditional internet (pay per click and banner) advertising and twin-turbo charged it and let it out in the wild to produce a truly "interactive" and personalized user experience like none other. Coined "Advertising 2.0", Alive5 is revolutionizing the online advertising industry much like how Web 2.0 has impacted the ways the World Wide Web works in 2008.

It's the 5 virtues of Alive Technologies Inc. which makes us successful:

1. Results - without a positive return on investment, we wouldn't last long. We provide solutions that work and give you the most of your marketing dollars.
    
2. Simplicity - as the world progresses, technology has become more and more complex. Alive5 keeps it simple by creating pleasant and stress-free user experiences. Make less, do more.
    
3. Innovation - if you do not innovate, you will be eating your competition's dust. We're always thinking, testing, and prototyping way ahead of the pack. Proof of this is yours truly, Alive5, a concept that has never been created before.
    
4. Dynamism - the ability to be dynamic. Working in a fast paced market one needs to adapt to change before it's too late.
    
5. Fun Factor - what's life without fun? Our solutions are built to serve a purpose, but having fun along the way makes everyone happy. Especially your prospective clients.

Our Team Bios

Adam J. Stass aka 'The Mouth'
Co-Founder, Managing Director

For the past two years, Adam has overseen the Sales, Marketing and Business Development for WebsiteAlive™ (www.websitealive.com) and ALIVE Technologies, Inc. with corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas and Newtown, Pennsylvania (satellite office). His background includes the successful launch of 720 Innovate LLC in 2000, a company known for its consumer brand building and concept development services. The company’s success is evidenced by its impressive list of clients, including Valvoline, Coca Cola, Scunci/CONAIR, Denman International, Doitoutdoors, Timex, Avecia, and other Fortune 500 companies. 720 Innovate was the co-founder of “Brand DNA” that is now used worldwide. In addition to 720 Innovate’s current success path, the company has maintained Intellectual Property partnerships that have allowed the company to retain an equity position in what was created. Prior to founding 720 Innovate, Adam was an independent consultant for the mass retail and professional services market, where he focused on new market development, brand imaging, and niche marketing strategies. He is a graduate of West Texas University, where he majored in Business Management. Adam, also known as "The Mouth ", currently resides in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

Adam can be reached at:

+1-888-696-4513 x720
adam@alive5.com

 

Dustin Yu aka 'The Brain'
Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer

Dustin is the founder of WebsiteAlive™ (www.websitealive.com), which he created in 2000, and that was one of a handful of companies that made it through the “dot bomb” era! In March 2005, WebsiteAlive became a division of AYU Technology Solutions LLC, a Texas LLC headquartered in Houston, Texas. AYU Technology Solutions LLC is currently owned and managed by Dustin. WebsiteAlive has continued to grow and is a dominant player in the corporate arena. Currently, Dustin has been spending time with his team of developers building the new infrastructure for ALIVE5 in addition to his CTO position at WebsiteAlive. Dustin’s accomplishments also include starting Amzia, an online community focused on Asian American media and entertainment. The site quickly grew to 17,000 members within 6 months and offered buddy lists, music and video streaming, and blogs - early creators and visionaries of elements and features found in today's popular MySpace and YouTube web sites. In addition, Dustin was asked to work on a project at Halliburton to manage a high-visibility global enterprise security login system and work community for more than 100,000 employees around the world. Dustin also is a specialist in web technologies such as Ajax and methodologies in Web 2.0. Dustin received his Bachelors in Computer Sciences in 2002 at University of Texas at Austin. Dustin, also known as "The Brain", currently resides in Houston, Texas.

Dustin can be reached at:

+1-888-696-4513 x50
dustin@alive5.com

 

Our Advisors

John Monaghan AKA “The Hospitality Guy”

John Monaghan has more than twenty-five years of domestic and international experience in hospitality, mixed-use resort development and timeshare. John has been a multinational CEO, COO, sales and marketing executive and consultant at urban residential projects and destination resort properties and throughout the world. He also coached professional basketball in Australia.

Prior to embracing the Alive5 team, John was a Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for Wyndham Vacation Resorts - Asia Pacific, where he began as a consultant. Before that, as a Chief Operating Office of First City Development of NZ, John was the hands on launch director for projects in New Zealand, Korea and China. He has consulted and/or worked with other successful resort development, cruise and marketing companies including Bluegreen Resorts, Carnival, Holiday Resort Properties, Viva Resorts, Costamex, Avatar Resorts, LEXES and Marriott.

John is a member of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) where he won the 1995 ARDA Gold Medal for Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Year. He was also a co-winner of another ARDA Gold Award in 1999 for Best Sales and Marketing Campaign of the Year while Chief Operating Officer of the International Cruise and Excursion Gallery (ICE). John served as an ARDA Trustee in 1999 and has been a moderator, speaker and panel member at resort development conventions and seminars in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and China. He was also a founding member of ARDA’s Technology Committee.

John holds a B.S in Education from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia where he taught school and coached for five years. John also coached professional basketball overseas in Australia. John did graduate work at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) where he taught at the hotel school. John has published several industry related articles in the ARDA’s Developments Magazine.

John resides in South Florida with his wife of 20 years Joanne.

John can be reached at:

+1-888-696-4513
hospitality@alive5.com

Mark Boyd aka 'Auto Guru'

Mark currently serves as Executive Vice President and Director of Strategic Development for Auto Dealer Traffic, Inc. Located in Columbus Ohio. Mark is also founding shareholder and serves as Chairman of the Board. Auto Dealer Traffic is an internet marketing company providing search engine marketing and search engine optimization, to new car dealers. Most recently, Mark served as the Executive Vice President of Strategy, M&A and Business Development for Dealix Corporation, the market leader in automotive Internet marketing services and a division of The Cobalt Group, Inc. Mark joined Dealix Corporation in 2000 when he raised the last round of financing for the company and was then recruited to join the Dealix executive team as Executive Vice President. With his expert knowledge of the online automotive space and exceptional interpersonal skills, Mark was the door opener and relationship builder for most of Dealix key strategic alliances. In 2004, Dealix was acquired by The Cobalt Group, Inc., a merger that is considered to be one of the most successful stories in the automotive technology industry.

Mark can be reached at:

+1-541-990-9090
mark@markboyd.com

 

Judd Burnstein, P.C. aka 'Defender from the Evil Internets'

Judd Burstein was born in New York City on November 23, 1953, the youngest of six children, to the late Herbert Burstein, and Nassau Supreme Court Justice Beatrice Burstein. Mr. Burstein graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He earned a Master of Arts in Philosophy from McGill University in 1977, and received his Juris Doctor from New York University in 1981. In 1984, he formed a partnership with prominent defense attorney, Gerald Shargel. Thereafter, he served as Counsel to Burns, Summit Rovins & Feldesman, and as Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University Law School. He began his solo career in 1986.

Today, he helms Judd Burstein, P.C., a seven lawyer boutique litigation firm. The philosophy of the firm is that litigation is, itself, a discipline that cuts across a host of legal specialities. In essence, Mr. Burstein believes that the ability to communicate with judges and jurors, the trial skill of cross-examination, and the ability to develop overall litigation strategy are skills far more important to victory than a specialty in a particular area of the law. Knowledge of the substantive law underlying a case can be easily secured by the litigator through study and expert assistance. In contrast, most litigators who specialize in just one area, such as patents or bankruptcy, simply do not have the breadth of experience or confidence in their litigation talents to make use of that talent and experience in a broad number of areas. Ironically, by the time a case comes to trial, Mr. Burstein, through the course of trial preparation, necessarily secures the very knowledge and experience he did not possess at the time of his retention. As a result of his approach to practice, Mr. Burstein has significant experience in certain types of litigation, which include complex commercial litigation (including the civil RICO statute), sports and entertainment litigation, matrimonial litigation and white collar criminal litigation.

Over the years, Mr. Burstein's belief that litigation skills trump specialized knowledge of one area of the law, has led to his serving successfully as trial counsel throughout the country in litigations and arbitrations involving defamation, negligence, the airline industry, bankruptcy fraud, securities fraud, white collar crime, intellectual property, divorce, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, provenance of art works, the music industry, the sport of boxing, architectural malpractice, real estate construction and civil racketeering. Two examples help make the point:

Commencing in 2003, Mr. Burstein, who had no prior experience with the New York City Charter, successfully represented the Comptroller of the City of New York in a landmark case where two Courts have now ruled that the City Charter requires the New York City Mayor to submit proposed agreements involving the use of the City's intellectual property for public review.

In 2002, Mr. Burstein, who had never tried a defamation case previously, won a substantial six figure verdict for a public figure. In a post-trial decision, the federal Trial Judge who presided over the case observed, with respect to a key issue in the case, "Burstein seized on the issue masterfully. Burstein was even more effective during his summation."

Judd Burstein, is admitted to practice in the following courts:

All Courts of New York State
U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern, and Northern Districts of New York
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Tax Court

Judd can be reached at:

+1-212-974-2400
info@burlaw.com