How This Entrepreneur Saved a Damaged Brand (Remember About.com?)Learn how Neil Vogel took over the old internet giant About.com and transformed it into a thriving company called Dotdash.

ByJason Feifer

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How do you give new life to an old company? Bring new vision to a place that lost its own? And how do you bring your team -- and your new audience! -- along for the change? Those are the challenges Neil Vogel faced when taking over the old internet giant About.com and transforming it into a thriving company calledDotdash.

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Jason Feifer

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Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of狗万官方magazine and host of the podcastProblem Solvers. Outside of狗万官方, he is the author of the bookBuild For Tomorrow, which helps readers find new opportunities in times of change, and co-hosts the podcastHelp Wanted, where he helps solve listeners' work problems. He also writes anewslettercalled One Thing Better, which each week gives you one better way to build a career or company you love.

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