KARA WALSH has been promoted to vice president, Village Voice Online, and will oversee the online content, development, web operations, and business management functions. Walsh previously served as director of marketing and business development for Village Voice Media. Additionally, Robert Klein has been promoted to vice president, integrated sales. Formerly director of strategic partnerships for Village Voice Media, Klein will continue to work with the national sales team to create multi-platform partnerships and online programs across Village Voice Media properties.

Malchow Schlackman Hoppey & Cooper, Inc., a political persuasion mail firm, has named MICHAEL BASSIK as vice president of their newly formed online political advertising department. Bassik will oversee the firm's online strategic media placement and creative development services. Prior to joining MSHC, he oversaw political advertising strategy at America Online.

Midwest Living magazine has named LISA MONAGO to the position of advertising director. Monago was previously with Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publications. While there, she served as the advertising director for three years and as the Midwest manager for four. Prior to that, Monago was the national sales development manager for House Beautiful and the New York manager for Traditional Home.

TRAVIS F. SMITH, current editor of Variety.com, is leaving the Hollywood trade paper to become a partner at Hop Studios, a Web design and Internet consulting firm that specializes in Web development and branding for mid-sized businesses. His previous stints include the Los Angeles Times website and the dotcom startup, Pressflex.

NCC, a spot cable rep firm, has tapped NOELI SANCHEZ to head its new Miami office as director of sales, multicultural & emerging markets. She will be joined by KIM FABIAN, who has been promoted from account executive to regional account manager, multicultural sales & emerging markets. Additionally, ROBERT GETZ has joined NCC as regional account manager, multicultural sales & emerging markets, in the Dallas office.

Arbitron Inc. has promoted JIM TOBOLSKI to vice president of sales for Advertiser Agency Services. Tobolski will be responsible for the growth of Arbitron's Advertiser Agency Services core business. As Arbitron's Advertiser Agency Services senior sales manager for the past two years, Tobolski was responsible for branding and expanding Arbitron data and software services in the Northeast and Midwest regions.

Technology Review, Inc. has promoted MARTHA CONNORS to executive vice president and chief operating officer. In this role, Connors will be responsible for all operations of the media company. Connors will also oversee all consumer marketing activity for Technology Review magazine and manage TechnologyReview.com. Connors has been with the company since 1995.

CNET Networks, Inc. announced that CANDICE (CANDY) MEYERS has been appointed senior vice president of CNET.com. In her new position, Meyers is responsible for the content and user experience on CNET.com. Most recently, she served as senior vice president of editorial development, where she oversaw the expansion of several key content areas, including the launch of CNET Digital Living feature last fall.

McCann Worldgroup created two worldwide positions reflecting its expanded relationship globally with Microsoft across multiple marketing communications areas. MICHAEL MCLAREN (left) has been named to the newly created McCann Worldgroup position of executive vice president and director of global accounts on the worldwide Microsoft business. He previously served as executive vice president-director of client services, with additional responsibilities as the worldwide advertising account director on Microsoft. CASEY JONES (right) will join the agency in the newly created post of executive vice president and global strategy director on the worldwide Microsoft account. Lastly, HARRY CORSHAM was promoted to executive vice president …

JAMES O'HARA has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer for the VNU Media Measurement and Information Group. O'Hara has also become a member of the MMI Group's management board. For the past four years, O'Hara had been senior vice president and CFO for Nielsen Media Research, which is part of the VNU MMI Group. O'Hara first joined VNU in 1998 as chief financial officer for VNU Marketing Information where he had overall financial responsibilities for multiple business units, including entertainment, media, healthcare and precision marketing.