Rob Runett, duct tape

Rob Runett has announced his departure from the Newspaper Association of America to become new product development manager for the Motley Fool. In the world of newspaper new-media efforts, Rob is duct tape, the universal put-it-together guy, and he'll be sorely missed. He created and mostly wrote the Online Publishing Update newsletter, drove the Connections conference planning process, and wrote countless reports. But mostly, as Randy Bennett noted last week when he announced Rob's departure internally, Rob has been "a friend to us all." Good luck, Rob.