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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Microsoft Officially Confirms Qi Lu Hired as Digital Chief; McAndrews Out

Microsoft moved up its announcement of former Yahoo tech star Qi Lu as its digital head.

BoomTown reported on the selection this morning.

As part of the changes, Microsoft digital ad head Brian McAndrews, who had also wanted the job, is leaving.

Here’s the full release.

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Kara Swisher started covering digital issues for The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco bureau in 1997 and also wrote the BoomTown column about the sector. With Walt Mossberg, she co-produces and co-hosts D: All Things Digital, a major high-tech and media conference.

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