Social secretary Desiree Rogers bailed in early 2010 and eventually landed a gig as CEO of Johnson Publishing Company, publishers of Ebony and Jet magazines.

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"The Jackson family was groomed to be a team, " said Linda Johnson Rice, president and CEO of Ebony and Jet magazines' Johnson Publishing and a longtime family friend.

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When asked about the failure of Microsoft Kin earlier this year, Charles Johnson, general manager of mobile media advertising and publishing solutions, says that a lot of the social elements seen in the failed Microsoft Kin will make their way to Windows Phone 7.

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