About
Internet Decisions is an Atlanta-based research services and strategic planning firm. We assist companies and organizations with a variety of services including competitive intelligence, vendor analysis and other types of market research. Our services enable action by providing managers with the insight necessary to make the right decisions.
Keith Herndon, Ph.D.
President
Keith specializes in research and strategic planning engagements that support business development, product development, operational improvement, competitive intelligence, industry benchmarking and e-business strategy. Keith has extensive experience in media, technology management and market research. He was a founding executive of Cox Enterprises' Internet division, serving as Vice President of Operations and Vice President for Planning and Product Development. Keith led technical due diligence efforts as part of Cox's corporate venture funding, and managed an investment in Enkia Corp. where he served on the board of directors. He also developed strategic partnerships with companies such as Yahoo! and Amazon. Keith also was Director of Operations at Cox Radio Interactive, a pioneer in deploying streaming media technologies. Keith was President of a technology incubator and Vice President and General Manager of an e-commerce fulfillment company. Keith began his career at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a reporter and later served as Administrative Editor in charge of the news operation's business affairs, which included publishing technology. In a return to his journalism roots, Keith has published two books: Raising Capital When You Don't Have a Silicon Valley Address (2007) and Entrepreneurs and Innovation: Creating Value with Emerging Technologies (2008). Keith, who teaches on the adjunct faculty at Kennesaw State University, holds a Ph.D. in Media and Information from the Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia. He completed a Davenport Fellowship in economic journalism at the University of Missouri and earned his master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. Keith has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia.
Marie Matthews, Vice President of Technology
Marie has over 16 years experience in technical design and project management for the Internet. She has a consistent track record for finding solutions that scale to the size of the business need. Most recently, Marie served as Director of Technology at Cox Radio Interactive, where she architected an infrastructure on a budget that allowed Cox Radio to become the first profitable Internet venture at Cox. As Director of Community Publishing at Cox Interactive Media, she was responsible for smooth implementation of third party technologies. Prior to working at Cox, Marie was the first Webmaster at Emory University. Marie holds an undergraduate degree from Smith College.