Former MT Editor Launches Media Firm

Rick Grant, a mortgage industry journalist and former managing editor of Mortgage Technology magazine, has announced the launch of Texell Interactive Media Inc., a firm specializing in interactive communications such as Internet-based audio shows called podcasts.The firm also offers such products as insider Web logs, electronic white papers, video blogs, and interactive video. "Podcasts, blogs and other technology-based communication tools are ideal for interacting with employees, partners, customers, and prospects," said Mr. Grant, Texell's president and chief executive officer. Texell, which is based in Jim Thorpe, Pa., is an affiliate of Martopia, a nationwide marketing and public relations firm specializing in the financial services industry. The company can be found online at http://www.texellmedia.com.