Blip Central (c)

As the great and the not so great continue to agonise over the fate of Bliphoto, company director Joe Tree of Blip central, yes you read it correctly, stepped back into the debate today and told customers that he is “pleased to announce that the Polaroid Blipfoto platform is now in the hands of its new owners, Jeffrey Hecktman Chairman and CEO of Hilco Global and Bobby Sager a Director at Gordon Brothers. These two gentleman are extremely successful investors and entrepreneurs who share our collective passion and enthusiasm for the Blipfoto platform, and are as eager as I am to see it continue to grow and expand.”
Jeffrey B. Hecktman is of course Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hilco Global. Hecktman founded Hilco in 1987 to conduct business asset liquidations. Today, under his leadership, Hilco Global has expanded its services with a portfolio of twenty companies that focus on asset valuation, asset monetization, and advisory solutions for clients around the world. Over the course of his career, Hecktman has structured and directed thousands of transactions valued in the billions of dollars.
He is an active member of the National Retail Federation, the Commercial Finance Association, the Turnaround Management Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Hecktman is seemingly deeply committed to philanthropy and ardently supports several humanitarian, faith-based, and healthcare/medical causes. He’s reportedly been a benefactor for earthquake relief in Haiti, stem cell research at the University of Chicago Medical Centre and the United States Holocaust Museum.
Is an exciting transition ahead or simply a potential asset stripping of digital content? The jury is of course still out.

Personally I recommend a wee loud © when Blipping.