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Who is Meg Fowler’s hero?

July 2nd, 2009 · Comments · Career

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Meg Fowler is a freelance writer and editor for print and the web, for corporate and independent clients. She is also the co-organizer, fundraiser, copywriter for Social Media for Social Change (SM4SC), an organization that leverages the power of social media to raise awareness for [...]

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Who is Amanda Jahn’s mentor?

June 30th, 2009 · Comments · Career

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Amanda Jahn is a lead user experience designer at Yahoo! in London where she leads UX for Yahoo! Answers globally. Previously she was a web designer for Investis. Follow her on Twitter @yahnyinlondon.
 
Amanda Jahn’s mentors are…
Wesley Corbett, Head of Design at Investis

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Hilary Cinis, Senior IA [...]

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Who is Chris Fahey’s hero?

June 25th, 2009 · Comments · Career

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Chris Fahey is a co-founder of Behavior, an interaction design consultancy, and is on the inaugural faculty of the School of Visual Arts’ new MFA program in Interaction Design, starting in the fall of 2009. He writes about user experience design on his blog graphpaper.com. [...]

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Who is Michael Leis’s mentor?

June 24th, 2009 · Comments · Career

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Michael Leis is an independent strategic consultant helping companies use emerging media, and previously worked at Trellist Marketing|Technology and Emerge Digital. He is also a frequent contributor to iMediaConnection, an online marketing publication. Follow him on Twitter @mleis.
 
Michael Leis’s mentor is…
William Donnelly, professor

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Who is Gabby Hon’s hero?

June 18th, 2009 · Comments · Career

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This week is a two-for-one special! Gabby couldn’t decide on just one person to highlight, and I wasn’t going to force her.
Gabby Hon is a user experience consultant who recently went independent. She was previously an information architect at Critical Mass and a senior interaction [...]

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