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Einztein & the Destabilization of the Edu-Content Industry

(Originally published May 25, 2010 on Huffington Post) An interview with Marco Masoni, CEO of Einztein, former high school teacher & lawyer, inspired this article, provided a great interview, and got me thinking more about what’s next in education as a result of his team’s efforts. As graduation seasons draws to a close, study groups disband, and the reality of student loans sets in. Ron Lieber cogently writes of student loan debt in the New York Times: It is utterly [...]

What’s Left? An Interview With Jennifer Nedeau, Former Director of Digital Strategy, Air America Media

Editor’s Note: For scheduling reasons and maybe as the result of awkwardly shaped serendipity I interviewed Jen Nedeau, Director of Digital Strategy at Air America Media, the week before Air America announced that it was filing for bankruptcy. The majority of this article therefore was written in advance and without knowledge of Air America’s last live broadcast. Jennifer Nedeau, former Director of Digital Strategy, Air America Media I mention this because it’s important to note that the majority of what [...]

Designing Huffington Post’s “News Alerts”

Challenge: Designing unique alerts for growing collection of content verticals, encouraging sign-up, and encouraging sign-up across verticals. Share on Facebook

Designing Huffington Post’s Community Member Profile Pages

Goal: January 2008, community members had very little personalization or presence on Huffingtonpost.com, so I was tasked to create a personalized destination page for community members. Share on Facebook

Designing Huffington Post’s Daily Brief Newsletter

The Daily Brief is Huffington Post’s flagship newsletter. I redesigned the Daily Brief, January 2008, and was able to increase interaction with the site’s content and conversion to newsletter sign-up. Share on Facebook