Barb Dybwad

Current
  • Sr. Programming Manager, Joystiq at AOL
  • Producer at Weblogs, Inc. @ AOL
Past
  • Owner at Live Mind Consulting
  • Editor-in-chief at The Social Software Weblog
  • Senior Editor at Engadget.com
Education
  • Smith College
Connections
200 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Barb Dybwad’s Summary

Barb produces the Engadget and Joystiq networks at Weblogs, Inc., an AOL company. Engadget covers consumer electronics and is the #1 blog in the world as identified by Technorati. Joystiq and its spinoff sites are among the most popular videogame blog properties on the web.

As the former Editor-in-chief of the Social Software Weblog, Barb is also recognized as an expert in the field of social media.

tags: social media nerd, blogger, gamer, musician, incorrigible generalist and information enthusiast

Barb Dybwad’s Specialties:

social software, web 2.0, participatory culture, blogging, wikis, mobile technologies, digital media, user-centric technologies


Barb Dybwad’s Experience

  • Sr. Programming Manager, Joystiq

    AOL

    (Public Company; Internet industry)

    2005Present (3 years)

    Producer for the Joystiq blog network. Launched spinoff properties to create the Fanboy network, including Massively, WoW Insider, Xbox 360 Fanboy, PS3 Fanboy, PSP Fanboy, DS Fanboy, Nintendo Wii Fanboy, and Big Download. Manage a distributed team of 120+ bloggers located throughout the world in a fast-paced 24-hour a day publishing cycle of video game news and features.

  • Producer

    Weblogs, Inc. @ AOL

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

    October 2005Present (2 years 10 months)

  • Owner

    Live Mind Consulting

    (Internet industry)

    20012006 (5 years)

  • Editor-in-chief

    The Social Software Weblog

    (Internet industry)

    May 2005June 2006 (1 year 2 months)

  • Senior Editor

    Engadget.com

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)

    March 2005November 2005 (9 months)


Barb Dybwad’s Education

  • Smith College

    BA, Biochemistry, August 1994May 1998

    Activities and Societies:
    A cappella (Smiffenpoofs), rugby, Habitat for Humanity

Additional Information

Barb Dybwad’s Websites:

Barb Dybwad’s Interests:

drumming, music production, web development, travel, coffee, user-created content, fun, trees, Flickr, gadgets, people, quantum physics -- you know, stuff.

Barb Dybwad’s Groups:

WITI


Barb Dybwad’s Contact Settings

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