Ben Parr

Ben Parr

Interactive Content Manager at Spine-Health.com, Writer/Contributor at Mashable.com, Entrepreneur, and Fiction Writer

Greater Chicago Area

Current
  • Writer/Contributor at Mashable
  • Interactive Content Manager at Spine-Health.com
Past
  • Project Management & Promotion at Free Lunch Inc
  • Community Assistant at Northwestern University
  • Co-Founder and CEO at Aphon Inc.
  • Paid Intern at United States House of Representatives, Congressman Jerry Weller
Education
  • Northwestern University
Connections
107 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Ben Parr’s Summary

Interactive content manager/coordinator, entrepreneur, blogger, creative thinker, social media master, seeker of new challenges, and Aspiring world changer...

I am also a fiction writer by hobby. I am currently writing the first of five books, The Eternal Sphere.

Ben Parr’s Specialties:

Internet and social media promotion, Internet marketing and advertising; business plans; financial modeling; some coding (PHP, C, HTML, CSS), business development; trend analysis; search engine optimization (SEO); Internet tools, blogs/blogging, web usability/design, fiction writing, dedication to goals and success; cooking the best damn breakfast on the planet


Ben Parr’s Experience

  • Writer/Contributor

    Mashable

    (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

    August 2008Present (3 months)

    I write analysis articles on social media, internet trends, and entrepreneurship.

  • Interactive Content Manager

    Spine-Health.com

    (Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

    June 2008Present (5 months)

    I oversee a wide range of Spine-health's web growth strategy. My responsibilities include information analysis, SEO, improving User Interface, driving up traffic, social media marketing, and writing and editing.

  • Project Management & Promotion

    Free Lunch Inc

    (Internet industry)

    April 2008June 2008 (3 months)

    I tried to turn Free Lunch's FriendQuilts Facebook application into a major success in every way I possibly can. We didn't succeed, but we did learn.

  • Community Assistant

    Northwestern University

    (Education Management industry)

    September 2006March 2008 (1 year 7 months)

    I assist freshmen residents of university housing as a mentor, disciplinary, advisor, and friend.

  • Co-Founder and CEO

    Aphon Inc.

    (Internet industry)

    April 2007September 2007 (6 months)

    An attempt to provide online outlets for creativity, passion, and talent and to use competition to bring exposure and credit for people's endeavors. We were building a video competition website, but it did not succeed. But there's never shame in giving it a shot.

  • Paid Intern

    United States House of Representatives, Congressman Jerry Weller

    (Government Administration industry)

    June 2005August 2005 (3 months)

    Legislative research, constituent management and service, giving tours, administrative duties, taking in the D.C. culture.


Ben Parr’s Education

  • Northwestern University

    B.A., Science in Human Culture, Political Science, Business Institutions, 20042008

    Activities and Societies:
    InNUvation (Ugrad President), Northwestern University Community/Residential Assistant, Associated Student Government (Senator), Entrepreneurship Advisory Panel (Chair), University Hearings and Appeals Board (Conciliator), Academics and Admissions Committee, Senior Class Gift Committee

Additional Information

Ben Parr’s Websites:

Ben Parr’s Interests:

Sports (Football, tennis, swimming), the outdoors (camping, hiking), music, piano and sax, my Wii, entrepreneurship and technology

Ben Parr’s Groups:

  •    InNUvation..
  •    Northwestern University Alumni
  •    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
  •    Web 2.0
  •    Eagle Scouts, Boy Scouts of America
  •    Fans of Mashable
  •    Social Media Marketing
  •    "friendfeed" friends
  •    Hacker News
  •    4th Annual New Media Expo 2008

Ben Parr’s Honors:

Eagle Scout


Ben Parr’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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