Director of Community, LIVESTRONG.COM and TheDailyPlate.com at Demand Media
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Director of Community at Demand Media
- Past
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- Director of Demand Entertainment at Demand Media
- Co-Founder at The Daily Plate
- Director of Games at Fox Interactive Media
- Education
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- Brandeis University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Internet
- Websites
Lex Friedman’s Summary
Internet guru.
I've co-founded a startup, later sold to a large Internet company. I've also worked at large Internet companies. I have experience and talent across many areas of the industry, and have worked as everything from back-end developer to front-end developer, from product management to community management, and excelled in all areas.
Lex Friedman’s Experience
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Director of Community
Demand Media
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
I interact with our sites' members on a daily basis. My job is to hear and respond to their concerns, and to then turn their feedback into actual product guidelines.
Often times, a customer can tell when something on a website needs fixing/improving/adding/etc, but won't know the right solution. My talent is in hearing customer feedback and determining what the right product/community solutions are to improve our sites -- and those customers' collective experience there.
I help drive product initiatives based on the community's needs, and keep tabs on the current state/satisfaction level of our members on an ongoing basis. -
Director of Demand Entertainment
Demand Media
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
November 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 6 months)
I set the product direction for Demand's entertainment sites, including Cracked.com, FlowGo.com, and MadBlast.com. I oversaw the merging of 20+ sites into one for FlowGo.com, and helped execute Cracked.com's relaunch and acquisition/integration of PointlessWasteOfTime.com.
I also hosted the comedy web series "The News on Cracked." -
Co-Founder
The Daily Plate
(Internet industry)
2006 — 2008 (2 years)
I helped build The Daily Plate, wearing several hats. I served as both the Director of Product Development and the sole Web Developer on the project.
The Daily Plate was acquired by Demand Media in January 2008. -
Director of Games
Fox Interactive Media
(Public Company; Online Media industry)
2006 — 2006 (less than a year)
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Product Manager
Intermix
(Public Company; MIX; Internet industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year)
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Web Developer
Intermix
(Public Company; Internet industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year)
Lex Friedman’s Education
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Brandeis University
1998 — 2002
Additional Information
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Lex Friedman’s Groups:
New England Experience Camp
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Brandeis University Alumni Networking Group -
Hiatt Career Center, Brandeis University Alumni & Student Professional Networking Group -
The SAMFund for Young Adult Survivors of Cancer
Lex Friedman’s Contact Settings
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- new ventures
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