Niall Kennedy

Current

Fearless Leader at Hat Trick Media

Past

Product Lead, Windows Live RSS platform at Microsoft
Community Manager at Technorati
Product Manager at NexTag

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Education

University of California, Los Angeles

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Industry

Internet

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Niall Kennedy’s Summary

I am an independent consultant and entrepreneur in the emerging Web. I operate StartupSearch.org, an analyst site for web technology startups in the United States. I run the Widget Summit conference, an annual conference on widget publishing. I ride the Web's edge, publish the results, and educate others so they may follow.

I have worked in the world of search for over 7 years spanning shopping comparison, small business services, investment consulting, and blogs. I am a feed syndication and widget technology expert, connecting content and interactive experiences to end-users in whatever environment they choose.

Niall Kennedy’s Specialties:

Widgets, Feed Syndication, Atom, RSS, APIs, Web Services, Community, Product Management, Search, Blogs, Podcasts

Niall Kennedy’s Experience

Fearless Leader

Hat Trick Media

(Internet industry)

August 2006 — Present (2 years 3 months)

I provide consulting services for companies trying to better understand the emerging Web, with a focus on syndication technologies such as RSS, Atom, and widgets.

Produce annual Widget Summit conference bringing together desktop, mobile, social network, blog, and web widget platforms in San Francisco.

Develop Startup Search industry analyst tool tracking web technology startup companies, products, key people, and investors in the United States.