Wendy Boswell

Current

• Editor, About Web Search at About.com (The New York Times Co.)
• Websearch Guide at About.com

Past

• Writer at b5media
• Weekend Editor at Lifehacker
• Retreat Coordinator at Cannon Beach Conference Center

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Education

• Oregon State University
• Portland Community College
• North Park University

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Recommended

1 person has recommended Wendy

Connections

186 connections

Industry

Information Services

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Twitter

Wendy Boswell’s Summary

Editor of About Web Search (http://websearch.about.com), Lifehacker Weekend Editor (http://lifehacker.com) from 2005-2007, and writer for b5media (http://b5media.com); as well as consultant for various startups. My first book on online research is available for pre-order at Amazon - http://tinyurl.com/339k2l.

Wendy Boswell’s Specialties:

Writing, editing, making technology understandable, social media

Wendy Boswell’s Experience

• Editor, About Web Search

  About.com (The New York Times Co.)

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2004 — Present (4 years)

• Websearch Guide

  About.com

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 2004 — Present (4 years 1 month)

  I write about the Web for About.com, a subsidiary of the New York Times. I try to cover as much as possible - anything from search engines to the latest Web 2.0 offerings. In 2006 I was featured in Poynter Online as one of their Web Heroines (and heroes), a huge honor.

• Writer

  b5media

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

  2005 — 2008 (3 years)

• Weekend Editor

  Lifehacker

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2005 — 2007 (2 years)

  I was the Weekend Editor for Lifehacker, part of the Gawker Media network and quite frankly one of the most kickass blogs on the planet; I also did features off and on (you can see all my features here: http://lifehacker.com/software/technophilia/).

• Retreat Coordinator

  Cannon Beach Conference Center

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  August 1997 — August 2000 (3 years 1 month)

Wendy Boswell’s Education

• Oregon State University

  BA, Liberal Arts, 2003 — 2005

  only 20 credits away from my BA

• Portland Community College

  A.A, Liberal Arts, 2003 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Selected to be part of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society.

• North Park University

  1990 — 1994

Additional Information

Wendy Boswell’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Twitter

Wendy Boswell’s Interests:

Making technology understandable, social media, social technology, strategic planning for companies looking to make the leap from old media to new media, social media outreach, web search, web search information and technology, etc.

Wendy Boswell’s Groups:

About.com (a subsidiary of the New York Times)

Wendy Boswell’s Honors:

Featured in Poynter Online

Wendy Boswell’s Contact Settings

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