Niall Kennedy

Current

President at Hat Trick Media

Past

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

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Education

Kyoto University
University of California, Los Angeles

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Industry

Internet

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Niall Kennedy’s Summary

I build product development teams focused on exceptional web performance. I focus on front-end development, syndication, and widget technologies to optimize browser and organic search performance. I syndicate web properties beyond a single website and into smartphones (iPhone, Android, BlackBerry), social networks (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn), desktop (Vista, Windows 7, and Mac), and enterprise dashboard environments (IBM Lotus, iGoogle).

I develop using the Python programming language, Django framework, and YUI JavaScript framework. I build for distributed cloud computing environments with a heavy bias towards Google App Engine.

I produce Widget Summit, an annual widget conference in San Francisco bringing together top widget publishers and platforms for two days of intensive learning. I built StartupSearch.org, a web technology startup directory tracking key data on startups in the United States using aggregated public data sources.

I have worked in the world of search for over 9 years with a work history spanning blog search, product search, institutional investments, and small business services. I leverage cutting edge technology to a business advantage.

I am a feed syndication and widget expert, delivering large-scale solutions to consulting clients since 2006.

Niall Kennedy’s Specialties:

* Social networking
* Data APIs
* Widgets
* Feed Syndication (Atom, RSS, JSON)
* Developer platforms
* Web development
* Python
* Django
* YUI
* Cloud computing platforms
* Browser performance

Niall Kennedy’s Experience

President

Hat Trick Media

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years)

Web consultant providing strategy and development services to worldwide clients.

Turn websites into web platforms by fully leveraging the social and distributed web. Rewrite websites for syndicated data distribution to rich, native, interactive clients on iPhone, Nokia, Facebook, MySpace, OpenSocial, Apple OS X, Windows Vista, televisions, blogs, and enterprise dashboards. Create the most search-friendly, developer-friendly, and user-friendly content on any platform.

Produce three Widget Summit conferences bringing together top widget platforms and content publishers for two days a year in San Francisco.

Developed Startup Search, an industry analyst tool tracking key data on web technology startup companies headquartered in the United States.