With help from our fantastic friends, the hard graft is being done by Cameron Koczon of Fictive Kin and Chris Shiflett of Analog.
The conference won’t be as good without you there.
About Brooklyn Beta
Brooklyn Beta is a collaboration between Analog and Fictive Kin. We want to be the friendliest web conference you’ve ever attended. Inspired by Webstock and our coworking studios in Brooklyn (thanks, Tina!) and Bristol, we’ve found that things are better when done with people you like. Friends are also a great audience, willing to overlook the assorted mishaps that will inevitably pop up on conference day.
Our goal for the conference is to inspire you to “make something you love.” We’d love to see what the Web would be like if all you talented web people started using your magical abilities to bring your own ideas to life.
To help, we’ve put together a conference aimed at turning inspiration into action with talented folks from every web field attending. We want to get all the people who can turn an idea into reality in one place and see what happens.
Our beta offering for 2010 is the conference itself. We hope you’ll leave inspired and anxious to build something of your own to beta in 2011. If that happens, you’ll have a hard time wiping the smiles off our faces.
Want to Sponsor?Get inspired, meet new friends, and bring your own ideas to life.
Crew
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Alan ColvilleI’m a product experience designer and co-founder of @analogcoop and @mapalong. I write here http://alancolville.org/ and cycle everywhere.
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Andrei ZmievskiCoder, photographer, beer lover and brewer, Russian, and San Franciscan. Software architect at @AppDynamics. http://zmievski.org/
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Aymie SpitzerOn a treasure hunt in Brooklyn, designing with Hyperakt, making letters and staying posi. http://aymiespitzer.com
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Bedrich RiosLead designer @gimmebar and Charm City survivor. http://bedrichrios.com
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Cameron KoczonI run @fictivekin. I co-founded @gimmebar, @teuxdeux, and @brooklynbeta http://fictivecameron.com
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Chris ShiflettHi, I’m Chris, web craftsman and co-founder of @analogcoop, @mapalong, and @brooklynbeta. I live and work in Brooklyn, NY. http://shiflett.org/
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Creighton MershonJust a dude, designing stuff, hanging out, enjoying life. Proud WORKSHOP co-founder and Studiomate. http://workshoplovesyou.com
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Evan Haas -
Frank Battaglia
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Ian Hunter -
Jessi ArringtonWORKSHOP co-founder, graphic designer, passionate about conserving our planet and about color. I'm a pretty lucky so and so. http://luckysoandso.com
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Jon GibbinsWeb developer. Accessibility geek tweeting as @a11y. Co-founder of @analogcoop and @mapalong. Closet musician. http://dotjay.co.uk/
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Josh StewartGraphic Designer, co-founder of WORKSHOP and Studiomate. http://workshoplovesyou.com
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Joël PerrasI'm a physicist turned Big Data geek, and a @FictiveKin. Life is weird like that. http://nerderati.com
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Lisa DenlingerI work as a web developer. I also like making pottery, bicycling, trail running, and eating fried pie in Portland, Oregon. http://lisamusing.com
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Nate AbeleLead developer & chief fanboy of Lithium, the light, fast web framework for PHP 5.3. Inefficient things upset me. I don't like Mondays. Or socialism. http://nateabele.com/
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Paul ReinheimerSenior PHP Developer working in Biomedical Information Science. Also: Photographer, Baker, Cyclist, Author. http://blog.preinheimer.com
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Sean CoatesWeb, Beer. I work on @gimmebar and other awesome technical things at @FictiveKin. http://seancoates.com
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Tina Roth EisenbergI am a Swiss designer gone NYC. Besides my blog, I created @teuxdeux, @creativemorning, @studiomates and @tattly. http://www.swiss-miss.com
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Tyler MinceyMember of @FictiveKin working on @GimmeBar and other hijinks. Ex-Apple guy in iPod/iPhone Product Development http://fictivekin.com/
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William SpencerInterviews on how to build a great advertising portfolio: @breakinginbook :: Bribe celebrities for good: @charitybribes http://charitybribes.org
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陳 Jon TanDesigner. Working on @mapalong with friends at @analogcoop from @mildbunch HQ. @fontdeck co-founder. http://jontangerine.com/
Who’s coming
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Aaron PineroI create things. http://www.aaronpinero.com
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Adam RobertsonCo-owner of fffunction, a design led digital studio. It will all be okay in the end, if its not okay, its not the end. http://fffunction.co
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Adam SpoonerLucubrator. http://adamjspooner.com/
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AJ SchusterI am very particular about my socks. http://ajschuster.tumblr.com/
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Amy EllisHead of Integrations and Partnerships for MailChimp.com. Roller skater, scotch drinker, crossword puzzle do-er. Occasional adult language. http://www.amyeellis.com
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Andrew CornettI design for Kickstarter and sometimes make moving pictures. http://amotion.me
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Andy CochranDesigner at OpenPlans, fine artist, WordPress geek, three-speed internal hub bike commuter, Alton Brown devotee, and contently ineffectual indie rock guitarist. http://openplans.org/
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Andy McMillanPrincipal at @fictionco. Half of @wearelikemind. Publisher of @themanual, organiser of @buildconf. Cool your eyes, don't change. http://goodonpaper.com
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Annie Laughlinux designer / mobile interface thinker / nacho gourmand http://www.annielaughs.com/
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Ben ColemanWeb designer living in Bristol. Founder of http://fffunction.co Climber of mountains, drinker of Guinness. http://www.bencoleman.org
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Ben Pieratt
Orson Welles directed The War of the Worlds when he was 24 and voiced Unicron in Transformers The Movie when he was 71. How can anyone follow that up? http://pieratt.com
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Ben RamseySoftware Architect at @Moontoast and co-organizer of @phpcomcon. I enjoy web development, good beer, and spending time with my family. http://benramsey.com/
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Brian Hoff
Behoff™ Blowing up websites since 2008. Oh, and I also design, write, and speak. http://www.thedesigncubicle.com
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Cameron MollFounder of @authenticjobs. Designer, Speaker, Author, Mormon, Husband, Dad. http://cameronmoll.com/
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carl collinsI make websites understandable. I am one of the founders of GothamSmith. Check us out. http://wordsvsdeeds.com
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Casson Rosenblatt
Community Catalyst for the TED Prize by profession, curious nomad by inclination. http://ingoodtime.tumblr.com/
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Cemre Gngr
i design @branchinc. this account is my design water cooler, friends & personal tweets at @cemregungor. http://cem.re/t
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Chris Cascianofreelance web developer, web standards geek, author 'The CSS Pocket Guide', photographer, hiker in NJ / NYC. see also: @hikenj, flickr: http://bit.ly/cOPBwB http://placenamehere.com/
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Coley ChengI am the open book on your mantle. Let's discover this world together. http://coley.tumblr.com
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corey gene aubuchonInteractive Media Machine http://cgaubuchon.com
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Craig ShapiroFounder & CEO, Collaborative Fund (@CollabFund); Chairman @CreativeMorning; former President @GOOD
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Dan Hodos -
Dan MallFounder/Design Director of @superfriendlyco. Husband to @emilyjanemall. Singer/keyboards at @four24. http://www.danielmall.com/
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Dan Rubindesigner, singer, photographer, barbershop harmony aficionado, philosopher, polymath; improving the world through design. also, half-English by birth. ⁂ http://about.me/danrubin
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Dave DawsonWhistle while you work. http://www.iamdavedawson.com
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Dave DitgesLoves the Lord, my wife, and the lost. Works at nGen Works by day and watches tv by night. http://www.ngenworks.com/team/dave-ditges/
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David KanedaPushing pixels, crafting code, and abusing alliterations since 1983. See @9bits for daily posts on tech and design. http://davidkaneda.com/hi
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David SleightThe flotsam and jetsam of a mind otherwise occupied. Reformed newsroom creative director, Gridulator maker, founder Stuntbox LLC. http://stuntbox.com/
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DougieURTURT.com dougiemann.com http://URTURT.com
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Ed FinklerDork, Dad, JS and PHP feller, FictiveKin brosef, open source nerd, webapp security dude, Spaz developer, general miscreant. See also: @funkalinks http://funkatron.com
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Elizabeth KairysVisual Designer/Art Director/Painter http://www.elizabethkairys.com
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Elizabeth NaramoreCompletely inappropriate most of the time. I dig #php #writing #scifi #poetry #goodbeer #fantasyfootball #oldbooks #opensource Also it's all about community, yo http://www.naramore.net/blog
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Elliot Jay StocksDesigner, speaker, author. Publisher of @8faces. Co-founder of @viewportind. Engaged to @samkabam. Father of @black_labbath. http://elliotjaystocks.com
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Eric Jacobsendeveloper of Lookwork, co-founder of Svpply, full-time hustler http://whiskyvangoghgo.com
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Erica HeinzVisual geek with a physical bent. Web designer, creative lead. Founder of http://yogoer.com, blogger at http://huff.to/alea73 http://energy7.com
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Ethan MarcotteDesigner, developer. Started that whole “responsive web design” thing. http://ethanmarcotte.com/
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Eugene GetovWeb Developer inspired by open source technology. Co-founder of Grow.Coop http://mildbunch.org
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Fred WilsonI am a VC http://avc.com
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HoeflerFrereJonesHoefler & Frere-Jones designs fonts. J. Hoefler tweeting. And yes, we are working on webfonts. http://www.typography.com/
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HyperaktLed by @deroyperaza & @juliavakser, Hyperakt is a NYC design firm that helps change-makers tell their stories. http://hyperakt.com
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Ian AdelmanDirector of Digital Design at The New York Times. Prev: Dir. of Design/UX @nymag. Founding AD of @slate. RISD alum, DJ/vinyl hoarder, cycler & novice surfer.
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Jack ChengWriter, designer and maker of things. Co-founder of @disrupto, creators of @memberly. Recurring themes: time, memory, recursion. http://jackcheng.com
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Jackie BalzerI write CSS like it's my job (it is). I lead an army of CSS badasses @Behance. Sass rules. @brianmcallister is my other person. My cat has asthma. I'm awesome. http://jackiebalzer.com
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Jason Santa MariaDesigner by day, designer by night. http://jasonsantamaria.com/
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Jeff CasimirI started Jumpstart Lab and travel the earth teaching Ruby, Rails, jQuery and speculating about my Ruby-scene gossip magazine The National Requirer http://jumpstartlab.com
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Jeffrey BarkeWeb developer at The Knot http://jeffreybarke.net/
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jen strickland★design signifies intent. what are your intentions?★ JavaScript & DPS obsessed. http://inkpixelspaper.com
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Jessica HischeLetterer, type designer, cat lady, maker of silly & non-silly projects: http://www.jessicahische.is/aprocrastiworker/ http://jessicahische.is/awesome
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Jh
Não devemos nunca nos manter inertes a olhar p o céu á espera d graças ou milagres Devemos buscar o q desejamos cm nossa energia interior. http://gatasbloguera.blogspot.com/
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jodifyFriend of Tom. Director of UX @boltpeters, headquartered @studiomates. Pie wrangler. http://www.jodi.org
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John G Brooks -
Jon KantroI design for Peel @peeltv and created Pinna music player @pinnaplayer. http://jonkantro.com
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Jon SchlossbergTrying to build the best online clothing store in the world @bonobos. People before profit. http://www.jschlossberg.com
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Jonathan ChuPython, Django developer. Founder of 3atmospheres. http://jontourage.com
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jonny gothamDesigner. Tinkerer. Happily ever after-er. http://jonnygotham.com/
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Josh BrewerHusband, father, and friend. Principal Designer at Twitter, Co-creator of http://t.co/XkFeCXVa. http://t.co/vgBqhtGs
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Josh ClarkDesigner, developer, mobile maven, 11th strongest man in Maine, author of Tapworthy, creator of Couch to 5K, rascal. http://globalmoxie.com/
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Josh SmithGraphic Designer http://www.joshsmithdesign.com
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joshikeerti
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Joshua SortinoUX Designer at Disqus, founder of Fusion Web Designs, responsive design zealot, and occasional speaker. http://joshuasortino.com
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Justin HilemanI make the Internet. http://bobthecow.info/
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kathleenw -
kellantechnological solutions for social problems. CTO, Etsy. (if you follow me, consider introducing yourself with @kellan message) #47 http://laughingmeme.org
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Kenn Whitegenes • neuro • cardiac • pathways • architecture • infosec • zeros • ones {signals→patterns} http://linkedin.com/in/biotech
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KesterTuned in and Bugged out http://www.kesterlimb.com
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Kevin ChengCo-Founder of @incrediblelabs. My past: #newTwitter, Raptr, Yahoo Pipes. My book: http://seewhatimean.org. My webcomic: http://okcancel.com. My everything: @c http://kevnull.com
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Kevin Finn -
Kevin GriffinI build software for mobile phones. http://kgriff.posterous.com
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Kitt Hodsden#drupal dev, #ultimate frisbee player, @hackerdojo co-founder, master gardener, huge #kickstarter fan, but, you knew that, right? http://ki.tt/
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Krystyn HeideSenior Product Designer at Squarespace. I love jukeboxes, curly braces, handclaps, comically false eyelashes, vespas, spooky movies and random acts of kindness. http://squaregirl.com
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Lachlan HardyI work at Microsoft and like to do other things good too. http://lachstock.com.au
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Larry LegendiOS developer and founder of House of Legend. Obsessed with great design, UX, music, and the web. http://www.houseoflegend.com
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Lisa HerrodDesign, Research and Strategy of Inclusive User Experiences: That's a hybrid of traditional UX and accessible design practices. I design for diversity. http://scenarioseven.com.au
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Liz DanzicoDog owner aficionado/Occasional dabbler in user experience http://www.bobulate.com
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Mandy BrownWriter, editor, designer & publisher. Co-founder of A Book Apart & Communications Director at Typekit. http://www.aworkinglibrary.com
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Marco ArmentCreator of Instapaper. Writer. Podcaster. Coffee enthusiast. Formerly of Tumblr. http://www.marco.org/
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Marcus WhitneyOne lucky dude. http://marcuswhitney.com
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Maria Mendez -
Marie WilliamsTechnophile, blogger, 한국어 학생, lover of life and perpetual smiler. Co-curator of PhotoAdvent.org. The world is my oyster. http://thesimpli.st
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Matt JacobsI make things better. http://www.capndesign.com
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Matt Linderman -
Matt RoyalRubyist, gaymer, and cat enthusiast. I work at @pivotallabs.
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matthew waddle -
Max RittGraphic Dethinker http://campsite-studio.com
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Meagan FisherWeb designer. Lover of owls. Eater of food. Owner of the most humongous cat animal ever. My twitter stream is just me being defeated by things. http://owltastic.com
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Meghan MInformation Processor http://www.thatredhairgirl.com/
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MelanieLover of all things SF (minus the crackwhores & taxi drivers), great food and craft beer (follow me @pintmuse for beer related info) http://iamsfgirl.com
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Mike TaylorWeb Opener for Opera Software, and stuff. http://miketaylr.com
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Mike WolstatWeb developer and UI designer http://wolstat.com
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Nicholas SloanWorld-renowned t-shirt owner. PHP user, and Python fantasizer. Proud resident of Pittsburgh. World class high-fiver. http://nasloan.com
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patrick h laukeLover, fighter, ranter, renaissance man, web evangelist at #opera - but tweets are personal opinion and not necessarily accurate or relevant... http://www.splintered.co.uk
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peteInteraction Designer / Business Strategist / Obsessive Foodie / Builder @gothamsmith http://www.pete3.net
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Phoebe ETech tinkerer, design analyst, ITP alum. I manage TechStars NY HackStars; @wefestival Twitter custodian; teach an Entrepreneurship class for Designers at @mfadt http://femmebot.tumblr.com/
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Raul GutierrezI hate cheese and cats. http://www.mexicanpictures.com/headingeast
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Ryan BrillSenior Frontend Developer at SolutionSet. http://www.ryanbrill.com/
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Sam Brownuser interface designer @foursquare http://sam.brown.tc
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Samantha martineznames samantha but sam is fine ^_^ i just a silly girl living in a krazy world!
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sarah forstI heart CSS. http://styleanderror.net
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Scott MacVicarScottish PHP Ninja working for Facebook http://www.macvicar.net
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Scott TrudeauMichigan ex-pat in Brooklyn, web nerd, banjo novice, loves food, mildly abrasive :: CTO @ Apartment Therapy http://sstrudeau.com
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Shali NguyenDirector of Design @Bread... Formerly lead designer @ZeroCater and @Ning. I ramble daily about the social web, music, food and beautiful things. http://www.shalinguyen.com
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Shelley BernsteinChief of Technology at the Brooklyn Museum. I live in Red Hook, work on the web and love my dog. I attended #nasatweetup #sts134 and it changed me. http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/shelley
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Simon CollisonDesigner by day, insomniac by night. Proud member of Fictive Kin. Speaker at design events, and I write stuff. Organise New Adventures. Love Iceland, love NYC. http://colly.com
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Skylar ChallandFounder of @oakstudios, editor of @idsgn, working on @dropmarked, @siteleaf, and @quarterly, headquartered at @studiomates. http://oak.is
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SnookI write at http://snook.ca. I wrote http://smacss.com. I work at http://shopify.com. http://snook.ca/
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StandardistasTwo tweed-clad gentlemen based in Belfast, we write about design, web standards and assorted miscellany in a daily periodical you might enjoy reading. http://www.webstandardistas.com
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Stefan GoodchildJack of all trades, master of some. Freelance web designer and developer http://triplegeek.com http://stefangoodchild.com
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Steve FranciaChief Solutions Architect @ 10gen • Leader, Author, Blogger, Hacker, Speaker, Husband, Dad • MongoDB, Python, PHP, Vim, Linux, Ecommerce, Symfony2, Zoop. http://spf13.com
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StoryCorpsOur mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. http://storycorps.org
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susan smith -
Theresa SummaWeb developer, resident of NYC, creator of things, chatterbox, and an ENFJ. The world is my soapbox, but I promise to try not to abuse it. http://theresaanna.com
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Todd Fabacher -
Tom SartainWeb developer at @arc90. Working on @kindlingapp. So in love with Brooklyn, I had to organize @brooklynalpha. Tall guy. http://ummwhat.com
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Trent WaltonFounder & 1/3 of http://paravelinc.com http://trentwalton.com
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Tyler GawWeb Designer at @Readability / @Arc90. Skateboarder. http://www.tylergaw.com
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Vishal ParpiaAkuma demands more cowbell. http://about.me/viz
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Yaron SchoenDesign Lead at Twitter NYC. Founder of @madeforhumans. Co-founder of @floatschedule. Digital thought ninja. http://t.co/JiMakYoH
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zrogerDrupal Monkey http://zroger.com










