/Interview/ The brains behind: The Specials
After filmmaker Katy Lock and web developer Daniel May put their docu-soap about five friends with learning disabilities online, it went on to win a Webby
/Interview/ The brains behind: One Million Giraffes
Norwegian web developer Ola Helland made a bet with his friend to crowd-source one million hand-made giraffes. We caught up with him to hear the full story
/Interview/ Mark Pincus
Fast-growing startup Zynga is leading the social game revolution. Oliver Lindberg talks to Mark Pincus, its founder and CEO, about his recipe for success and how a major scandal left the company’s popularity pretty much undented
/Interview/ Alfred Spector
Google’s a pretty good search engine, right? Well, you ain’t seen nothing yet. VP of research Alfred Spector talks to Oliver Lindberg about the technologies emerging from Google Labs – from voice search to hybrid intelligence and beyond
/Interview/ The brains behind: Star Wars: Uncut
Star Wars Uncut is a collaborative project that invited hundreds of fans to recreate Star Wars: A New Hope in 15-second clips. We talk to its creator, Casey Pugh
/Interview/ Gary Vaynerchuk
08/06/2010 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Gary Vaynerchuk, host of Wine Library TV, has turned the American wine industry on its head. Oliver Lindberg talks to him to find out how Ze Frank changed his life, why he still answers every email and what else he has up his sleeve
/Interview/ The brains behind: Pogo
Perth-based electronic music producer Nick Bertke, aka Pogo, records small sounds from single films or scenes and sequences them to form a new piece of music. His Alice in Wonderland track alone racked up more than four million views on YouTube
/Interview/ Brian Kalma
Online retailer Zappos is known for its fanatical dedication to customer service. Brian Kalma, director of user experience, tells Oliver Lindberg about branding, Happy Cog’s redesign of the site and why a third of the employees are on Twitter
/Interview/ Q&A: Dan Benjamin
After hosting his own podcasts for several years, internet entrepreneur Dan Benjamin went full-time and set up 5 By 5 Studios, a broadcasting network with an ever-expanding list of shows
/Interview/ Profile: HUGE
HUGE aims to employ geniuses and create industry-changing websites. David Skokna and Gene Liebel discuss dogs, design and the decline of Flash
/Interview/ The brains behind: Cyriak
British freelance animator Cyriak Harris, better known just as Cyriak, is known for his surreal photo and video manipulation. Here he gives us an insight into his work
/Interview/ Q&A: Thomas Fearn
OOiZiT.com is a social networking site for up-and-coming musicians looking to launch their careers. Founder Thomas Fearn reveals how it works, and why he thinks it can take on MySpace
/Interview/ Profile: Wieden + Kennedy London
Neil Christie and Zaid Al-Asady, from Wieden + Kennedy’s London office talk to Oliver Lindberg about building brands and working across multiple disciplines as well as continents
/Interview/ The brains behind: Web 2.0 Suicide Machine
The Web 2.0 Suicide Machine lets you delete your social networking profiles and kill your virtual friends. We chat to its chief euthanasia officer Gordan Savicic
/Interview/ Shaun Inman
High profile designer and app developer Shaun Inman talks to Oliver Lindberg about how tinkering around transformed his career, the challenges of developing for the iPhone, his fear of magic and why he can’t let go of his apps
/Interview/ Paul Dawson
EMC Conchango is known for producing functional customer experiences that last a long time. Oliver Lindberg catches up with the agency’s experience director, Paul Dawson, to chat about their approach and the recent acquisition
/Interview/ Stephen Fry
03/03/2010 | Filed under Discover > Interview
We’re delighted to bring you a special interview with the man who sent Twitter mainstream: actor, writer, presenter and national treasure, Stephen Fry.
In this video interview, Fry talks candidly to .net editor Dan Oliver about his use of Twitter, online money-making, mood swings, the Daily Mail and his ability to bring down websites with a single tweet. Watch it here.
/Interview/ Q&A: Mike Beltzner
At the end of January, Mozilla unleashed Firefox 3.6. We hook up with director of Firefox development Mike Beltzner to spill the beans on the latest improvements, what’s bubbling in the labs and the state of the browser wars
/Interview/ The brains behind : 4chan
4chan is the web’s largest – and most notorious – imageboard, responsible for such popular memes as lolcats and rickrolling. We talk to its creator, moot
/Interview/ Irena Au
Whatever you may think of it, Google’s approach to design is certainly different. Irene Au, the company’s director of user experience, talks to Oliver Lindberg about data-driven design decisions, achieving consistency and user research
/Interview/ Profile: BKWLD
Oliver Lindberg talks to Ryan Vanni, Dan Fields, Robert Reinhard and Jeff Toll of BKWLD about the agency’s fresh approach to interactive design and the science of a good banner ad
/Interview/ Q&A: Avi Muchnick
Aviary’s browser-based suite of multimedia tools is trying to make it easier and cheaper for people to become web builders. Oliver Lindberg speaks to founder and CEO, Avi Muchnick
/Interview/ The brains behind : Cake Wrecks
Award-winning photoblog Cake Wrecks has just released its first book. We talk to its creator, Jen Yates about the site, the book deal, and the bakers’ reactions
/Interview/ Justin Cooke
Not content with running one of Britain’s leading digital agencies, Fortune Cookie’s Justin Cooke is the new chair of the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA). He tells Oliver Lindberg about the many challenges ahead
/Interview/ Pete Cashmore
Launched from Pete Cashmore’s home in 2005, Mashable now gets 5m page views a month and is poised to overtake TechCrunch. He talks to Oliver Lindberg about redesigns, micro-content and joining the social conversation
/Interview/ How we built: www.scarygirl.com
08/01/2010 | Filed under Discover > Interview
It’s been hailed as the best Flash game ever. Illustrator Nathan Jurevicius, producer Sophie Byrne and developer/designers Tarwin Stroh-Spijer and Tony Polinelli explain how they pushed the platform to the limits
/Interview/ Q&A: Kevin Pollak
The star of Hollywood films like The Usual Suspects is now fronting his own online talk show. Kevin Pollak talks about ratings, revelations and leaving his legacy
/Interview/ The brains behind: Know Your Meme
Tongue in cheek web series and online database Know Your Meme dissects internet culture one meme at a time. We talk to its creator, Rocketboom’s lead R&D Jamie Wilkinson
/Interview/ Jake Nickell
Threadless uses the power of crowdsourcing to sell more than 100,000 T-shirts a month. Company founder Jake Nickell talks to Oliver Lindberg about how he turned a simple hobby into a multimillion dollar business empire
/Interview/ Q&A: Osama Bedier
PayPal will soon be bigger than eBay, the auction site’s CEO recently admitted. VP of platform and emerging technology, Osama Bedier, explains what it can offer developers
/Interview/ The brains behind: Internet Archaeology
GeoCities may be dead and gone, but Ryder Ripps, director and founder of the Internet Archaeology project, explains how he’s keeping the memories alive
/Interview/ Q&A: Jon McLoone
WolframAlpha created a mixture of excitement and confusion when it launched in May this year. Senior developer Jon McLoone explains how the ‘knowledge engine’ delivers its definitive results
/Interview/ The brains behind: My Damn Channel
Web series platform My Damn Channel made its name with You Suck at Photoshop. We talk to founder and CEO Rob Barnett
/Interview/ Christian Heilmann
Christian Heilmann, international developer evangelist at Yahoo, travels the world on a mission to make the web a better place. Talking to Oliver Lindberg, he calls for more sharing and says innovation isn’t just down to rock star developers
/Interview/ Q&A: Phil Libin
Evernote is a note-taking service that aims to become the “external brain” of its millions of wordwide users. CEO Phil Libin reveals how the company plans to build on its runaway success
/Interview/ The brains behind : Simon’s Cat
The Flash adventures of Simon’s Cat have been watched more than 20 million times and won numerous awards. We talk to animator Simon Tofield
/Interview/ Q&A: Kevin Eyres
LinkedIn is storming ahead in its bid to become the social network of choice for serious professionals. Managing director for Europe Kevin Eyres discusses the challenges ahead and the site’s latest features
/Interview/ The brains behind: Cat and Girl
New York-based cartoonist Dorothy Gambrell has been drawing web comic Cat and Girl since 1999. Here she explains how it’s turned into her day job and how it makes money
/Interview/ Q&A: Chris Lea
Media Temple is arguably the most popular hosting company for digital creatives. Oliver Lindberg talks to Chris Lea, lead architect on social network Virb, which Media Temple acquired about a year ago
/Interview/ Q&A: David Recordon
Six Apart’s David Recordon co-invented OpenID, which enables you to sign in to thousands of online services with the same digital identity. He talks to Oliver Lindberg about its latest developments
/Interview/ Q&A: Kyle Simpson
The Yahoo Query Language enables you to easily retrieve data from other websites and display it on your own. Here, Kyle Simpson, user experience architect at StoredIQ and owner of Getify Solutions, explains what it’s like to work with it in practice
/Interview/ The brains behind: iJustine
Viral video comedienne Justine Ezarik, aka iJustine has more than 120,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel. Here she explains the secrets of a successful online video brand
/Interview/ Eric Jordan
2Advanced is one of the most respected design agencies on the planet. Chief creative officer and president Eric Jordan tells Oliver Lindberg how Flash changed his life, what he’s looking forward to in 2009 and why DJing keeps him sane
/Interview/ Bruce Lawson
Opera’s web evangelist Bruce Lawson foresees a future in which much of the world leapfrogs the desktop and jumps straight onto the mobile web, and standards are more important than ever. He tells Oliver Lindberg how we can create one web for all
/Interview/ The brains behind: MetaFilter
Link sharing community blog MetaFilter has just turned 10 years old. We talk to creator and programmer Matthew Haughey about how the site grew from its humble beginnings to having 12,000 active users
/Interview/ The brains behind: Windosill
Windosill is a Flash-based puzzle game full of whimsical objects to push, pull, take apart, and otherwise manipulate. Creator Patrick Smith explains how he designed it
/Interview/ The truth behind the IE8 blacklist
The launch of IE8 has been mired in confusion and controversy. Ian Moulster, senior product manager for Microsoft UK, chats to Tom May about developer support, standards and the dreaded ‘blacklist’
/Interview/ Jeffrey Zeldman
Jeffrey Zeldman could be called the godfather of web standards. Oliver Lindberg catches up with him to talk about the current state of play, how to improve standards and how web designers can survive the economic downturn
/Interview/ The brains behind: Wonderglen
Wonderglen, an intranet for a fake TV production company, turned out to be the creation of former Daily Show producer Ben Karlin. Here he tells us all about it
/Interview/ The brains behind: Stuff White People Like
Since Christian Lander launched satirical blog stuffwhitepeoplelike.com it has received more than 55million hits and landed him a book deal. Here he explains how it all came about
/Interview/ Margaret Manning
Not many digital agencies that were born out of the online enthusiasm of the 90s managed to survive and remain independent. Reading Room did. Oliver Lindberg talks to award-winning CEO Margaret Manning
/Interview/ The brains behind: 230 Miles of Love
Fancy some location-specific entertainment while you’re driving down the M6? We talk to Andrew Shanahan, creator of the first comedy to be broadcast via satnav
/Interview/ Leo Laporte
They call him the hardest working man in podcasting. Now he’s extended his TWiT empire to include a live, hi-res video stream. Oliver Lindberg talks to the one and only Leo Laporte about being the glue that holds together an online community
/Interview/ Profile: Level Studios
Independent digital agency Level Studios, formerly known as Web Associates, has been in the game for almost a decade and a half. Oliver Lindberg finds out what makes them tick
/Interview/ Q&A: Loic Le Meur
Serial entrepreneur Loic Le Meur is one of the most influential people on the web. His latest project, Seesmic, has been dubbed the Twitter of video. Oliver Lindberg talks to him about its success, the challenges of the credit crunch and what’s currently exciting him on the web
/Interview/ Simon Waterfall
Award-winning digital agency Poke is pushing the boundaries of the developer-client relationship. Simon Waterfall, co-founder and creative director, chats to Oliver Lindberg and reveals what makes Poke’s way of working so different
/Interview/ Q&A: Nick Francis
Nick Francis is the founder of small Nashville-based web design agency Project83, which is behind mobile design showcase site Mobile Awesomeness. We chat to him about why it’s high time to go mobile, and how to get started
/Interview/ The brains behind: Lackadaisy
Award-winning web comic Lackadaisy is set in Prohibition-era America. Artist Tracy Butler tell us what inspired her to create it
/Interview/ Jack Dorsey
Frequent downtimes recently sparked an intense online debate about the flaw of popular micro-blogging service Twitter. Oliver Lindberg catches up with its CEO and co-founder, Jack Dorsey, to discuss the company’s plans to make it more stable
/Interview/ The brains behind: Strike.TV
Filmmaker Peter Hyoguchi was at the forefront of the Hollywood writers’ strike when he had the idea for an online network that gives writers complete control. Now he’s the CEO of Strike.TV
/Interview/ Q&A: Ben Edwards
Ben Edwards discusses how Economist.com is bringing its readers together for global discussion and debate online
/Interview/ Jim Buckmaster
Online classified advertising site Craigslist is run more as a public service than for profit – a philosophy that’s led to war with eBay. Oliver Lindberg talks to chief executive Jim Buckmaster about one of the internet’s most unlikely success stories
/Interview/ The brains behind: Garfield Minus Garfield
Web comic Garfield Minus Garfield, which removes Garfield from his own strips, has been one of the big internet phenomena of 2008. We chat to creator Dan Walsh
/Interview/ James Hilton
James Hilton co-founded AKQA when he was just out of college and helped build it up to a global agency with hundreds of employees and some of the world’s biggest clients. He tells Oliver Lindberg what makes AKQA tick
/Interview/ Q&A: Jonathan Zittrain
Internationally renowned cyberlaw scholar Jonathan Zittrain’s new book carries the provocative title, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It. Oliver Lindberg asks him exactly what he means
/Interview/ The brains behind: I Can Has Cheezburger
We talk to Ben Huh, the entrepreneur who bought lolcat phenomenon ICanHasCheezburger.com with a group of investors, created company Pet Holdings around it and has since unleashed sites like ihasahotdog.com, totallylookslike.com, engrishfunny.com and graphjam.com onto an unsuspecting world
/Interview/ Chris Pirillo
Chris Pirillo broadcasts 24/7, in one of the most popular live video streams on the web. Oliver Lindberg talks to the entrepreneur who’s made his personality his main selling point
/Interview/ The brains behind: Cockeyed
This year, cockeyed.com, a site full of bizarre pranks and projects, celebrates its 10th birthday. We chat to California-based founder Rob Cockerham about one of the web’s most entertaining old-school sites
/Interview/ Emily Bell
The Guardian’s website is experiencing its most exciting year since its launch nine years ago. Emily Bell, director of digital content for Guardian News and Media, tells Oliver Lindberg why the redesign is just the beginning…
/Interview/ Q&A: Jeff Barr
Amazon Web Services consume more bandwidth than all of its global sites combined. Evangelist Jeff Barr explains who’s using them and why
/Interview/ The brains behind: The 100 Thing Challenge
San Diego-based internet entrepreneur Dave Bruno is trying to reduce his possessions to just 100 items by 12 November and aims to live like this for a whole year. Here he explains the 100 Thing Challenge
/Interview/ Brendan Dawes
As creative director of magnetic North Brendan Dawes is working to bring the ethos of the mix tape to the digital age. Here he discusses emotional engagement, the development of Flash and how to unlock your inner creativity
/Interview/ Jason Fried
Less is more. Web application company 37signals is founded on the principle of keeping things simple and clear – and more than three million account holders prove them right. Oliver Lindberg talks to 37signals’ founder, Jason Fried
/Interview/ Q&A: Tom Watson
Back in 2003, he was the first MP to start blogging. Now he’s Gordon Brown’s web Tsar. Tom Watson talks about the failures and successes of the government’s online strategy
/Interview/ The brains behind: Cooking With Rockstars
If indie rock gives you an appetite, you’ll love this web TV show. We chat to founder Jennifer Robins about how music really is the food of love
/Interview/ Martin Stiksel
They’ve been fairly quiet since the high-profile acquisition by CBS, but this doesn’t mean that Last.fm’s team hasn’t been busy. Oliver Lindberg talks to Martin Stiksel, the co-founder and chief controlling officer of Last.fm
/Interview/ Q&A: Holy Moly Janitor
We can’t tell you the true identity of the man behind gossip site Holy Moly but we can reveal he’s a .net subscriber. He tells Oliver Lindberg how it all started and what we can expect from the brand new Holy Moly TV
/Interview/ The brains behind: Black Cab Sessions
If you try to hail a cab in London, there’s a good chance it’ll already be occupied by a band playing a gig in it. We talk to Gen Stevens, director of Hidden Fruit promotions and founding member of the ingenious Black Cab Sessions
/Interview/ The brains behind: The SEO Rapper
Online marketing specialist Charles ‘Chuck’ Lewis, from Houston-based agency Pop Labs, has taken the web by storm. We talk to the one and only SEO Rapper
/Interview/ Q&A: Matthew Cashmore
On 21-22 June the BBC is running another hack day, dubbed Mashed08. Matthew Cashmore tells us what the weekend will be like and what’s next for BBC Backstage
/Interview/ Q&A : Simon Collison
Simon Collison is the founder of Erskine Design, a full-service web design agency that specialises in creative, responsible development and design.
/Interview/ Q&A: Charles Leadbeater
Author and journalist Charles Leadbeater is a leading authority on innovation and creativity in organisations. He talks to Oliver Lindberg about his new book, We-Think, and its vision of the future
/Interview/ The brains behind: PostSecret
PostSecret is an ongoing community art project in which people mail their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard. We catch up with founder Frank Warren
/Interview/ Q&A: Matt Mason
We speak to the author of The Pirate’s Dilemma about youth culture, copyright and why he’s happy for you to pirate a copy of his book.
/Interview/ Janus Friis
eBay may not be too happy about the performance of Skype, but its co-founders have moved on to promising new ventures. Janus Friis tells Oliver Lindberg why online TV service Joost is all set to revolutionise the way we watch television
/Interview/ The brains behind: Daily Monster
Graphic designer and illustrator Stefan G Bucher draws monsters and films himself doing it. Now he’s turned the popular project into a book, 100 Days of Monsters
/Interview/ Vint Cerf
It’s 10 years since his last major interview with .net, and “the father of the internet” is far from retirement. In fact, he’s currently hoping to take the internet beyond the confines of our planet. Oliver Lindberg talks to the one and only Vint Cerf
/Interview/ The brains behind: Miscellenea
01/04/2008 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Physics teacher by day, Wellington Gray is also the author of the popular web comic Miscellanea. We discover where he gets his inspiration from, and how he managed to offend an army of middle-aged cat owners
/Interview/ The brains behind: Chocolate Rain
04/03/2008 | Filed under Discover > Interview
It was watched 14 million times and turned into one of the biggest virals of 2007. We talk to the one and only Tay Zonday, composer of Chocolate Rain
/Interview/ Peter Sunde
It may operate in murky waters, but there’s no denying it’s given the music and film industries a run for their money. Oliver Lindberg speaks to Peter Sunde, administrator of one of the web’s most notorious sites, The Pirate Bay
/Interview/ The brains behind: Around America in 2.0
We meet Matthew Danzico, who journeyed around the US, solely relying on users of video sharing websites for food, shelter and transport
/Interview/ The brains behind: Eyebrowy
Animation site eyebrowy.com is often hailed as the “South Park for the music scene”. We talk to Colm Russel, one half of the team that gave us “The Bloke Out Of Keane”
/Interview/ Donald Katz
It’s the tenth anniversary of Audible.com and one of the first digital audio players ever, the Audible MobilePlayer. Against all odds, the spoken-word download site is still here. Founder Donald Katz talks to Oliver Lindberg about the company’s success
/Interview/ The brains behind: Museum of Hoaxes
10 years after Alex Boese created the Museum of Hoaxes as research for his doctoral dissertation, the site is still growing strong. Just don’t mess with Hufu!
/Interview/ The brains behind: WikiScanner
WikiScanner exposes anonymous Wikipedia edits and thus proves that many company entries are changed the companies themselves. We talk to the creator, Virgil Griffith
/Interview/ Steve Chen and Chad Hurley
Since the acquisition by Google, YouTube’s founders have kept a low profile. Now they’re back. In an exclusive interview, .net’s Oliver Lindberg talks to Steve Chen and Chad Hurley about the past, present and future of the world’s biggest video-sharing site
/Interview/ The brains behind: Will It Blend
Will It Blend has turned into one of the biggest viral campaigns of the last few years. We talk to Blendtec’s marketing director, George Wright, to find out how they became internet superstars
/Interview/ Andrew Keen
Andrew Keen is one of the most hated people on the internet. The reason for bloggers’ anger is his Web 2.0-critical book, The Cult of the Amateur. The self-proclaimed “Antichrist of Silicon Valley” explains what all the fuss is about.
/Interview/ FICC inc
Hideki Ogino started out as a photographer’s assistant, and three years ago set up creative solutions agency FICC in Tokyo. He tells us about the Japanese design scene, how FICC managed to get its own niche, and why boxers and pâtissiers want to work for them
/Interview/ Kevin Rose
28/09/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Digg is the world’s most popular user-generated news site. A recent revolt showed that it really is run by its community. Founder Kevin Rose tells Oliver Lindberg how he experienced the most turbulent day in Digg’s history, and what his users want him to do next
/Interview/ The brains behind: Ask A Ninja
It’s one of the most popular comedy series on the web and was recently honoured with a Webby Award for best actor. Here, the ninja’s creators, Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, explain how they did it
/Interview/ Shane Mielke
05/09/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Meet Shane Seminole Mielke, the man whose web design output is bigger than that of most agencies! And despite his hard work as creative director at 2Advanced Studios, he still finds time to coach a local American Football high school team
/Interview/ Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia revolutionised the way we look for information. Now its founder has got his eyes on the search market. Oliver Lindberg talks to one of the web’s most colourful players, Jimmy Wales, about his forthcoming people-powered open source search engine
/Interview/ The brains behind: Hanttula
01/08/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Mike Hanttula’s online presence, www.hanttula.com, features sections as bizarre as the Museum of Food Anomalies and the Bunnyocalypse. Mike tells us what it’s all about
/Interview/ The brains behind: The Trailer Mash
Movie trailer mashups have established themselves as a new online genre. The Trailer Mash, set up by Thomas Johns and Dominic Grant, collects them all
/Interview/ Mena Trott
Blogging had lost its fun and left many early adopters burned out. Oliver Lindberg talks to Mena Trott, co-founder and president of blogging experts Six Apart, to find out why the time was right for their latest blogging platform
/Interview/ The brains behind: The 1 Second Film
25/05/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
The 1 Second Film brings together thousands of people from around the world to raise money for the Global Fund for Women. We spoke to its mastermind, Nirvan Mullick.
/Interview/ Bram Cohen
24/05/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
How do you go from “broke programmer” to CEO and co-founder of BitTorrent? Will the new, legitimate, online video store take off? Bram Cohen takes time out from his coding, recreational maths, juggling and origami to be quizzed by .net’s Oliver Lindberg
/Interview/ The brains behind: Infinite Solutions
30/04/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
With his tutorial on how to use Google TV, Mark Erickson caused a storm on the internet and, for some, even turned into a new “hero”. We teamed up with the man behind Infinite Solutions
/Interview/ Matt Mullenweg
19/04/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
According to Google, Matt Mullenweg is the most important Matt in the world. Fans of his most famous project, open source blogging tool WordPress, will agree. Oliver Lindberg finds out who the man behind the software really is and what’s up his sleeve
/Interview/ The brains behind: Choose My Name
29/03/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
His brother swapped a paperclip for a house, which inspired Scott MacDonald to run an auction to change his name. He now goes under the name of Mr Freebeestore.
/Interview/ Dean Hachamovitch
26/03/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
It’s taken Microsoft half a decade to come up with a major upgrade to its browser. Why did it take so long and is it too little too late? Oliver Lindberg grills Dean Hachamovitch, general manager of the Internet Explorer team
/Interview/ The brains behind: Uncyclopedia
05/03/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Since its launch two years ago, Uncyclopedia, an addictive parody of Wikipedia, has grown into one of the largest Wikia-hosted wikis. In this interview, co-founder and college student Jonathan Huang reveals what it’s all about
/Interview/ Philip Rosedale
08/02/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Virtual 3D world Second Life recently reached one million sign-ups, and its economy is growing faster than some real countries. Oliver Lindberg talked to its founder, Philip Rosedale, and discovered his vision of a world where everybody has a second life
/Interview/ The brains behind: 419 Eater
05/02/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Mike Berry aka Shiver Metimbers runs 419eater.com and spends his time reversing scams. Now he’s got a book out, Greetings in Jesus’ Name!, that chronicles his scambaiting escapades
/Interview/ The brains behind: The 700 Hoboes Project
15/01/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
When author John Hodgman included a list of 700 hobo names in his satirical almanac The Areas of Expertise, he unwittingly started an internet phenomenon. We asked illustrator Adam Koford to talk us through the project (www.e-hobo.com)
/Interview/ Alan Levy
15/01/2007 | Filed under Discover > Interview
The blogosphere has taken over the web, yet it’s simply the start of what’s possible for people with something to say. Christian Hall talks to Alan Levy, the brains behind BlogTalkRadio – a service that goes beyond Web 2.0 by turning bloggers into broadcasters
/Interview/ Kristopher Tate
18/12/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Photosharing site Zooomr cooked up a storm on the web. Yet, while its features are impressive, the age of its creator is all the more remarkable. Oliver Lindberg hooks up with Kristopher Tate to find out what it’s like to be a teen entrepreneur
/Interview/ The brains behind: The Politically Incorrect Alphabet
07/12/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Freelance designer and new media author Mark Jones recently welcomed visitor number 250,000 to The Politically Incorrect Alphabet (www.better-together.co.uk). Here, he explains what it’s all about
/Interview/ Caterina Fake
16/11/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Echoing the optimism of early Nineties web culture, Flickr sprung onto the scene in 2004 and became the defining Web 2.0 app. Christian Hall caught up with co-founder Caterina Fake and discovered what the future holds for Flickr
/Interview/ The brains behind: Numa Numa
13/11/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Last year, Gary Brolsma’s Numa Numa dance became a massive internet phenomenon, but the 19-year-old shut himself off. Now he’s back with New Numa (www.newnuma.com) and has decided to break his silence
/Interview/ Matt Hanson
23/10/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Film producer and director Matt Hanson is a pioneer of digital film. Oliver Lindberg meets him as he embarks on his most ambitious project yet, aiming to use the power of the internet to make a £1m movie and give it away to one million people in a year
/Interview/ The brains behind: Motion Picture Purgatory
16/10/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Montreal cartoonist Rick Trembles has produced movie reviews in comic strip form for his local paper since 1998. Thanks to the internet, the whole world can enjoy them.
/Interview/ Joshua Schachter
Joshua Schachter could never have predicted how successful his creation would become. Although he doesn’t curse the explosion of tagging, or the cash Yahoo! was prepared to pay for it, he’s pretty worn out by his rise to web stardom.
/Interview/ The brains behind: Gallery of the Absurd
No celeb can get away from San Francisco artist 14. If they’re in the tabloids, they’ll make their way to galleryoftheabsurd.typepad.com. Here, 14 talks us through her ‘gossip fuelled art’...
/Interview/ The brains behind: EepyBird.com
22/08/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Grobe’s and Voltz’s film of a fountain made out of Diet Coke and Mentos mints (eepybird.com) triggered a huge response from around the globe
/Interview/ Mike Davidson and his Newsvine.com
.net catches up with Mike Davidson. Of the raft of new sites launched this year, Newsvine has attracted praise from tech fans all over the web. .net grilled its creator Mike Davidson on the story of the site and state of the web in general
/Interview/ The Brains Behind: QuickMuse
01/08/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Ken Gordon and Fletcher Moore launched www.quickmuse.com as a way to jam with famous poets. Here they reveal all
/Interview/ .net's video interview with Gary McKinnon!
31/07/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview / Discover > Security
Now you can watch .net’s exclusive interview with Gary McKinnon on video! Check it out!
/Interview/ .net exclusive interview with Gary McKinnon
He says all he wanted to do was find evidence of suppressed technology and UFOs. Now Gary McKinnon has been branded an evil hacker and could end up at Guantanamo Bay. Oliver Lindberg caught up with him shortly before his extradition ruling
/Interview/ The Brains Behind: We Feel Fine
14/07/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Jonathan Harris and Sepandar Kamvar launched wefeelfine.org to visualise the blogging community’s feelings. Jonathan explains…
/Interview/ The Brains Behind: The Best Page In The Universe
14/07/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview
Self-proclaimed pirate Maddox created The Best Page In The Universe (maddox.xmission.com) in a quest to shock the world. As popular as it is notorious, it’s banned in four countries, and now Maddox has released his first novel…
/Interview/ The Brains Behind: 4Q.cc
14/07/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview
When satirical ‘facts’ on his persona emerged, film star Chuck Norris became an unlikely internet hero. We tracked down the person behind the Random Chuck Norris Fact Generator (www.4q.cc/chuck), 17-year-old student Ian Spector…
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