Cheezburgers and LOLcats: A Look into the Lazy-Messy-Backwards Way of Starting Up

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I Can Has Cheezburger? has really taken off over the last two years as LOLcats and FAILs have tapped into a cultural phenomena.  Scott will share the some of the ways they've approached technology to our advantage in running a content publishing website.  Mainly, these fit into three categories: embracing a user-driven content model, accepting the tradeoffs of working with strategic partners and adapting some Agile like practices to suit the needs of our business.

Who: Scott Porad, Pet Holdings, Inc.
When: 6:00 pm, Tuesday June 2nd, 2009
Where: StartPad offices -- 811 First Avenue, Suite 480, Seattle, WA 98104
Cost: Free! (Pizza and drinks will be served)

About the presenter: Scott Porad is the Cheezburger Technology Officer of Pet Holdings, Inc., the company behind the popular websites I Can Has Cheezburger? and Failblog.org. The Cheezburger Network is a collection of web sites where millions of people share moments of joy through the humor and wonder of LOL.

Before focusing on user-generated content, Scott focused on e-commerce and online retail as part of the initial launch team at drugstore.com, and online publishing and content management at ESPN.com.  And, prior to that, he worked for Seth Godin’s Yoyodyne Entertainment and Small World Software.

Scott's personal blog is http://scottporad.com and he tweets @scottporad.

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