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About Sean Wang

Sean earned his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Alberta. He worked on some of the earlier dotcom media sites, has since accumulated deep expertise in telecom, internet infrastructure and IP networking. Currently an enterprise architect at Safeco, he is familiar with the core enabling media technology such as Content Delivery Network, as well as underlying challenges. Born in Shanghai, Sean hopes to combine his unique perspectives, bridging capabilities with the technical community, with the insights and friendship gained from the program, to create new possibilities with digital media.

Facebook IPO Woes

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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 at 9:43 am

The countdown to Facebook’s highly anticipated IPO has begun. On April 23rd, Facebook filed its latest amendment to its registration with SEC.  According to the filing, Facebook now boasts over 900 million monthly active users, with 300 million photos uploaded, … Continue reading

Hacking Edu: You Too Can Attend MIT

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Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at 9:59 am

  Thinking back to the first Hacking Edu event two weeks ago, one question I was left with was, Is higher education, in its current form, facing the threat of irrelevance? I thought Ben Huh was particularly insightful to observe … Continue reading

Before Linsanity, Jeremy Lin Was Already a Social Media Buff

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Thursday, March 1st, 2012 at 9:08 am

The word “linsanity” cannot pass a spelling check, yet it scores over 5 million hits on Google. It’s also a turned into a quickly thrown together yet comprehensive website. Yes, it is the story of Jeremy Lin, NBA’s overnight sensation … Continue reading

Google Analytics Adds New Insights

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 9:58 am

No internet presence can be successful as an isolated island. Measuring traffic and understanding user behavior gives developers powerful tools in designing effective sites. Google Analytics introduced a new interface this year. Although it is often difficult to navigate, a … Continue reading

Netflix Tangles with Amazon

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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 at 8:30 am

If Netflix planned to grab media attention the way it has in recent weeks, it certainly has succeeded brilliantly, multiple times. While the real stories may not be known for a while yet, one thing is certain: Netflix has made … Continue reading

Is Qwiki the future of search?

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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011 at 9:13 pm

Earlier this year, Corey posted about Qwiki, a startup whose investors include Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, Groupon co-founders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky, and YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim. Qwiki has opened its alpha release to the public since January. With … Continue reading

Why Netflix is Moving our Cheese

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Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 at 3:51 pm

Last week, Netflix announced new pricing structure to split online streaming and DVD delivery into separate plans. So instead of paying a minimum $10 per month for both, users will pay at least $8 per plan, for a total of … Continue reading

Mylife – be aware of motives disguised as social media

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Friday, May 29th, 2009 at 1:42 pm

I received an invite to join “mylife” from a friend, never heard of it before. At first glance it looked interesting, advertised as a “people search” place, also aggregator of other social media sites. Alarming flags went up as I … Continue reading

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