| Tara Hunt | |
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| Born | July 15, 1973 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Writer, Marketing consultant |
| Website http://www.horsepigcow.com |
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Tara Hunt (born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is an author, speaker and marketing consultant. Tara obtained a degree in Communications and Cultural Studies at the University of Calgary.[citation needed] In 2002, she founded a small, award-winning[citation needed] marketing brand called "Rogue Strategies". She moved, along with her business, to Toronto, Ontario before moving to San Francisco in 2005.[1] Tara then moved to Montreal, Quebec in July 2009.
Tara was hired by the San Francisco based visual search engine Riya to lead their marketing efforts.[2] She left Riya as of June 5, 2006, a mutually agreed decision as her interests outgrew Riya's while Riya began traditional marketing activities.[citation needed] In June 2006, Tara coined a movement of "post-cluetrain" marketing called Pinko Marketing.[3] Pinko Marketing picked up where The Cluetrain Manifesto left off, changing the focus from company to consumer marketing to consumer-to-consumer marketing.[citation needed] Tara is widely known for several recent projects in marketing and community-building, and her book, The Whuffie Factor.[citation needed]
Tara was instrumental in making BarCamp a worldwide phenomenon[4], with events in over 30 countries in its first year.[citation needed] Tara has been one of the lead bloggers on a very popular Canadian online portal One Degree.[citation needed] She also played and continues to play a large part in the growth of the Coworking movement.[1][5] Hunt was featured with her ex-boyfriend and business partner, Chris Messina, in "So Open it Hurts", in San Francisco Magazine (August, 2008).[6] The article detailed their very public and open relationship shared on the internet, and the lessons they derived from that experience.
Published works
- The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business (2009) ISBN 0307409503
References
- ^ a b Azpiri, Jon (2008-09-10). "A place to lay your laptop". Toronto Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080910.wcoworking10/BNStory/specialTravel/home. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ Web 2.0 News Desk (2006-03-27). "Web 2.0 Company Riya Uploads 1 Million Photos In 2 Days After Launch". SYS-CON Publications. http://be.sys-con.com/node/198788. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ Fost, Dan (2006-11-05). "The people who populate Web 2.0". San Francisco Chronicle. pp. F5. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/05/BUG78M5OUA1.DTL&hw=dooce&sn=001&sc=1000. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ Cook, John (2005-10-29). "Latest in tech trends: 24-hour brain raves". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/246392_geeks29.html. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ "Coworking, a cooperative for the modern age". International Herald Tribune. iht.com. 2008-08. http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/21/business/cowork.php?page=1. Retrieved 2008-02.
- ^ "So Open It Hurts". San Francisco Magazine. sanfranmag.com. 2008-08. http://www.sanfranmag.com/story/so-open-it-hurts. Retrieved 2008-08.
External links
- Citizen Agency Website
- Tara's Blog
- Tara Hunt on Twitter
- BarCamp Wiki
- The Whuffie Factor
- Shared Work Spaces for the Lonely 'Solo-preneur' - The Street - April 22, 2008
- Current TV Crashes The Debates - Wired News - Sep 27, 2008
- Is a Social Media Friend Really a Friend? - Mashable - Sep 17, 2008
- Tara Hunt on The Agenda with Steve Paikin panel discussion, "Wired 24/7?" at the Quantum to Cosmos Festival, with Neil Gershenfeld, Raymond Laflamme, Jaron Lanier and Neal Stephenson.]
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