John Battelle

Eleven of the best sites about Web writer / entrepreneur John Battelle. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page. (Related searches: Danny Sullivan, Barry Schwartz)

1. John Battelle’s Searchblog - John Battelle reports daily on the world of Web search, including new search services, latest happenings from the biggest search engines, and what it all means to searchers. SearchMob feature allows visitors to vote on the most important current search news. (battellemedia.com)

2. The Search - John Battelle wrote this book about the history of online search, with a heavy emphasis on the search heavyweight–Google. (www.amazon.com)

3. John Battelle at Wikipedia - Short synopsis of John Battelle’s career as a journalist and entrepreneur, including mentions of his work at both The Industry Standard and Wired magazines, and his current work with Federated Media and his Web 2.0 conferences. (en.wikipedia.org)

4. Federated Media Publishing - John Battelle founded this company that provides ad brokering for many of the bigger Internet sites (especially blogs), including Boing Boing, TechCrunch, Dooce and others. (www.federatedmedia.net)

5. Web 2.0 Summit - John Battelle is Program Chair of this conference that brings together many of the biggest names in the Internet business world. (www.web2con.com)

6. The Mark Zuckerberg Conversation - October 21, 2007 blog post features video of John Battelle interviewing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. (battellemedia.com)

7. John Battelle at Valleywag - Here’s where you’ll find juicy stories about John Battelle or at least referring to him from Silicon Valley gossip blog Valleywag. (valleywag.com)

8. Battelle Watch - Former Industry Standard employee bitterly chronicles John Battelle’s rise to prominence as a central Web 2.0 figure, predicting Battelle’s eventual demise and the demise of all who hitch their wagon to his star. (battellewatch.blogspot.com)

9. Building A Better Boom - November, 2005 New York Times opinion piece by John Battelle on the “Web 2.0″ wave and why it’s not a bubble like it was the first time around. (www.nytimes.com)

10. John Battelle Speaks at Google NYC - John Battelle talks to New York City Googlers about his book The Search, which to a large extent is about them, in this video from early 2006. (video.google.com)

11. Search and Media Authority John Battelle to Keynote Webmaster World PubCon Vegas - Announcement of John Battelle givinge a keynote address at this popular Internet publisher conference PubCon in November of 2006. (www.pubcon.com)