Who Is Corey Brown

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Hi, I'm Corey

I'm one of the guys on the Squidoo team, and here's my story...


(for more frequent updates, follow me on Twitter or check out coreyweb)

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You can call me a web architect. 

I launched my first web project in April 1995, and I was immediately hooked. Since then, I've been helping people and companies figure out what to do online (and how to build it).

My passion is in information architecture, but I also dabble in design, spend a lot of time cranking out CSS and recently learned enough PHP and MySQL to start prototyping my own projects.

I love white boards, wikis, Basecamp, Evernote and lots of other geeky stuff. And I don't care that some people make fun of that.

I've worked on projects for two of my biggest influences. 

Jaco Pastorius...

In 2002, I designed and built the official web site for Jaco Pastorius, a site I managed until 2007. In 2003, I designed and produced the packaging for the Portrait of Jaco box set, one of CDBaby's 20 best selling CDs of all time.

Seth Godin...

In 2005, Seth Godin picked 2 developers, a designer and me to help him architect Squidoo. He hired me as COO later that summer, and we built it soon after that.

Since 1995, I've been doing web work. 

Before that, I was in the graphic art field, all the way back to the pre-desktop days of traditional pre-press (aka paste-up). I was the third generation in my family to go into the field, so I had great teachers.

I led a catalog retailer to the web in 1995, and later became VP of the newly (and very web 1.0) named AnotherUniverse.com. We did millions in revenue with a unique contextual commerce platform. After I left, the company was acquired and later vanished. I'm still sad about that.

From 1998 to 2003, I ran a little web agency named Solutions Factory. We had a lot of fun, learned a lot, took our lumps and stayed alive after the web 1.0 bubble burst.

I still work/play right here at Squidoo, with one of the greatest groups of people I've ever been around. I've been known to dabble in a few other projects, and I'm currently trying to improve my PHP skills.

I play the bass, but not as often as I used to. 

I also play sax. A little guitar and piano too.

I'm a husband and dad. 

Those are my favorite titles.

I've had a terrific education. 

Here are a few of my lenses 

I think they say a lot about me and the things I love

featured lens CSS finder

While I was learning CSS, I found that the best examples were scattered across the web. Over the years, I've collected a massive bookmark library, which I've consolidated into this lens. If you know of any resources you think should be added, please...

featured lens Corey-ography

Here's an organized view of my lenses.  You'll find out more about me on my check out my SquidWho lens.

featured lens The Family Drive-in in Stephens City, VA

We're lucky to have one of the few remaining drive in movie theaters left in the U.S. If you live in the Washington DC area, you should give it a try sometime.

featured lens Jaco Pastorius

In 1976, Jaco burst onto the scene with the release of Jaco Pastorius, his landmark debut album. Over the next ten years, Jaco contributed volumes to the world of music. Not only did Jaco forever change the role of the electric bass, he contributed m...

featured lens Frank Zappa

I once set out to buy every Zappa album (there's more than 60 of them).   I own quite a few LPs and CDs, but haven't completed the mission yet. What's great about Zappa is that you can always go back, sometimes many years later, listen to an...

Corey on the web 

Twitter / coreyweb
After Squidoo, twitter is my favorite
Corey Brown on LinkedIn
My LinkedIn profile
coreyweb's bookmarks on del.icio.us
My bookmarks

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    I have my own bobble head

    My blog 

    on volunteering, web, cephalopods, and random ramblings

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    A few photos 

    more here

    Hanging with Abe by coreyweb

    Richard Bona by coreyweb

    SXSW Web Award by coreyweb

    coreyweb icon by coreyweb

    squiddy by coreyweb

    Safety gear by coreyweb

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    No Treble (just bass) 

    My blog for bass players

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    My Favorite Bass

    My portfolio 

    a few examples of my work

    Jaco site redesign by coreyweb

    Jaco site redesign

    The Complete Portrait of Jaco box set by coreyweb

    The Complete Portrai...

    Slipcase by coreyweb

    Slipcase

    Portfolio: Portrait of Jaco booklet, front cover by coreyweb

    Portfolio: Portrait...

    Portfolio: Portrait of Jaco booklet, sample pages by coreyweb

    Portfolio: Portrait...

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    Say Hi 

    EliteInfo

    corey is the man... ;)

    Posted September 25, 2008
    rms

    All I can say is WOW!

    Posted September 23, 2008
    OhMe

    It must be so gratifying to have been in on the building of Squidoo. Great lens. I enjoyed reading your story. 5*

    Posted September 16, 2008
    coreybrown

    Hey JaguarJulie,

    Thanks for the note!

    My wife told me the bobblehead came from Whoopass Enterprises, but that's all I know (it was a top secret project).

    And, I'll bite... why do they call a mother board a mother board?

    Posted September 09, 2008
    JaguarJulie

    A most interesting background -- how did you get your own bobble head? I'd surely like to get one of my brother. You know, it's thanks to Squidoo that I actually have learned a little CSS ... now I need to figure out what to do with it! PS Do you know why they call a mother board a mother board?

    Posted September 09, 2008
    Barkely

    Cool stuff. Into The Wild is a great book, I even got my husband to read it.

    Posted August 20, 2008
    KimGiancaterino

    Nice lens, Corey. Squid Angel Blessed!

    Posted July 20, 2008
    barnwilliams

    Nice job on the updates, Corey. I feel like I know you even better now ...

    Posted July 12, 2008
    tom

    visible sound.....

    color and jazz with alex foster, joco's sax player and friend.

    www.myspace.com/sushness

    Posted March 09, 2008

    allysa

    cool lens Corey, thanks for sharing about your info. Wish you more luck ;) 5 stars from me

    Posted September 05, 2007
    hmsweaver

    You're a one-man encyclopedia! Or would that be Squidpedia? Nice lenses!

    Posted August 30, 2007
    coreybrown

    Thanks, Donna! Glad you found them helpful.

    Posted August 30, 2007
    adez7

    Hi Corey, I just found your lenses and I am totally blown away. I went to your CSS lens and found out more than I can read in a life time. Just spent the last two hours reading about coding. It got five stars and this one gets 5 stars. The CSS lens is lens rolled to to each of my other lenses.

    Posted August 25, 2007
    MeganCasey

    corey is the man. you may have thought it was me. but you'd be wrong.

    Posted May 08, 2007

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