 | Level: Introductory Scott Laningham (scottla@us.ibm.com), Podcast Editor, IBM developerWorks
11 Sep 2007 Listen to this discussion to get a taste of the topics and find out
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developerWorks recently held a technical briefing on Web 2.0 in the virtual
world Second Life. Anita Mathur (IBM developer strategist), Fred Gutierrez
(Manager of developerWorks Technical Marketing), and Rawn Shah
(developerWorks Community Program manager) talk about the motivation to
expand the developerWorks Live! technical briefings into virtual worlds.
They share their thoughts on the appeal of Second Life to software
developers and review some of the things they learned from the first
developerWorks virtual world technical briefing held in June 2007.
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About the guests  Alfredo Gutiérrez, a Software Engineer based in Austin, Texas is
responsible for IBM's developerWorks Technical Marketing Team. His team of
technical and market professionals identify hot areas of IT and software
development across the globe and ensure that IBM has a strong presence in
these regions. Through a series of technical events, nearly 2000 worldwide
to date, his team provides information on the latest technologies and
delivers critical developer tools to these communities. He has also
personally worked with several universities to incorporate IBM technical
content into their curricula. He attended the University of Texas at El Paso
and is a graduate of Georgia State University in Atlanta. He joined IBM in
1987 and has worked in AS/400® systems development, networking
education development and delivery, and before this latest assignment was a
certified IBM e-business solutions designer helping IBM partners integrate
their businesses. You can contact him at fredgz@us.ibm.com.
 Rawn Shah, as developerWorks Community Programs manager, focuses on how to
develop greater interaction between our members through the many community
services we have, such as blogs, forums, user groups, wikis, and other
services. He's been a network administrator, a systems programmer, a Web
project manager, an author, a technology writer, and an editor. Rawn
survived the dot-com days in his own startup before becoming a full-time
writer and later joining IBM® as an editor. In his spare time, he is also a
student and teacher of Japanese sword fighting.
 Anita Mathur, a marketing professional, is responsible for driving and
executing IBM's developerWorks Second Life strategy. developerWorks is
IBM's online and offline community for developers, providing
industry-leading resources for millions of developers worldwide. She has
been with IBM since 1992 and holds an MBA, along with a master's degree in
organizational psychology. She has a passion for driving new and innovative
initiatives and loves to travel across the world. She is a member of the
New England Women's Network, the Super Women's Group, and the Massachusetts Asian IBMer Network.
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Podcast credits | 
| | Scott Laningham, host of developerWorks podcasts, was previously editor of developerWorks newsletters. Prior to IBM, he was an award-winning reporter and director for news programming featured on Public Radio International, a freelance writer for the American Communications Foundation and CBS Radio, and a songwriter/musician. |
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