Andy Hobsbawm

Andy Hobsbawm established the first international Internet agency in 1994 and was a founding director of leading British new media company Online Magic which merged with Agency.com in 1997. He is currently European Chairman of Agency.com and co-founder of [http://dothegreenthing.com/ Green Thing] . He is the son of noted British historian Eric J. Hobsbawm.

Career Highlights

* Created the world's first commercial eZine, PowerPC News, with Internet Publishing(1993)
* Co-founded Online Magic, the first international online agency (1995)
* Broke new ground with interactive UK election coverage in 1997. Online Magic launched a groundbreaking original interactive content production 'GE97' covering the UK general elections online, which the "Financial Times" called: "a watershed for the Web in this country".
* Weekly columnist about the new economy for the "Financial Times"
* A member of GartnerG2's first online advertising advisory board.
* Published a widely acclaimed report on the global impact of communications technologies: [http://smallbig.typepad.com/files/pdf/10_years_on.pdf 10 Years On: The State of the Internet a decade after Mosaic] (2003)
* Currently writing [http://www.small-big.com/ “Small is the Next Big Thing – the Size and Shape of Commerce and Culture”]
* Launched environmental community [http://dothegreenthing.com/ Green Thing] in October 2007

Accolades

* Recognised by industry professionals as one of most influential 100 individuals who have most contributed to the development and growth of e-commerce and the Internet in the UK over the last decade and also received a Special Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005
* Voted New Media Innovator of the Year and named by industry peers as one of the most admired digital pioneers in Campaign Magazine
* Featured as one of the Top 50 Internet Professionals in the UK for Internet Business Magazine.
* Featured in [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0753505479 20/20 Hindsight: From Starting Up to Successful Entrepreneur, by Those Who've Been There (Virgin Business Guides)] (2002)

Partial Publication list

* [http://society.guardian.co.uk/e-public/story/0,13927,1103283,00.html "Phone a foreigner"] (2003)
* [http://smallbig.typepad.com/files/pdf/10_years_on.pdf 10 Years On: The State of the Internet a decade after Mosaic] (2003)
* Ultimate Telecoms Futures (contributed one chapter)