Tiffany Shlain Interview
Jan 8, 09:24 PM by Marko

Interivew with Tiffany Shlain at tiffanyshlain.com
Marko: Hello Tiffany,for our reader’s could you tell something about yourself?
(year old and other stuff)
Tiffany: I am 36 years old. A mother of a 3 year old Odessa and married to a
Professor of Robotics at UCBerkeley. We live in Northern California:)
Marko: How are you doing these days?
Tiffany: Great. It is terrific how my love for technology and film have finally
merged.I have just started a new insitute called, The Moxie Institute which
focuses on the intersection between these worlds.
Marko: When did you first encounter a keyboard or
computer?
Tiffany: when I was 11. An Apple Iie.
Marko: What is your favorite art work /website!?
Tiffany: Hmmm….My husband’s first art project with the internet called the
Tele-garden. It has been in a museum in Austria for many years.
People can operate a garden over the internet with a robot. It was his
ironic take on what you can’t do with computers..
Marko: When you launched Webby Awards are you happy with the result
of the site so far,and how did it all start?
Tiffany: yes. It has been an amazing journey.
When I started The Webby Awards only 16 million people were online. Now
there are close to 1 billion. It is an amazing thing.
Marko: What do you do in your spare time ?
Tiffany: cook with my daughter.
Marko: Do you have a favorite drink? How much of it do you
drink?
Tiffany: mohito! I am a lightweight so I don’t drink too much.
Marko: Would you care to give us a brief overview of what a typical
day is like for you ?
Tiffany: I awake in my home which I love…we just moved here. My husband/daughter
and I hang out. Then We get her ready for school. Then I work from my home
office, on the computers, calls…I usually have meetings in San Francisco
also.
Marko: I am always wondering how people such as yourself go about
getting work? How do you do it?
Tiffany: I receive emails everyday from people asking me to do things:)
I lecture a lot on the influence of Web on Technology. I am also a film
director and receive many invitations to speak and show my films.
My last film was at the Sundance film festival and will play at Rotterdam
this month:)
Marko: Who are some of your biggest influences?
Tiffany: My parents.
Marko: Is your background in design? What was the progression into
web development and design like?
Tiffany: my background is filmmaking.
Marko: Thank you for your time and thanks for doing this interview Tiffany!

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