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Michael Bauer has been an Internet professional since 1993 starting as a consultant for O'Reilly and Associates on the Global Network Navigator. His first company built the first version of Mapquest, deployed some of the first e-commerce sites (BlackBox and Fisher Scientific), created a knowledge-based content management system called Manage!IT, and deployed an early domain name Internet directory on Internet.ORG. After selling his first company, Michael worked on the integration of search and directory systems for a company called iAtlas (later sold to Alta Vista), created a localized version of the DMOZ Open Directory for Webb Interactive, worked as the Vice President of Open Source relations for Jabber, Inc., and consulted with Joltid (which later became Skype). Michael worked as Vice President of Product Strategy for Local Matters, initially working for such clients as Dex, Sensis, and Pages Jaunes. At LMI he led the "Lab", conducting research and prototyping consumer-centric local search applications. Before leaving, Michael spearheaded the development of localguides.com and briefly managed the AreaGuides business. He currently leads the Brilliant Arc Local 2.0 Production company. Michael works at the intersection of business, design, and technology in the conceptualization and implementation of new Internet-based applications. Michael holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Science in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
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