Jansen, Erin 1967-

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JANSEN, Erin 1967-

PERSONAL:

Born May 18, 1967, in IL; daughter of Eldon (a company president) and Ellen (a travel writer; maiden name, Soret) Jansen. Ethnicity: "White." Education: Pepperdine University, B.A., 1989; London School of Economics and Political Science, M.S., 1990. Politics: Libertarian. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Nature.

ADDRESSES:

Office—NetLingo, Inc., P.O. Box 627, Ojai, CA 93024. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Strategic Response, Los Angeles, CA, direct mail marketer, including affiliation with Rock the Vote, 1991-93; Interactive Marketing Services, New York, NY, marketing director and account manager for Virtual Yellow Pages, 1994-95; Non-Stop Internet, Inc., New York, NY, founder, president, and Web site designer, 1995-96; SiteSatellite, Internet consultant, 1996-98; NetLingo, Inc., Ojai, CA, founder, publisher, and Internet business consultant, 1998—. CareerMosaic.com, editorial and creative project manager, 1996-97; CNET Computer Network, senior online crusader, 1997; Office Depot, Inc., content manager and online editor for OfficeDepot.com, 1997-98; NetMarquee, project manager, 1998-99; Sprint, Local Services Division, e-commerce project manager for Trans-Act, 1999-2000; consultant to Winning Edge Technologies, Own America, and Upon Arrival. Guest on television and radio programs; also appeared in film Wild@Start.

MEMBER:

National Association of Women Business Owners.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Awards for NetLingo Web site include citation as one of top three sites of the year, Net, 1996, and two citations as one of the best 100 Web sites of all time, PC magazine.

WRITINGS:

NetLingo: The Internet Dictionary, NetLingo (Ojai, CA), 2002.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

ONLINE

NetLingo.com,http://www.netlingo.com/ (February 10, 2003).

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