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. 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: 10 Years On: The State of the Internet a decade after Mosaic(2003)
- Currently writing “Small is the Next Big Thing – the Size and Shape of Commerce and Culture”
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 U.K. for Internet Business Magazine.
- Featured in 20/20 Hindsight: From Starting Up to Successful Entrepreneur, by Those Who've Been There (Virgin Business Guides) (2002)
Partial Publication list
- "Phone a foreigner" (2003)
- 10 Years On: The State of the Internet a decade after Mosaic(2003)
- Ultimate Telecoms Futures (contributed one chapter)