Born in Germany in 1954
Studied Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at the Universities of Basel and Bern
Taught at Universities in Switzerland, Great Britain, and USA
With Bluewin/Swisscom since 1997
Areas of expertise: building and management of online communities, online social interaction and networking, web traffic management, web site management, user generated content
Areas of interest: legal aspects of the internet, intellectual property, privacy vs. surveillance, blogging, digital photography, remix culture and a lot more