Hi! I’m Ben Werdmuller. I’m a writer and web technologist. Right now, I’m Chief Technology Officer for latakoo.

I’ve been creating online communities, websites and applications for fifteen years. I created one of the first web magazines and helped pioneer the use of social software in universities. I was also the first ever Geek in Residence at the Edinburgh Festivals Innovation Lab.

I co-founded Elgg, a major open source social networking platform, as well as Curverider, the company created to provide commercial Elgg services. Until I left to pursue new projects in April 2009, I was both a director of Curverider and its Chief Technology Officer, as well as Elgg’s technical lead.

More generally, I’m a creative tinkerer: I like to write and build new things and share them with people. I love food, social justice, meeting new people, and adventure.

Elsewhere

You can connect to me professionally over at my LinkedIn profile.

Meanwhile, I’m also active on Twitter and Google+, amongst other sites.