Caterina Fake

Caterina Fake is co-founder of FLICKR – a favourite destination of bloggers and technologists from across the globe to share their photos. After numerous years of success, Flickr was in 2005 acquired by Yahoo for almost $30 million. With all the billions of pounds quoted now-a-days this seems like a bargain, and best of all it rewarded her with a position on the list of the World’s 100 Most Influential People.

Catherina Fake

Catherina Fake

As Creative and Art Director at many companies, Caterina appears to think out-of-the box, as she deals with communities and social software. Interestingly she is also a do-er with her hands: making sculptures and installation works, and writing fiction and poetry. It is no doubt through her love of art that Flickr works with both the Tate and Blurb.

Caterina also publishes a weblog, Caterina.net, although with no regularity as highlighted when towards the end of 2005 it seemed to end. Since announcing her resignation, however, from Yahoo early 2009 – where her main activities concerned new products, organisational innovation and process innovation – look what happens: she has started to update her weblog again.

We are curious what her next step will be, and especially where she will monetise on her long time passions and experience.