Amy Webb

Amy Webb (born c. 1977) is an American futurist and author. She is the Founder of Webbmedia Group Digital Strategy. She is a Visiting Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and a Lecturer on emerging technology and media at Columbia University.

Background

Webb was recruited as a freshman in high school to attended the Jacobs School of Music, where she was awarded a scholarship to study classical clarinet performance. She later graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in economics and political science. After, Webb moved to Japan, where she was a stringer for The New York Times and The Economist. Her focus was technology, culture and society, and she was exposed to the very early days of the consumer mobile phone market and Internet. She joined the staff of the Asian Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, and later moved back to Japan as a reporter for Newsweek.

In 2001, Webb graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2005 she launched Webbmedia Group Digital Strategy, a futures consulting group that researches near-future trends in digital media and technology and answers “What’s the future of X?” for a global client base.

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Webb (given name)

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Webb (Kent cricketer)

Webb (dates unknown) was an English professional cricketer who made five known appearances in first-class cricket matches during the 1781 season.

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He was mainly associated with Kent.

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