About the Author

Andrew Siemer is the co-founder of the .NET user group VirtualDNUG.com, and is currently an architect/engineer at OTX Research. He has worked as a software engineer, architect, trainer, and author since 1998 when he left the Army. Andrew has provided consultancy to many companies on the topics of ecommerce, social networking, and business systems. He has worked with eUniverse (AllYouCanInk.com), PointVantage (MyInks.com), Callaway Golf (CallawayConnect.com), Guidance Software (GuidanceSoftware.com), Intermix Media (FlowGo.com, Grab.com), and FOX Interactive (AmericanIdol.com, FoxSports.com) to name a few. In addition to his daily duties, he also conducts classes in .NET, C#, and other web technologies, blogs on numerous topics (blog.andrewsiemer.com, socialnetworkingin.net to name a couple), and works on fun new communities such as Fisharoo.com and GymEd.com.