Before joining CC,Annaspent a decade building out all aspects of the operations of three distributed performance marketing start-ups. She is constantly considering opportunities for expansion and improvement in the environment around her, and has happily found her professional home in the world of product development.
Annagrew up in Iceland, Scotland, and Malawi, leaving home to study in Norway, the United States, South Africa, and back to Iceland. She now calls Austin, Texas her home, and settles for traveling instead of moving (for the time being).Sharing information and resources is central to howAnnaoperates, as she is convinced it leads to a better existence for everyone. Sharing ice cream is optional, but encouraged.
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Earlier this year, we shared an exciting announcement that CC Search would be joining WordPress. Several beloved former CC tech team alumni joined the team at WordPress to tackle this important initiative, shepherding it forward into an exciting new era. Starting today, all our wonderful, loyal users of CC Search will be redirected to Openverse …Read More“Dear Users of CC Search, Welcome to Openverse”
在今年的CC全球峰会上，我们举办了聚焦于更好版本的互联网概念的研讨会。对于研讨会，我们分成小组准备，确定共同感兴趣和关注的领域，并聚集全球的声音来深入探讨问题。In this blog post, we introduce the Better …Read More“Introducing the Better Internet Series”
In 2017, the structure of the Creative Commons Global Network (CCGN) was finalized. After two years of implementing structural changes flowing from this, it felt timely to have a conversation with CCGN members. We wanted to gather feedback and carry out research on the perspectives of network members, at a specific point in time. What …Read More“A Snapshot in Time: A Look at the Creative Commons Global Network”
Have you ever wondered who looks for openly licensed images? Or how those images are used? Before we launched CC Search in April 2019, we assumed that the search engine would serve three broad groups of creators: Those making designs, imagery, and art Those illustrating text, such as bloggers, journalists, or educators Those creating videos …Read More“From Educators to Illustrators: Meet the Users of CC Search”
At the end of April, CC Search officially celebrated its first birthday! After releasing the search tool last year on April 30, we eagerly watched as it was put to use. Now, with a year behind us and over 2.8 million users across 230 countries and territories, we’re gathering and examining search data to better …Read More“CC Search Celebrates Its First Birthday!”
We’ve got great news for content creators and innovators interested in new ways of doing business online. Grant for the Web—the $100 million initiative by Coil, Creative Commons, and Mozilla (previously discussed here) to fund projects that utilize and build upon the Web Monetization standard—has issued its first public call for proposals. The Web Monetization …Read More“Grant for the Web’s Call for Proposals Is Open Now”
Since its launch, CC Search has become more than just a search tool for CC-licensed content; it has come to exemplify the virtuous cycle of knowledge creation—where we create, collaborate, and learn from one another. Our recent collaboration with a group of students from UC Berkeley was a true exercise in this cycle of creation …Read More“How UC Berkeley Students Helped Improve CC Search”
