Jeff Jarvis, a national leader in the development of online news, blogging, and other forms of collaborative journalism, writes an influential blog, Buzzmachine.com. He is author of the book, What Would Google Do?, which was released in January 2009 by an imprint of HarperCollins. He is new-media columnist for The Guardian in London, where he is also a consultant. He has also consulted for companies including Sky.com, Burda, Advance Publications, and The New York Times company at About.com. Prior to coming to CUNY, Jarvis was president of Advance.net, the online arm of Advance Publications, which includes Conde Nast magazines and newspapers across America. He was the creator and founding managing editor of Entertainment Weekly magazine and has worked as a columnist, publisher, editor, and developer for a number of publications, including TV Guide, People, and the New York Daily News. His freelance articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines across the county, including The New York Times, the New York Post, The Nation, Rolling Stone, and Business Week. Jarvis holds a B.S.J. from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.