Jeff Robbins
Encyclopedia
Jeff Lowe Robbins is an American musician and web developer
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Robbins was an employee of O'Reilly And Associates in the early 1990s and participated in the development of Global Network Navigator
, the first commercial web publication, before founding the web design company Liquid Media in 1994.
Also in 1994, Robbins and drummer Paul Buckley founded Orbit
, a Boston-based power trio that released four CDs. Robbins left the technology industry when the band was signed to A&M Records
records to focus on touring and recording. In 2001, he married writer Jennifer Niederst
, author of O'Reilly and Associates' Web Design in a Nutshell. After A&M Records
was absorbed by Universal Music Group, Orbit was dropped and Robbins returned to web development.
In 2004, Robbins began working with Drupal
, designing sites for several high-profile artists including Ringo Starr
, and became an active participant in the project's developer community. In January 2006, he and developer Matt Westgate co-founded Lullabot, a Drupal-focused consultancy. Lullabot holds training workshops for new Drupal developers, and has built sites for clients in the media and entertainment industry, including MTV UK and Sony BMG Records.
Web developer
A web developer is a software developer or software engineer who specializes in, or is specifically engaged in, the development of World Wide Web applications, or distributed network applications that are run over HTTP from a web server to a web browser....
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Robbins was an employee of O'Reilly And Associates in the early 1990s and participated in the development of Global Network Navigator
Global Network Navigator
The Global Network Navigator was the first commercial web publicationand the first web site to offer clickable advertisements, now commonly referred to as "banner ads." The first such internet ad was sold by GNN to Heller Ehrman LLP....
, the first commercial web publication, before founding the web design company Liquid Media in 1994.
Also in 1994, Robbins and drummer Paul Buckley founded Orbit
Orbit (band)
Orbit is a Boston, Massachusetts-based power trio. Formed in 1994, the band went on hiatus in late 2001. Their initial releases were on drummer Buckley's own Lunch Records label before the band moved to major label A&M Records. They completed recording their second major label album, "Guide To...
, a Boston-based power trio that released four CDs. Robbins left the technology industry when the band was signed to A&M Records
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
records to focus on touring and recording. In 2001, he married writer Jennifer Niederst
Jennifer Niederst Robbins
Jennifer Niederst Robbins has been a Web designer since 1993. She designed the web's first commercial site, O'Reilly's Global Network Navigator ....
, author of O'Reilly and Associates' Web Design in a Nutshell. After A&M Records
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
was absorbed by Universal Music Group, Orbit was dropped and Robbins returned to web development.
In 2004, Robbins began working with Drupal
Drupal
Drupal is a free and open-source content management system and content management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is used as a back-end system for at least 1.5% of all websites worldwide ranging from personal blogs to corporate, political, and...
, designing sites for several high-profile artists including Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
, and became an active participant in the project's developer community. In January 2006, he and developer Matt Westgate co-founded Lullabot, a Drupal-focused consultancy. Lullabot holds training workshops for new Drupal developers, and has built sites for clients in the media and entertainment industry, including MTV UK and Sony BMG Records.