About

Hello, my name is Adrian.

Adrian Liem

I am a(n):

  • web thinker, tinkerer, and enabler (Full-time at UBC, After-hours with Midstride)
  • WordPress & Drupal user, designer, developer, and advocate
  • blogger / community-builder / contributor (UltimateHandbook)
  • co-founder of Brand Image Gallery, Buncholinks, Kwikpad, Mobile Radius
  • free-heel skier (telemark and xc-skate skier)
  • Frisbee player
  • half-marathoner
  • right-shooting left-winger in beer league ice hockey teams (and usually Mr. Green in NHL 2010 on the PS3)
  • fan of the Canucks, Lindsay Campbell, 30 Rock, and 24
  • occasional kayaker / hiker / snowshoer
  • guitar & piano player
  • eater (and a closet Iron Chef wannabe)
  • coffee drinker
  • son, brother, and uncle

I like to read:

  • books, blogs and magazines on entrepreneurship, start-ups, leadership, and business management
    • anything on psychology (motivation, perception, organizational behaviour)
    • anything philosophical
    • the morning comics
    • people’s Twitter bios

    I’m interested in:

    • the influence of online communities on real world interactions
    • the impact of technology on cultural change
    • the idea of personal / career independence
    • business models
    • economic markets grown out of open source software
    • the concept of micropayments
    • user-centered design and user experience
    • computer-mediated communication and language learning
    • the use of emerging technologies in SMEs and SOHOs

    I’ve traveled to:

    • BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec
    • Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland
    • Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Illinois

    When I grow up, I want to be:

    • Jack Bauer me

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