Ani Babaian

As the Senior Product Manager for Webmaster & SEO tools with the Live Search team at Microsoft, Ani Babaian is responsible for communicating the ongoing development and enhancements of Microsoft’s Webmaster and SEO platform. Specifically Ani Work’s on a team responsible for the Organic side of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Previously she worked as a web developer and systems engineer, specializing in .NET development, SQL Server and other Microsoft technologies. Ani’s first book is one of several in a series focused to encourage more women to learn about technology titled: “IT Girl’s Guide to becoming an Excel Diva.” It is due Aug. 11th 2008 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com. She is also an avid blogger at: http://blogs.msdn.com/ani (aka XAMLChick) and soon coming (www.LiveWithAni.com &www.AniBabaian.com ).