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Super Techies: Marc Canter
Broadband Mechanics' Marc Canter discusses designing the multimedia authoring tools Shockwave and Director, and making open-source social networks
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In this Super Techies interview, larger-than-life techie Marc Canter talks with ZDNet.com's Dan Farber about his career as a multimedia pioneer.
Canter discusses his first job as a music programmer for video games; designing the multimedia authoring tools Shockwave and Director; and his current role as chief executive of Broadband Mechanics, a maker of open-source social networks.