Maggie Mason is the author of No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog, publisher of Mighty Mighty Media, and a Twitter power user (@Maggie). Her personal blog, Mighty Girl was recently nominated for a SxSW Lifetime Achievement Award, and she was named one of Silicon Valley's Top 50 Influencers by Now Public.
Linsey is the Community Manager for Wise Bread, a community dedicated to helping folks live large on a small budget. Linsey loves savvy tech solutions that help her share the world with her children.
JEAN AW Founder of NOTCOT: Concept, Content & Creative, Editor-In-Chief of the NotEmpire*. . . Design Addict + UX Designer + Shopaholic + Tech Connoisseur + Design Writer + World Traveler *NotEmpire = not an empire, composed of NOTCOT.com, NOTCOT.org, NotCouture.com, and Liqurious.com
Asha Dornfest is the founder of Parent Hacks -- where savvy parents swap clever, often unconventional, parenting tips. Here's the practical, real-world stuff you'll never find in an "expert" book. Featured in Real Simple, Parents, and PC Magazine.
Design*Sponge is a daily website dedicated to home and product design run by Brooklyn-based writer Grace Bonney. Launched in August of 2004, Design*Sponge features store and product reviews, sale and contest announcements, new designer profiles, trend forecasting and store/studio tours. In addition, Design*Sponge features a unique section dedicated to covering student design, national and international design shows. The site is updated constantly throughout the day (with an average of 6-10 posts a day) and attracts a core group of devoted readers. Design*Sponge currently has over 60,000 daily readers.
When you’re a writer of any sort, life sort of changes.Suddenly, you see a story in everything. That blueberry pancake becomes beautiful. Those pencil shavings? They’re now a catalyst for new, cutting-edge design. As a design writer, I scour the web for beauty almost daily. These are my finds that inspire, delight and question. These are Designs for Mankind.
Heather Armstrong is an award-winning blogger, New York Times bestselling author and listed as one of the top women in media by Forbes.
"Geek" culture is what we're about, and it's the new cool culture for this generation. Being a geek is all about having a passion for something--films, bands, technology, video games, going green--and that passion makes you totally kick ass! EPIC FU is all about stoking the flames of geek passion, and therefore improves your kick to ass ratio with every viewing. Created by Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf, EPIC FU is a new way of thinking about popular culture -- it's about conversation and interaction. Entertainment is a two-way street now. EPIC FU is a two-time Webby Award Winner, four-time Webby Award Nominee, a Streamy Award Winner, and is considered one of the most respected original web series on the Internet.
Frank Gruber is well known blogger focused on sharing his Web product expertise and analysis on Web 2.0, social media and emerging technologies in articles and videos online. His works have been featured in TechCrunch, iMediaConnection, ReadWriteWeb Network and on his own blog SOMEWHAT FRANK. He keynotes regularly about social media and his love for the "shiny objects" or Web products across the country at industry events. Frank is a product strategist for AOL in the social networking group, which includes such products as AIM and ICQ. He is currently focused on communications and lifestreaming products. Frank's previous team was also responsible for the launch of the widget driven myAOL personalized homepage/startpage product in 2007. Frank has experience bootstrapping on a variety of startups. Frank is a co-founder of Shiny Heart Ventures, a new technology startup focused on building community driven products that remind people of the joys of life. Frank also co-founded TECH cocktail with Eric Olson, a community building organization which offers events and community-powered projects open to bloggers, technology enthusiasts, entrepreneurs & professionals interested in technology in under served technology communities around the World.
Ariel Schwartz is the editor of Cleantechnica.com, a daily contributor at FastCompany.com, and a former blogger for Greenbiz.com. A graduate of Vassar College, she has previously worked in publishing, organic farming, documentary film, and newspaper journalism. Her interests include permaculture, hiking, skiing, live music, relocalization, and cob (the building material). A New Jersey native, she currently resides in San Francisco, CA.
Mike Chino, Inabitat’s managing editor, is a writer, researcher, and musician based in San Francisco. He left sunny UC Santa Cruz with a B.A. in French and Modern literature and delved into publishing through a stint at ReadyMade Magazine. Inspired by the impact that forward thinking can have on the present, he has cultivated a voracious appetite for developments in sustainable architecture, design, and technology. Mike likes to bike, blog, and build things, and in his spare time he also cooks, produces music, and rocks out.
Jill is the founder of Inhabitat, as well as a freelance designer, green design consultant, and architecture student. She created Inhabitat in the Spring of 2005 as a way to catalog her endless search for new ways to improve the world through forward-thinking, high-tech, and environmentally conscious design. Educated at Brown University, where she received a B.A. in Art Semiotics, and Central St. Martins, where she received an M.A. in Design Studies, she currently resides in New York City, which so far has been good for her obsession with rooftop gardens and vegan junk food restaurants.
Working moms everywhere will hear themselves in the voices of Erin and Kristin, creators and hosts of Manic Mommies, the weekly podcast for moms trying to do it all!
MAKE Magazine brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. MAKE is loaded with exciting projects that help you make the most of your technology at home and away from home. We celebrate your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will. Kipkay has made something of a name for himself with his numerous how-to, hacks, and tech-oriented pranks videos.
Erica Swallow is an Editorial Assistant at Mashable, working primarily on writing, editing and managing supported feature content. Prior to joining Mashable, she managed the social media marketing strategy for The New York Times. In 2008, she was chosen out of a pool of over 3,000 candidates to blog on CosmoGirl.com about her internship at Saatchi & Saatchi, where she managed a team to create an ad campaign for a non-profit of her choice. Erica is a graduate of New York University Stern School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in International Business and Marketing. While at NYU she also studied Mandarin Chinese, studied abroad in Shanghai, China, and co-founded NYU China Care, a club that raises funds for disabled Chinese orphans. When she’s not tweeting, tumbling and blogging, she enjoys the finer things in life: friends, food, wine, chocolate, traveling and dancing .
Barb Dybwad has a background in professional blogging since 2004 in fields including technology, gadgets, social media, and video games. She has written for and managed virtual teams at sites including Engadget, Joystiq, Obsessable, The Social Software Weblog, Download Squad and The Unofficial Apple Weblog, and as the former Senior Producer of the Joystiq network founded its spinoff properties WoW Insider (now WoW.com), Massively and Big Download. A recent transplant to Los Angeles, Barb would still be a member of the Ithaca, NY network if only Facebook would let her be in both regions. She is a graduate of Smith College with a degree in Biochemistry, which will surely come in highly useful again... someday.
Christina Warren is a writer, speaker, podcaster and video host. Before joining Mashable, Christina was the assistant lead blogger at Download Squad and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. She has also written for USA Today and for AOL’s StyleList Blog. You can hear her dulcet tones on an assortment of podcasts at 5by5.tv. A technology, popular culture and Internet media junkie, Christina lives in Atlanta with her fiance and their computer collection. A film major in college, Christina is also a contributor to AMC Entertainment's Script-to-Screen blog.
Before becoming the Digital Entertainment Reporter at Mashable, Samuel Axon carried the reins at the tech blog and database Obsessable. Previously he was an editor at Engadget and the Joystiq network, and a consultant to entrepreneurs in the online gaming space. He is based in Chicago, where he invests all his professional energy in new media — particularly blogging, web video and interactive entertainment. He expends most of his personal energy swing dancing.
Founded in January 2008, The Art of Manliness is a blog focused on reviving the lost art of manliness. With over 2 million monthly page views, The Art of Manliness represents a new kind of magazine for men, one that focuses on helping men become better citizens, fathers, husbands, friends, and simply all around better men. Husband and wife team, Brett and Kate McKay head up the blog. They live in Tulsa, OK.
Remodelista is a one-stop sourcebook for the considered home, guiding readers through the design and renovation process with features such as Steal This Look, 10 Easy Pieces, and Architect Visits. Founded by four friends with a shared design DNA and appreciation for intelligent design, Remodelista counts architects, design professionals, and style-conscious consumers among its daily audience. The Remodelista aesthetic favors classic and livable over trendy and transient, well-edited interiors over cluttered environments, and thoughtfully designed products over mass-market, disposable goods.
Remodelista is a one-stop sourcebook for the considered home, guiding readers through the design and renovation process with features such as Steal This Look, 10 Easy Pieces, and Architect Visits. Founded by four friends with a shared design DNA and appreciation for intelligent design, Remodelista counts architects, design professionals, and style-conscious consumers among its daily audience. The Remodelista aesthetic favors classic and livable over trendy and transient, well-edited interiors over cluttered environments, and thoughtfully designed products over mass-market, disposable goods.
Serious Eats is a website focused on celebrating and sharing food enthusiasm through blogs and online community.Our unique combination of community and content brings together the distinctive voices of food bloggers, compelling original and acquired food video, and sp irited, inclusive, conversations about all things food- and drink-related.
Serious Eats is a website focused on celebrating and sharing food enthusiasm through blogs and online community.Our unique combination of community and content brings together the distinctive voices of food bloggers, compelling original and acquired food video, and sp irited, inclusive, conversations about all things food- and drink-related.
Serious Eats is a website focused on celebrating and sharing food enthusiasm through blogs and online community.Our unique combination of community and content brings together the distinctive voices of food bloggers, compelling original and acquired food video, and sp irited, inclusive, conversations about all things food- and drink-related.
One of the earliest social media strategists, JD is a consultant to Fortune 1000 companies as well as mid-size companies, startups and nonprofits. He is widely considered one of the world’s leading authorities on social media and the revolution in user-created media. JD is chief executive of Socialmedia.biz, a firm offering social media solutions to businesses and organizations that want to use social media and social networks to build deep customer relationships, promote brands and deliver value.
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher is a family travel expert and mom of three. She is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of WeJustGotBack.com, an award-winning family vacation planning site and one-stop resource for traveling with kids.
Amy is a Frugal Community Manager for Wise Bread, a forum dedicated to helping folks live large on a small budget. Amy is hooked on both technology and saving money, and she loves it when the two go hand in hand. Which they do, more often than not!
Greg is the co-founder and Top Blog Rank Editor of Wise Bread, a blog dedicated to helping readers live large on a small budget. Prior to creating Wise Bread, Greg was a sysadmin with Oscar-winning visual effects firm Rhythm & Hues Studios.
Lynn is the co-founder and Deals Editor of Wise Bread, a blog dedicated to helping readers live large on a small budget. With a keen eye for the best deals and unique tips to keep you from overspending, Lynn makes saving money fabulously easy.
Before joining Mashable as a staff writer, Amy-Mae Elliott covered all things gadget, tech and online news for Pocket-lint.com. Previous to that she worked in magazine publishing for lad's gadget mag "Boys Toys" and the more sedate secretarial title "The PA". Amy-Mae studied photography at The Arts University College at Bournemouth, where she gained her love of the sea-side, now residing near the beach in Devon.
Matt Silverman is our Associate Features Editor and brings his background in creative writing and video production to Mashable. He holds a B.A. in writing from Hofstra University and has worked previously as a paralegal with a prestigious New York law firm. Matt is also a humorist, musician, and Googleophile who labors to make the Internets funnier via The Sick Burn and his YouTube band The B'lights.
Josh Catone joined Mashable in May 2009 and is Features Editor. Before joining Mashable, Josh was the Lead Writer at ReadWriteWeb, the Lead Blogger at SitePoint, and the Community Evangelist at DandyID. He's written about technology since 1998 for magazines, newspapers, and web sites, and he is the co-founder of Rails Forum, the web's largest community for Ruby on Rails developers. He attended the University of Rhode Island and Ithaca College.
Ben Parr is the Co-Editor of Mashable, as well as a serial web entrepreneur, sci-fi author, and aspiring world changer. He has been writing for Mashable since August 2008. His previous experience includes project management for Facebook applications and content management in the web health space. Additionally, Ben recently completed his first sci-fi thriller novel, Desel. Ben is a graduate of Northwestern University and earned a B.A. in Science in Human Culture, Political Science, and Business. He is a recent transplant to Silicon Valley and San Francisco.
Pete Cashmore is the 24 year-old CEO and founder of Mashable.com, a Technorati Top 10 blog worldwide. He founded Mashable in a small Scottish town in 2005 at age 19. In 2009, Cashmore was chosen as one of Inc Magazine's 30 Under 30, Forbes' Top 25 Web Celebs and the Huffington Posts' Top 10 Game Changers 2009. He writes a weekly column on technology and media at CNN. He is one of the top 40 most-followed Twitter users, with more than 1.7 million followers. Mashable itself has been chosen as a must-read by Fast Company and PC Magazine, and BusinessWeek has featured the site as one of the world's most profitable blogs. The site serves over 10 million monthly unique readers and employs 15 full time staff. It has more than 50 regular guest contributors and reports millions of dollars in revenue through its advertising and events businesses. Cashmore now divides his time between Scotland, San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles.
Drink of the Week was born 10 years ago out of a wish to ask a bartender for something other than a gin & tonic. This online celebration of cocktail culture has become a force, attracting more than 150,000 cocktail enthusiasts each month and 5500 subscribers to its weekly newsletter. Drink of the Week includes hundreds of recipes, liquor reviews and bartending advice. Drink of the Week has been mentioned in O Magazine, Family Circle, Night Club & Bar Magazine, the Houston Chronicle, the Arizona Daily Star, the St. Petersburg Times and the Appleton Post-Crescent. More than 1500 blogs and websites link to Drink of the Week. We still don’t know what to order.
Ken Kaplan a broadcast and social media strategist and producer inside Intel Corporation's Global Communications Group. He helps the Consumer and Social Media team tell stories and connect with online media by producing videos, photos and other online communication. Much of his work can be seen on the Intel Pressroom, Channelintel on YouTube, Intel Fan Page, and Intel blogs such as Technology@Intel and Inside Scoop. Prior to Intel, he worked as a publicist for eight years at then NBC-affiliate, KRON-TV. He graduated from California State University, Chico, where he studied journalism, philosophy and economics. More about his approach to public relations in this interview. You can find him on: Twitter, Facebook , and LinkedIn.
Bakerella focuses on fun and easy baking. The site is a place to explore recipes, desserts, and decorating. You'll find ideas for cake pops and other unique treats to make you smile.
Serious Eats is a website focused on celebrating and sharing food enthusiasm through blogs and online community.Our unique combination of community and content brings together the distinctive voices of food bloggers, compelling original and acquired food video, and sp irited, inclusive, conversations about all things food- and drink-related.
BurdaStyle offers copyright-free sewing patterns, step-by-step tutorials, skill sharing, inspiration, project ideas and an engaged, creative community. It takes less than a minute to get started, and there's something for everyone from experts to novices. BurdaStyle is a place for people who sew or would like to learn. Our aim is to bring the traditional craft of sewing to a new generation of fashion designers, sewing hobbyists, DIYers. BurdaStyle has a wide variety of advertising and partnership options including banner ads, weekly newsletter announcements, targeted live events, signature contests and sponsorship of our downloadable patterns. Our vibrant community consists of 270,000+ members, with 170,000 opt-in subscribers to our weekly newsletter
Jolie O'Dell is a journalist and startup veteran with a decade of experience in writing and editing the news. Formerly a writer and community manager for ReadWriteWeb and a freelance writer for tech blogs and various print publications, Jolie now reports on social media and technology for Mashable. Jolie is a recent Bay Area transplant. When she's not blogging, she's cooking, playing bass guitar, rollerskating, or hacking away in/trying desperately to learn Python.
Remodelista is a one-stop sourcebook for the considered home, guiding readers through the design and renovation process with features such as Steal This Look, 10 Easy Pieces, and Architect Visits. Founded by four friends with a shared design DNA and appreciation for intelligent design, Remodelista counts architects, design professionals, and style-conscious consumers among its daily audience. The Remodelista aesthetic favors classic and livable over trendy and transient, well-edited interiors over cluttered environments, and thoughtfully designed products over mass-market, disposable goods.
Sarah Parsons is a freelance writer and editor living in New York City. After learning about deforestation of the rainforest at seven years old, she wrote a strong-worded letter to President H.W. Bush complete with a drawing depicting the plight of homeless gorillas. It was then that her future as an environmentalist became clear. After graduating from Syracuse, she moved to New York and began her career as an environmental journalist. Over the past three years, she’s written about everything from endangered golden lion tamarins to the economic costs associated with unabated climate change. In addition to covering energy and technology for Inhabitat, Sarah has also written for Plenty, Popular Science, Audubon and OnEarth.
Clever Girls Collective is a social media marketing agency founded by women who wanted to use their deep marketing experience and broad social network relationships for good. We know that women who engage in social media are some of the most authentic, connected, trusted, and vocal influencers -- not only online, but "in real life." That's why we've developed The Clever 1000: an ever-growing, beautifully diverse network of professional, thoughtful social media-connected, natural networkers and influencers who want to engage with and enhance their favorite brands.
Shira Levine is a freelance journalist who writes about small business, travel, real estate and pop culture.
Leticia is the founder of Tech Savvy Mama, a site that assists parents in finding the best technology products, websites, and resources for children of all ages. Tech Savvy Mama was started because of Leticia's personal experience of bringing a computer into her home for their now 6 year old daughter. With a background in teaching and a career as a technology specialist who spent years selecting software and online resources for one of the top 15 largest school systems in the country, she figured that if she had concerns about issues like computers vs. free play, finding the best educational sites and software, and internet safety for children, that other parents did too. Leticia uses her knowledge to evaluate the many different kinds of technology that come through her door and loves sharing honest feedback to make recommendations to her readers. Leticia splits her day between the classroom and being a mom and her nights between blogging at her own site, serving as Chief BitMom for BitDefender, writing for The LeapFrog Community, consulting for PBS Teachers, and Tweeting. Frequently asked how she does it all, she replies that she doesn't sleep much!
Rebecca is a designer, portrait painter, installation artist and writer. After receiving her BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design – Rebecca moved to Los Angeles where she worked as a resident artist for The Hive Gallery and Studios in the emerging downtown art scene. During her time on the west coast she also acted as a Freelance Curator where she produced several art shows converting raw spaces throughout the city into dynamic backdrops for a variety of mediums. Uninspired by the contemporary art market – Rebecca is currently living in Brooklyn and has shifted her career path to focus on sustainable design and architecture. She plans to pursue her Masters degree in industrial design, so she can further her contribution to the field.
A graduate of the University of Virginia, Bianca Male covers small business and entrepreneurship topics for the "War Room" vertical of Business Insider.
Beth Blecherman blogs at TechMamas.com, twitters @TechMama and curates at http://www.pearltrees.com/techmama to discuss parenting, social media, technology and her obsession with consumer electronics.
