Bruce Ableson
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 Bruce Ableson |
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| Born | September 16, 1963 New York, United States |
| Occupation | Programmer |
Bruce Ableson (born September 16, 1963 in New York) is an American computer programmer and website developer. He is best known as the inventor of Open Diary, the first online blogging community[1] .
Ableson was raised in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and graduated from Birmingham Groves High School. During high school, he worked as editor of the Groves Scriptor, became an Eagle Scout,[2] and appeared in several short Super 8 films produced by schoolmate Ted Raimi.
After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in Telecommunications, Ableson worked for several years as a systems consultant and programmer. During this time, Ableson developed Open Diary[3] , which was launched on October 20, 1998.[4] [5] Ableson built the first system for blog comments[6] [7] [8] , and also innovated the use of friend's list privacy settings[9] and activity feeds on the site.
These features have led some to credit Ableson's site and inventions to be the beginnings of social media[10] [11] [12] .
[edit] References
- ^ Macnamara, Jim (2010). The 21st century media (r)evolution : emergent communication practices. New York: Peter Lang. pp. 48. ISBN 1433109360.
- ^ "BSA Troop 1022 Honor Roll". http://www.troop1022.org/honorroll.html.
- ^ Loughnanne, E. (2005). Net Success Interviews. Lulu. ISBN 1411626982. http://interviewbooks.com/opendiary_com.htm.
- ^ Berman, A.S. (9/7/2000). "Open Diary lets people anonymously bare their souls". USA Today. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/59705274.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+7%2C+2000&author=A.S.+Berman&pub=USA+TODAY&edition=&startpage=03.D&desc=Open+Diary+lets+people+anonymously+bare+their+souls. Retrieved 1/26/2012.
- ^ Seminerio, Maria. "The Open Diary Takes Off". http://www.zdnet.com/news/the-open-diary-takes-off/101090. ZD Net. http://www.zdnet.com/news/the-open-diary-takes-off/101090. Retrieved 1/26/2012.
- ^ Seminerio, Maria. "Birth of an Accidental Community". http://www.zdnet.com/news/birth-of-an-accidental-community/101113. ZD Net. http://www.zdnet.com/news/birth-of-an-accidental-community/101113. Retrieved 1/26/2012.
- ^ Richmond, Shane (1/22/2009). "What is a blog? How the technology shapes the medium". London Telegraph. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/shanerichmond/8173527/What_is_a_blog_How_the_technology_shapes_the_medium/. Retrieved 1/26/2012.
- ^ "The Rising Popularity of Blogs". The Rising Popularity of Blogs. http://www.newsbyblog.com/article-providing-info-rising-popularity.html. Retrieved 1/26/2012.
- ^ "Web 2.0 and Emerging Learning Technologies/Open Diary". Web 2.0 and Emerging Learning Technologies/Open Diary. WikiBooks. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Web_2.0_and_Emerging_Learning_Technologies/Open_Diary. Retrieved 1/26/2012.
- ^ "Users of the World Unite! The Challenges and Opportunities of Social Media". Business Horizons 53 (1): 59-68. February 2010. http://michaelhaenlein.com/Publications/Kaplan,%20Andreas%20-%20Users%20of%20the%20world,%20unite.pdf.
- ^ "The Impact of E-Media on Customer Purchase Intention". International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications 2 (3): 100-103. March 2011. http://thesai.org/Downloads/Volume2No3/Paper%2017-%20The%20Impact%20of%20E-Media%20on%20Customer%20Purchase%20Intention.pdf. Retrieved 1/26/2012.
- ^ Fouts, Jeff. "Social Media and All It's Glory". http://socialmediaclub.org/blogs/social-media-observer/social-media-and-all-its-glory. Social Media Club. http://socialmediaclub.org/blogs/social-media-observer/social-media-and-all-its-glory. Retrieved 1/26/2012.
