John Styn
John Halcyon Styn | |
|---|---|
 Styn in 2011 | |
| Born | May 28, 1971 |
| Other names | Halcyon Lujah |
John Halcyon Styn is an American blogger, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, web designer, author, and web celebrity,[1] who "pushed the boundaries of online self-expression"[2] through his various online projects. He is currently the co-founder of 1st Saturdays,[3][4] a homeless outreach project, and the host of Hug Nation.[5]
Career[edit]
Styn worked as the first webmaster for Sony's Station e-commerce mall and for CollegeClub.com[6]
Styn has won two Webby Awards, the first, as the designer and star of his personal website, cockybastard.com,[7] and the second for a Hug Nation video podcast.[8]
Other projects have included:
- Fears. Regrets. Desires, an NBC Internet-only, confessional story-sharing show. Host.[9]
- FreshRealm, a food shipping company that uses reusable shipping technology. Chief Wisdom Officer.[10][11]
- Anybeat, a social networking service based on pseudonymity.[12]
- 1st Saturdays, a homeless outreach project based in San Diego.[3]
- Hug Nation, which won the "people's choice" Webby Award in 2007.[5][13][14]
- Pinkgasm.com, an "alternative sexuality site" that sponsored the Masturbate-a-thon events.[15]
- Pink Aid, a charity originally started to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.[16][17]
- "I-Bridge International", an Internet services company.[18]
- CitizenX.com, an experimental webcam community.[2]
- TheRealHouse, a live webcam-house that ran from 2000–2002[19]
- The book, Love more. Fear less. (2010)[20]
Blogging career[edit]
Styn bought his first URL in 1996 to put his self-published zine, Prehensile Tales, on the web.[21] This first autobiographical ezine ran from 1996 to 2000.
He first achieved internet notoriety when one of his stories got him into trouble with Fruit of the Loom.[22] When they sent a cease and desist order on March 2, 1998 demanding that he take down a parody of their logo that he made for a blog post. The post is still [when?] up.
He is also a contributor for the Burning Blog, the official blog of Burning Man.[23]
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Webby Award | Best Personal Website — cockybastard.com | Won |
| 2007 | Webby Award | Reality — Hug Nation | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ Wilson, Michael (September 18, 2012). "Real Photo, Fake Family". NY Times.
- ^ a b Derek M. Powazek (2002). "A Conversation with John Styn". Design for community: the art of connecting real people in virtual places. New Riders. p. 159. ISBN 9780735710757.
- ^ a b Morlan, Kinsee (January 19, 2011). "Online Intimacy". San Diego City Beat. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Helping the Homeless in San Diego". 12 October 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ a b Bryant, Steve (June 5, 2007). "Taking in the Webby Video Scene". gigaom. Archived from the original on January 22, 2011.
- ^ Hafner, Katie (May 31, 2001). "A Beautiful Life, an Early Death, a Fraud Exposed". New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 February 2002.
- ^ "And the winner is ..." The Independent. May 15, 2000. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014.
- ^ Evans, Jamie (September 2, 2011). "Hugnation Wins The Votes Of People Like Better Reality Site For The 11th Annual Webby Award". Gadgets Radar. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.
- ^ Albrecht, Chris (March 9, 2009). "Did NBC Regret Its (Post)Secret Web Series Ambitions?". Gigaom.com.
- ^ "How to build a technology company around food – John Styn of FreshRealm". Medialeaders.com. June 13, 2014.
- ^ Becky, Haycox (June 17, 2015). "Meet this year's Economic Outlook Breakfast Speakers". Ventura Chamber of Commerce.
- ^ Olanoff, Drew (September 27, 2011). "AnyBeat is the social network that doesn't even want your real name". The Next Web.
- ^ Sites, Kevin. "People of the Web - Love Warriors". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Stern, Otto Z. (23 June 2007). "Yahoo!'s pink liberation army a threat to America's youth • The Register". The Register. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Newitz, Annalee (March 1, 2006). "Blogging for Dollars:How to Launch Porn into the Blogosphere". Adult Video News.
- ^ Lewis, Todd (September 30, 2005). "Digital Orgy for Charity Sunday". Adult Video News.
- ^ Lewis, Todd. "PINK+AID Charity Porn DVD Now Available". Adult Video News.
- ^ Barrett, Marty (December 1, 2003). "A Fistful of Porn: The Porn Posse Saddles Up". Adult Video News.
- ^ Senft, Theresa M. (2008). Camgirls: Celebrity and Community in the Age of Social Networks. Peter Lang. ISBN 9780820456942. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Styn, John (2010). Love more. Fear less. Lulu. ISBN 9780557669196.
- ^ "Halycon". Ambush Interview. March 23, 2005.
- ^ "15 Questions for Halcyon Styn". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Posts by John "Halcyon" Styn". Black Rock City, llc.