Peter Rojas
| Peter Rojas | |
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 Peter Rojas at CES 2007 |
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| Born | March 18, 1975 |
| Known for | Co-founder of Gizmodo, Engadget, RCRD LBL, gdgt |
| Spouse | Jill Fehrenbacher |
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| http://roj.as/ | |
Peter Rojas (born March 18, 1975) is the co-founder of technology blogs Gizmodo and Engadget, as well as the video gaming blog Joystiq (2004). A 2006 article in New York magazine described him as "the best-compensated blogger in history".[1]
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[edit] Education
Rojas attended Harvard University from 1993 to 1997, graduating magna cum laude with a B.A. in Social Studies. In 1998 he received an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Sussex.[2][3]
[edit] Career
Rojas worked at Red Herring magazine from June 1999 to May 2001, first as Associate Editor then as a writer. He was co-founder and Editorial Director of Gizmodo from July 2002 until March 2004, leaving to co-found Engadget. Two months later he also founded the video game blog Joystiq. Both were part of Weblogs Inc., a blog network that was purchased by AOL in 2005.[2][3]
Along with Josh Deutsch of Downtown Records, Rojas launched the online record label RCRD LBL in 2007.[4][5]
In July 2008 Rojas left Engadget to start the consumer electronics social networking site gdgt.[3] The site premiered in 2009 and was co-founded with Ryan Block, Rojas' successor as Engadget editor-in-chief.[6]
[edit] Personal life
In July 2007, Rojas married Jill Fehrenbacher, the founder of the blog Inhabitat.[7] The couple had a son in 2008, shortly after Fehrenbacher founded a new site named Inhabitots.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Clive Thompson (February 12, 2006). "Blogs to Riches". New York magazine. http://nymag.com/news/media/15967/.
- ^ a b "Peter Rojas: CV". roj.as. http://roj.as/CV.html. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c Peter Rojas at linkedin.com
- ^ Lauria, Peter (June 11, 2007). "On The Download: Using Ads, New Online Label Offers Music Free". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/item_8IilKbq46W9z94C9czReDO.
- ^ Van Buskirk, Eliot (November 15, 2007). "Interview: Peter Rojas of RCRD LBL". Wired.com. http://www.wired.com/listening_post/2007/11/interview-peter/.
- ^ Boutin, Paul (July 1, 2009). "GDGT: A Social Site for Gadget Maniacs". New York Times. http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/gdgt-a-social-site-for-gadget-maniacs/.
- ^ Belmont, Veronica (July 30, 2007). "Congrats to Pete and Jill!". VeronicaBelmont.com. http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/07/congrats-to-pete-and-jill/.
- ^ About Inhabitots: Jill Fehrenbacher – Founder, Editor-in-Chief
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