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On June 22, 2011, Lam announced, via a Gizmodo post, that he was stepping down completely from the site.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://gizmodo.com/5814501/see-you-later|title=See you later |work=Gizmodo}}</ref> |
On June 22, 2011, Lam announced, via a Gizmodo post, that he was stepping down completely from the site.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://gizmodo.com/5814501/see-you-later|title=See you later |work=Gizmodo}}</ref> |
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In September 2011 Lam started The Wirecutter which started as his personal blog and a list of his personal recommendations for gadgets.<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=November 8, 2011| url=http://thewirecutter.com/|title=A list of the best gadgets|work=The Wirecutter}}</ref> The growing popularity of The Wirecutter was featured in The [[New York Times]] in 2012.<ref name="Carr 2012">{{cite web | last=Carr | first=David | title=Buffeted by the Web, but Now Riding It | website=The New York Times | date=2012-12-16 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/business/media/buffeted-by-the-web-but-now-riding-it.html | accessdate=2016-01-15}}</ref> |
In September 2011 Lam started The Wirecutter which started as his personal blog and a list of his personal recommendations for gadgets.<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=November 8, 2011| url=http://thewirecutter.com/|title=A list of the best gadgets|work=The Wirecutter}}</ref> The growing popularity of The Wirecutter was featured in The [[New York Times]] in 2012.<ref name="Carr 2012">{{cite web | last=Carr | first=David | title=Buffeted by the Web, but Now Riding It | website=The New York Times | date=2012-12-16 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/business/media/buffeted-by-the-web-but-now-riding-it.html | accessdate=2016-01-15}}</ref> On October 24, 2016, The Wirecutter was later brought by the New York Times for more than US$30 Million.<ref>[http://thewirecutter.com/blog/the-new-york-times-has-acquired-the-wirecutter/]</ref><ref>[http://www.recode.net/2016/10/24/13381002/new-york-times-wirecutter-purchase-30-million-briam-lam-consumer-guide]</ref><ref>[http://investors.nytco.com/press/press-releases/press-release-details/2016/The-New-York-Times-Company-Acquires-The-Wirecutter-and-The-Sweethome/default.aspx]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:19, 24 October 2016
Brian Lam (born 1977) is a writer and the former Editorial Director at Gizmodo, a blog focusing on technology. Gizmodo is owned by Gawker Media (now Univision Communications), where Lam first worked as a writer in 2006. Lam's apartment in San Francisco also acts as Gizmodo's headquarters in the city[1] (Gizmodo also has an office in New York City).[2] Before working for Gizmodo, Lam was a contributor and assistant editor for Wired magazine. He used to kickbox.[1]
Brian semi-retired from Gizmodo on September 4, 2008.[3]
On June 22, 2011, Lam announced, via a Gizmodo post, that he was stepping down completely from the site.[4]
In September 2011 Lam started The Wirecutter which started as his personal blog and a list of his personal recommendations for gadgets.[5] The growing popularity of The Wirecutter was featured in The New York Times in 2012.[6] On October 24, 2016, The Wirecutter was later brought by the New York Times for more than US$30 Million.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ a b Adler, Carlye (March 24, 2008). "Gear Blog Rivals Engadget and Gizmodo Turn the Competition Up to 11". Wired. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Leonard, Tom (April 20, 2010). "Engineer leaves new generation Apple iPhone on bar stool". Telegraph. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ "Notes: Promotions, Evolutions and Unlikely Alliances". Gizmodo.
- ^ "See you later". Gizmodo.
- ^ "A list of the best gadgets". The Wirecutter. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
- ^ Carr, David (December 16, 2012). "Buffeted by the Web, but Now Riding It". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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