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| Born | Edward John Nash 25 March 1991 |
Ted Nash is an English Internet and mobile media entrepreneur best known for launching the site Little Gossip.[1]
Personal life
In 1991, Edward John Nash was born in Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom to parents Andy and Linda. [2]
Ted Nash has been featured in media outlets including BBC Panorama,[3] BBC Radio,[4] and The Kernel.[5]
Little Gossip
In 2010, Nash launched Little Gossip, a controversial site that allows users to anonymously post rumors about their school peers.[6] The site was subject to public criticism from parents, teachers and school administrators.[7] It was sold to Platinum Century in 2011.
Liquid5
Nash is CEO of Liquid5. In 2009, at the age of 18, the company launched his Fit or Fugly application.[8] The app allowed iPhone users to calculate the attractiveness of the human face using Fibonacci’s golden ratio.[9] It judges the symmetry of the face in an uploaded photo based on the key anchor points of nose, mouth, ears, chin and eyes.[10]
References
- ^ Levine, Nick. "Ted Nash, the young app entrepreneur, grows up" 22 August 2012 Wired. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "How a teenager spawned internet monster LittleGossip.com from his bedroom" 12 February 2011 The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ "Hunting the Internet Bullies" BBC Panorama. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ "Little Gossip website closes due to 'unwanted comments'" 14 February 2011 BBC Radio. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "We Don't Need No Education" 19 December 2012 The Kernel. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ Bentley, Paul. "Teachers' horror at website for private school cyber-bullies to be mean about pupils" 22 December 2010 Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ Bryant, Ben. "Sex, drugs and the rise of cyberbullying" 21 December 2010 London Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ Proctor, Shonika. "Renegade Teen CEO, Ed Nash, Fit or Fugly iPhone App Reaches 3,500 Downloads 5 Days After Launch" 19 November 2009 Teen Entrepreneur Blog. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "Fit Or Fugly" App Rates Your Attractiveness" 18 March 2010 Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ Herrman, John. "Because What We All Need Right Now Is an App to Tell Us We’re Ugly" 17 November 2009 Gizmodo. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
External links
- Ted Nash Official site