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Gina Smith
File:Technology journalist and author Gina Smith in 2014.png
Smith in 2014
Born
Regina Patricia Smith

Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationPhD, Clinical Psychology; MA, Psychology, BA, English, BS, Chemistry
Alma materFlorida State University
Woodward Academy
Occupation(s)author, journalist, entrepreneur
Known forJournalism
RelativesSvetomir Đukić (maternal grandfather)
Websiteginasmith.com

Gina Smith is an entrepreneur, author, and technology and science journalist who co-wrote Steve Wozniak's autobiography iWoz: How I Invented the PC, and Had Fun Doing It.[1][2] She is also the editorial director for aNewDomain, a technology news site which she co-founded.[3] In 2001, Smith was named one of the 100 most influential people in technology by Upside Magazine.[3]

Early life

Smith graduated from Woodward Academy in 1981.[4]

Smith's maternal grandfather was World War II era Yugoslavian General Svetomir Đukić, founder of the Olympic Committee of Serbia.[5]

Technology journalism

From 1990 to 2000, Smith wrote the "Inside Silicon Valley" technology column in the San Francisco Sunday Chronicle.[6] During that time, she was senior editor at PC/Computing magazine, and later, as of 1994, she was the editor-in-chief of IDG'S Electronic Entertainment magazine.[7] From 1993 to 1997, she hosted On Computers with Gina Smith and ABC Radio's "Connected with Gina Smith," a radio call-in show that ran in syndication.[citation needed]

In 1995, she co-hosted, with John Levine, an educational PBS special The Internet Show: Drivers' Education for the Internet Superhighway.[8]

Also in 1995 ABC News hired Smith as a technology correspondent.[9]

Smith hosted a daily tech news show on the Discovery Channel in 1996 and 1997 called Cyberlife.[10][11]

In 1999 Smith joined CNET as anchor of the News.Com daily news show on CNBC.[12]

In 2010, Smith returned to journalism as editor in chief of the online relaunch of Byte magazine as Byte.com.[13]

As of 2016, she is CEO of aNewDomain Media, which runs several news websites.[citation needed]

Business ventures

In 2000, Smith was named CEO of the New Internet Computer Company,[14] which she co-founded with Larry Ellison.[15][16] The firm closed in 2003.[17]

In 2004 David Warthen appointed Smith president of Eye Games, a San Francisco-based video game technology company.[18]

Bibliography

  • Smith, Gina; Von Stiegel, Herta (2011). The Mountain Within: Leadership Lessons For Your Climb To The Top. McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-177325-6.
  • Wozniak, Steve; Smith, Gina (2006). iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It. W. W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-06143-4.
  • Smith, Gina (2005). The Genomics Age: How DNA Technology is Transforming the Way We Live and who We are. AMACOM--American Management Association. ISBN 978-0-8144-0843-8.
  • Smith, Gina (2004). "Sladjana". In Perin, Margo (ed.). How I Learned to Cook: And Other Writings on Complex Mother-daughter Relationships (anthology). Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin. pp. 195–209. ISBN 978-1585422913.
  • Smith, Gina; Laporte, Leo (1995). 101 Computer Answers You Need To Know. Ziff-Davis Press. ISBN 1-56276-339-3.
  • Smith, Gina; Palatto, John (1991). Building Applications with Toolbook. Brady. ISBN 0-13-092420-2.

References

  1. ^ Biersdorfer, J. D. (1 October 2006). "Desktop Icon". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "If Gina Smith can be tech CEO, why can't I?". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
  3. ^ a b "Meet Gina Smith: aNewDomain.net Cofounder and Editorial Director". aNewDomain.
  4. ^ "Alumni Awards" (PDF). Woodward Academy. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  5. ^ http://www.literarymama.com/reviews/archives/2005/02/starving-for-affection.html
  6. ^ https://tantor.com/author/gina-smith.html
  7. ^ http://www.wired.com/1994/05/ziff/
  8. ^ http://articles.philly.com/1995-07-06/entertainment/25678017_1_global-bulletin-board-internet-show-computer
  9. ^ http://www.fastcompany.com/34130/power-public-relations
  10. ^ http://www.ew.com/article/1996/08/16/tech-coverage-dummies
  11. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Is-TECH-TV-Must-See-They-re-geeky-looking-now-2958923.php
  12. ^ http://www.cnet.com/html/aboutcnet/press/1999/082399.html
  13. ^ "UBM TechWeb Re-Launching Popular Byte.com (Press Release)". Create Your Next Customer. Beyond PR. December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  14. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/28/technology/news-watch-internet-appliance-eliminates-hard-drive.html
  15. ^ "CNET's Smith to head Ellison's new firm". Silicon Valley Business Journal. February 7, 2000. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  16. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=T5b7Z-8GisUC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=Larry+Ellison+New+Internet+Computer+Gina+Smith&source=bl&hl=en
  17. ^ "Ellison's NIC Co. to shut down". CNET. June 2, 2003. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  18. ^ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040518006173/en/Eye-Games-Appoints-Gina-Smith-President-Innovative
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