Amber MacArthur
Amber MacArthur | |
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CityNews International; Social Hour; CommandN | |
Title | Media Specialist |
Relatives | Jeff MacArthur |
Website | http://www.ambermac.com |
Amber Dawn MacArthur (born 27 June 1976) is a
She is now the co-host of the 2018 AI podcast series, The AI Effect[4] where she interviews notable guests such as Prime Minister Trudeau and Mayor John Tory. Amber is President of a digital media company called AmberMac Media, Inc.
MacArthur used to produce and co-host her own
Background
MacArthur is originally from
She and Christopher Dick have one son.[6]
Career
Technology
MacArthur worked for Microsoft for two years as a web strategist, as a web designer at Razorfish in San Francisco, and as a judge at the Webby Awards 2000. She was also Director of Web Marketing at HigherMarkets, "where she managed corporate branding initiatives, software usability and online course development."[7] In 2007, she co-founded a media company MGImedia Communications Inc. with her brother Jeff.[8]
Television
Upon graduation, MacArthur worked in her hometown of
In 2004, MacArthur became a host on Call for Help, a technology series produced for
From August 2004 to September 2006, MacArthur was host of the
On 28 August 2006, MacArthur announced on her blog[10] that she was leaving her position at G4techTV and would no longer appear on Call For Help, Torrent, or Gadgets and Gizmos.
In mid-September, she joined
In January 2007,
She was informed on 4 January 2008 that the budget was not there for the program. Just before the announcement, the program was named the "Top New Podcast Award for 2007" by iTunes.[12] Citytv began airing The Lab with Leo Laporte around this time. CP24 has since made some reorganization to the anchors/reporters as a result of the change in ownership of CP24's former parent company; CHUM Limited. For a time, after David Onley was named Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, MacArthur hosted Home Page; Jee-Yun Lee replaced her when MacArthur resigned. MacArthur's Webnation replaced HomePage on the CP24 schedule 14 October 2009.
Over the years, she has been a technology guest on
Podcasting
In June 2005, MacArthur started the weekly video podcast commandN, which covered technology trends both online and offline. The podcast has not released an episode since June 2013, however. A commercial study found that commandN was the fifth most-downloaded podcast among surveyed Canadians.[14]
Through October 2006, she worked on a podcast with Call for Help co-host
MacArthur describes how various types of technology work on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio show/podcast Spark.
Journalism
Since summer of 2006, she has written a monthly "Web Trends" column for The Calgary Sun Urbane Magazine. She has been quoted by major Canadian newspapers, when they need a tech expert. Now Magazine declared her the "Best geek personality", 2006.[16]
Bibliography
- Amber Mac (2010). Power Friending: Demystifying Social Media to Grow Your Business. Penguin Group US. ISBN 978-1-101-43474-1.
- Michael Bazzell and Amber Mac (2016). Outsmarting Your Kids Online: A Safety Handbook for Overwhelmed Parents. AmberMac Media, Inc. ISBN 978-0692682692. Archived from the originalon 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
References
- ^ Mac, Amber (12 April 2007). "Amber Mac's Facebook profile". Facebook. p. 1. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
- ^ "Forget Facebook, everyone's a-Twitter". Toronto Star. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Amber Mac | The DMZ". The DMZ. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "The AI Effect by Entertainment One on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- IMDb
- ^ "Net@night Podcast #126 – Amber discuses boyfriend and new baby". Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Personalities: Amber MacArthur". Citytv website. CHUM Limited. 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
- ^ "MGImedia Communications Inc". MGImedia website. MGImedia. 2007. Archived from the original on 20 March 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g Amber MacArthur's resume Archived 14 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ To all the G4techTV fans: Thanks for two great years! My goodbye video Archived 22 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leo LaPorte and Amber MacArthur (11 December 2006). "net@nite: Episode 6". This Week in Tech (Podcast). Archived from the original on 23 December 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
- ^ a b "Amber MacArthur Gone from Citytv". 4 January 2008. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- ^ "Top 3 Webnation episodes – Goodbye Citytv". 6 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ "Podcasting Taking a Hold in Canada", 2 August 2006.
- ^ "Changes @ TWiT".
- ^ Michael Hollett, ed. (26 October – 1 November 2006). "Best of Toronto : Tech". Now Magazine. Now Magazine. p. 1. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
...make Amber the unassuming and friendly face of tech news in Toronto and on the web. It's hard to find a Toronto tech event where MacArthur isn't busy taking notes or filming interviews.
External links
- Amber MacArthur's Official Website and Blog
- Amber MacArthur at IMDb
- commandN, Webnation[permanent dead link], net@nite, MGImedia
- The Lavin Agency represents Amber MacArthur for speaking engagements in the U.S. and Canada: some of her speech topics here.
- Amber MacArthur: TWiT
Interviews
- Toronto Through the Eyes of Amber MacArthur, BlogTO, 7 December 2006 [dead link]
- TheFlux.tv podcast interview with Amber MacArthur [dead link]
- Chris Hogg, "Digital Journal TV: Up Close and Personal With Internet Star Amber MacArthur", Digital Journal, 19 January 2008.