Jason Snell (writer)
Jason Snell | |
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Born | Oakland, California, U.S. | October 6, 1970
Nationality | American |
Jason Snell (born October 6, 1970 in
In 2014 Snell left Macworld and created Six Colors, a website that continues his coverage of technology and Apple products.
Biography
Snell grew up in the small town of Sonora, California, graduating from Sonora Union High School in 1988.[6][7] He attended Revelle College at the University of California, San Diego, working for three years on the staff of the UCSD Guardian newspaper.[8]
In 1991, while at UCSD, Snell founded
Snell graduated in 1992 with a degree in Communication.[12][13] In 1994 he received a master's degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.[13]
Technology journalism
In 1994 Snell began working at the U.S. edition of MacUser magazine, beginning his career writing about the Macintosh computer.[14] When MacUser was bought and absorbed into Macworld in 1997, Snell moved with the magazine and became a significant Macworld staff member. Within a few years, he became the lead editor of Macworld, and eventually was promoted to a senior vice president at the magazine's publisher IDG.[15] During this period, in 2006, the MDJ Power 25, a poll of Mac-industry-watchers, named him the 6th most powerful/influential person in the world of Macintosh computing.[16] After multiple rounds of layoffs during a downturn in tech publishing, Snell departed the company in 2014.
In 1996, he co-founded Internet humor and commentary site TeeVee.org, which lives on through a podcast of the same name.[17][18]
Following Snell's 2014 departure from Macworld and IDG,[3] he created and launched Six Colors, a members-supported editorial website where he and his former Macworld colleague Dan Moren write about technology, Apple products, and podcasting. [19]
Podcasting
In 2010 Snell began host and producing The Incomparable podcast,[20] a weekly panel show discussing science-fiction, fantasy, and more general geek-culture television shows, movies, comic books, and book. The show soon expanded into an eponymous network[21][22] which now hosts more than twenty shows from a variety of contributors.[23] The Incomparable won the Parsec Award for Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast in 2012, 2015, and 2016.[24][25][26] Snell also co-hosts the Relay FM podcasts Liftoff, Upgrade, and Downstream.[27]
Personal life
He lives in Mill Valley, California, with his wife. He has two children.[13]
References
- ^ "Tech Media Company IDG Forms Consumer & SMB Division". BusinessWire (Press release). 15 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "More Color". macworld.com. Foundry.
- ^ a b "Goodbye, Macworld". The Verge. 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "Jason Snell LIVE Chat on Product Hunt". Product Hunt. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "How Jason Snell podcasts". iMore. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ Sonora Union High School (1988). "Who Cares?". Classmates.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Snell, Jason (14 December 2013). "My Girlfriend, Who Lives in Michigan". Medium. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Snell, Jason (4 June 1992). "State of the Dream" (PDF). pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ King, Lisbeth A.; Kovacs, Diane (May 1994). Okerson, Ann (ed.). "Intertext". Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Academic Discussion Lists. 4. Washington D.C.: Association of Research Libraries: 97–98. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Snell, Jason (2004). "LastText" (PDF). Intertext (57): 20. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Board of Directors". National Novel Writing Month. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017.
- ^ Boychuk, Ben; Burkhart, David; Snell, Jason; Watts, Daniel; Vannette, Claire J. (15 April 2015). "A.S. Meddling is Nothing New But Always Worth Condemning". UCSD Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Snell, Jason. "Jason Snell". Intertext. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
- ^ Snell, Jason (17 September 2014). "Goodbye, Macworld". The Verge. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Jason Snell". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "GCSF, Incorporated". macjournals.com.
- ^ Snell, Jason (10 February 2015). "That time my blog from the '90s got name-checked by Letterman". Six Colors. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- The Incomparable. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Apple Watch: Six Colors's excellent FAQ". iMore. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "We'll Always Have Zeppelins (The Incomparable 1)". The Incomparable. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "The Interview Show Ep. 6 – Jason Snell of Six Colors". PhillyTech.org – Netcast Network. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "Jason Snell's sweet Mac setup – The Sweet Setup". The Sweet Setup. 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "The Incomparable – All Shows". www.theincomparable.com. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "2012 Parsec Awards Winners and Finalists". Parsec Awards. 2012. Archived from the original on June 8, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Parsec Awards Winners and Finalists". Parsec Awards. 2015. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Parsec Awards Winners and Finalists". Parsec Awards. 2016. Archived from the original on June 8, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ FM, Relay. "Jason Snell – Relay FM". Relay FM. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
External links
- InterText (published 1991–2004)
- Quanta (published 1989–1995)
- Athene (published 1989–1990)
- FSFnet (published 1985–1988)
- Tech Talk for Families Interview
- Six Colors website
- The Incomparable podcast network