Larry Magid
Lawrence J. Magid | |
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| Born | June 30, 1947 Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Larry Magid (born 1947) is an American journalist, technology columnist and commentator. He is the author of several books.
Early life
Lawrence J. Magid was born in 1947 in
Career
Magid is CEO of ConnectSafely.org and, for 20 years, served as the on-air technology analyst for CBS News He is also a frequent contributor to BBC, NPR and other broadcast outlets.
In 1981 Magid was hired to secretly write the manual for the
Magid served the board of directors of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and now serves on an advisory board. In 1994 he wrote the first popular publication on Internet safety called Child Safety on the Information Highway for the
Magid is also the founder of SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com, and co-founder and CEO of ConnectSafely.org. His technology website is LarrysWorld.com. All three websites provide information about Internet safety.
From 1983
Works
- Mini Manual for a Free University (1974)
- The Electronic Link: Using the IBM PC to Communicate (1984)
- Advanced WordPerfect: Feature and Techniques (1986)
- Larry Magid's Guide to the New Digital Highways (1993)
- The Little PC Books (1994, 1998, 2003, 2007)
- MySpace Unraveled (with Anne Collier, 2006)
References
- ^ a b Magid, Lawrence J. (2001-08-09). "The Start of a Love-Hate Affair With a Computer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
External links
- Author’s web site
- LarrysWorld
- SafeKids.com
- Magid's Forbes columns
- Magid's San Jose Mercury News columns
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