Suw Charman-Anderson
Suw Charman-Anderson | |
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Born | Bournemouth, Hampshire (now Dorset), England, UK | 15 April 1971
Occupation | Journalist, writer, consultant, campaigner |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Kevin Anderson (2008–present) |
Website | |
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Suw Charman-Anderson (born 15 April 1971) is the former Executive Director of the Open Rights Group,[1] a campaign group based in London. She is also a journalist, social software consultant, blogger and public speaker.[2] Named one of the "50 most influential Britons in technology" by The Daily Telegraph, she has also worked to gain recognition for other women in technological fields,[3] including by founding Ada Lovelace Day.[4]
Career
Early career, blogging, and social software
Charman is a graduate of
Her work in
Activism
Her work online has led her to explore the issues surrounding rights and responsibilities online, which she has frequently written about—for example, her article for The Guardian in 2004 exploring the truth behind file sharing and the music industry.[9] She also has written for Linux User and Developer discussing digital rights.[citation needed]
In 2005, she co-founded the Open Rights Group,[10] leading the project as Executive Director within its infancy. As a founder of ORG, she has commented on a wide variety of issues dealing with ownership and new media.[11][12]
Ada Lovelace Day
In 2009, Charman recruited bloggers and others to honour influential women in
Bibliography
- Argleton, London 2010. ASIN B005JSI21W
- Molly’s Secret Diary or the Confessions of a Social Software Convert; in: ISBN 978-1-4401-0809-9
- in: Jeremy Wright: Blog Marketing: The Revolutionary New Way to Increase Sales, Build Your Brand, and Get Exceptional Results, New York 2006. ISBN 0-07-226251-6
- "Blogs in Business: Using Blogs behind the Firewall", in: Axel Bruns; Joanne Jacobs: Uses of Blogs, New York 2006. ISBN 978-0-8204-8124-1
References
- ^ ORG staff Archived 15 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Open Rights Group
- ^ a b "Jack of all trades, master of the ORG" by Jane Dudman, Information World Review, Nov. 13, 2006.
- ^ "The 50 most influential Britons in technology". The Daily Telegraph. 23 September 2009.
- ^ "Meet ALD's Founder". Ada Lovelace Day. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Charman-Anderson, Suw (8 March 2004), "How I Got My w", Chocolate and Vodka.
- ^ PRNewswire, September 12, 2005 – Press release about BlogOn mentions "Event Producer Suw Charman"
- ^ MSN Blogging Report, suw.org.uk, November 2005
- ^ Suw Charman-Anderson's blog on Forbes.com – First blog post on January 1st 2012 – Preparing For High-Impact, Low-Probability Events: Lessons From Eyjafjallajökull
- ^ Listen to the flip side, The Guardian, 2004-07-22
- ^ UK Digital Rights Group sets up, BBC News Online, 2005-09-09
- ^ MPs in digital downloads warning, BBC News Online, June, 2006
- ^ Phone Co's and rights activists round on Clark, The Register, 9 September 2005
- ^ Ada Lovelace voted most popular technology heroine, BBC, 25 March 2010
- ^ Why Ada Lovelace Day matters, The Guardian, 13 October 2015