Gina Smith (author)

Gina Smith
Born Regina Patricia Smith
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Nationality American
Education PhD, Clinical Psychology; MA, Psychology, BA, English, BS, Chemistry
Alma mater Florida State University
Woodward Academy
Occupation author, journalist, entrepreneur
Known for Journalism
Relatives Svetomir Đukić (maternal grandfather)
Website ginasmith.com

Gina Smith is an American entrepreneur, author, and journalist who co-wrote Steve Wozniak's 2006 autobiography iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It.[1][2] She is also the co-founder and editorial director of aNewDomain, a technology news site.[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]

Technology journalism

From 1990 to 2000, Smith wrote the "Inside Silicon Valley" technology column in the San Francisco Sunday Chronicle.[5] 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.[6] 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.

In 1995, she co-hosted, with John Levine, an educational PBS special The Internet Show: Drivers' Education for the Internet Superhighway.[7]

Also in 1995 ABC News hired Smith as a technology correspondent.[8]

Smith hosted a daily tech news show on the Discovery Channel in 1996 and 1997 called Cyberlife.[9][10]

In 1999 Smith joined CNET as anchor of the News.Com daily news show on CNBC.[11]

In 2010, Smith returned to journalism as editor in chief of the online relaunch of Byte magazine as Byte.com.[12]

As of 2016, she is CEO of aNewDomain Media, which runs several news websites.

Business ventures

In 2000, Smith was named CEO of the New Internet Computer Company,[13] which she co-founded with Larry Ellison.[14][15] The firm closed in 2003.[16]

In 2004 David Warthen appointed Smith president of Eye Games, a San Francisco-based video game technology company.[17]

Bibliography

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. 1 2 "Meet Gina Smith: aNewDomain.net Cofounder and Editorial Director". aNewDomain.
  4. ↑ "Alumni Awards" (PDF). Woodward Academy. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ https://tantor.com/author/gina-smith.html
  6. ↑ http://www.wired.com/1994/05/ziff/
  7. ↑ http://articles.philly.com/1995-07-06/entertainment/25678017_1_global-bulletin-board-internet-show-computer
  8. ↑ http://www.fastcompany.com/34130/power-public-relations
  9. ↑ http://www.ew.com/article/1996/08/16/tech-coverage-dummies
  10. ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Is-TECH-TV-Must-See-They-re-geeky-looking-now-2958923.php
  11. ↑ http://www.cnet.com/html/aboutcnet/press/1999/082399.html
  12. ↑ "UBM TechWeb Re-Launching Popular Byte.com (Press Release)". Create Your Next Customer. Beyond PR. December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/28/technology/news-watch-internet-appliance-eliminates-hard-drive.html
  14. ↑ "CNET's Smith to head Ellison's new firm". Silicon Valley Business Journal. February 7, 2000. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  15. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=T5b7Z-8GisUC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=Larry+Ellison+New+Internet+Computer+Gina+Smith&source=bl&hl=en
  16. ↑ "Ellison's NIC Co. to shut down". CNET. June 2, 2003. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  17. ↑ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040518006173/en/Eye-Games-Appoints-Gina-Smith-President-Innovative

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