Nick Bilton

Nick Bilton in December 2012

Nick Bilton (born Darlington, UK) is a British-American journalist and author.

He is a special correspondent for Vanity Fair, where he writes features and columns for the magazine and website. He co-wrote the 2015 Vanity Fair New Establishment List.[1] Bilton is a former technology and business columnist at the New York Times and formerly the lead blogger for the New York Times' bits blog.[2][3][4] He is also a contributor to CNBC, regularly appearing on air to discuss technology and business topics.

Bilton's reporting is credited with helping to lead the Federal Aviation Administration to overturn their long-time ban of using cell phones on airplanes.[5][6]

He is the author of two books: I live in the Future and Here's how it Works[7] and Hatching Twitter. The latter was a New York Times best seller and voted Best Book of the Year on The Wall Street Journal Readers Choice.[8] The book was optioned by Lionsgate and is currently being turned into a TV series.[9]

Bilton has stated that he is writing a book[10] about the Silk Road marketplace, due to be published sometime in 2016.[11]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.vanityfair.com/news/new-establishment-2015
  2. ↑ "Times Topic: Nick Bilton" January 20, 2014
  3. ↑ "NICK BILTON TURNS DOWN $1.5 MILLION+ FROM CBS/CNET, STAYS AT NY TIMES". uncrunched.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. ↑ The Atlantic {http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/what-could-replace-airplane-mode/281685/"What Could Replace Airplane Mode?"} November 20, 2013
  5. ↑ Skift "The Internet Is Thanking Nick Bilton For The FAA's New Rules" October 31, 2013
  6. ↑ Chron "If the FAA changes its electronics rules, you can thank a reporter" October 7, 2013
  7. ↑ "The Conversation: Nick Bilton Explains the Future". ABC News. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Staff, WSJ. "Readers' Choice: The Best Book of 2013". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lionsgate Adapting Nick Bilton's 'Hatching Twitter' for TV". variety.com.
  10. ↑ Dilworth, Dianna. "Nick Bilton to Write Silk Road Book". Adweek. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Bearman, Joshua. "he Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 1". Wired.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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