Christina Warren Explained

Christina Warren
Birth Date:12 November 1982
Birth Place:Lawrenceville, Georgia

Christina Warren (born November 12, 1982), is an American developer advocate, podcaster, and writer. She wrote for Mashable, The Unofficial Apple Weblog, and Downloadsquad.

Work

Warren began her career as a freelance writer for USA Today in 2007, where she wrote about American Idol as an "Idol Coach".[1] [2] [3] [4] In 2009, she wrote for The Unofficial Apple Weblog and DownloadSquad.com.[5] [6] She was a co-host on the DownloadSquad's show, The Squadcast.[7] [8]

In 2009, Warren joined Mashable as a staff writer focusing on Apple, mobile tech and products.

In 2014, she appeared on CNN to discuss the Ebola outbreak and the role of social media in sharing information related to the epidemic.[9]

In August 2016, Warren had left Mashable to join Gizmodo "as senior technology writer, a role that will see her as a marquis [sic] voice in defining Gizmodo's point of view on the major stories of the day".[10]

She is a co-host of multiple podcast shows covering popular culture and technology. She co-hosts the technology-focused show Rocket on the Relay FM podcast network alongside Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort. In 2014, she started the Overtired podcast with Brett Terpstra on the Electronic Shadow Network.[11] Warren has interviewed many well-known members of the tech industry including Fred Wilson, venture capitalist and Jony Ive, Chief Design Officer at Apple Inc.[12] [13]

In August 2016, Warren starred in a music video by the indie rock band Airplane Mode.[14]

As of May 22, 2017, she was working for Microsoft as a Senior Cloud Developer Advocate where she, among other things, hosted This Week in Channel 9.[15]

In March 2022, Christina moved to GitHub as a Senior Developer Advocate.[16]

Personal life

Born in Lawrenceville, Georgia on November 12, 1982, Christina Warren currently resides in Seattle, Washington with her husband, Grant.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Idol' says sayonara to Sanjaya. usatoday30.usatoday.com. March 17, 2016.
  2. Web site: Coaches' Sanjaya special: Christina bats second. usatoday.com. March 17, 2016.
  3. Web site: Coaching troubled Idols: Christina helps out Haley. usatoday.com. March 16, 2016.
  4. Web site: Women dominate the field. usatoday30.usatoday.com. March 17, 2016. "Meet USA Today's 'Idol' Coaches" in sidebar.
  5. Web site: The Unofficial Apple Weblog Team - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) . February 2, 2009 . March 17, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090202040747/http://www.tuaw.com/about/ . February 2, 2009 .
  6. Web site: About Download Squad - Download Squad . February 16, 2009 . March 17, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216214302/http://www.downloadsquad.com/about . February 16, 2009 .
  7. Web site: Posts by Christina Warren at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) . February 2, 2009 . March 16, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090202045614/http://www.tuaw.com/bloggers/christina-warren/ . February 2, 2009 .
  8. Web site: The Squadcast by Download Squad on Vimeo. January 2, 2008 . March 16, 2016.
  9. Web site: The other epidemic: Ebola on social media - CNN Video. CNN. August 9, 2014 . March 16, 2016.
  10. Web site: Mashable's Warren joining Gizmodo. TalkingBizNews. August 4, 2016 . August 4, 2016.
  11. Web site: Overtired. ESN - Electric Shadow Network. March 16, 2016.
  12. Web site: A Breakfast Engagement: Do We Measure What Matters? . February 18, 2015 . March 16, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150218081118/http://events.disqus.com/nyc/a-breakfast-engagement/ . February 18, 2015 .
  13. Web site: Apple's Jony Ive and Vogue's Anna Wintour: Machines can build beautiful things. Christina. Warren. October 20, 2015. Mashable. March 16, 2016.
  14. Web site: Elevators (Official Music Video). .
  15. Web site: Tweet mentioning Microsoft employment and move to Seattle.
  16. Web site: Christina Warren LinkedIn Page.