David L. Jones (video blogger) explained

David L. Jones
Occupation:Video blogger
Nationality:Australian
Pseudonym:Dave Jones
"The Crazy Aussie Bloke"
Channel Name:EEVBlog
Genre:Video blog
Years Active:2009–present
Subscribers:915,000 subscribers
Subscriber Date:24 August 2023
Views:197+ million views
View Date:24 August 2023
Silver Button:yes
Silver Year:2013

David L. Jones is an Australian video blogger.[1] [2] He is the founder and host of EEVBlog[3] (Electronics Engineering Video Blog), a blog and YouTube channel targeting electronics engineers, hobbyists, hackers, and makers.[4] His content has been described as a combination of "in-depth equipment reviews and crazy antics".

Life

Before becoming a full-time blogger, Jones worked on FPGA boards for the EDA company Altium.[5]

According to Jones, he began publishing electronic design project plans in electronics DIY magazines like Electronics Australia in the 1980s.[1] In recent years, several of his project articles appeared in Silicon Chip.[6]

Jones is also the founder and co-host of The Amp Hour,[3] an electronics engineering radio show and podcast.

EEVBlog

Jones' EEVBlog YouTube channel was created on 4 April 2009.[7] [1] The channel features in-depth equipment reviews and electronics commentaries.[1] Jones has posted over 1000 episodes.

Batteriser incident

In a mid-2015 video, Jones disputed the claims of an unreleased battery life extender called Batteriser (later called Batteroo Boost after a lawsuit by Energizer). Batteroo, the company behind the product, disputed the arguments put forth by Jones and others, and published a number of demonstration videos in response.[8] In the wake of Jones' video about Batteriser, his video was "disliked" by a torrent of IP addresses located in Vietnam.[9] Other bloggers with related videos experienced similar activity from addresses in Vietnam. The bloggers involved have suspected that either a click farm in Vietnam was engaged to harm the reputations of those attacking the claims about the product, or that a single computer with many fake or stolen YouTube accounts utilized proxied IP addresses to cover its tracks.[10] Due to the anonymous nature of the attacks, it remains unknown who was responsible.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Osborn, Steven. Makers at Work: Folks Reinventing the World One Object or Idea at a Time. Dave Jones, Host, EEVBlog. 17 September 2013. Apress. 17 September 2013. 978-1430259923. https://books.google.com/books?id=LXjiAAAAQBAJ&dq=makers+at+work+dave+jones&pg=PA229.
  2. Web site: Interview with David L. Jones . EEWeb . 2011-04-03 . 2015-10-23 . I started by taking stuff apart and trying to figure out how they worked. .
  3. Price. Nan. April 2012. Electronics Engineering for the People: An Interview with David L. Jones . Circuit Cellar . Vernon, CT, USA . Circuit Cellar Incorporated . 2015-05-10.
  4. Web site: EEVBlog . David L. Jones . 4 Apr 2009 . 28 October 2015 . Jones, David.
  5. Web site: Altium relocates from Sydney to Shanghai . Isaac . Leung . Electronics News . 2011-04-06 . 2015-10-23 . 1 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160201203247/http://www.electronicsnews.com.au/features/altium-relocates-from-sydney-to-shanghai . dead .
  6. Web site: µCurrent...a precision current adapter for multimeters . Silicon Chip . Jones, David L. . 18 Apr 2009 . 22 Jan 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129094212/http://archive.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_111243/article.html . 2016-01-29 .
  7. Web site: EEVBlog About . David L. Jones . 4 Apr 2009 . 28 October 2015 . Jones, David.
  8. Web site: Francis. Hannah. Batteriser battery life extender: scam or saviour?. The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 September 2015 . 4 January 2017.
  9. Web site: Hackers spamming YouTube videos with dislikes using hijacked Vietnamese IP addresses. Russon . Mary-Ann. International Business Times UK. 7 September 2015. 22 October 2015. ...received hundreds of dislikes on his 30 August video debunking a product called Batteriser, which claims to greatly extend the life of alkaline batteries..
  10. Web site: Negative Feedback - Attack on a YouTube Channel. Joe. Stewart. Dell SecureWorks Security and Compliance Blog. 3 September 2015. 22 October 2015. Dave Jones' EEVblog, came under attack after having published a series of videos debunking a product claiming to vastly extend the life of alkaline batteries.. 8 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151008064744/http://www.secureworks.com/resources/blog/negative-feedback-attack-on-a-youtube-channel/. dead.
  11. Web site: Youtube Dislikes for Sale, DDoS Style. Martin. Anderson. The Stack. 4 September 2015. 26 April 2016. Neither can one blame Batteriser, whatever one thinks of the circumstantial evidence.... 28 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160428015109/https://thestack.com/security/2015/09/04/youtube-dislikes-for-sale-ddos-style/. dead.

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