Bitsplitting

Episode 10: Jason Snell

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Daniel is joined by Jason Snell of IDG and The Incomparable podcast.

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Jason is the Editorial Director at IDG, overseeing the publication of Macworld, PCWorld, and TechHive. He has previously served as the Editor in Chief for Macworld, and was a contributor to MacUser Magazine before it merged with Macworld. Jason is also a long-time fiction writer, and serves on the board of NaNoWriMo.

  • @jsnell – Jason’s Twitter account.
  • The Incomparable – Jason’s panel conversation podcast about various geeky topics.
  • Snell-o-vision – Jason’s personal blog.
  • InterText – Archives for Jason’s online fiction magazine 1991-2004.
  • Macworld – The popular Mac and iOS-oriented print and web publication.
  • The Magazine – The electronic magazine founded by Marco Arment and published by Glenn Fleishman.
  • How He Met My Mother – Jason’s article for The Magazine.
  • Chevy Corvair – The car that Jason’s mother and Daniel each owned at one time.
  • Columbia Union School District – Jason’s grade-school from Kindergarten through 8th grade.
  • West Coast Computer Faire – The San Francisco conference Jason attended as a child with Crispin and Chuck Holland.
  • UCSD Guardian – The newspaper Jason worked at as an undergraduate.
  • 209 BBS List – Historical list of BBSes in Jason’s 209 area code.
  • Revelle College – Jason’s school at UC San Diego.
  • Sonora Union Democrat – Jason’s home-town newspaper, where he worked for a summer after earning his B.A.
  • Mac Publishing, LLC – The joint-venture between IDG and Ziff-Davis that combined Macworld and MacUser.
  • NaNoWriMo – An organization for encouraging aspiring novelists to make progress towards that goal.
  • Chris Baty – The founder of NaNoWriMo.
  • No Plot? No Problem! – Chris Baty’s book of advice for aspiring novelists.
  • On Writing – Stephen King’s book of advice for writers.
  • App Camp For Girls – The non-profit dedicated to teaching girls to write iOS apps.
  • The Ihnatko Almanac – Andy Ihnatko’s podcast on the 5by5 network.

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