Ryan Block
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Ryan Block (born June 25, 1982) is a San Francisco-based technology entrepreneur. He was the editor-in-chief of AOL’s Engadget[1] before he co-founded the community site gdgt.[2] With gdgt's sale to AOL in 2013, he returned to the company and headed up its product group, but left in 2015 to start a new business.[3]
Block co-hosted MVP, a technology podcast, with frequent collaborator Peter Rojas. There have been no new episodes since October 2, 2016.
History
Block joined technology news website Engadget as a part-time reporter in June 2004, and started full-time in June 2005.[4] He went on to replace the site's creator Peter Rojas as editor-in-chief in 2007.[5]
In July 2008 Block posted on Engadget that he would be stepping down as editor-in-chief to create a new company, leaving then Associate Editor Joshua Topolsky in charge.[6] On 1 July 2009,[7] using $550,000 in initial seed financing received from Betaworks and True Ventures, Block and Rojas launched gdgt; a discussion forum that generates reviews and answers questions about thousands of gadgets.[8] gdgt was sold to AOL in 2013[9] , and Block left the company in 2015.
Comcast support call
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In July 2014, Block and his wife attempted to disconnect their Comcast service over the telephone and were repeatedly blocked by the Comcast representative in a call which lasted 18 minutes. The last 8 minutes of this phone call was recorded by Block and posted to Reddit, immediately going viral across the internet. The next day Comcast apologized.[10]
Personal life
He lives in San Francisco, California with his wife, Veronica Belmont.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Boutin, Paul (2010-04-03). "Gadget guru: We can't know yet what's best about iPad". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mumm, Chad (2010-04-24). "The Engadget Show Live! With roboticist Dr. Dennis Hong, Ryan Block, Rick Karr, and more!". Engadget. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Panzarino, Matthew (2010-09-08). "Ryan Block Leaves AOL Alpha For Something New". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Collardeau, Thomas (2008-01-08). "Interview with Engadget's Ryan Block". ontheinside.info. Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rosmarin, Rachel (2007-12-18). "The Gadget Guru". Forbes. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Block, Ryan (2008-07-22). "Some news from the editor's desk". Engadget. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Arrington, Michael (2009-07-01). "GDGT Launches For Non Stop Gadget Action". Techcrunch. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vascellaro, Jessica (2010-04-07). "Gdgt Raises New Financing with New Concept". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Block, Ryan. "Engadget is getting a whole lot bigger: profiles, forums, product database, and so much more!". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stampler, Laura (15 July 2014). "Recording of Man's Attempt to Cancel Comcast Will Drive You Insane". Time. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
External links
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