Anil Dash

Anil Dash (pronounced [ɑ'nil 'dæʃ], born in September 1975) is an early and influential blogger who began his weblog in 1999.

Previously an independent technology consultant, and a new media developer for the Village Voice, Dash was the first employee of, and now works as a Vice President for, Six Apart, the makers of Movable Type, TypePad, Vox, and owners of LiveJournal.

In 2003, Dash was one of four bloggers featured on the PBS series Media Matters.

Dash was born and grew up near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A long-time resident and vocal fan of New York City, he now lives in San Francisco. Aside from his professional role at Six Apart, Dash participated in two prank-like activities that gained attention on the Internet: in 2004, he was the winner of the "nigritude ultramarine" search engine optimization contest, and in 2005 he appeared in a Threadless t-shirt mentioning the web site Goatse.cx which was printed in the New York Times.