B. J. Pinchbeck
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Bruce Pinchbeck, Jr (born March 16, 1987 in Pennsylvania) is a webmaster who founded the originally non-profit website B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Help for Kids during the early stages of the Internet, before Google and Wikipedia came into being. He started the website with his father when he was eight years old for other children to quickly find websites to help them with school.
Pinchbeck has appeared on several talk shows including Good Morning America and Oprah Winfrey and has spoken in speeches and interviews regarding computers and web designing for children and teenagers. He has been mentioned in USA Today, The New York Times, Family PC Magazine, The Boston Globe, Newsweek, and People Magazine.
From 2000 to 2005, BJ managed his site through Discovery School.
In 2005, Pinchbeck graduated from New Brighton High School and now attends Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. He is majoring in Film and Video Production and minoring in Photography.
In March, 2007 he relaunched BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper at http://bjpinchbeck.com
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