Daniel Tynan
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Daniel Tynan is a journalist[1] and television and radio commentator. He currently writes the Gadget Freak column for PC World magazine, and Tech Smart[2] for US Airways Magazine.
His work has appeared in publications such as Newsweek, Family Circle, Cargo, Wired, and Playboy.com. He has appeared on CNN, CBS, NPR, Discovery, and Fox News, as well as dozens of regional television and radio programs.
His satirical blog, The WitList[3], has been featured in the journal Editor and Publisher[4], as well as other high-profile blogs such as Crooks and Liars[5], Daily Kos[6],Firedoglake[7], The Huffington Post[8], and TPM Cafe[9].
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[edit] Select Awards
- Two-time finalist for a National Magazine Award
- 2005, ASBPE Gold award for news article, 80,000+ circulation class, "Dawn of the Superworm"[10] (author)
- 2002, 2003 Western Publications Association 'Maggie' for Best Regularly Featured Online Column, "Inside Access", CNET (author)
- 1999 Grand Neal Award for Editorial Excellence, "Privacy in the Age of the Internet," PC World September 1998 (editor)
- 1997 Jesse H. Neal Award, Best News Story,[11] "Ram Scam," PC World, June 1996 (co-author with Christina Wood and Angela Freeman)
- 1995 Jesse H. Neal Award, Best Single Article, "DOA or Bound for Glory," PC World, June 1994 (co-author with Christina Wood and Anita Amirezzvani)
[edit] Books
- Computer Privacy Annoyances, 2005, O'Reilly Media, ISBN 0-596-00775-2
[edit] Selected Articles
- The 25 Worst Web Sites September 2006, PCWorld.com
- The Internet is Sick... But We Can Make it Better, October 2006, Popular Science
- What's Hot in High Tech, Family Circle, November 29, 2005
- Think Thin, July 14, 2005, InfoWorld
- Customer Service Nightmares, January 24, 2005, CNET
- Career Arears, October 2004, Men's Fitness
- In Case of Emergency, April 2003, Entrepreneur
- Quantum Ranger, September 2002, Wired (brief profile of MIT physicist Ike Chuang)
- Internet 2: The Once and Future Net, July 10, 2001, MIT Tech Review
- What to Name the Baby, April 17, 2000, Industry Standard
[edit] External links
- Gadget Freak column at pcworld.com.
- TechSmart column on US Airways Magazine.
- Tynan's blog The WitList
