John Styn
| John Styn | |
|---|---|
 John "Halcyon" Styn, 2011 | |
| Born |
May 28, 1971 San Diego, California |
| Other names | Halcyon Lujah |
| Occupation | Co-founder of FreshRealm |
| Website | |
| http://www.lifestudent.com/ | |
John "Halcyon" Styn (also known as Halcyon Lujah) is an American blogger, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, web designer, author, and Web celebrity,[1] who "pushed the boundaries of online self-expression"[2] through his various online projects. He is currently the co-founder of 1st Saturdays,[3][4] a homeless outreach project, and host of Hug Nation.[5]
Career
Styn worked as the first Webmaster for Sony's "Station" E-commerce Mall and for CollegeClub.com[6]
Styn has won two Webby Awards, the first, as the designer and star of his personal website, cockybastard.com,[7] and the second for a HugNation video podcast.[8]
Other projects have included:
- FreshRealm, a company designing new shipping containers to reduce food shipping time and food waste.[9]
- Anybeat, a social networking service based on pseudonymity.[10]
- 1st Saturdays, a homeless outreach project based in San Diego.[3]
- Hug Nation, which won the "people's choice" Webby Award in 2007.[5][11][12][13]
- Pinkgasm.com, an "alternative sexuality site" that sponsored the Masturbate-a-thon events.[14]
- Pink Aid, a charity originally started to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.[15][16]
- "Porn Posse", an Internet services company.[17]
- CitizenX.com, an experimental webcam community.[2]
- TheRealHouse, a live webcam-house that ran from 2000–2002[18]
- The book, Love more. Fear less. (2010)[19]
Blogging career
Styn bought his first URL in 1996 to put his self-published zine on the web.[20] This first autobiographical ezine ran from 1996 to 2000.
He first achieved internet notoriety when one of his stories got him into trouble with Fruit of the Loom.[21] When they sent a cease and desist order on March 2, 1998[22] demanding that he take down a parody of their logo that he made for a blog post. The post is still up.
He is also a contributor for the Burning Blog, the official blog of Burning Man.[23]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Webby Award | Best Personal Website — cockybastard.com | Won |
| 2007 | Webby Award | Reality — Hug Nation | Won |
References
- ↑ Wilson, Michael (September 18, 2012). "Real Photo, Fake Family". NY Times.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Derek M. Powazek (2002). Design for community: the art of connecting real people in virtual places. New Riders.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Morlan, Kinsee (January 19, 2011). "Online Intimacy". San Diego City Beat.
- ↑ "Helping the Homeless in San Diego". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bryant, Steve (June 5, 2007). "Taking in the Webby Video Scene". gigaom.
- ↑ Hafner, Katie (May 31, 2001). "A Beautiful Life, an Early Death, a Fraud Exposed". New York Times.
- ↑ "And the winner is ...". The Independent. May 15, 2000.
- ↑ Evans, Jamie (September 2, 2011). "Hugnation Wins The Votes Of People Like Better Reality Site For The 11th Annual Webby Award". Gadgets Radar.
- ↑ "How to build a technology company around food – John Styn of FreshRealm (Video Blog)". Media Leaders. June 13, 2014.
- ↑ Olanoff, Drew (September 27, 2011). "AnyBeat is the social network that doesn’t even want your real name". The Next Web.
- ↑ Sites, Kevin. "People of the Web - Love Warriors". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ Meekis, Laurie. "HugNation: A Living Legacy of Love and Optimism Created on the Web - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ Stern, Otto Z. (23 June 2007). "Yahoo!'s pink liberation army a threat to America's youth • The Register". The Register. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ Newitz, Annalee (March 1, 2006). "Blogging for Dollars:How to Launch Porn into the Blogosphere". Adult Video News.
- ↑ Lewis, Todd (September 30, 2005). "Digital Orgy for Charity Sunday". Adult Video News.
- ↑ Lewis, Todd. "PINK+AID Charity Porn DVD Now Available". Adult Video News.
- ↑ Barrett, Marty (December 1, 2003). "A Fistful of Porn: The Porn Posse Saddles Up". Adult Video News.
- ↑ Senft, Theresa M. Camgirls: Celebrity and Community in the Age of Social Networks. ISBN 9780820456942. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ Styn, John (2010). Love more. Fear less. Lulu. ISBN 9780557669196.
- ↑ "Halycon". Ambush Interview. March 23, 2005.
- ↑ "15 Questions for Halcyon Styn". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Boxers or Briefs?". Wired Magazine. March 3, 1998.
- ↑ "Posts by John "Halcyon" Styn". Black Rock City, llc.