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:

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

  1. Wilson, Michael (September 18, 2012). "Real Photo, Fake Family". NY Times.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Derek M. Powazek (2002). Design for community: the art of connecting real people in virtual places. New Riders.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Morlan, Kinsee (January 19, 2011). "Online Intimacy". San Diego City Beat.
  4. "Helping the Homeless in San Diego". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Bryant, Steve (June 5, 2007). "Taking in the Webby Video Scene". gigaom.
  6. Hafner, Katie (May 31, 2001). "A Beautiful Life, an Early Death, a Fraud Exposed". New York Times.
  7. "And the winner is ...". The Independent. May 15, 2000.
  8. Evans, Jamie (September 2, 2011). "Hugnation Wins The Votes Of People Like Better Reality Site For The 11th Annual Webby Award". Gadgets Radar.
  9. "How to build a technology company around food – John Styn of FreshRealm (Video Blog)". Media Leaders. June 13, 2014.
  10. Olanoff, Drew (September 27, 2011). "AnyBeat is the social network that doesn’t even want your real name". The Next Web.
  11. Sites, Kevin. "People of the Web - Love Warriors". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  12. Meekis, Laurie. "HugNation: A Living Legacy of Love and Optimism Created on the Web - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  13. 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.
  14. Newitz, Annalee (March 1, 2006). "Blogging for Dollars:How to Launch Porn into the Blogosphere". Adult Video News.
  15. Lewis, Todd (September 30, 2005). "Digital Orgy for Charity Sunday". Adult Video News.
  16. Lewis, Todd. "PINK+AID Charity Porn DVD Now Available". Adult Video News.
  17. Barrett, Marty (December 1, 2003). "A Fistful of Porn: The Porn Posse Saddles Up". Adult Video News.
  18. Senft, Theresa M. Camgirls: Celebrity and Community in the Age of Social Networks. ISBN 9780820456942. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  19. Styn, John (2010). Love more. Fear less. Lulu. ISBN 9780557669196.
  20. "Halycon". Ambush Interview. March 23, 2005.
  21. "15 Questions for Halcyon Styn". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  22. "Boxers or Briefs?". Wired Magazine. March 3, 1998.
  23. "Posts by John "Halcyon" Styn". Black Rock City, llc.

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