Nick Bilton

Nick Bilton in December 2012.

Nick Bilton is a British-American journalist and author.

He is a technology and business columnist at the New York Times and formerly the lead blogger for the New York Times' bits blog.[1][2][3]

Bilton's reporting is credited with helping to lead the Federal Aviation Administration to overturn their long time ban of using cell phones on airplanes.[4][5]

He is the author of two books: I live in the Future and Here's how it Works[6] and Hatching Twitter. The latter was a New York Times best seller and voted Best Book of the Year on The Wall Street Journal Readers Choice.[7] The book was recently optioned by Lionsgate and is currently being turned into a TV series.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Times Topic: Nick Bilton" January 20, 2014
  2. ↑ "NICK BILTON TURNS DOWN $1.5 MILLION+ FROM CBS/CNET, STAYS AT NY TIMES". uncrunched.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. ↑ The Atlantic{http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/what-could-replace-airplane-mode/281685/"What Could Replace Airplane Mode?"}November 20, 2013
  4. ↑ Skift "The Internet Is Thanking Nick Bilton For The FAA's New Rules" October 31, 2013
  5. ↑ Chron "If the FAA changes its electronics rules, you can thank a reporter" October 7, 2013
  6. ↑ "The Conversation: Nick Bilton Explains the Future". ABC News. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. ↑ http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/12/13/readers-choice-the-best-book-of-2013/
  8. ↑ "Lionsgate Adapting Nick Bilton’s ‘Hatching Twitter’ for TV".

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