Christina Warren

Christina Warren
Warren at the iPad Launch in Atlanta, Georgia, 2010
Born (1982-11-12) November 12, 1982 (age 42)
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Websitechristina.is

Christina Warren (born November 12, 1982), is an American developer advocate, podcaster, and writer. She wrote for Mashable, The Unofficial Apple Weblog, and Downloadsquad.

Work

Warren began her career as a freelance writer for USA Today in 2007, where she wrote about American Idol as an "Idol Coach".[1][2][3][4] In 2009, she wrote for The Unofficial Apple Weblog and DownloadSquad.com.[5][6] She was a co-host on the DownloadSquad's show, The Squadcast.[7][8]

In 2009, Warren joined Mashable as a staff writer focusing on Apple, mobile tech and products.[citation needed]

In 2014, she appeared on CNN to discuss the Ebola outbreak and the role of social media in sharing information related to the epidemic.[9]

In August 2016, Warren had left Mashable to join Gizmodo "as senior technology writer, a role that will see her as a marquis [sic] voice in defining Gizmodo's point of view on the major stories of the day".[10]

She is a co-host of multiple podcast shows covering popular culture and technology. She co-hosts the technology-focused show Rocket on the Relay FM podcast network alongside Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort. In 2014, she started the Overtired podcast with Brett Terpstra on the Electronic Shadow Network.[11] Warren has interviewed many well-known members of the tech industry including Fred Wilson, venture capitalist and Jony Ive, Chief Design Officer at Apple Inc.[12][13]

In August 2016, Warren starred in a music video by the indie rock band Airplane Mode.[14]

As of May 22, 2017, she was working for Microsoft as a Senior Cloud Developer Advocate where she, among other things, hosted This Week in Channel 9.[15]

In March 2022, Christina moved to GitHub as a Senior Developer Advocate.[16]

Personal life

Born in Lawrenceville, Georgia on November 12, 1982, Christina Warren currently resides in Seattle, Washington with her husband, Grant.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "'Idol' says sayonara to Sanjaya". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Coaches' Sanjaya special: Christina bats second". usatoday.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Coaching troubled Idols: Christina helps out Haley". usatoday.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "Women dominate the field". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016. "Meet USA Today's 'Idol' Coaches" in sidebar
  5. ^ "The Unofficial Apple Weblog Team - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)". February 2, 2009. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  6. ^ "About Download Squad - Download Squad". February 16, 2009. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  7. ^ "Posts by Christina Warren at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)". February 2, 2009. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "The Squadcast by Download Squad on Vimeo". January 2, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "The other epidemic: Ebola on social media - CNN Video". CNN. August 9, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "Mashable's Warren joining Gizmodo". TalkingBizNews. August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  11. ^ "Overtired". ESN - Electric Shadow Network. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  12. ^ "A Breakfast Engagement: Do We Measure What Matters?". February 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  13. ^ Warren, Christina (October 20, 2015). "Apple's Jony Ive and Vogue's Anna Wintour: Machines can build beautiful things". Mashable. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  14. ^ "Elevators (Official Music Video)". YouTube.
  15. ^ "Tweet mentioning Microsoft employment and move to Seattle".
  16. ^ "Christina Warren LinkedIn Page".