Greg Knauss
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Greg Knauss is an American
Internet
humorist and computer programmer. He was born in Torrance, California
. In college at the University of California, San Diego
, he was the editor of Muir College
Erratically, a small humor publication, as well as a frequent contributor to the UCSD Guardian
student newspaper.
Some of his Erratically work was later reprinted online in the early Internet-based magazine InterText, edited by fellow UCSD alumnus Jason Snell
. Snell also published Knauss's early blog-like e-mail missives on the Internet in a collection known as An Entirely Other Day. In 1996 Knauss and Snell helped found TeeVee.org, a web site that was also powered by software written by Knauss himself.
Knauss was also an original contributor to Suck.com
and creator of WinerLog. Knauss is also the author of "Rainy Day Fun and Games for Toddler and Total Bastard" (So New Media) and pioneered the weblog book tour to promote it. He also created Metababy
, an early wiki-like community.
Knauss lives with his wife and three children in Woodland Hills
, California.
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Internet
Internet
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humorist and computer programmer. He was born in Torrance, California
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
. In college at the University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
, he was the editor of Muir College
John Muir College
John Muir College is one of the six undergraduate colleges at the University of California, San Diego . The college is named after John Muir, the environmentalist and founder of the Sierra Club. It has a humanitarian emphasis focused on the "spirit of self-sufficiency and individual choice"...
Erratically, a small humor publication, as well as a frequent contributor to the UCSD Guardian
UCSD Guardian
The UCSD Guardian is a student-operated newspaper at the University of California, San Diego. Originally named the Triton Times, it is published twice a week during the regular academic year, usually Mondays and Thursdays. Although the Guardian is officially a university department, it is funded...
student newspaper.
Some of his Erratically work was later reprinted online in the early Internet-based magazine InterText, edited by fellow UCSD alumnus Jason Snell
Jason Snell
Jason Snell is a writer and editor whose professional career has been spent covering Apple Computer's Apple Macintosh computers and related technologies. He was also one of the early users of the Internet as a publishing medium, with several magazines and web sites to his credit...
. Snell also published Knauss's early blog-like e-mail missives on the Internet in a collection known as An Entirely Other Day. In 1996 Knauss and Snell helped found TeeVee.org, a web site that was also powered by software written by Knauss himself.
Knauss was also an original contributor to Suck.com
Suck.com
Suck.com was one of the earliest ad-supported content sites on the Internet. It featured daily editorial content on a wide variety of topics, including politics and pop-culture and was targeted at Generation X...
and creator of WinerLog. Knauss is also the author of "Rainy Day Fun and Games for Toddler and Total Bastard" (So New Media) and pioneered the weblog book tour to promote it. He also created Metababy
Metababy
Metababy was a wiki created and coded by Greg Knauss and designed by Leslie Harpold, that allowed raw HTML, JavaScript and CSS in its pages. The wiki ran from November 1998 to May 2003....
, an early wiki-like community.
Knauss lives with his wife and three children in Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Woodland Hills is a district in the city of Los Angeles, California.Woodland Hills is located in the southwestern area of the San Fernando Valley, east of Calabasas and west of Tarzana, with Warner Center in its northern section...
, California.
External links
- Personal website, An Entirely Other Day
- Rainy Day Fun And Games For Toddler And Total Bastard
- TeeVee.org
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