Pete Cashmore
Encyclopedia
Pete Cashmore is the CEO and founder of the popular blog Mashable
, a Technorati
Top 10 blog worldwide. He grew up in Banchory
, and founded Mashable in Aberdeen
, Scotland
in 2005 at age 19. Cashmore now divides his time between Scotland, San Francisco, and New York.
In 2009, Cashmore was chosen as one of Inc.
' s "30 Under 30", Forbes' "Top 25 Web Celebs", and The Huffington Post
s "Top 10 Game Changers 2009". He writes a weekly column on technology and social media at CNN
.
Cashmore's Twitter
is one of Twitter's 40 most-followed pages, with 2 million followers. Pete Cashmore was also crowned by INQ
as the most influential Briton and most influential Twitter user in the world in 2009.
Mashable
Mashable is an American news website and Internet news blog founded by Pete Cashmore. The website's primary focus is social media news, but also covers news and developments in mobile, entertainment, online video, business, web development, technology, memes and gadgets...
, a Technorati
Technorati
Technorati is an Internet search engine for searching blogs. By June 2008, Technorati was indexing 112.8 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media...
Top 10 blog worldwide. He grew up in Banchory
Banchory
Banchory is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying approximately 18 miles west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.- Overview :...
, and founded Mashable in Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in 2005 at age 19. Cashmore now divides his time between Scotland, San Francisco, and New York.
In 2009, Cashmore was chosen as one of Inc.
Inc. (magazine)
Inc. magazine, founded in 1979 and based in New York City, is a monthly publication focused on growing companies. The magazine publishes an annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., the "Inc...
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
s "Top 10 Game Changers 2009". He writes a weekly column on technology and social media at CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
.
Cashmore's Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
is one of Twitter's 40 most-followed pages, with 2 million followers. Pete Cashmore was also crowned by INQ
INQ
INQ is a mobile phone manufacturer, headquartered in London with offices in Rome, San Francisco, Beijing and Hong Kong, Toronto, Seattle, Singapore and Delhi....
as the most influential Briton and most influential Twitter user in the world in 2009.