Carl Steadman

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Carl Steadman
BornMay 30, 1970
Known forco-founder of suck.com

Carl Steadman is co-founder of Suck.com, creator of several pieces of early web-savvy literature and former operator of Plastic.com. [1] [2]

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He was also production director for HotWired, and appeared in the 1999 documentary Home Page. [3]

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  1. Honan, Mathew (2002-04-03). "When Automatic's Teller Ran Dry". Online Journalism Review.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Honan, Mathew (2002-04-03). "'Plastic is All I Do'". Online Journalism Review. Archived from the original on 2014-12-01.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Carl Steadman at IMDb
  4. Two Solitudes, InterText