Mike Elgan

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Mike Elgan (born December 3, 1961) is an American journalist, blogger, columnist and podcaster. He is a columnist for publications including Computerworld , Cult of Android, Cult of Mac, Forbes , Datamation , eWeek and Baseline. [1]

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Elgan was chief editor for the technology publication Windows Magazine . He has written opinion columns for several publications, and in February 2013 had 2 million "followers" on Google+. [2] He has been featured or quoted by the BBC, [3] CNN, [4] FOX News, [5] The New York Times, [6] Wall Street Journal, [7] and NPR. [8]

He began hosting the podcast Tech News Today in 2014. Elgan left Tech News Today in late 2015. His last episode on December 7, 2015. Elgan announced his departure on his Google+ account.

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References

  1. "Google+ profile" . Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. "An Interview With Mike Elgan about Google+, Innovation, and Why He Uses an iPhone". 17 February 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  3. "Cloud computing: Privacy and trust up in the cloud". 16 April 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  4. "Experts bemoan denial of '2000 bug'". CNN . Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. Mike Elgan. "10 obsolete technologies to kill in 2010". Fox Business . Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  6. Lohr, Steve (24 December 1997). "Microsoft Digs In Against a 'Poorly Informed' U.S." New York Times . Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  7. "Apple: Will Most-Hated Product Translate Into Most-Loved Stock?". Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. "Can Amazon's Jeff Bezos Save Planet Earth?". NPR . Retrieved 8 November 2014.