Principal , TynanWood Inc, and a damned fine writer and reporter
Wilmington, North Carolina Area
- Current
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- Contributor at Hanley Wood
- "Our Digital Life" columnist at US Airways magazine
- "Gadget Freak" Columnist at PC World magazine
- CCO (Chief Cynicism Officer) at Tynanwood Inc.
- Past
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- contributing editor (columnist, blogger) at InfoWorld
- Contributing Editor at Family Circle magazine
- Executive Editor at PC World magazine
- Editor in Chief at CD-ROM Today magazine
- Copy Editor at InfoWorld
- Education
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- University of California, Berkeley
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Dan Tynan’s Summary
I'm an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in more than 50 national publications, including Newsweek, Popular Science, Family Circle, Wired, Playboy.com, and a passel of technology rags. Really, I get exhausted just thinking about it.
See my website (www.tynanwood.com) or my Wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Tynan) for the nitty gritty on my professional career. Buy my book, Computer Privacy Annoyances (www.privacyannoyances.com). See my blog, The WitList (witlist.blogspot.com) just for fun.
Dan Tynan’s Specialties:
waffling, prevaricating, procrastinating, extemporizing, fulminating, hectoring, pedantic tirades, and sarcasm.
Dan Tynan’s Experience
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Contributor
Hanley Wood
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
2006 — Present (2 years)
I write the occasional tech-centric piece for Hanley Wood's Digital Home magazine.
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"Our Digital Life" columnist
US Airways magazine
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
January 2004 — Present (4 years 9 months)
I write the monthly Our Digital Life column for US Airways' inflight magazine. This is a new column that starts with the May 2007 issue (replacing my old gadget column, TechSmart). In ODL I talk about near-term tech trends and their impact on us bipeds, hopefully in a less pretentious way than I just did.
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"Gadget Freak" Columnist
PC World magazine
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
December 2003 — Present (4 years 10 months)
I write the monthly Gadget Freak column for PC World, wherein I try out cutting edge gizmos and try not to get myself electrocuted. I am constantly in need of AA batteries.
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CCO (Chief Cynicism Officer)
Tynanwood Inc.
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; NADA; Writing and Editing industry)
January 2000 — Present (8 years 9 months)
I write for a wide range of magazines and Web sites -- too many to list here. I focus primarily on technology and its discontents, with particular emphasis on the Internet, privacy and security issues, and customer service. I also write about parenting and politics. Goofy first-person humor is a speciality, but I'm also a first-rate investigative journalist when the story calls for it.
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contributing editor (columnist, blogger)
InfoWorld
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
2003 — 2008 (5 years)
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Contributing Editor
Family Circle magazine
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
I write six articles a year for Family Circle magazine on technology as it relates to families. That typically includes a year end gadget guide.
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Executive Editor
PC World magazine
(Writing and Editing industry)
May 1996 — December 1999 (3 years 8 months)
For nearly four years I terrorized the Features department of PC World magazine, making life a living hell for 4 to 6 editors. Some escaped to other publications, some were driven into exile, and one of them is now Editor in Chief at PCW. During my tenure we did manage to take home more journalism awards than any other tech-centric magazine (not that anybody's counting), so that must count for something.
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Editor in Chief
CD-ROM Today magazine
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
April 1995 — April 1996 (1 year 1 month)
Thank god this magazine no longer exists.
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Copy Editor
InfoWorld
(Writing and Editing industry)
1986 — 1987 (1 year)
Dan Tynan’s Education
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University of California, Berkeley
AB, English, Journalism
Go Bears!
- Activities and Societies:
- GDI
Additional Information
Dan Tynan’s Websites:
Dan Tynan’s Interests:
funiculation (the art of eating funnel cones while riding in a funicular)
Dan Tynan’s Groups:
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Servoy
Dan Tynan’s Honors:
so many awards, so little time
Two-time Finalist for a National Magazine Award
Two-time Winner of a Maggie for Best Online Column
Two-time winner of a Grand Neal for Best Overall Submission
8 Neal Awards (or portions thereof)
2 Computer Press Association Awards
Lord knows how many ASBPEs (especially if you count all the 2nd & 3rd place ones)
NO bowling trophies, dammit.
Dan Tynan’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
