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February 1995 in Manhattan

JOSHUA QUITTNER
Editor, Business 2.0, former tech writer, Time   

JOSHUA QUITTNER is one of the leading technology reporters in the United States and is currently editor of Business 2.0 magazine. He arrived at Business 2.0 in April 2002 after seven years at Time Inc.

From Dec. 2001 to April 2002, Quittner served as technology editor for Time magazine and editor of the magazine's website, Time.com. Previously, he was managing editor of On, a monthly guide to personal technology, where he was responsible for the editorial direction of the magazine, story development, and the expansion of its website, Onmagazine.com.

Quittner was named one of the 20 most influential technology journalists two years in a row by Adweek's Technology Marketing magazine and was one of Columbia Journalism Review's "shakers and movers in New York."

He also anchored "TimeTech," a daily 60-second technology report distributed by CBS Radio Network. Quittner advised listeners on where to go, what to do, and how to do it on the Web.

Quittner joined Time in January 1995 after having been a staff writer for Newsday, where he created the weekly Life in Cyberspace column. In November 1995 he moved to Pathfinder, Time Inc.'s pioneer online site, where he founded the Netly News, a daily feed on digital news and culture.

He has written several books with his wife, Michelle Slatalla.

Among them:

  • Flame War: A Cyberthriller
  • Master's of Deception: The Gang That Ruled Cyberspace
  • Speeding the Net: The Inside Story of Netscape and How it Challeged Microsoft

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