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Richard MacManus is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ReadWriteWeb. New Zealander MacManus founded ReadWriteWeb in 2003 and grew his blog about the changing Internet into an international team of journalists. ReadWriteWeb is read by millions of thought leaders and consumers. Still grounded in MacManus' thoughtful exploration of emerging trends, ReadWriteWeb is known for offering some of the most insightful commentary available about each day's Internet industry news.

From the early days of blogging, social networks and YouTube to the future of machine learning, aggregate data analysis and other meta-trends, MacManus is widely recognized as a leader in articulating what's next in technology and what it means for society at large.

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Abraham Hyatt is ReadWriteWeb's Managing Editor. Prior to joining ReadWriteWeb in December, 2009, he worked as an editor and reporter at newspapers and magazines in California and Oregon. He lives in San Francisco, California can be reached at @abrahamhyatt and abraham@readwriteweb.com.

Fredric Paul is Business Channels Editor for ReadWriteWeb. An award-winning journalist, editor, publisher, and Web business consultant, he's been covering business and technology for longer than he cares to admit, holding high-level positions AllBusiness.com, TechWeb's EnterpriseEfficiency.com, InformationWeek SMB, CNET, Electronic Entertainment, PC World, PC/Computing, High Technology Business, and others. He's also been a contributing editor to the MIT Sloan Management Review and consulted for companies ranging from dot.com startups to global banks. Follow Fred on Twitter @TheFreditor or email him at fred@readwriteweb.com.

Dan Frommer is Editor at Large for ReadWriteWeb, based in Brooklyn, NY. He is also founder and editor of SplatF, a tech news and commentary site. Previously, Dan helped create Business Insider and was a tech reporter at Forbes. He graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Follow Dan on Twitter at @fromedome or email him at dfrommer@readwriteweb.com.

Robyn Tippins is the Community Manager at ReadWriteWeb. She's been managing online communities since 1996, and is the author of Community 101. Before RWW, she launched a startup and worked at or consulted for Yahoo!, Current TV, Behr Paints, Intel, MTV, Fleishman Hillard and AT&T. When she's not at her computer, you'll find her hanging out with her 4 children or studying history's most interesting folks. You can reach Robyn at robyn@readwriteweb.com.

David Strom is a Writer at ReadWriteWeb. He has held editorial management positions for numerous print and Web publications and was the founding editor-in-chief for Network Computing magazine and DigitalLanding.com. He has more than 30 years of IT and tech journalism experience and has written two books on computer networking. He lives in St. Louis and is married with three children. He can be reached at david@readwriteweb.com.

John Paul Titlow is a Writer for ReadWriteWeb and its channels, joining the team in June of 2011. Contact John at john@readwriteweb.com.

Dan Rowinski is a Writer for ReadWriteWeb, joining the team in April, 2011. Chef turned journalist turned tech geek, he is always willing to talk anything culinary or the intricacies of the newest smartphone. He has a BA in English from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master's degree in Journalism from Boston University. When not traversing for bleeding edge web trends, Dan is a freelance sports writer who can often be found haunting the ballparks and arenas of Boston. Contact Dan on Twitter @Dan_Rowinski or email at dan@readwriteweb.com.

Jon Mitchell is a Writer for ReadWriteWeb, joining the team in July, 2011. Prior to joining RWW, he was managing editor of NewsTrust, which provides Web-based tools to help consumers, students, and journalists separate fact from fiction in the news. Jon loves to wonder about the meaning and purpose behind the Web technologies we use every day, which is what led him to ReadWriteWeb in the first place. Contact Jon on Twitter at @JonMwords or at jon@readwriteweb.com.

Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier is a Channels Writer for ReadWriteWeb. He's a writer and editor with more than 10 years covering IT. Formerly the openSUSE Community Manager for Novell, Brockmeier is a longtime free and open source software advocate. He has written for many publications, including Linux Magazine, Sys Admin, Linux Pro Magazine, IBM developerWorks, Linux.com, CIO.com, Linux Weekly News, ZDNet, and many others. You can contact Joe via e-mail at jzb@readwriteweb.com.

Scott M. Fulton, III, ReadWriteWeb's Enterprise Writer, has been an editor and producer of online news worldwide, and an author of instructional books and materials, since 1984. Many of the world's recycled goods and paper products, from packing containers to park benches, are made from Scott's manuscripts from the 1990s. He and his wife run Ingenus LLC, an editorial services firm for technology publishers in print and online. Contact Scott at scott@readwriteweb.com.

Alicia Eler is a Writer for ReadWriteWeb. Before joining ReadWriteWeb, Alicia was many things, such as the Associate Editor of MoveOn.org, the Web Editor of Sylvia cartoonist Nicole Hollander's BadGirlChats.com, and the Arts & Entertainment Community Manager for the Chicago Tribune's ChicagoNow.com. Her arts writing has been published in Artforum.com, Art Papers, Time Out Chicago, and the Chicago Tribune, among others. She can be reached at @aliciaeler and alicia@readwriteweb.com.

Dave Copeland joined ReadWriteWeb as a Writer in December 2011. He has previously been a staff writer focusing on business and technology for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and the Dow Jones News Service, and he has worked regularly as a freelance writer for a wide range of publications, including the Boston Globe, Boston magazine and the Wall Street Journal. Copeland's 2007 book, "Blood & Volume: Inside New York's Israeli Mafia" marked the first time a journalist got inside the brutal crime syndicate that operated in the 1980's. In addition to his work at ReadWriteWeb, Copeland is a college journalism and writing professor. Contact Dave at dcopeland@readwriteweb.com.

Nancy Knight is a Copy Editor at ReadWriteWeb. For more than 10 years, she was worked with words as a reporter, editor, blogger, reviewer, speechwriter and social media manager, covering topics including Baltimore's housing market, the rise of ebooks and crop circles in her hometown of Salisbury, Md. Nancy currently lives in Baltimore with her husband and son. She can be reached at nknight@readwriteweb.com.

Renee Pemberton is a Copy Editor at ReadWriteWeb. She has covered a variety of topics, including business, automotive and tech news. Most recently, she worked at Yahoo Finance as a personal finance editor during the height of the economic turbulence. After spending the last decade in Los Angeles and New York, Renee has returned to her hometown of Portland, Oregon. She can be reached at rpemberton@readwriteweb.com.