- Larry Magid
Larry Magid (born 1947), also known as Lawrence J. Magid, is an American journalist, technology
columnist and commentator. He was born inBrooklyn, New York and raised inLos Angeles . He received his BA from theUniversity of California, Berkeley (1970) and a doctorate of education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1981). He is on the board of directors of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. In 1994 he wrote the first popular publication on Internet safety called "Child Safety for the Information Highway" for theNational Center for Missing and Exploited Children . That was followed in 1998 with "Teen Safety on the Information Highway". Both publications have been revised and reprinted many times.Broadcast
He is the on-air technology analyst for
CBS News and is heard every weekday on KCBS Radio inSan Francisco . He also provides analysis for CBS Evening News and other broadcast outlets.Print and Online
His technology columns and reviews appear weekly on
CBSNews.com and in the "San Jose Mercury News ". He is also a regular contributor to the "New York Times ". He is also the founder ofSafeKids.com andSafeTeens.com , and co-founder (withAnne Collier ) ofConnectSafely.com . His technology website is PCAnswer.com All three websites provide information about Internet safety.From 1983 to 2002 Magid wrote technology columns for the "
Los Angeles Times ". He is former editor ofPC Magazine and has contributed to numerous other publications.Books
Magid has written or co-written several books including:
* "" (1984)
* "" (1986)
* "Larry Magid's Guide to the New Digital Highways " (1993)
* "The Little PC Books " (1994, 1998, 2003, 2007)
* "MySpace Unraveled " (with Anne Collier, 2006)External links
* [http://www.pcanswer.com PCAnswer]
* [http://www.safekids.com SafeKids.com]
* [http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/scitech/pcanswer/main500163.shtml Magid's CBS News columns]
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