Dan Benjamin
Dan Benjamin | |
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| Born | October 26, 1972 Rydal, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, writer, software developer, designer |
| Known for | Founder of 5by5 Studios |
| Website | danbenjamin |
Dan Paul Benjamin (born October 26, 1972) is a software developer, user interface designer, writer, and podcaster.[1] He is the founder of 5by5 and Fireside.fm, CTO of Spooler Media, and owner of Bacon Method.[2]
Career
[edit]Benjamin graduated with a B.A. in technical writing with a computer science focus from the University of Central Florida in 1994.[3]
In 2010, Benjamin started 5by5 Studios, a podcast production outlet that currently produces nineteen shows, including several co-hosted shows such as Back to Work with Merlin Mann and The Ihnatko Almanac with Andy Ihnatko. Based on his popular podcasts, Benjamin has been called "the king of Apple talk radio" by Philip Elmer-DeWitt of Fortune magazine and CNN.[4] In the past, he co-founded Cork'd and Playgrounder, and wrote the content management system behind A List Apart.[5] Additionally, he has made educational screencasts through PeepCode.[6][7] Benjamin has appeared on the Fox News program Strategy Room – Gadgets and Games multiple times[8] to discuss various topics.
In 2016, he released Fireside.fm, a platform for podcasters, which was acquired by Very Good Software in 2024.[9]
In February 2022, Benjamin became the CTO of Spooler Media, an audio publishing tools company.[10]
As of 2025, 5by5 Productions is labeled inactive by the Texas Secretary of State Office.[11] The last published podcast with Dan Benjamin was the 644th episode of Back 2 Work on April 3, 2024.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dan Benjamin". danbenjamin.com.
- ^ "Dan Benjamin's favorite pencil, microphone, blender, and standing desk". Boing Boing. May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Gallery: R. Glenn Hubbard, Alex Ohanian, Disney Parade and More". Pegasus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 10, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ "The King of Apple Talk Radio". CNN. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ "A List Apart – A List Apart 4.0". August 22, 2005.
- ^ "Dan Benjamin – A List Apart". Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ "Dan Benjamin.com".
- ^ "Gadgets and Games: 7/01 - Fox News Video - FoxNews.com". July 2, 2010. Archived from the original on July 19, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ "Acquiring Fireside". John Nunemaker. September 27, 2024. Archived from the original on April 14, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ "Spooler.fm - Spooler Press Release". www.spooler.fm. Archived from the original on January 24, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. "FRANCHISE TAX ACCOUNT STATUS". comptroller.texas.gov. Archived from the original on July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ 5by5. "Back to Work". Back to Work. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
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External links
[edit]- 5by5
- fireside.fm
- Hivelogic
- Bacon Method
- Cork'd
- PeepCode
- Playgrounder
- Dan Benjamin on 5by5 Archived May 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with Dan about his Network Creation Archived March 30, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
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