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Rob Reid

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Born

in New York City, The United States

October 02, 1965

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Business & Investing

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Rob Reid is a writer and technology entrepreneur based in both Los Angeles and San Francisco, California. He's the author of "Year Zero" (Del Rey, 2012) - a novel about aliens with a mad passion for human music. He also wrote "Year One" (William Morrow, 1994), a memoir about student life at Harvard Business School; and "Architects of the Web" (Wiley, 1997), which chronicles the rise of the Internet as a commercial medium. His other writings have included a cover story for Wired Magazine, as well as prominent features in publications including the Wall Street Journal, Business 2.0, and the Gilder Technology Report. He has also written for countless websites, including Ars Technica, Wired.com, and Spinner.com.

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Rob Reid's Blog

What a Pocket Camera Can Do in 2013

(Note: this post also ran in big, glorious color on Boing Boing yesterday – thank you, Boing Boing!)

A few months back I got to see the mighty, ever-reigning dinosaur kings of rock, the Rolling Stones. I had a general admission ticket and a small pocket camera, and arrived many hours early so as to worm my way clear up to the front.

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It was a thunderous, spellbinding show. Keith, Ronnie & D

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Rob Reid’s books

Average rating: 3.65 · 16,476 ratings · 2,291 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Year Zero 3.61 avg rating — 13,547 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley 3.82 avg rating — 2,889 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year One: An Intimate Look Inside Harvard Business School 3.70 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Architects of the Web: 1,000 Days That Built the Future of Business 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“O’Sama.”
― Rob Reid, Year Zero

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“On a scale of Burning Man to North Korea, how free are you tonight?”).”
― Rob Reid, After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley

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“And so, October 13, 1977; 8:29 p.m. EST became the dawning moment of Year Zero to the rest of the universe.”
― Rob Reid, Year Zero

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