Upcoming

Andy Baio is an American technologist and blogger. He is the founder of Upcoming.org, a former CTO of Kickstarter.com, and author of the Waxy.org blog. In 2003, Baio launched Upcoming.org, a collaborative event calendar. The site was acquired by Yahoo for an undisclosed sum in 2005 and Baio joined... the company as the site's Technical Director. In 2007, Baio announced his departure from Yahoo. In September 2008, Baio joined the board of directors of Kickstarter, a "crowdfunding" website that helps people with project ideas to connect with an audience of potential funders. Baio later joined the staff as Chief Technical Officer in July 2009, stepping down in November 2010 to join Expert Labs. Baio writes mostly about technology and media on Waxy.org, and publishes a sideblog known as Waxy Links. Baio often takes a stand against censorship on the Internet by hosting or linking to controversial content which some parties wish to suppress.
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