Benjamin Trott

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Benjamin Trott
Benjamin Trott
Born (1977-09-22) September 22, 1977 (age 47)
OccupationBlogger
Known forCo-founder of Six Apart, creator of Movable Type and TypePad

Benjamin Trott (born September 22, 1977) is a co-founder (with ex-wife Mena Trott) of Six Apart, creator of Movable Type and TypePad. In November 2010, he became Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of SAY Media, a new online advertising and software company formed by a merger of ad network VideoEgg with Six Apart.[1]

Before joining SAY Media, Trott was also CTO of Six Apart. He is a regular contributor to CPAN (the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network), and has written for Perl.com and contributed to Essential Blogging. In 2004, he was named to the MIT Technology Review TR100 as one of the top 100 innovators in the world under the age of 35.[2]

  1. ^ "SAY Media: VideoEgg/Six Apart Deal is Closed". SAY Media. November 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  2. ^ "2004 Young Innovators Under 35". Technology Review. 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2011.