Jason Snell (writer)

Jason Snell
Born (1970-10-06) October 6, 1970 (age 53)
Oakland, California, U.S.

Jason Snell (born October 6, 1970 in Oakland, California) is an American writer, editor, and podcaster whose professional career has been split between covering technology—heavily focused on Apple Inc.'s Macintosh computers, iPhones, and services—and pop culture. Snell was an early Internet publisher, producing the fiction journal InterText, as well as creating or editing several other early Internet magazines and websites. He served in a variety of editorial positions at IDG during more than 25 years, including as editor-in-chief of Macworld magazine. He finished up his IDG tenure serving as the senior vice president of IDG Consumer & Small Business Publishing (CSMB).[1] He continues to write a weekly column at Macworld.[2]

In 2014 Snell left Macworld and created Six Colors, a website that continues his coverage of technology and Apple products.[3] He owns and operates the award-winning podcast network, The Incomparable, focused on panel discussions of a broad range of pop-culture, as well as offering a dedicated game-show podcast.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Tech Media Company IDG Forms Consumer & SMB Division". BusinessWire (Press release). 15 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ "More Color". macworld.com. Foundry.
  3. ^ "Goodbye, Macworld". The Verge. 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  4. ^ "Jason Snell LIVE Chat on Product Hunt". Product Hunt. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  5. ^ "How Jason Snell podcasts". iMore. Retrieved 2017-03-25.