Christina Warren (born November 12, 1982), is an American developer advocate,

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, and writer. She wrote for

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, and Downloadsquad.

Work

Warren began her career as a freelance writer for ''USA Today'' in 2007, where she wrote about ''

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'' as an "Idol Coach". In 2009, she wrote for

and DownloadSquad.com. She was a co-host on the DownloadSquad's show, ''The Squadcast''. In 2009, Warren joined Mashable as a staff writer focusing on

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, mobile tech and products. In 2014, she appeared on

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to discuss the Ebola outbreak and the role of social media in sharing information related to the epidemic. In August 2016, Warren had left Mashable to join Gizmodo "as senior technology writer, a role that will see her as a marquis icvoice in defining Gizmodo's point of view on the major stories of the day". She is a co-host of multiple

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shows covering popular culture and technology. She co-hosts the technology-focused show ''Rocket'' on the

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podcast network alongside

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and Simone de Rochefort. In 2014, she started the ''Overtired'' podcast with Brett Terpstra on the Electronic Shadow Network. Warren has interviewed many well-known members of the tech industry including Fred Wilson, venture capitalist and

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, Chief Design Officer at Apple Inc. In August 2016, Warren starred in a music video by the indie rock band Airplane Mode. As of May 22, 2017, she was working for Microsoft as a Senior Cloud Developer Advocate where she, among other things, hosted This Week in Channel 9. In March 2022, Christina moved to

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as a Senior Developer Advocate.

Personal life

Born in

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on November 12, 1982, Christina Warren currently resides in

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with her husband, Grant.

References

External links

Official website

Christina Warren
on

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