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

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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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