Omar Wasow
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Omar Wasow (born 1971) is an internet analyst who appears frequently on radio and television. Wasow tutored Oprah Winfrey in her first exploration of the Net in the 12-part series Oprah Goes Online. He is co-founder and strategic advisor for the social networking website, BlackPlanet.com.
In 1995, Wasow was proclaimed by Newsweek as one of the "fifty most influential people to watch in cyberspace." In 2003, Wasow appeared in an Apple, Inc ad (Then Apple Computer, Inc) discussing their latest operating system at the time Mac OS X v10.3 Panther. Wasow is currently working on his doctorate at Harvard University in African-American Studies and political science.
Wasow is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York City.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Phelan, J. Greg. "Sound Bytes; Where Hipness is On-Line", New York Times, 1994-09-18. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
- Browning, Lynnley. "Silicon Alley's Philosopher-Prince", New York Times, 2001-05-13.
- "Omar Wasow" (2000-11-13). People 54 (20): 100.
- "The Net 50" (1995-12-25). Newsweek 126/127 (26/1): 42-46.
[edit] External links
- Omarwasow.com - official website
- Video of him in Apple Ad - esm.psu.edu
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