Xeni Jardin

Co-editor of Boing Boing – boingboing.net
Xeni’s web site – xeni.net

30 Second Rundown:

Jardin is a tech culture journalist and blogger best known as the co-editor of the collaborative blogBoing Boing and co-host of the daily video logBoing Boing tv. Her articles have been published in a variety of magazines including WIRED, Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, Playboy and many others. She has also appeared on radio and television and runs hosts NPR’s “Xeni Tech” podcast. Jardin is a passionate traveller and has studied over a dozen languages including Maohi (Tahitian), Quiché and Kakchikel Maya (Guatemala), Nahuatl (an indigenous language of Mexico), Mandarin Chinese, and Yoruba (Nigeria).

Why She Matters:

Through her writing at Boing Boing, Jardin has provoked strong feelings both in favour and against her, resulting in a web site called XeniSucks (not updated since August 2007) and a GreaseMonkey script for filtering her posts out from Boing Boing. Still, Boing Boing remains hugely popular, ranking at top 5 on Technorati, and never in doubt that Jardin has made and is continue to make a lasting impact on the blogging world.