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Evan Prodromou
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Evan Prodromou
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| Born | 14 October 1968 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Michele Ann Jenkins |
Evan S. Prodromou was born on October 14, 1968. He is a clever software developer. He loves to create and share his computer programs. He is also a big supporter of open source software. This means the code is free for anyone to use and improve.
Evan helped create something called ActivityPub. This is a special set of rules for social media. It helps different social networks, like Mastodon, connect and share information. He also helped start other cool projects. These include Wikitravel, Identi.ca, and Fuzzy.ai. Fuzzy.ai uses artificial intelligence to help other developers.
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Evan Prodromou's Life Story
Evan Prodromou was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States. He grew up in the states of Texas and California. As an adult, he has lived in many different cities. These include Amsterdam, San Francisco, and Lisbon. Today, he lives in Montreal, Canada.
Education and Early Career
Evan went to the University of California, Berkeley. He graduated in 1990 with degrees in Physics and English. After college, he worked for big companies like Microsoft. He also worked for other companies that built websites in the late 1990s.
Creating New Projects
In 2003, Evan started Wikitravel. This is a free online guide for travelers. It's like a wiki, so people can add and edit travel information.
In 2007, he started a company called Control Yourself. This company made software for Identi.ca. Identi.ca was a service where people could share short messages, like a mini-blog. His company changed its name a few times. It became Laconica, then StatusNet, and finally GNU social.
In 2012, Evan started a new company called E14N.com. This company worked on a new social media platform called Pump.io. It was a new version of his earlier StatusNet project.
Supporting Open Software
Evan strongly believes in Free and Open Source Software. He also supports the free culture movement. This means he thinks creative works should be free to share and build upon. He often speaks at computer conferences. He is also a leader in a group called the Federated Social Web Community Group. This group helps set rules for how social media works online.
Evan is the son of Stav Prodromou. He is married to Michele Ann Jenkins. They have two children together.
Evan Prodromou's Projects
Evan Prodromou has worked on many interesting projects. Here are some of them:
- https://www.openearth.org/
- fuzzy.ai
- Breather (company)
- Pump.io
- E14N.com (This company was also known as Control Yourself, Laconica, and StatusNet)
- Identi.ca
- Wikitravel
- Vinismo
- kei.ki
- certifi.ca
- Heat.net
