Rob Malda
Rob Malda | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 10, 1976 |
| Occupation(s) | Author, editor |
| Years active | 1997–2015 |
| Known for | Co-founder and former chief editor of Slashdot |
Rob Malda (born May 10, 1976), widely recognized by the pseudonym CmdrTaco, is an American author specializing in online content and the former chief editor of the website Slashdot.
Career
A graduate of Hope College, Malda co-established Slashdot in 1997 alongside Jeff Bates during their undergraduate studies. They initially operated the platform with minimal funding for two years before selling it to Andover.net, which was subsequently acquired by VA Linux Systems. Malda oversaw the website’s operations from the SourceForge, Inc. headquarters located in Dexter, Michigan.
In addition to his editorial role, he penned a monthly column for Computer Power User. In 2002, Malda earned a spot on the MIT Technology Review TR100 list, highlighting him as one of the top 100 innovators under the age of 35.
Malda stepped down from his role at Slashdot on August 25, 2011. By March 2012, he had joined WaPo Labs, a division of The Washington Post Company, where he served as Chief Strategist and Editor-at-Large. After The Washington Post's newspaper division was sold to Jeff Bezos and the parent company rebranded as Graham Holdings Company, WaPo Labs transformed into the news recommendation service known as Trove (app). Malda held the positions of Chief Strategist and Head of Product there until Trove ceased operations in December 2015.
Personal life
On February 14, 2002, Malda proposed marriage to his longtime partner Kathleen Fent via a message displayed on Slashdot’s front page. The couple wed later that year on December 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
External links
- Pages with script errors
- Articles with short description
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1976 births
- Living people
- American Internet celebrities
- American information technology businesspeople
- Businesspeople in software
- Geeknet
- Hope College alumni
- People from Holland, Michigan
- Slashdot
- People from Dexter, Michigan