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Press Coverage

• Lifehacker, October 25, 2012, I’m Mark Frauenfelder, Editor-In-Chief of MAKE Magazine, and This Is How I Work
• TechNewsDaily, October 24, 2012, Try This at Home: DIY Robots Dance “Gangnam Style”
• The Atlantic, October 22, 2012, The Maker Movement Comes Alive
• TechCrunch, October 10, 2012, Today’s Maker Movement is the New Industrial Revolution
• CNN.com, October 10, 2012, This ‘Mousetrap’ Can Crush a Car — and Teach Physics
• Huffington Post, October 9, 2012, Algae: Art’s New Star
• Popular Mechanics, October 8, 2012, The Coolest Stuff at New York Maker Faire 2012
• scienceline.org, October 6, 2012, What Makes a Maker? Maker Faire 2012
• Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2012, Amateurs to the Rescue, Scrappy ‘Makers’ Add Some Spark to Urban Life
• Tested.com, October 5, 2012,TESTED GOES TO WORLD MAKER FAIRE 2012 IN NEW YORK!
• CNN International, October 5, 2012, Singing Robots and Homemade Biofuel: Maker Faire Showcases DIY Ingenuity
• The Guardian UK, October 5, 2012, 3D Printers Shape Up to Lead the Next Technology Gold Rush
• CNNMoney, October 4, 2012, Home 3D Printing is Getting Affordable
• Huffington Post, October 4, 2012, Maker Faire 2012: New York City Comes Alive With ‘Cupcake Cars,’ ‘Life-Size Mousetrap’ (PHOTOS)
• Time Out New York Kids, October 4, 2012, World Maker Faire 2012 Photos
• wired.com, October 3, 2012, 10 Reasons Why the World Maker Faire Was Awesome
• Core 77, October 3, 2012, World Maker Faire 2012 Re-Cap
• ignoblegnome,com, October 3, 2012, The Undying Desire to Make
• Mashable.com, October 2, 2012, 30+ Amazing Contraptions From Maker Faire NYC
• New York Times — City Room Blog, October, 2, 2012, Rebuilding the World a Toothpick at a Time
• Tech News Daily, October, 2 2012, Will 3D Printers Conquer the Consumer Market?
• Wall Street Journal — The Juggler Blog, October 2, 2012, Geek-Out Weekend
• Discovery’s Daily Planet, October 2, 2012, Nerdy Derby Coverage
• Humans Invent, October 1, 2012, The Rise of the Maker Movement
• Smithsonianmag.com — Smart News Blog, October 1, 2012, With Worm Science and Drivale Hammocks Maker Faire is an Epic Festival for Geeks
• Time.com, October 1, 2012, How the ‘Maker’ Movement Plans to Transform the U.S. Economy
• cnet.com, October 1, 2012, Flaming Unicorns and USB Typewriters: Maker Faire NYC
• businessinsider.com, October 1, 2012, Check Out This Gigantic Game Of Thumb War And Other Awesome Stuff We Saw At The 2012 Maker Faire
• geekosystem.com, October 1, 2012, Maker Faire 2012: Robots and 3D Printers and Fiery Unicorns, Oh My
• NPR’s Morning Edition, October 1, 2012, New York Hosts World Maker Faire
• Huffington Post, October 1, 2012, NY Tech Scene—Rising
• policymic.com, October 1, 2012, World MakerFaire 2012: 3D Printing and Open Hardware – Is this really the Future?
• hothardware.com, September 30, 2012, Maker Faire 2012 NYC—Attack of the 3D Printer Bots
• wired.com, September 30, 2012, These $10 Robots Will Change Robotics Education (African Robotics Network Winners)
• businessinsider.com, September 30, 2012, The New Industrial Revolution
• Wall Street Journal—Metropolis Blog, September 29, 2012, A Kids’ Guide to Maker Faire
• TV Guide, September 28, 2012, Disney/ABC Gets Creative at the World Maker Faire
• BBC, September 25 2012. Makers unite – the revolution will be home-made
• Forbes, September 25, 2012, Making the Future with Stem Scholarships
• Flavorpill, September 25, 2012, World Maker Faire New York
• Time Out New York, September 24, 2012, Hands-on Science Activities Abound at World Maker Faire
• GeekMom/wired.com, September 24, 2012, Will We See You at World Maker Faire?
• GeekDad/wired.com, September 24, 2012, Will We See You at World Maker Faire?
• mommypoppins.com, September 23, 2012, Maker Faire New York 2012: What’s New for NYC Kids at this Hyper-Creative Festival
• Smashcast, June 3, 2012, Smashcast at Bay Area Maker Faire 2012
• Techbargains.com, June 1, 2012, 2012 Maker Faire Bay Area Coverage
• The Globe and Mail, May 31, 2012, Meet the Makers and The Stuff They Made
• zdnet.co.uk,May 31, 2012, Maker in the UK
• cio.com, May 31, 2012, IT Innovation Won’t Be Slowed by Cloud Concerns
• San Mateo Daily Journal, May 29, 2012, Event Center Looking Toward Future Expansion
• KQED QUEST (blog), May 29, 2012, Fire and Ore: Humanity’s Love Affair With Metal
• Jezebel, May 29, 2012, Parenting Magazines Are Only for One Kind of Parent
• Felt & Wire, May 29, 2012, Folks Went Mad for Typeset Mad Libs at Maker Faire Bay Area 2012
• VentureBeat, May 25, 2012, The Past, Present, and Future of Video Games at the DIY-focused Maker Faire 2012
• Southgate Amateur Radio Club, May 25, 2012, PhoneSat at Maker Faire
• SmartPlanet.com (blog), May 25, 2012, The ‘maker‘ community eyes the ‘Internet of Things’
• Patch.com, May 25, 2012, DIY Learning: Learning in the Digital Age
• Nerdvana (blog), May 25, 2012, G4: Viper sim, lightcycle races and more at Maker Faire
• KQED (blog), May 25, 2012, Permission to Make: Adam Savage
• Gizmag, May 25, 2012, Animated “LED matrix shades” coming to an urban dystopia near you, July 2012
• Engadget, May 25, 2012, Engadget Podcast 295 – 05.25.2012
• Engadget, May 25, 2012, Caption Contest: Maker Faire’s morning pick-me-up
• DVICE, May 25, 2012, Teens achieve awesomeness as detailed BSG Viper sim takes off
• Wired News, May 24, 2012, 10 Insanely Cool Things We Saw at Maker Faire (Plus 5 Videos)
• TIME, May 24, 2012, Most Necessary Invention Ever: DIY Commodore 64 Bass Keytar
• Technabob (blog), May 24, 2012, LED Matrix Glasses: That Hack Cray
• Technabob (blog), May 24, 2012,  Commodore 64 Guitar Has a Faster CPU than the NES Guitar
• PCWorld (blog), May 24, 2012, Coming Soon: A Street-Legal Gyrocopter
• PC Advisor, May 24, 2012, Cheap 3D Printer Pops Out Parts With Blazingly Fast Speed
• Irish Times, May 24, 2012, The new generation of tinkerers are chips off the old block
• Inside Bay Area, May 24, 2012, Berkeley’s do-it-yourself spirit soars at Maker Faire
• Geeks are Sexy Technology News, May 24, 2012, Students Creates BSG Viper Flight Simulator [Video]
• Engadget, May 24, 2012, Microsoft announces Robotics @Home contest winner: a SmartTripod that can …
• Core77.com (blog), May 24, 2012, Maker Faire Bay Area 2012 Recap
• Boing Boing, May 24, 2012, Adam Savage’s Maker Faire 2012 Talk: Why We Make
• Wired (blog),May 23, 2012, Modkit Micro visual programming interface
• Willamette Week, May 23, 2012, Andy Baio Announces the XOXO Festival
• Washington Post (blog), May 23, 2012, Report: TechShop to team up with Defense Department, DARPA
• PCWorld, May 23, 2012, Cheap 3D Printer Pops Out Parts With Blazingly Fast Speed
• PCWorld, May 23, 2012, X Prize Team Phoenicia Shows Off At Maker Faire, Plans Moon Launch By 2015
• Lifehacker, May 23, 2012, How to Find and Get Involved with A Hackerspace In Your Community
• Geekosystem, May 23, 2012, You Wouldn’t Want To Drop This Commodore 64 Bass
• Forbes, May 23, 2012, $25 Computer – Cheaper Than A Tank Of GasCNET, May 23, 2012, Commodore 64 bass guitar: Revenge of the keytar!
• Boing Boing, May 23, 2012, Attract potential romantic partners with these animated LED glasses
• Boing Boing, May 23, 2012, The stunning packaging design for Arduino products
• Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2012, Tinkerers Unite! How Parents Enable Kids’ Creativity
• venturebeat.com, May 22, 2012, The Maker Movement Starts to Attract Venture Capital
• Treehugger, May 22, 2012, Maker Faire 2012: Make Simple Robots With Junk Drawer Stuff
• Treehugger, May 22, 2012, Maker Faire 2012: Gon KiRin, a Fire-Breathing Dragon Made from Recycled Scraps
• Treehugger, May 22, 2012, Maker Faire 2012: Amazing Electric Cars
• Technology Review (blog), May 22, 2012, For $74, a Mini-Android Computer
• TechNewsWorld, May 22, 2012, Google Gets Motorola’s Patents – and Problems
• SmartPlanet.com (blog), May 22, 2012, Maker Faire: Ponoko and the rise of the personal factory
• San Jose Mercury News, May 22, 2012, Pictures of the Week: May 15-21
• Saanich News, May 22, 2012, The innovative, diverse world of makers
• Engadget, May 22, 2012, Maker Faire Bay Area 2012, in pictures: 3D printers, unicorns, tesla coils and …
• EE Herald, May 22, 2012, Arduino development boards from Atmel uses AVR and ARM processor based MCUs
• Boing Boing, May 22, 2012, Commodore 64 keytar weilded by rollerskating hacker
• Boing Boing, May 22, 2012, Cool Clothes and Styles of Maker Faire Attendees – Part 2
• AMOG, May 22, 2012, AdruPilot Mega 2.0: Your Affordable Autopilot Drone
• Xconomy, May 21, 2012, DIYer’s Delight: Video from Maker Faire 2012
• treehugger.com, May 21, 2012, Ninja Standing Desk
• Treehugger, May 21, 2012, Maker Faire 2012: EcoJaunt’s How-To Videos For Green Living
• Treehugger, May 21, 2012, Maker Faire 2012: Really Cool Products From The Maker Shed
• Treehugger, May 21, 2012, Maker Faire 2012: Favorite Weird and Wonderful Bikes
• PCWorld/Geektech Blog, May 21, 2012, Laser-Cut Animatronics Robot Comes to Maker Faire, Needs Your Help
• PCWorld, May 21, 2012, ArduPilot Mega 2.0 Does Drone Autopilot on the Cheap
• PCWorld, May 21, 2012, Electric Percussion Instrument Makes Sweet Grooves, Brings Geeks And Musicians …
• patch.com, May 21, 2012, Eye-Catching Creations at the Maker Faire
• NBC Bay Area, May 21, 2012, Maker Faire 2012 Photo Gallery
• National Geographic, May 21, 2012,Turning the Maker Faire Into Music
• Gizmodo, May 21, 2012, The Kids’ Battlestar Galactica Viper Simulator Flies At Last!
• Forbes.com, May 21, 2012, What Makers Know About The Future That You Don’t
• Fora.tv (blog), May 21, 2012, Maker Faire Bay Area 2012 Coverage
• Engadget, May 21, 2012, Hands-on with the MakerBot robot petting zoo at Maker Faire (video)
• Engadget, May 21, 2012, The Engadget Interview: Ben Heck talks Raspberry Pi at Maker Faire (video)
• Engadget, May 21, 2012, Hands-on with the Electric Imp at Maker Faire (video)
• DVICE, May 21, 2012, Gallery: Maker Faire Bay Area 2012
• Citizens in Space, May 21, 2012, Press Release:  Citizen Scientists Seek Microbes at the Edge of Space
• Blog: blogs.oracle.com/java, May 21, 2012, The Java Zone at Bay Area Maker Faire This Weekend (The Java …
• Tinkercad, May 20, 2012, A Real World Problem Solder with Tinkercad and a Makerbot at Maker Faire
• Boing Boing, May 19, 2012, Cool Clothes and Styles of Maker Faire Attendees – Part 1
• treehugger.com, May 18, 2012, Treehugger Heads to Maker Faire Bay Area 2012
• sfexaminer.com, May 18, 2012, Maker Faire Preview
• pandodaily.com, May 18, 2012, Pandolist Sneak Peek at Maker Faire
• insidebayarea.com, May 18, 2012, Albany artist’s passion for fire, robots to be on display at Maker Faire
• earth911.com, May 17, 2012, Make Faire Bay Area 2012 Preview
• Cnet, May 17, 2012, The Real Business of the DIY Movement
• Santa Cruz Sentinel, May 16, 2012, DIY: The joy of sharing what you make
• North Bay Bohemian/bohemian.com, May 16, 2012, Looks Like We Made It: Strong North Bay presence at Maker Faire
• Oracle, May 15, 2012, Press Release
• gettingsmart.com blog, May 15, 2012, Maker High: Why every school should be a Maker Faire
• sfgate.com, May 14, 2012, Teens build fighter jet flight simulator for Maker Faire
• San Jose Mercury News, May 14, 2012, Palo Alto Schools Fab Lab Teahs Students to Create and Build
• Galileo Learning, May 14, 2012, The Maker Faire Sneak Peek for Educators and Students
• examiner.com, May 14, 2012, Maker Faire Returns to San Mateo
• Red Tricycle Newsletter, May 10, 2012, The Biggest Craft, Science & Innovation Faire
• EXPO Magazine/expoweb.com, May 10, 2012, It’s Gorgeous Outside. Why is Your Event at that Stuffy Convention Center?
• San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, May 9, 2012, Makers’ Weekend Proclamation
• Sacramento Bee, May 8, 2012, Citizen Science Challenge to Be Announced at Maker Faire
• Core 77, May 7, 2012, A New Wave of Hardware Innovation
• SF Chronicle, May 6, 2012, Maker movement inspires students, teachers
• SF Chronicle, May 6, 2012, Informal learning an alternative path to success
• KALX, May 4, 2012, Radio Show
• Craftsy Newsletter, April 30, 2012, Newsletter
• Cnet, April 25, 2012, Photo Gallery:  Makerbots Robot Petting Zoo Ready to Storm Maker Faire
• Cnet, April 25, 2012, Makerbots Robot Petting Zoo Ready to Storm Maker Faire
• treehugger.com, April 23, 2012, Gardening Robots to Wander Maker Faire 2012
• RadioShack Newsletter, April 20, 2012, Dale Dougherty Interview
• SF Bay Guardian, April 19, 2012,Newsletter
• examiner.com, April 11, 2012, Maker Faire Bay Area 2012:  Greatest Show and Tell on Earth
• Huffingtonpost.com, February 7, 2012, Obama, Marshmallow Cannon Creator Joey Hudy Pose For Science Fair Pictures, Huffington Post
• Huffingtonpost.com, February, 7, 2012, Obama Makes ‘Special Plea’ To Press: Pay Attention To White House Science Fair Winners, Huffington Post, Jennifer Bendery

Press Releases

• World Maker Faire 2012 a Major Success; Save the Date: World Maker Faire 2013 Planned for September 21st & 22nd, 2013

  Marketwire, October 15, 2012

• Mayor Bloomberg Designates September 24-30 “Maker Week” in New York

  Marketwire, September 26, 2012

• World Maker Faire, Largest Showcase for 3D Printing

  Marketwire, September 26, 2012

• World Maker Faire 2012, Greenest Faire Yet; Shines Spotlight on Sustainability With New and Enhanced On-Site Practices and Makers Specializing in DIY Green, Local, and Upcycled Goods and Skills

  Marketwire, September 25, 2012

• World Maker Faire 2012 Announces Hands-On Workshops, DIY Presentations, and Opportunities to Learn About How to Be a Maker

  Marketwire, September 19, 2012

• World Maker Faire 2012 Showcases Projects From Young Makers, the Future of the Maker Movement

  Marketwire, September 13, 2012

• World Maker Faire Announces Exciting Speaker Lineup Featuring Leading Thinkers From the Maker Movement

  Marketwire, September 5, 2011

• World Maker Faire Returns to New York, September 29 & 30, 2012 to Celebrate Innovation, Inventions, and DIY Fun

  Marketwire, August 20, 2012

• San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Proclaimed It’s “Maker’s Weekend” in San Mateo, CA, May 19^th & 20^th

  Marketwire, May 17, 2012

• Media Alert: Getting to Maker Faire Bay Area 2012 — Plan Ahead

  Marketwire, May 14, 2012

• Maker Faire Bay Area 2012 Highlights Including Speakers, Attractions, and More

  Marketwire, May 11, 2012

• Education Day at Maker Faire Bay Area 2012 Showcases Innovation and the Maker Movement to Local Students and Teachers

  Marketwire, May 2, 2012

• Maker Faire, the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth, Returns for the 7th Annual Bay Area Faire, May 19-20

  Marketwire, April 24, 2012

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