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Major Press Coverage for Maker Faire Bay Area and Make Magazine
SFoodie May 14, 2009, - Maker Faire: Science Geeks, DIY Geeks, and Food Geeks Unite!
NBC Press:Here May 3, 2009 - Make Magazine's Dale Dougherty on NBC's Press:Here hosted by Scott McGrew. Dale talks about Maker Faire and what a "maker" is and why they are so important to America.
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Dale Dougherty talks about Maker Faire and coining the term "Web 2.0" >>
CNN April 17, 2009, - 'Mister Jalopy' is the reuse, recycle guru
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Mister Jalopy: "You need to be able to modify ... repair, rebuild and reuse"
- "Makers" want manufacturers to produce items that can be repaired
- One of their slogans: "If you can't open it, you don't own it"
- Maker Faire in northern California expected to draw thousands of innovators
ABC News, Nightline April 2, 2009, - Do it Yourself
Buzzine Culture and Entertainment April 11, 2009, - THE MAKERS ARE COMING... And Hackers and Crafters
Bohemian March 18, 2009, - Maker Faire recognized for "Best Modern Use of Old-Timey Values" in the Best of North Bay 2009 Issue
USA Today March 20, 2009, Maker Faire makes USA Today's list of the top 10 great places for a hands-on Craft experience.
FOLIO March 5, 2009, 2009 FAME Award Winners Announced!
Fortune Small Business February 9, 2009, Make Believers: Geeks, freaks and entrepreneurs collide at Maker Faire by Jessica Bruder
Forbes February 3, 2009, Where Real Innovation Happens: Don't look for the gilded road to fortune. Look for passion. by Tim O'Reilly
min online January 16, 2009, Steve Smith's Top 5 Magazine Vodcasts You Have to See by Steve Smith
min online January 5, 2009, Make TV Goes Offline…and Back Online by Steve Smith
77 Square December 31, 2008, Local DIYers reclaim old junk and turn it into functional, useful stuff by Maisie Ramsay
FOLIO December 23, 2008, Seven Inspiring Things That Happened in Publishing in 2008 (And Should Inspire You in 2009) by Dylan Stableford
The New York Times May 13, 2008 This, From That and How I Was Struck by Lightning (and Lived to Crack Wise About It) by John Schwartz. Plus D.I.Y. Dreams (audio)
Forbes May 8, 2008 Do-It-Yourself Success (video)
Wall Street Journal May 9, 2008 Remaking "Making" video by Andy Jordan
San Jose Mercury News May 3, 2008, Garage Edisons strut stuff by Lisa M. Krieger
San Francisco Chronicle May 2, 2008, Maker Faire = DIY gear heads + gadgets by Justin Berton, page E-1
The Economist May 1, 2008, Home invention: An increasing number of tinkerers are building their own gadgets
Sonoma West Times and News April 23, 2008, Maker Faire's Sebastopol roots are showing by George Snyder
FOLIO March 19, 2008, 2008 FOLIO FAME AWARD WINNER "Best Series of Events"
KLRU-TV - Docubloggers March 14, 2008, Dale Dougherty Talks About Maker Fair and Building Online Communities! by Domineque Belviva
NPR Weekend Edition March 9, 2008 Digital Culture Digital DIY Web Helps Do-It-Yourselfers Share Ethic by Jon Kalish
FOLIO March 3, 2008, 2008 FAME Awards Finalists Announced – Maker Faire: 2008 FOLIO: Fame Finalist
WIRED MAGAZINE February 25, 2008, Clive Thompson on How DIYers Just Might Revive American Innovation by Clive Thompson
ASSOCIATED PRESS February 19, 2008, Mags, Websites, Fairs Tap Tech DIY Boom By Seth Sutel
GOOD MAGAZINE January/February 2008, GOOD Joined Its Friends at Make for a Weekend of DIY - PDF
LA TIMES December 2, 2008, Sharing Tech's Whimsical Side: Magazines blossom from a couple's penchant for clever, unusual inventions By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
WALL STREET JOURNAL November 26, 2007, Managing Technology Lights! Camera! Sales! How to use video to expand your business in a YouTube world MAKE MAGAZINE: Be Useful by Raymund Flandez
The Scoble Family Holiday Wish List November 23, 2007, Number 8: A subscription to Make Magazine. I love this magazine and my favorite event of the year is the Maker Faire by Robert Scoble
KLRU-TV - Docubloggers November 15, 2007, MAKER FAIRE: Society is built and driven by the innovations of brilliant and creative people, and if you're looking for a place to see contemporary innovators, look no further than Maker Faire. by Sean Cunningham
St. Paul Pioneer Press October 27, 2007, The Joy of Making Stuff: A new breed of mechanics, hackers, tinkerers and garage inventors are united by the urge to make the off-beat and outrageous just for the fun of it. by Richard Chin
Press Releases
Maker Faire 2009: the World's Largest DIY Festival Returns to the Bay Area - May 26, 2009
Maker Faire Bay Area 2009 Announces Education Day on May 29, 2009 - May 26, 2009
County of San Mateo Declares May 30th & 31st Maker's Weekend - May 21, 2009
Make it Green: Take Transit to Maker Faire - May 20, 2009
Maker Faire is welcoming bike people in a major way this year - May 20, 2009
Remaking America: Building a Sustainable Future
Nation's Leading Innovators Gather at Maker Faire 2009 - May 05, 2009
Auditions for Maker Faire 2009 to be held on Sunday, March 8
Recent Major Press Coverage for Maker Faire Austin 2008
Fox News -- Good Day Austin Oct. 13, 2008, Nik Ciccone gives us a preview of the Maker Faire while checking out a few of the inventions. More of Nik's Preview of Maker Faire
Austinist October 13, 2008, Maker Interview: Tina Sparkles.
Austinist October 12, 2008, Maker Faire Preview: Maker Kids.
KUT's Growing Concerns features Maker Faire October 11, 2008, Cecilia Nasti reports on how Maker Faire digs gardening. Listen to the audio clip (MP3)
Austinist October 10, 2008, Maker Faire Preview: Meet Your Makers.
KUT's Arts Eclectic features Maker Faire October 10, 2008, Mike Lee talks to the Makers and the Maker Faire team about Maker Faire Austin 2008. Listen to the audio clip (MP3)
Austinist October 7, 2008, Maker Faire Preview: DIY Tunes.
Austinist October 6, 2008, Maker Faire Preview: Robots Invade Austin.
MAKE Magazine wins an American Magazine Vanguard Awards for Maker Faire October 6, 2008, "Make earns an AMVA because of its remarkable Maker Faire, a cult event that has been growing almost mainstream....
....Considering that some of the greatest leaps forward in American technological history have been scrappy homebrews (Apple Computer was a literal garage startup), it's really kind of exciting to think that, given its explosive growth, the Maker Faire might well help along an invention or two that's truly important." - Advertising Age
Fox News -- Good Day Austin Sept. 30, 2008, Nik Ciccone talks to Austin Maker Mark Winkler who launches a giant catapult.
Major Press Coverage for Maker Faire Austin 2007
Austin Statesman Journal Oct. 18, 2007 Do-it-yourselfers unite By Ricardo Gándara -- At Maker Faire, inventors, artists and crafters will show how tinkering in the garage culminates with inventions and new creations.
Austin Statesman Journal Oct. 12, 2007 A DIY day; bridal gown contest; shopping bonanza at the Domain By Melanie Spencer, Marques G. Harper -- Austin hosts weekend celebration of DIY
CBC Spark Radio Oct. 17, 2007 -- Interview with Maker Faire Director Sherry Huss about Maker Faire and the DIY movement.
KOOP 91.7fm Community Radio for Austin Oct. 11, 2007 The Maker Faire Comes to Austin -- Slappy Pinchbottom interviews Dale Dougherty, founder and publisher of MAKE magazine, Sherry Huss, director of the Maker Faire, and Vern Graner, of Austin's The Robot Group. the resurgence of DIY culture, the roots of MAKE, the various attractions of this year's Maker Faire.
KUT-FM, Music, News, and NPR from Austin, TX -- Austin NPR affiliate talks to Dale Dougherty and Sherry Huss about this weekend's Maker Faire.
KUT Radio interview with Marla Camp
The Austin Chronicle's Chrontourage - Register to win free tickets to Maker Faire!
The Austinist - The two-day, family-friendly event will showcase some of the coolest sh*t--arts, crafts, wickedly geeky science projects--you've never seen in your life; think Dorkbot but hulked out. What else would you expect from a festival organized by the staffs of Make and Craft magazines?
Major Press Coverage for Maker Faire Bay Area 2007
From KQED Quest:
CBS Sunday Morning: Tech Geeks Shine At Maker Faire -- TV feature from one of our favorite shows.
It's funtime for Crave at Maker Faire -- video coverage from CNET's blog.
Maker Faire from the Daily Geek
Video from G4: The Attack of the Show
Woz on the magic of electronics and computers -- News.com coverage of the talk by Steve Wozniak at Maker Faire.
Inventions: Clever, fun, useless from Associated Press
The Hippy Gourmet at Maker Faire
Previous Press Releases
Get Crafty at Maker Faire Austin - CRAFT Video Podcast
MAKER FAIRE RETURNS TO AUSTIN! – DIY Makers, progressive techies, old-fashioned and indie crafters, mad scientists, quirky musicians and many more gather to celebrate the maker movement
THE MUSIC OF MAKER FAIRE – Over 20 bands and musical acts scheduled to perform at the second annual Austin Maker Faire
FIGHTING ROBOTS INVADE AUSTIN! – Maker Faire 2008 and RoboGames Bring Battling Bots to Austin for the First Ever Texas Cup!
THE KING OF FLING CONTEST RETURNS TO THE AUSTIN MAKER FAIRE – Get your catapults ready the competition is on!
MAKER FAIRE RETURNS TO AUSTIN! – Auditions Sunday July 20th at Austin's Children's Museum
Disney's new line of robotic toys will debut at Maker Faire
"BEST SERIES OF EVENTS" – Make Magazine's Maker Faire Wins FOLIO FAME Award
Maker Faire Returns! – Booming DIY Fest Expects Record Crowds
MAKE's Weekend Projects Podcast – Best of 2007!
Maker Faire Returns to the Bay Area! - Tryouts Sunday February 17th at the Exploratorium!
Austin Mayor Declares Oct. 20 and 21 Maker's Weekend! - Mayor Will Wynn honors Maker Faire Austin. View the proclamation!
CalCars Conversion Demonstration! - Watch a PHEV come to life before your eyes.
Maker Faire Special Events! - Make OLD clothes NEW at the Swap-O-Rama-Rama! Build a catapult and compete at The King of Fling Catapult Competition! Learn to grow and make your own food with help from Edible Austin!
Calling All Inventors: Maker Faire Is Coming To Texas! - Auditions Sunday September 16 at The Children's Museum of Houston.
Maker Faire Comes to Austin! - Auditions Sunday July 15th at Austin's Children's Museum.
Maker Faire 2007: 400 Makers, 40,000 Attendees, 200,000 Square Feet of DIY Mayhem - "You ain't seen nuthin' yet..."
Make Magazine's Maker Faire Wins FOLIO FAME Award - 1st-time event beats out competition from Rachel Ray and Billboard
Maker Faire Returns! - "Woodstock for Inventors" Returns to San Mateo, CA in May 2007, and expands to Austin, TX in fall 2007.
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"With throngs of young and old alike packing into the San Mateo fairgrounds, the 2007 Maker Faire was an improbable mixture of spectacle and practicality--a combination of engineering, crafts, science, and art that seemed to sufficiently blur the lines between all four."
-Bryan Gardiner, PC Magazine, May 21, 2007
"This is where inventors and artists come to share their wares."
- CBS Sunday Morning
"Don't be misled by the name of the weekend's staid-sounding 'Maker Faire'. The San Mateo-based event is a celebration of destruction as much as innovation, with touches of art and anarchy thrown in."
- Lisa M. Krieger, San Jose Mercury News, May 20, 2007
"Combining old-fashioned crafters with forward-thinking technorati, fashionistas, and mad scientists of all stripes, the Maker Faire is a hands-on celebration of all things DIY brought to life by Make magazine."
- The Onion, October 18, 2007
"Here at the Maker Faire in San Mateo, all of your twisted dreams can come true."
-HOST, G4, Attack of the Show! May 23, 2007
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