John Styn
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John Halcyon Styn (born May 28, 1971) is an American blogger, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, web designer, author, and web celebrity,[1] who "pushed the boundaries of online self-expression"[2] through his various online projects. He is currently the co-founder of 1st Saturdays,[3][4] a homeless outreach project, and the host of Hug Nation.[5]
John Halcyon Styn | |
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Styn in 2011 | |
| Born | May 28, 1971 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Halcyon Lujah, Halcyon Pink |
Career
Styn worked as the first webmaster for Sony's Station e-commerce mall and for CollegeClub.com.[6]
Styn has won two Webby Awards, the first, as the designer and star of his personal website, cockybastard.com,[7] and the second for a Hug Nation video podcast.[8]
Other projects have included:
- Fears. Regrets. Desires, an NBC Internet-only, confessional story-sharing show. Host.[9]
- FreshRealm, a food shipping company that uses reusable shipping technology. Chief Wisdom Officer.[10][11]
- Anybeat, a social networking service based on pseudonymity.[12]
- Hug Nation, which won the "people's choice" Webby Award in 2007.[5][13][14]
- Pink Aid, a charity originally started to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.[15][16]
- "I-Bridge International", an Internet services company.[17]
- CitizenX.com, an experimental webcam community.[2]
- TheRealHouse, a live webcam-house that ran from 2000 to 2002[18]
- The book, Love more. Fear less. (2010)[19]
- The book, Protagonist: 50 Years of Life as Art (2021)[20]
- 1st Saturdays, a homeless outreach project based in San Diego started in 2009.[3]
- Hug Nation Zoom Gratitude Circles daily since COVID-19 lockdowns. Host. [21]
Blogging career
Styn bought his first URL in 1996 to put his self-published zine, Prehensile Tales, on the web.[22] This first autobiographical ezine ran from 1996 to 2000.
He first achieved Internet notoriety when one of his stories got him into trouble with Fruit of the Loom,[23] when they sent a cease and desist order on March 2, 1998, demanding that he take down a parody of their logo that he made for a blog post.
He was also a contributor for the Burning Blog, the official blog of Burning Man.[24]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Webby Award | Best Personal Website — cockybastard.com | Won |
| 2007 | Webby Award | Reality — Hug Nation | Won |