John Halcyon Styn | |
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Born | |
Other names | Halcyon Lujah |
John Halcyon Styn 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]
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:
Styn bought his first URL in 1996 to put his self-published zine, Prehensile Tales, on the web.[21] 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.[22] 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. The post is still [when?] up.
He is also a contributor for the Burning Blog, the official blog of Burning Man.[23]
Year | Association | Category | Result |
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2000 | Webby Award | Best Personal Website — cockybastard.com | Won |
2007 | Webby Award | Reality — Hug Nation | Won |