Doc Searls

American journalist, columnist, and blogger
Person human Q5287121
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Doc Searls

Summary

Doc Searls is a human[1]. His place of birth was Jersey City[2]. He was born on July 29, 1947[3]. He worked as a journalist[4] and podcaster[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Jersey City[2], Doc Searls…
  • Doc Searls was born on July 29, 1947[3].
  • Doc Searls held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Doc Searls's professions included journalist[4].
  • Doc Searls worked as a podcaster[5].
  • Doc Searls's education included a stint at New York University[8].
  • Doc Searls received the O'Reilly Open Source Award[9].
  • Doc Searls is recorded as male[10].
  • Doc Searls's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Doc Searls's Commons category is recorded as Doc Searls[12].
  • Doc Searls's family name is recorded as Searls[13].
  • Doc Searls's given name is recorded as Doc[14].
  • Doc Searls's given name is recorded as David[15].
  • Doc Searls's official website is recorded as https://searls.com/[16].
  • Doc Searls's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Doc Searls's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+24705'}[18].
  • Doc Searls's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+24834'}[19].
  • Doc Searls's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+24379'}[20].
  • Doc Searls's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+23986'}[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Began / founded: 1947-07-29[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 06689342-4639-4ef1-970e-fe97e6d69638[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Doc Searls was born in Jersey City[2]. He was born on July 29, 1947[3].

Education

Doc Searls's education included a stint at New York University[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4] and podcaster[5].

Recognition

Doc Searls received the O'Reilly Open Source Award[9].

Why It Matters

Doc Searls ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Doc Searls born?

Doc Searls was born in Jersey City[2].

What did Doc Searls do for work?

Doc Searls worked as journalist[4] and podcaster[5].

Where did Doc Searls go to school?

Doc Searls was educated at New York University[8].

What awards did Doc Searls receive?

Honors received include O'Reilly Open Source Award[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . LinkedIn. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . developers.google.com. developers.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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