Chris Wetherell
{{short description|American software developer and musician}}
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| known_for = Google Reader, Avocado, Dealership, Citizens Here and Abroad
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Chris Wetherell is a software developer and musician from the US best known as the founder of Google Reader and as an influential "ex-Googler" since his departure from the company.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/08/20-percent-time-will-never-die/ |title=Google Couldn't Kill 20 Percent Time Even if It Wanted To |access-date=February 13, 2015 |author=Tate, Ryan |authorlink= |date=August 21, 2013 |format= |magazine=Wired |publisher= |pages= |quote= }}
Software engineer
While working at Google in 2005 as a Senior Software Engineer, Wetherell was involved in developing the feed aggregator Google Reader.
After leaving Google, Wetherell worked at Twitter as Consulting Project Lead on a new "Retweet" feature, co-founded Thing Labs and worked on Brizzly,{{Cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/11/brizzly.html |title=Betting that Brizzly will be huge, ex-Googlers are working on things |access-date=January 15, 2015 |author=Milian, Mark |authorlink= |date=November 20, 2009 |work=Technology, LA Times Blogs |publisher=Los Angeles Times |pages= |quote= }} before co-founding Avocado to produce an intimacy application of the same name{{Cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/apps-couples-hug-kiss-tabs-boo/story?id=20794618 |title=5 Apps for Couples: 'Hug,' 'Kiss,' Keep Tabs on Your Boo |access-date=February 13, 2015 |author=Maas, Jennifer |authorlink= |date=November 8, 2013 |format= |work=ABC News |publisher= |pages= |quote= }} and a social spin-off called Pears (Avocado closed in February 2017).{{Cite web |url=http://www.fastcodesign.com/3026735/the-schmoopiest-social-network-is-all-about-pda |title=The Schmoopiest Social Network Is All About P.D.A. |access-date=January 15, 2015 |author=Brownlee, John |authorlink= |date=February 24, 2014 |format= |work=Fast Company |publisher= |pages= |quote= }} Avocado was invested in by General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners among others.{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkantrowitz/2013/07/01/google-reader-founder-i-never-would-have-founded-reader-inside-todays-google/ |title=Google Reader Founder: I Never Would Have Founded Reader Inside Today's Google |access-date=January 15, 2015 |author=Kantrowitz, Alex |authorlink= |date=July 1, 2013 |format= |work=Forbes |publisher= |pages= |quote= }}{{Cite web |url=https://om.co/gigaom/chris-wetherll-google-reader/ |title=Google Reader lived on borrowed time: creator Chris Wetherell reflects |access-date=January 15, 2015 |author=Malik, Om |authorlink= |date=March 13, 2013 |format= |work=Gigaom |publisher= |pages= |quote= }}
Musician
Wetherell is also a musician, performing drums and vocals for American rock bands Dealership{{Cite web |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/art-of-the-dealership/Content?oid=2136569 |title=Art of the Dealership |access-date=January 15, 2015 |author= |authorlink= |date=June 9, 1999 |format= |work=SF Weekly |publisher= |pages= |quote= }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.epitonic.com/artists/dealership/ |title=Dealership |access-date=January 15, 2015 |author=Scanlin, Tim |authorlink= |date= |year= |format= |work=Epitonic |publisher= |pages= |quote= }} and Citizens Here and Abroad.{{Cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2006/12/citizens-here-and-abroad// |title=Citizens Here and Abroad |access-date=January 15, 2015 |author=SPIN Staff |authorlink= |date=December 26, 2006 |format= |work=SPIN |publisher= |pages= |quote= }}
Personal life
References
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External links
- [http://massless.org/ Wetherell's personal site Massless]
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