Stephanie Pakrul

Pakrul is from Mississauga, Ontario.{{r|Ibanez (2006)}} She studied as an information technology student at Ryerson University in Toronto{{Cite web |title=Alumni US: Ryerson University |url=https://alumnius.net/ryerson_university-852-year-2006-page3 |access-date=March 31, 2021 |website=alumnius.net}} and earned a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley.{{r|Corbyn (2014)}}

Pakrul began developing webpages at around the age of 15 and started her personal site a few years later, in 2001, as a small personal website. The site has since become a blog, sharing many personal details of her life, including music, relationships, gadgetry, and sexuality.

In 2003, Pakrul self-published a crowdfunded album, Not a Victim.{{r|Estrogenius}} Feminist blog The F-Word praised Not a Victim, writing: "Beautifully crafted songs with wonderful melodies, emotional lyrics and understated piano/guitar accompaniment make this a stand-out debut."{{r|Smith (2004)}}

Pakrul has been featured on TechTV,{{r|Notacon (2005)}} Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Street Cents,{{r|Notacon (2005)}} MTV Live,{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} and in Young Entrepreneur,{{r|Notacon (2005)}} Cosmogirl,{{r|Notacon (2005)}} and several newspapers.{{r|Notacon (2005)}}{{which|date=October 2016}} Her interests include consumer rights, sex work, and increasing efficiency in everyday life through innovative uses of technology. She was also a member of Industry Canada's SchoolNet Youth Advisory Board.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}

As of 2016, Pakrul lives in San Francisco.{{r|Waxmann (2016)}}

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{{cite news|last=Corbyn |first=Zoë |title=Silicon Valley: The Truth About Living with the IT Crowd |date=August 17, 2014 |newspaper=The Guardian |department=Technology |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/17/silicon-valley-the-truth-about-living-with-the-it-crowd |access-date=September 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140817164559/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/17/silicon-valley-the-truth-about-living-with-the-it-crowd |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |url-status=live }}

{{cite web |author=Estrogenius |title=Picks of the Past: Stephanie Pakrul |url=http://arhythmius.com/id25.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204231937/http://arhythmius.com/id25.html |archive-date=February 4, 2005 |url-status=dead}}

{{cite news |last=Ibanez |first=J. Hanan |title=Untitled |date=August 14, 2006 |newspaper=The Eyeopener |publisher=Ryerson University |url=https://theeyeopener.com/article/416 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221184237/http://www.theeyeopener.com/article/416 |archive-date=December 21, 2007 |url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|last=Pakrul |first=Stephanie |title=Profile |date=April 2, 2007 |website=StephTheGeek |publisher=LiveJournal |url=http://stephthegeek.livejournal.com/profile |access-date=October 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161004143159/http://stephthegeek.livejournal.com/profile |archive-date=October 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}

{{cite web |title=Speakers and Presenters: "Show Me Your Boobs!" and Other Subtleties of Building a Highly Interactive Personal Community (presented April 8–10, 2005) |work=Notacon |date=March 25, 2005 |url=http://www.notacon.org/speakers.html#pakrul |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050326072141/http://www.notacon.org/speakers.html#pakrul |archive-date=March 26, 2005}}

{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Lorraine |title=Not a Victim—Stephanie Pakrul |date=January 18, 2004 |website=The F-Word |url=https://www.thefword.org.uk/2004/01/not_a_victim_st |access-date=September 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160926074434/https://www.thefword.org.uk/2004/01/not_a_victim_st |archive-date=September 26, 2016 |url-status=live }}

{{cite news|last=Waxmann |first=Laura |title=Bitcoin Investor Buys SRO in SF Mission |date=March 7, 2016 |newspaper=Mission Local |url=http://missionlocal.org/2016/03/bit-coin-investor-buys-former-sro-in-sf-mission/ |access-date=September 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160930080746/http://missionlocal.org/2016/03/bit-coin-investor-buys-former-sro-in-sf-mission/ |archive-date=September 30, 2016 |url-status=live }}

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• {{cite web|last=Neilson |first=Amy Raunch |title=Cash In with a Website |date=October 1, 2002 |website=Entrepreneur.com |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/56206 |access-date=September 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122175330/http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/56206 |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |url-status=live }}
• {{cite web |title=Start a Biz, Be a Boss! |work=Career World |date=November–December 2003 |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HUV/is_3_32/ai_110114699|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040911003138/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HUV/is_3_32/ai_110114699|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2004}}

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