{{short description|American computer programmer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Dan Benjamin | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|26}} | birth_place = Rydal, Pennsylvania, USA | known_for = Founder of 5by5 Studios | occupation = Broadcaster, writer, software developer, designer | website = {{URL|https://danbenjamin.com/}} }}
'''Dan Paul Benjamin''' (born October 26, 1972) is a software developer, user interface designer, writer, and podcaster.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dan Benjamin |url=https://danbenjamin.com/ |work=danbenjamin.com}}</ref> He is the founder of 5by5 and Fireside.fm, CTO of Spooler Media, and owner of Bacon Method.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dan Benjamin's favorite pencil, microphone, blender, and standing desk |url=https://boingboing.net/2016/05/26/dan-benjamins-favorite-penci.html |work=Boing Boing |date=26 May 2016}}</ref>
==Career== Benjamin graduated with a B.A. in technical writing with a computer science focus from the University of Central Florida in 1994.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Gallery: R. Glenn Hubbard, Alex Ohanian, Disney Parade and More |url=https://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/gallery-r-glenn-hubbard-alex-ohanian-disney-parade/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210065805/https://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/gallery-r-glenn-hubbard-alex-ohanian-disney-parade/ |archive-date=2025-02-10 |access-date=2025-07-21 |work=Pegasus Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2010, Benjamin started 5by5 Studios, a podcast production outlet that currently produces nineteen shows, including several co-hosted shows such as ''Back to Work'' with Merlin Mann and ''The Ihnatko Almanac'' with Andy Ihnatko. Based on his popular podcasts, Benjamin has been called "the king of Apple talk radio" by Philip Elmer-DeWitt of ''Fortune'' magazine and CNN.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/02/15/the-king-of-apple-talk-radio/|title=The King of Apple Talk Radio|work=CNN|access-date=April 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202061540/http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/02/15/the-king-of-apple-talk-radio/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the past, he co-founded Cork'd and Playgrounder, and wrote the content management system behind A List Apart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alistapart.com/articles/ala40|title=A List Apart – A List Apart 4.0|date=August 22, 2005}}</ref> Additionally, he has made educational screencasts through PeepCode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alistapart.com/authors/b/danbenjamin/|title=Dan Benjamin – A List Apart|access-date=March 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225073914/http://www.alistapart.com/authors/b/danbenjamin/|archive-date=December 25, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://danbenjamin.com/|title=Dan Benjamin.com}}</ref> Benjamin has appeared on the Fox News program ''Strategy Room – Gadgets and Games'' multiple times.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/4269618/gadgets-and-games-701/|title=Gadgets and Games: 7/01 - Fox News Video - FoxNews.com|accessdate=October 5, 2010|date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=July 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719130806/http://video.foxnews.com/v/4269618/gadgets-and-games-701|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2016, he released ''Fireside.fm'', a platform for podcasters, which was acquired by Very Good Software in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-27 |title=Acquiring Fireside |url=https://www.johnnunemaker.com/acquiring-fireside/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414101056/https://www.johnnunemaker.com/acquiring-fireside/ |archive-date=2025-04-14 |access-date=2025-07-21 |work=John Nunemaker |language=en}}</ref>
In February 2022, Benjamin became the CTO of Spooler Media, an audio publishing tools company.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spooler.fm - Spooler Press Release |url=https://www.spooler.fm/press/spooler-press-release/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124231222/https://www.spooler.fm/press/spooler-press-release/ |archive-date=2025-01-24 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=www.spooler.fm |language=en}}</ref>
As of 2025, 5by5 Productions is labeled inactive by the Texas Secretary of State Office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts |title=FRANCHISE TAX ACCOUNT STATUS |url=https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/account-status/search/32046123876 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250721183335/https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/account-status/search/32046123876 |archive-date=2025-07-21 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=comptroller.texas.gov |language=en}}</ref> The last published podcast with Dan Benjamin was the 644th episode of Back 2 Work on April 3, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=5by5 |title=Back to Work |url=https://www.backtowork.limo/ |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=Back to Work}}</ref>
In October 2025, Benjamin started a new project called The Unusual Newsletter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-30 |title=The Unusual Newsletter |url=https://unusual.email/ |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=The Unusual Newsletter |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://5by5.tv/ 5by5] *[https://fireside.fm/ fireside.fm] *[http://hivelogic.com Hivelogic] *[https://baconmethod.com/ Bacon Method] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101010030550/http://content.corkd.com/ Cork'd] *[http://peepcode.com/ PeepCode] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101005081234/http://playgrounder.com/ Playgrounder] * [http://5by5.tv/people/dan-benjamin Dan Benjamin on 5by5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508213958/http://5by5.tv/people/dan-benjamin |date=May 8, 2014 }} *[http://proguide.io/content-networks-with-dan-benjamin/ Interview with Dan about his Network Creation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330011439/http://proguide.io/content-networks-with-dan-benjamin/ |date=March 30, 2019 }}
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