Boy Genius Report
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| Web address | bgr |
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| Commercial? | Yes |
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Type of site
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Weblog |
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Penske Media Corporation |
| Created by | Jonathan S. Geller |
| Launched | October 20, 2006 |
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Alexa rank
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 1,891 (April 2015[update])[1] |
| IP address | 192.0.79.32 |
| Current status | Online |
Boy Genius Report (also referred to as BGR) is a weblog that specializes in technology and consumer gadgets. Founded in October 2006 by anonymous web personality Boy Genius (also referred to as BG/BGR), the site reports on breaking news within the mobile gadget sector. On April 27, 2010, BGR was acquired by Penske Media Corporation.[2]
Reception
BGR has been mentioned in many major news sources such as the Wall Street Journal blog,[3] ABCNews,[4] Reuters,[5] Huffington Post,[6] and CNBC.[7] Examples of BGR’s ability to be the first to report news about a gadget include the first pictures of the Android 2.0 mobile operating system in 2009[8] and the first reported picture of the Amazon Kindle 2 in 2008.[9]
Criticism
Many technology news reporters have criticized BGR for its pro-Apple bias.[10]
Boy Genius
While running BGR, Boy Genius kept his identity concealed. On April 27, 2010, Boy Genius revealed himself as Jonathan Geller, a 23-year-old Greenwich High School dropout who never attended college.[11][12]
See also
References
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