Allen Stern
(Credit: Allen Stern)
Allen Stern, a respected tech blogger and entrepreneur who shifted his attention to helping others improve their health, died last week, prompting an outpouring of condolences and tributes on the Internet.
Stern, who founded tech blog CenterNetworks and startup CloudContacts, died earlier this week, according to a message posted yesterday to his Facebook page by his sister Sari Rosenberger.
She did not discuss the cause of death, but Stern had struggled with his weight for many years and had recently lost more than 125 pounds through diet and exercise, according to friend Louis Gray. His age was not immediately clear.
Stern began working on the Internet in 1995 in the pre-Web 2.0 days, serving as the editor of CenterNetworks.com, a blog focusing on startups and entrepreneurialism. In 2008, he founded CloudContacts, a business card processor that to organizes the stacks of business cards people collect every day.
My good friend @allenstern has passed. Founder of @centernetworks back in the day. The original blogger king, and a heart of gold. :(
— Louis Gray (@louisgray) ... [Read more]
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