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Ted Nash
Born (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 33)
Taunton, Somerset, UK
OccupationBusinessman
Years active2005–present
Websitetednash.co.uk

Ted Nash (born 1991) is an English businessman who is best known for launching the site Little Gossip Nash is also known for developing various apps and websites.

Personal life

In 1991, Edward John Nash was born in Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom to parents Andy and Linda.

Career

In 2010, Nash launched Little Gossip, a controversial site that allows users to anonymously post rumours about their school peers. The site was subject to public criticism from parents, teachers and school administrators. The website also received coverage from BBC Panorama and BBC Radio. It was sold to Platinum Century in 2011.

In 2013, Nash founded Tapdaq, a mobile advertising exchange and acts as the company's CEO. Tapdaq raised $1.4 million in capital in 2014 to fund commercialisation of its in-app advertising exchange.

Nash is CEO of Liquid5 with Fit or Fugly app allowed iPhone users to calculate the attractiveness of the human face using Fibonacci's golden ratio. It judges the symmetry of the face in an uploaded photo based on the key anchor points of nose, mouth, ears, chin and eyes.

References

  1. Levine, Nick. "Ted Nash, the young app entrepreneur, grows up" 22 August 2012 Wired. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. Rooney, Jennifer. "The 50 Coolest People in UK Tech" 3 November 2014 UK Business Insider. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. "How a teenager spawned internet monster LittleGossip.com from his bedroom" 12 February 2011 The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. Bryant, Ben. "Sex, drugs and the rise of cyberbullying" 21 December 2010 London Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  5. "Hunting the Internet Bullies" BBC Panorama. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  6. "Little Gossip website closes due to 'unwanted comments'" 14 February 2011 BBC Radio. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  7. Baker, Dylan. "Tapdaq Raises $1.4m To Let Devs Trade Ads" 4 September 2014 Tech City News. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  8. Grabham, Dan. "Young Entrepreneur? Check Out These Great Tips For Success" 28 October 2014 Lifehacker UK. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  9. Baker, Dylan. "Tapdaq Raises $1.4m To Let Devs Trade Ads" 4 September 2014 Tech City News. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  10. "Fit Or Fugly" App Rates Your Attractiveness" 18 March 2010 HuffPost. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  11. Herrman, John. "Because What We All Need Right Now Is an App to Tell Us We’re Ugly" 17 November 2009 Gizmodo. Retrieved 15 October 2012.

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