GeekDad is a website

Website

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 covering multiple topics targeting fathers who categorize themselves as a "geek

Geek

The word geek is a slang term, with different meanings ranging from "a computer expert or enthusiast" to "a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts", with a general pejorative meaning of "a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp[ecially] one who is perceived to...

." Popular post categories include Lego

Lego

Lego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts...

, Star Wars

Star Wars

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 & Star Trek

Star Trek

Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...

, video games, books, and field trips

Field trip

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. GeekDad also publishes a regular podcast

Podcast

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 covering items of interest to the website's readers. The GeekDad blog

Blog

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 was named one of the top ten best-written blogs for its in-depth explanations of difficult and intricate topics.

History

GeekDad was started on March 15, 2007 by Wired

Wired (magazine)

Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...

 editor Chris Anderson. Anderson was inspired by a weekend of fun and adventure when his love for R/C planes and his son's love for Lego

Lego

Lego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts...

 came together and they built and programmed a UAV driven by the Lego Mindstorms NXT

Lego Mindstorms NXT

Lego Mindstorms NXT is a programmable robotics kit released by Lego in late July 2006.It replaced the first-generation Lego Mindstorms kit, which was called the Robotics Invention System. The base kit ships in two versions: the Retail Version and the Education Base Set . It comes with the NXT-G...

. Wanting to share this experience with other geek dads, he bought the geekdad.com domain, then set up a Wired blog

Blog

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. As readership grew, he realized he needed some help and sent out a call for writers. Anderson brought Ken Denmead on board to serve as the GeekDad leader. Denmead then brought on more writers and has grown GeekDad to a well-rounded blog with a focus on things that geeks can share with their own children.

In 2009, the GeekDad brand expanded to include clothing by offering a GeekDad T-Shirt

T-shirt

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 through ThinkGeek

ThinkGeek

ThinkGeek is an American online retailer that caters to computer enthusiasts and other "geeky" social groups. Their merchandise includes clothing, electronic and scientific gadgets, unusual computer peripherals, office toys, pet toys, child toys, and caffeinated drinks and candy...

, an online retailer.

The first GeekDad book, Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share, written by Denmead, was released May 4, 2010. The second GeekDad book, GeekDad's Guide to Weekend Fun, is scheduled for release on May 3, 2011.

On June 28, 2010, GeekDad was named one of the 25 "Best Blogs of 2010" by Time

Time (magazine)

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magazine.

Core contributors

• Ken Denmead (Editor-in-Chief)
• Matt Blum (Managing Editor)
• Jonathan Liu (Senior Editor)
• Chris Anderson
  Chris Anderson
  Chris Anderson may refer to:* Chris Anderson , founder of Future Publishing and curator of the TED Conference* Chris Anderson , author, journalist, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, popularized "The Long Tail"* Chris Anderson , football player, educator, former Vice-Chairman of Aberdeen F.C.*...
  
  (Editor-Emeritus)
• John Baichtal
• Dave Banks
• Natania Barron
• Nathan Barry
• John Booth
• Kathy Ceceri
• Doug Cornelius
• Daniel Donahoo
• Dave Giancaspro
• Michael Harrison
• Jason B. Jones
• Corrina Lawson
• Chuck Lawton
• Brad Moon
• Russ Neumeier
• Anton Olsen
• Andy Robertson
• Curtis Silver
• Tony Sims
• Jenny Williams
• "Z"