Fake Steve Jobs is the pseudonym for blogger and Forbes technology writer Daniel Lyons, who posts at "The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs." The blog has been referenced by several major news sources and blogs like Engadget. It ran for several months before Lyons was revealed as the author.
Fast Facts:
- Valleywag and BusinessWeek both guessed incorrectly at his secret identity
- Suspects included: Leander Kahney, Andy Ihnatko, John Paczkowski
- Steve Jobs has admitted to enjoying the blog
- Bill Gates once joked that he is "Not Fake Steve Jobs" before the true author was revealed
About Daniel Lyons:
Daniel Lyons is a senior editor for Forbes magazine and the author of the Fake Steve Jobs blog. On August 5, 2007 when New York Times writer Brad Stone revealed Lyons identity as the writer behind the blog. Lyons went on to write "Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs, a Parody", which focused on the Steve Jobs stock options backdating scandal of late 2006. He is also the author of two short stories called "The Last Good Man" and "Dog Days".