Jeremy Wright is a blogger, author

Author

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, consultant

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, and Founder/Former CEO of b5media

B5media

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, which he founded along with Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse

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, Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley

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 and was later joined by Shai Coggins. He lives in Toronto

Toronto

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, Canada

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.

Biography

Born in Cambridge, Ontario

Cambridge, Ontario

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, Canada to Canadian Military parents, Wright spent his first 5 years at Canadian Forces Base Lahr

Canadian Forces Base Lahr

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 in Western Germany

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. As a child of military parents, Wright often moved, spending time in Shilo

CFB Shilo

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, Manitoba

Manitoba

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, Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...

, Borden

CFB Borden

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, Ontario

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 and finally settling through his high school

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 years in the Alliston, Ontario

Alliston, Ontario

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 area.

Wright spent time as a web and graphic design

Graphic design

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er, and worked closely with the County of Surrey

Surrey

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 in the UK

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 as a Y2K Project Manager.

Wright has become known for a number of odd blogging activities. He claims to have sold his blog on eBay

EBay

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 for almost $1,500, and then bought it back later. He claims to have been fired for what he wrote on his blog. In January, 2005 he claimed he was prevented from entering the United States for saying his profession was "blogging". He has written a book, "Blog Marketing."

On July 27, 2009, Wright resigned as CEO of b5media but remains on the board of directors. While evaluating further opportunities, Wright is working on netmobs, a digital media agency.

In June, 2011, Wright teamed up with WordPress innovator Terry Smith and global marketer Jason Hall to launch 23press, Inc., based in Toronto, Ontario.

External links

• Blog Marketing – Wright's book on blogging
• Ensight – Jeremy's Personal Blog
• b5media – b5media's Website
• netmobs - Wright's digital media agency