Bruce Ableson (born September 16, 1963 in New York) is an American computer programmer and website developer.

[1] Ableson was raised in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, and graduated from Birmingham Groves High School.

During high school, he worked as editor of the Groves Scriptor, became an Eagle Scout,[2] and appeared in several short Super 8 films produced by schoolmate Ted Raimi.

After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in Telecommunications, Ableson worked for several years as a systems consultant and programmer.

[4][5] Ableson built the first system for blog comments,[6][7][8] and innovated the use of friend's list privacy settings[9] and activity feeds on the site.