[5] Cashmore previously wrote a weekly column on technology and social media for CNN.

[7] In 2017, Mashable was sold to Ziff Davis for 50 million dollars, and over 50 staff members were laid off.

[8] In November 2018, after his social media profiles were edited to include "Now: Taking some time off and working on something new," it was announced that Cashmore would be leaving Mashable at the end of the year.

The general manager of Ziff Davis Tech (Mashable's parent company), Mike Finnerty, confirmed this.

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