Biz Stone along with Evan Williams. In 2014, "The Economist" recognized Stone with an Innovation Award. In 2015, Stone’s Twitter won an Emmy and Stone received CIPR's most prestigious accolade for leadership at the forefront of developing new forms of media. Stone is a Visiting Fellow at Oxford University and a member of the Senior Common Room at Exeter College, Oxford. Upon delivering the 2011 commencement, Babson College awarded Stone their highest honorary degree, a Doctor of Laws. and is a Fellow at Oxford University. Stone is an Executive Fellow at University of California, Berkeley. Stone has published three books, "Blogging: Genius
Biz Markie New York. He graduated from Longwood High School in 1982. Biz Markie was interviewed in the 1986 cult documentary "Big Fun In The Big Town". Markie released his debut album, "Goin' Off," in 1988, which attracted a fair amount of attention, largely due to the lead single, "Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz". The album also featured the underground hit singles "Nobody Beats The Biz", "Vapors", and "Pickin' Boogers". On October 10, 1989, Biz Markie's second studio album, "The Biz Never Sleeps," was released on Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. Records, produced by Biz, his cousin Cool V and Paul C.