His lively narrative covers the creation of ESPN.com and Starwave’s first-of-a-kind web services at a time when we were still rooted in the world of old media." He was selected in 2012 for the speaker roster for Humanities Washington. Alben's book, "Eliezer's Train and Family Tales- Tales of the Alben and Winokoor Families in the Old and New Worlds," was published in 2022. He is a graduate of Palisades High School. 2004 Congressional campaign Alben ran a centrist campaign, according to "September Primary A Necessary Vote," The Seattle Post Intelligencer, August 5, 2004, emphasizing his experience in the high tech world and his active participation in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other issues affecting the software industry. Alben won the endorsement of the Seattle Times, the Seattle Post Intelligencer and the King County Journal. The Seattle Times, September 12, 2004, "The Times Endorses . . ." "In The Northwest: Finding 8th District front-runner is no Dunn deal," By Joel Connelly, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 23, 2004. During the course of the campaign, Alben publicly criticized radio talk show host Dave Ross, for remaining on his daily radio program, "The Dave Ross" show while actively fund-raising and campaigning as a candidate for federal office. Alben claimed that Ross's activity violated federal campaign finance law, according to the New York Times, in an article published June 12, 2004. As guest columnist for The Seattle Times and contributor to other publications, Alben writes about issues confronting our culture as a result of new digital devices and applications. His most recent columns invoke "nomophobia," the fear of losing a cell phone, the "digital afterlife," and the influence of social media on American politics. Alben is the son of advertising executive, Russ Alben and grand nephew of World War I hero, Bud Alben, for whom Alben Square in Brooklyn is named https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alben_Square Notes and references "Analog Man-- How Technology Rewrote Our Future," The Zeppo Press, 2012. AI Ethics Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1, Fall 2020. "When Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Collide," by Alex Alben. The New York Times, "Real Candidates Have Curves," by Alex Alben, Sept. 27. 2004. The New York Times, "In A House Race With Personality, One Candidate Holds The Microphone," June 12, 2004 Seattle Post Intelligencer, "In The Northwest: Finding 8th District front-runner is no Dunn deal," by Joel Connelly, August 23, 2004. The Seattle Times, "The Times Endorses .