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Xeni Jardin (IPA: ) (born August 5 1972 ) is an American weblogger and journalist.

Jardin is co-editor of the collaborative weblog Boing Boing, contributor to Wired and Wired News, and correspondent for the National Public Radio show Day to Day.

Family and early life
Jardin was born in Richmond, Virginia. Her father is artist Glenn B. Hamm Jr. She currently lives in San Francisco. While there, she met Dr. Munir Xochipillicueponi Quetzalkanbalam, whom she considers her mentor.

Formerly known as Xeniflóres Hamm, and Xeniflóres Jardin Hamm, she currently goes by Xeni Jardin. "Xeniflóres" is a Guatemalan name meaning "protector of plants/flowers", and jardin is the French word for "garden."

Career
From 1999 to 2001 she was associated with Jason Calacanis's Silicon Alley Reporter, first as a contributing editor, and later as Vice President of Silicon Alley's parent company, Rising Tide Studios. In 2001, she became a freelance writer for Wired and other magazines. In 2002, she began contributing to Boing Boing after Mark Frauenfelder met her at a party and invited her to be a co-editor.

In 2003, she began contributing the "Xeni Tech" segment for NPR's show Day to Day.