Jan. 1994 – 2004, Journalist: Contributing Writer, Wired magazine (1994 – 2004); Columnist, Slate (1996 – 2004); Contributing Editor, Lingua Franca magazine (1994 – 2000); Contributing Editor, I.D. Magazine (1995 – 1999); frequent contributor (1994 – 2004): New York Times, New York magazine, The Economist. Read selected articles.
Jan. 1991 – Present, Author: The Beatles After the Break-Up (Omnibus Press U.K.; 1991); Extra Life: Coming of Age in Cyberspace (Basic Books; 1998).
Jan. 1996 – Present, TV & Radio Commentator: Frequent contributor to The News Hour with Jim Lehrer; National Public Radio; Air America Radio; additional appearances on MTV, Politically Incorrect, CBS Evening News, ABC News. View recent PBS commentary.
Corporate Work:
Apr. 1999 - Dec. 1999, Executive Vice President, Ammirati Puris Lintas: I was responsible for guiding online marketing strategy at what was then the seventh largest advertising agency in the world (it has now merged to become part of Lowe & Partners Worldwide). Clients included Dell, UPS, Unilever, and Lego.
Jan. 2000 - Jun. 2002, co-founder and partner, New Things LLC, a private equity group, with Martin Puris. We invested in wireless-related companies, including Vettro and Avesair, which merged with InPhonic.
Jan. 1994-Present, at various times, I served on the Advisory Boards of AdOne Classified Network (which in 2001 merged to form PowerOne Media), Media Bistro, and DailyCandy.
Non Profits: Over the years, I've had the privilege of working with several non-profits as either a consultant, volunteer, Director, or Senior Fellow, generally in the area of assisting with strategy issues relating to new media, the Internet, and communications. These have included, Rhizome.org, The Acumen Fund, The Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University, and Media Matters for America. Education B.A. magna cum laude, history and literature, Harvard University, 1990.
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