About the blog/About me

I started Greeley’s Ghost three years ago this month, on Blogger, to write and start conversations about the changing nature of media. Its title took inspiration from the great 19th century newspaper editor, Horace Greeley, who was ahead of his time in many ways and is remembered for his line: “Go West, young man.” When Greeley’s Ghost launched, blogs were starting to come into their own in the public’s mind, but Facebook was confined to the college crowd and Twitter didn’t exist. Today, social media is exploding; traditional media imploding. Somewhere, the landscape will settle for a time (or not). But it sure is fun to watch and document.

The rest of the story goes something like this:

I bring more than 25 years worth of journalism and new-media experience to my work as writer, editor and communications consultant.

Today, I’m writing and consulting and am contributing editor for publications including EDN and Low Power Design Community. In my most recent position, senior vice president for Digital Media and Content Creation at Blanc & Otus, I used my traditional publishing and digital-media expertise to help clients determine the best social-media strategies and tactics for their business goals. I led the agency’s content-creation practice, which included blogging and Twitter services and Web site information architecture support.

I joined the agency from EE Times, where I worked for 15 years as an editor, the last six as editor-in-chief. During that time, I helped guide EE Times to become the news and information source for the electronics industry and transformed the property from a strictly print edition into an industry multimedia leader in the online world. I was responsible for a number of industry firsts within the electronics sector, including one of the first blogs, the first podcasts as well as video coverage. He is also a well-known speaker and panel moderator in the electronics industry.

Prior to EE Times, I was managing brian-in-the-salt-flats editor for the San Jose Business Journal, managing editor of the Providence Business News and as a reporter and bureau chief for United Press International in Indiana and Rhode Island.