I have published work in a variety of online and print publications, including PopMatters, the Chicago Sun-Times and others.
I have helped to develop social media strategies and grow social audiences for several brands and publications.
I am always up for a new content challenge, and have used many different processes and tools to get the job done.
In my latest column for PopMatters, I basically decided that song requests are both outdated and selfish. But I also mentioned a new app that I wanted to make sure people know about, even if they don’t feel like reading my 1,000 word meditations on sad Grateful Dead fans. The app: Songkick Detour. It’s a [...]
In my latest PopMatters column, I wrote about Songza, the playlist-making app that I’ve turned to for party soundtracks over the last few months. I recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a music fix without much fuss. The music experts there have put together some really solid playlists, not all of which I was [...]
If you read my latest PopMatters column on Rap Genius, you could probably tell I am a little unsure how to feel about the celebrated annotated lyrics community (now moving to annotate everything). While I love some things about the site (especially the artist participation), others made me a little uncomfortable. As I wrote, “it’s [...]
Back when I was studying abroad in Scotland, I would make weekly stops at my neighborhood Tesco supermarket, picking up baked beans, bottled curry sauces and, if it was my turn, a case of generic beer (literally, the cans just read “Beer”). When I finally make my next trip across the pond, I wonder if [...]
So after four-plus years of crowdsourcing and curating Chicago news stories, Windy Citizen is shutting its virtual doors. Founder Brad Flora explained why in a post on the site (reposted above; Poynter offers some context): “The internet is a lot different today than it was just over 4 years ago when I started Windy Citizen…Twitter, [...]
