Fodder Network Owner Bio

So you want to know a little about me ...

I've worked as an online journalist, producer and consultant at all sorts of Web sites (news, entertainment, tech, you name it). I have a bachelor's and a master's in journalism. I teach classes in online journalism, I'm a contributor on Poynter's E-Media Tidbits blog, and I help companies and individuals improve their existing Web sites (get consulting info and rates). I hand-code my Web sites and I write and edit in a stripped-down text editor (just say no to Word!). I'm not sure if this stuff is impressive or not, but I just used "I" in this paragraph 10 times so I (11!) feel pretty good about myself.

At various points in my career I've tried to disconnect from the Web world, but I always come back. I've since concluded that I'm meant to do this stuff.

My main area of professional interest is independent Web publishing, which I consider a far broader category than mere blogging. I became fascinated by the Web upon first logging into my college's antiquated VAX system. From the beginning, the Web always made sense to me. It's a revolutionary communications medium that puts enormous power in the hands of anyone with the time and inclination to publish a Web page. Seriously -- how cool is that?

When I'm not staring at a computer, I enjoy watching movies (visit my site filmfodder) and television (TV Fodder), laughing at edgy humor and absorbing pop culture. I am a passionate and irrational supporter of the Red Sox and Patriots. I rank 2004 as the single greatest sports year in the history of history.

Sadly, these few paragraphs do an adequate job of summing up my existence. With that I'll shut up and let you get on with it.

-- Mac