I'm a poet
I began writing poetry when I was ten years old, and my work was first published in my teens. I've authored more than a dozen books and published in many magazines and anthologies. My most recent book, To the Cognoscenti, was published in 2007. I'm also one of the authors of The Grand Piano, an experiment in collective autobiography. Writing is my primary tool for investigating the world. learn more»
an entrepreneur
I provide strategic assistance to startups and due diligence for venture firms. I've worked in Web-based collaboration, social software and new media since 1996, when I was a founder of the first venture-funded social software company, ScreenPorch. Later, I started Mighty Acorn and Suplion and was the President of Cyclonic. More recently, I helped launch Seedwiki and Connectbeam, and I'm now involved in launching an early stage startup called KnowledgePay. learn more»
and a consultant.
I've been a consultant for twenty-five years for the Macmillan Company, UNESCO, Supercuts, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Warner-Lambert, Synergies Worldwide, Harvard Business School Publishing, Ventera and many other clients. These days, I help organizations understand and use new media, social software and other oncoming social technologies. I blog about these subjects at Social Computing, FASTforward, Social Media Today, and the Conversation Hub. learn more»