2010, 2011, 2012
• In 2012, I continue freelance writing, as I seek a full-time position in communications strategy.
• In December 2011, I contribute a fun letter to the editor to The Washington Post.
• In August 2011, I begin the Public Relations and Corporate Communications master's program at Georgetown University. The program regularly earns national recognition.
• In November 2010, working alongside a partner of the U.S. Department of Education, PotomacPlanet begins this project, focusing on development of online communities of practice.
• In October 2010, I move PotomacPlanet.com to a new platform, re-design the site, and add video of our CEO Hilary LaMonte speaking about a major project.
2009
• In December 2009, an independent blog project I began as more of a research experiment called Nova Media Watch, focusing on media issues in Northern Virginia, Washington, and the world, is linked to by Politico (here).
• In September 2009, Municipalist is named among 10 "of our favorite government IT bloggers" by Federal Computer Week magazine. My post about this is here.
• In August 2009, I begin contributing to The Industry Word, a group blog at the new Business.gov project from the U.S. Small Business Administration. My posts focus on use of social media by small business. [This community changed its name in 2011 to SBA Community.]
• In July 2009, Nancy Sternberg of Business.gov (presently SBA.gov) references me in this Federal News Radio interview about The Industry Word group blog.
• In January 2009, this piece I wrote for the The Washington Post becomes required reading for this college class at the University of San Francisco.
2008
• In October 2008, my blog Municipalist, focusing on how individuals and institutions in government engage citizens and constituents through the Web, marks its one-year anniversary. Linking to Municipalist in its first year are the The Washington Post, Slate, CQ, Politico, and numerous policy, politics, tech, government, public relations, education, media, and elected-official blogs.
• In July 2008, I am quoted in an article about federal agency blogging in Greenwire, a Washington, D.C.-based news service covering news and issues about the environment. The article is subscription only, alas.
• In June 2008, BoardBuzz, a blog I conceived for National School Boards Association, then participated with a team to develop several years ago, wins a national award.
• In May 2008, I am referenced in the book The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America by Thurston Clarke, on p. 234, for my piece from 1998 about the troubled life of Hugh McDonald, Robert Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign assistant press secretary.
• In April 2008, one of my pieces on blogging by elected school board members is re-published in a book entitled Current Controversies: Blogs, alongside works from some heavy hitters. Get 'em while they're hot. [More info here. Table of contents PDF is here.]
• In March 2008, I moderated a panel on the use of blogging by school board members at National School Boards Association's annual conference in Orlando. Details here. As I did at NSBA's 2006 annual conference.
• In January 2008, I was interviewed here for a podcast concerning my recent article in the Washington Post about how a woman's social media connections supported her through cancer surgery and treatment, as well as inspired a new way to donate dollars to an instantly-created non-profit.
2007
• In November 2007, a piece I wrote for American School Board Journal is referenced in a report entitled The Blogging Revolution: Government in the Age of Web 2.0 by David C. Wyld for the IBM Center for the Business of Government. [Here is a Q & A I did with Wyld for Municipalist, my blog on government 2.0.]
• In October 2007, Municipalist, a blog covering the burgeoning world of government blogging and use of all Web 2.0 tactics, debuted. Part of the initial concept is to publish Q & A's with public sector bloggers at all levels, exploring why they blog and what they have learned. More info above.
2006
• In July 2006, Raymond Arsenault, author of Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Equality, mentioned me in the book's acknowledgements section on p. 529 [link here]. I wrote a piece in 2001 for the Charlotte Observer about the North Carolina and South Carolina sections of the May 1961 freedom ride, and shared my reporting with the author.
• In April 2006, I contributed a piece to the The Washington Post about a new phenomenon: local blogging.
• In March 2006, I moderated a panel on how school board members can use the Web to engage their constituents before a packed house at National School Board Association's annual conference in New Orleans.
2005
• In November 2005, PotomacPlanet, a consulting firm I own and operate with my wife Hilary LaMonte, was officially brought to life. The firm focuses on development and management of projects related to education + technology, online community, collaboration, and content.
• In July 2005, National Journal publishes my piece on the efforts of Michael Kinsely, editorial page editor of the Los Angeles Times, to infuse Wikis into the Times's Web site.
• In January 2005, headed to new adventures, I reluctantly leave employment at National School Boards Association in Alexandria, Va., for whom I won awards writing for School Board News and American School Board Journal, and developed the award-winning BoardBuzz blog.
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