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Surfing the Waves of Technology
So, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, right? I can’t just do all these Flipboard magazines focused on work stuff! A guy has to think about leisure a little bit, too. Thus, early on in my Flipboard content-curation career, I created a magazine devoted to surfing, which has been a lifelong…
Read MoreAI Gets Real
Once again, I became really interested in a rapidly emerging area of technology: artificial intelligence, or AI. And, again, my interest was being fed by the fact that I’d been called in to help a new, stealth-mode AI startup. Artificial intelligence wasn’t new by any means at this time. It was just really coming into…
Read MoreDrones at Work
Another interest of mine that started in about 2012 was drone technology, as I had an opportunity to work with a startup that had developed some amazing, patented technology for consumers to better control drones as they flew them. Later, in 2015, a colleague brought me in to help another, more established company that was…
Read MoreHealthcare Tech News
Once I’d had success with one Flipboard magazine, I was anxious to create more. The next one was Healthcare Tech News – “Tracking the amazing convergence of med tech and mobile, cloud, Big Data, and wearable technologies devoted to improving our health.” I’d long been all about sharing valuable content for my followers — on…
Read MoreBig Data in the Wild
The first magazine I launched on the Flipboard platform was Big Data in the Wild – “Real-world examples of how big data is making big impact.” I believe the year was 2012 or 2013, as I was getting more and more involved in a fast-growing community and events organization for data & analytics professionals called…
Read MoreMy Flipboard Magazines
Remember when the iPad first launched? I sure do. I was right there on Day One at the Apple Store, as I usually am for all the cool, new stuff. (Not just because I’m a tech-nut, but being an Apple shareholder kind of makes me want to do that, too!) One of the first really…
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