About
Hello. Thanks for visiting my site. Who am I? What do I do? That rote conversational icebreaker has oft stymied me because my experience and interests don’t fit neatly into any one box. Rather, they overflow and swirl in a mixture that I’ve always found fascinating, but challenging to define in few words. So here are many: I am journalist, communications professional, business consultant, copywriter, social networker, technophile, parent, spouse, cyclist, walker of dogs, and seeker of trivia. Is that all? Hardly, but still reaches beyond the expectations of casual conversation.
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Well into his second decade as a journalist and communications professional, Benjamin Tomkins has focused his career on forging connections with a range of diverse audiences to engage, inform, and educate. As editor of United Business Media’s bMighty.com, he directed a team of reporters to deliver a daily dose of relevant IT news and resources to business owners and managers in small and midsize businesses. Previously, he served as senior program manager for Time Warner’s AOL Small Business/Netscape Netbusiness and as senior content manager for Dun & Bradstreet’s AllBusiness.com. Tomkins was also editor of InternetWeek.com, the business and careers columnist for TechSearch, and edited technology books for the Sybex imprint of John Wiley & Sons. A frequent contributor to business and consumer publications, he has written for a host of titles, including Black Diamond Living, Greenlight, InformationWeek, LINE, Livable City Journal, NetClearly, and UK Science & Innovation. He has also worked with numerous companies such as America Honda Motors, Ansel Adams Gallery, Cisco Systems, and Sun Microsystems on communication programs. Early in his career, Tomkins covered the commercial building industry first as a reporter and then as bureau chief for Reed Business Information where he was also founding editor of the architectural monthly California AEC. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri and lives in Portland, OR.
