Mitch Wagner has more than 15 years experience in business-to-business technology journalism, helping readers figure out how to put their tools to work.
Mitch is also a social media strategist, helping companies use the Web, Twitter, Facebook, e-mail, and more to drive business value.
Mitch is currently social media director at security vendor Palisade Systems.
He writes the Computerworld Tool Talk Blog, about Apple products, social media including Twitter and Facebook, and other Internet and digital tools.
He blogs occasionally at Tor.com about science fiction, the universe, and related subjects.
Copper Robot is Mitch’s podcast. It’s recorded live in Second Life, featuring fascinating interviews with guests speaking about books, science fiction, technology, culture, politics, Second Life, and more. Get it on iTunes.
You can keep up with all of Mitch’s Internet activity at Mitch Wagner’s Blog. The name was the result of intense research and focus groups.
Until last year, Mitch Was executive editor at InformationWeek.com, where he led the publication’s social media strategy, launching the magazine on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
He headed up InformationWeek’s Web site in 2006, helping build traffic 20% year-over-year.
Mitch is a science fiction fan, who occasionally attends local conventions. He has completed several short stories, and is currently writing two novels, all unpublished.
Mitch was born in Brooklyn, grew up on Long Island, received a bachelor’s degree in English literature with a journalism minor from the State University of New York in Stony Brook. He lived in New Jersey, Boston and San Francisco, prior to moving to San Diego, where he lives now with his wife.