Magazine Editor, Columnist and Consultant
Santa Barbara, California Area
- Current
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- Columnist at Computerworld
- Columnist at Large
- Event Moderator at Ziff Davis Enterprise
- Past
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- Editorial Director at Interex
- Consultant at Covigo
- Independent Editorial Consultant at Self (Self-employed)
- Education
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- University of California, Los Angeles
- Connections
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- Industry
- Writing and Editing
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Mike Elgan’s Summary
I've been editing innovative technology magazines, Web sites, newsletters and blogs for about 18 years. My goal is to do a lot more of it, and on the biggest possible scale.
Mike Elgan’s Specialties:
Computing, IT, mobile computing, consumer technology and culture
Mike Elgan’s Experience
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Columnist
Computerworld
(Writing and Editing industry)
2006 — Present (3 years)
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Columnist
Large
(Online Media industry)
June 2004 — Present (5 years 2 months)
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Event Moderator
Ziff Davis Enterprise
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)
2003 — Present (6 years)
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Editorial Director
Interex
(Newspapers industry)
July 2001 — September 2004 (3 years 3 months)
Responsible for all aspects of editorial operations, strategic planning and development. Publications included HP World Magazine, HP World News and Inside HP, as well as HP World conference show dailies.
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Consultant
Covigo
(Writing and Editing industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years)
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Independent Editorial Consultant
Self (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Media Production industry)
November 2000 — July 2001 (9 months)
Headed multimillion-dollar startup projects and provided editorial consulting to publishing and wireless companies such as Ziff-Davis Media and CMP Media.
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V.P. and Editorial Director
Portable Life
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
September 1999 — November 2000 (1 year 3 months)
Co-founded, built and launched Portable Life, an online magazine and service for mobile professionals. Head staff of editors and contributing editors. Responsible for content, appearance, tone and direction of editorial content, newsletters and directory. Designed Vignette-based content-entry and copy flow system. Author of "From the Editor" column, as well as three other newsletters and occasional special feature articles.
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Editorial Director
Portable Life
(Writing and Editing industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
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Editor, Windows Magazine
CMP (Windows Magazine)
(Writing and Editing industry)
1991 — 1999 (8 years)
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Editor
Windows Magazine
(Writing and Editing industry)
1990 — 1999 (9 years)
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Editor, Windows Magazine
CMP Media
(Public Company; Publishing industry)
January 1991 — July 1999 (8 years 7 months)
Responsible for content, appearance, tone and direction of Windows Magazine. Author of lead editorial column, some cover stories, most Windows tips and other special feature articles. Some responsibilities and accomplishments include:
• Head of 60-person editorial staff
• Grew circulation from 75,000 to 820,000
• Successfully headed complete redesign of the magazine -
Editor, Windows Magazine
CMP
(Public Company; Writing and Editing industry)
1991 — 1999 (8 years)
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Editor
South Coast Community Newspapers
(Writing and Editing industry)
1988 — 1990 (2 years)
Mike Elgan’s Education
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University of California, Los Angeles
BA , Political Science , 1984 — 1988
Additional Information
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Mike Elgan’s Interests:
Flying airplanes, photography, travel, goofing off
Mike Elgan’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
