Steven Vaughan-Nichols

Current

Owner at Vaughan-Nichols & Associates

Past

Editor at Large at Ziff Davis Enterprise
Editor at Ziff Davis Media
Senior Editor at Ziff Davis Media

eWeek.com Site Editor at Ziff-Davis
Editor at Large at Sm@rt Partner/Ziff Davis

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Education

West Virginia University
Glenville State College

Recommended

42 people have recommended Steven

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264 connections

Industry

Online Media

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Steven Vaughan-Nichols’s Summary

I've written over 5,000 articles on business and technology subjects. Some highlights include the first coverage of the Web in a popular publication and the first Linux benchmarks. These articles have ranged from features to reviews to OpEd to news reporting.

I have also helped launch five successful publications: Internet World, Inter@ctive Week, Sm@rt Reseller/Partner, Linux Watch and my own technology and business news and analysis site, Practical Technology.

In addition, I have written four books on technology subjects. I have also spoken at numerous national and international technology trade shows. In 2009, I won the ASBPE Bronze award for Analysis/Commentary Blog for my ComputerWorld blog

Steven Vaughan-Nichols’s Specialties:

Business and technology journalist with experience from editor-in-chief to writer and from highly technical publications (IEEE Computer, ACM NetWorker, Byte) to business publications (eWEEK, InformationWeek, InfoWorld) to popular technology (Computer Shopper, PC Magazine, PC World) to the mainstream press (Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle). Current, 2009, publications where my work appears include: ComputerWorld, CIO, IT World, The Industry Standard, IEEE Spectrum, and PC World.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols’s Experience

Owner

Vaughan-Nichols & Associates

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

April 1989 — Present (20 years 8 months)

Top business and technology reporting, features and op/ed writing and editing.
Editor at Large

Ziff Davis Enterprise

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

August 2007 — April 2008 (9 months)

I was the editor for two Ziff Davis Enterprise publications: Linux-Watch and DesktopLinux, In addition, I wrote op/ed and analysis pieces on a variety of business and technology subjects for eWEEK and Channel Insider.
Editor

Ziff Davis Media

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Online Media industry)

November 2005 — July 2007 (1 year 9 months)

I'm was the editor for Linux and open source across Ziff Davis Internet publications. In this position, I oversaw, edited and wrote for the following ZD Web publications: Linux-Watch, Desktop Linux, Linux Devices and eWEEK.com.
Senior Editor

Ziff Davis Media

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

June 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 6 months)

Back to being a fulltime Ziff staffer again. In addition to open source and Linux coverage for eWEEK.com, I oversaw channel-related coverage and wrote about a variety of other business and technology-related topics. I was also the lead columnist for Linux Watch.
eWeek.com Site Editor

Ziff-Davis

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

September 2003 — May 2004 (9 months)

I wrote, edited, and managed Linux and open source coverage for eWEEK.com
Editor at Large

Sm@rt Partner/Ziff Davis

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

September 1997 — June 2001 (3 years 10 months)

I oversaw this value-added reseller/system integrator magazine’s technology sections and its staff of four editors. I also wrote a very popular weekly column, Cyber Cynic, about how technology and business all too often fail to deliver on their promises and what you can do about it. Additionally, I wrote technology and business news and features.

Away from the keyboard, I often appeared as a keynote speaker, panel leader and solo speaker at Comdex, LinuxWorld, NetWorld+Interop, Seybold, and many other trade shows.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols’s Education

West Virginia University

M.A. , history , 1982 — 1984

magna cum laude

Activities and Societies:

Chess club, Chess team, Simulation Gaming Society
Glenville State College

B.A. , Dual Major: English and history , 1974 — 1975

cum laude, youngest B.A. graduate in school history

Activities and Societies:

Sigma Tau Delta English honorary, chess club