John Boitnott

San Francisco Bay Area, California United States

Freelance Writer at Business Insider

Technology / Software / Internet

A longtime writer with 20 years of experience in social media consulting, marketing and journalism. As a consultant with a background in the newsroom, I have advised and created content for a wide variety of sites and publishers, helping them build their popularity on the Internet. I have worked as a web editor for NBCBayArea, a social media manager for Village Voice Media as well as an online marketing strategist for multiple companies, including Venturebeat, IGN and MySpace. As Senior Account Manager at Viralheat, I worked with customers of the social media monitoring and engagement tool to teach them how to get the most out of the product. I also helped the sales and Marketing/PR team...