newmediaMike

About me

Who is new media Mike?

I’d say I have three sides to myself, like a triangle. Professional, online and personal. The line tends to blur slightly with the professional and online sides.

My nickname comes from how I used to answer the phone at Creative Post – “New media,  Mike speaking”. newmediaMike has become my online brand as it reflects my professional background. I have been in and around the “new media” industry since 1994 when kiosks and CD ROMs were state of the art. I have seen the industry grow and change.  I have worked in the trenches of new media for 10 years, as an account and project manager, as a video producer, a web developer and now as a Search Engine Optimization consultant.  I consult for several small companies on their SEO efforts and I am available to consult with others on a part time basis.

I blog about Holistic Online Marketing which encompasses content creation, social media and search engine optimization.  I lump podcasting, blogging and web video into the one category of “Content Creation” for simplicity. All are areas I am an expert in.

On the personal side, I live in the Beach area of Toronto with Liz, my partner of 19 years and our two daughters the Brunette (16) and Blondie (13) {Names are concealed to avoid me getting slaughtered for using them!}. We have two dogs, Keegan a 6 year old “Fluffy” Pembroke Welsh Corgi and Grace our 6 year old rescued retired racing Greyhound.

I love camping in the summer.

That’s me in a nutshell.