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Interests: oral history, writing, reading, dancing, singing, travel, working out

About Me: I'm President of the new Are You Tech, a non-profit awaiting 501(c)(3) certification, and home of the soon-to-launch Yore Town social oral history platform. I'm also Sales & Marketing Manager for Suburban Newspapers of America, a trade association of 2400 community newspapers in the U.S. and Canada. My background is newspaper advertising. I also co-authored "Implementing and Managing Telework: a Guide for Those who Make it Happen."

Areas of Expertise: advertising, newspapers, online marketing, telework, business and feature writing.

Position Responsibilities: For Are You Tech I am currently responsible for the administration, and the marketing and sales of the Yore Town platform: for SNA I help host conferences, bring in vendors as associate members and conference exhibitors, host Webinars, and write about industry products, tools and ideas

Company Description: Are You Tech is a non-profit whose mission is to educate through technology, to promulgate and teach about educational technology, and to bring community members together. We also help struggling industries thrive and evolve.

Work History: 17 years in newspapers, such as The Sacramento Bee, The Herald in Rock Hill SC, the Chapel Hill (NC) News, and Topics Newspapers in metro Indianapolis. I was Classified Advertising Manager at Topics and then went on to become Product Manager for the Indy-area Employment Weekly. I created my own freelance writing and advertising copywriting company, DeScribe, and then worked for a media consultancy, The AIM Group, as a Writer/Analyst, before accepting my current SNA position

What Services Can You Offer Adgabber Members?: business communication assistance, advertising guidance.

What Services Are You Looking For From AdGabber Members?: Primarily some basic help setting up our non-profit.

At 12:56pm on December 27, 2008, Michael Fanning said…: Hi Sharon:

We have a new app for social networks, called BurningFan, that could extend the digital footprint of suburban newspapers ... we'd love to talk to you and the group about the capability. We also offer charities and non-profits special arrangements and would be happy to help there as well. Michael