Dan Patterson

Background:

I am an experienced digital platform producer and broadcast reporter.

Currently:

Editor at http://SumAll.org.

And:

Podcaster, technologist, and zombie apocalypse survivalist.

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- Dan Patterson
  
  Editor at SumAll.org
  
  Broadcast Media | Greater New York City Area, US
  
  Summary
  
  Overview:
  I am a digital platform producer and broadcast reporter. I specialize in content strategy, social media and traffic acquisition, and broadcast journalism.
  
  Background:
  - I've built large-scale websites and developed social media policies for large and small news organizations.
  - I've used social and broadcast media to cover events like the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, the United Nations from 2007 - 2011, and the conflict in Southern Sudan.
  - My social media accounts contain about 1.5 million followers.
  - I occasionally speak at technology and media conferences.
  - I've interviewed a number of interestring individuals: http://blog.danpatterson.com/interviews.
  - I'm comfortable with most major content management systems.
  - I can edit audio and video.
  
  Experience
  - Apr 2013 - Present
    Editor / SumAll.org
  - Jan 2012 - Mar 2013
    Founding Editor / KoPoint
  - Sept 2008 - Nov 2011
    Digital Platform Manager / ABC News Radio
  - May 2007 - Oct 2008
    Chief United Nations Correspondent / Talk Radio News Service
  - Jun 2007 - Jan 2008
    Associate / v-Fluence Interactive Public Relations
  - 2006 - 2008
    Podcast Producer / PodShow
  - Jan 2007 - Jun 2007
    Sales and Marketing / Haugo Broadcasting KSQY FM, KICK FM
  - May 2005 - Jan 2007
    On-Air Personality; Podcast Producer / X-Rock; Duhamel Broadcasting
  - Sept 2004 - Aug 2005
    Blog Marketing and Outreach Consultant / Velocity Entertainment; Warner Brothers Records
  - Oct 2001 - Oct 2002
    On-Air Personality; nights and weekends / X-Rock; Duhamel Broadcasting
  - Sept 2000 - May 2002
    General Manager, Program Director / KBHU
  - Jan 2000 - Dec 2001
    Field Marketing Representative - Intern / Capitol Records
  - Oct 1999 - Oct 2001
    On-Air Personality; nights and weekends. / KSKY; Haugo Broadcasting
  Additional Information
  - Websites:
    
    Blog, Company Website
  - Honors:
    
    125 Most Accomplished Alumni Award, Black Hills State University (2008) The Dave Diamond General Manager Award, KBHU FM (2002)
Tweets

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- Monetizing content beyond eyeballs and clicks: @Urtak rolls out ad products for online polling http://t.co/w5J6VGEaWt via @pandodaily
  
  Jun 19, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @TheZombieA: Photo: The Zombie Apocalypse Meta-Post: Zombie Weapon of Choice / Daryl Dixon http://t.co/vE9VYWZdFa
  
  Jun 18, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Photoset: theinevitablezombieapocalypse: The Zombie Apocalypse | Merch For Survivors http://t.co/BVC84MtJ1C
  
  Jun 18, 13 from Tumblr Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Photoset: theinevitablezombieapocalypse: Merch From The Zombie Apocalypse: Secretly We All Want The Zombie... http://t.co/E2PFPvQl9q
  
  Jun 17, 13 from Tumblr Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Great to hear @sumall on @twit!
  
  Jun 17, 13 from Tweetbot for iOS Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Manhattan http://t.co/RwZ6572XaW
  
  Jun 16, 13 from Instagram Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- We Did it http://t.co/CROR2FheVj via @1938Loren
  
  Jun 16, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Time for our regular D&D game. http://t.co/hEe2JQlUIJ
  
  Jun 16, 13 from Instagram Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- NYTimes: After Profits, Defense Contractor Faces the Pitfalls of Cybersecurity http://t.co/ynt83EHmhh
  
  Jun 16, 13 from Twitter for Android Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Google Tests Out Balloons That Beam Internet Access From the Stratosphere. http://t.co/Azr2ZX8THn via @slate
  
  Jun 15, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Moderate cleric Rohani to be Iran's next president: minister http://t.co/evjOzWjIU3 via @reuters
  
  Jun 15, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations http://t.co/MGc2KHxW6F via @guardian
  
  Jun 13, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Conversational Passport: An Interview with http://t.co/OWhZhPUEaN Founder Dalton Caldwell http://t.co/35uPNA6d5j
  
  Jun 13, 13 from WordPress.com Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Podcast: Conversational Passport: An Interview with @AppDotNet Founder @DaltonC http://t.co/6XZryNXwl6 via @KoPoint
  
  Jun 13, 13 from Tweetbot for Mac Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Why Should Congress and the Courts Care About Snooping If Citizens Don't? - James Joyner - The Atlantic http://t.co/iwN1yzDZBc
  
  Jun 13, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Balancing Security and Liberty in the Age of Big Data http://t.co/PQL5KkyPgK via @BW
  
  Jun 13, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Are we in the Midst of an Orwellian Moment http://t.co/oOWhD2sGDa via @TheTakeaway
  
  Jun 12, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- PBS Frontline: Spying on the Home Front (2007) http://t.co/lbmkp9BmV1 via @FilmsForAction
  
  Jun 12, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Feds hunted for Snowden in days before NSA programs went public http://t.co/y96zt5pedc via @reuters
  
  Jun 12, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- CIA Chooses: Amazon or IBM? http://t.co/Ja2rcYMfbo via @WSJ
  
  Jun 12, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
Posts

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- Conversational Passport: An Interview with App.Net Founder Dalton Caldwell
  
  Jun 13, 13
  
  Reblogged from KoPoint: In which I discuss social platforms and technology culture with entrepreneur Dalton Caldwell. Originally from El Paso, Texas, Dalton cut his tech teeth by building streaming...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Ready Check: Inside World of Warcraft Raiding with Gaming Researcher Ladan Cockshut
  
  May 22, 13
  
  Reblogged from KoPoint: Ready Check: Inside World of Warcraft Raiding with Gaming Researcher Ladan Cockshut Every night, massive teams of battle-worn experts gather, organize, and battle through...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Interview with Maciej Ceglowski of Pinboard.in
  
  May 07, 13
  
  Reblogged from KoPoint: Interview with Maciej Ceglowski of Pinboard.in Maciej Ceglowski is the founder of Pinboard.in, an "anti-social" bookmarking site. As the social web evolves, some trends mature...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- RSS is dead! Long live RSS! An Interview with The Old Reader
  
  May 07, 13
  
  Reblogged from KoPoint: RSS is dead! Long live RSS! This interview was recorded the week after Google announced the death of beloved feed parsing app, Google Reader. The headlines regarding Reader's...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- KoPoint Conversations
  
  Apr 24, 13
  
  Reblogged from KoPoint: KoPoint podcasts will return Monday, April 29th! I'm excited to release the first non-commercial series KoPoint episodes. Spring shows will focus on simple structured...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Manhattan From Brooklyn In The Spring
  
  Apr 09, 13
  
  Lower-Manhattan From Brooklyn Heights On A Warm Spring Night Filed under: photo, Photos Tagged: Brooklyn, Manhattan, NYC, Photo, Skyline
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Shop The Zombie Apocalypse
  
  Apr 08, 13
  
  Link: Shop The Zombie Apocalypse theinevitablezombieapocalypse: Shop.TheZombieApocalypse.Com Lives! Alongside our zombie blog, The Zombie Apocalypse ecommerce shop compliments the essential zombie...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Vintage Brooklyn Heights Photos
  
  Apr 03, 13
  
  Historic Brooklyn Heights Photos nyclandmarkscommission: Photos from the time of designation of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District in 1965. This was the first historic district in New York City....
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- KoPoint In Stereo
  
  Apr 02, 13
  
  KoPoint Filed under: Blog, photo Tagged: Boombox, Highlight, Image, KoPoint, Logo
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- KoPoint Cassette
  
  Apr 02, 13
  
  KoPoint. Our Victory Is Imminent. Filed under: photo Tagged: Cassette, Highlight, KoPoint, Logo, Tape
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- The Zombie Apocalypse Lives!
  
  Apr 01, 13
  
  The Zombie Apocalypse Lives! Three years of building the zombie blog, lots of work building and a private testing, TheZombieApocalypse.com is now alive as a zombie apocalypse resource curated by...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- The Zombie Apocalypse
  
  Mar 31, 13
  
  theinevitablezombieapocalypse: TheZombieApocalypse.com: Alive! Filed under: photo Tagged: Community, Forum, Highlight, Photo, TheZombieApocalypse.com, Zombie, Zombies
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Multi-colored Empire State Building
  
  Mar 30, 13
  
  Multi-colored Empire State Building Filed under: photo
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- The Zombie Apocalypse Poster
  
  Mar 27, 13
  
  The Zombie Apocalypse Poster | Ecommerce is fascinating. Filed under: photo Tagged: Community, Image, Instagram, The Zombie Apocalypse, Zombies
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- KoPoint Is Dead. Long Live KoPoint!
  
  Mar 22, 13
  
  Reblogged from KoPoint: At the end of the month, KoPoint, INC - the corporate entity - will cease to exist. KoPoint did not make enough money to scale the content or the business, so I've decided to...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Taking comedy and politics on Beer Diplomacy with @HeyItsLiam and @Baratunde
  
  Mar 18, 13
  
  Taking comedy and politics on Beer Diplomacy with @HeyItsLiam and @Baratunde Filed under: photo Tagged: Baratunde Thurston, Beer Diplomacy, Friends, Humor, Image, KoPoint, liam mceneaney, Photo,...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Commencing D&D Month 2 – “A Deeper Madness” using Roll20.net and Hangouts with old friends
  
  Mar 17, 13
  
  Commencing D&D Month 2 – “A Deeper Madness” using Roll20.net and Hangouts with old friends. Filed under: photo Tagged: D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Friends, Impage, Instagram, Photo,...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- From shortformblog: As you may have read, Reuters’ Matthew Keys—who is a contributor to SFB—has been indicted on conspiracy charges related to the hacker group Anonymous.
  
  Mar 15, 13
  
  Link: From shortformblog: As you may have read, Reuters’ Matthew Keys—who is a contributor to SFB—has been indicted on conspiracy charges related to the hacker group Anonymous. Reuters Deputy...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- A full house tonight telling jokes and shooting documentaries tonight at KoPoint
  
  Mar 11, 13
  
  A full house tonight telling jokes and shooting documentaries tonight at KoPoint Filed under: photo Tagged: Image, Instagram, KoPoint, Photo, Recording, Studio
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Announcing: The Zombie Apocalypse Limited Edition Hoodie
  
  Mar 11, 13
  
  colourmylifewithpossibilities: theinevitablezombieapocalypse: Announcing: The Zombie Apocalypse Limited Edition Hoodie The Zombie Apocalypse is proud to announce our pre-release limited-edition...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.