Freelance writer, blogger and editor
Würzburg Area, Germany
- Current
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- Publishing and Managing Editor at MakeUseOf.com
- Past
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- Contributing Writer at GeeksAreSexy.net
- Contributing Writer at SearchEngineNews.com
- Virtual telephonist at Varras Consultancy
- Copywriter and blogger at Digonex Technologies
- Contributing Writer at Absolute Write
- Contributing Writer at Auctionbytes.com
- Contributing Writer at CDWire.net
- Contributing Writer at Bookologist.com
- Education
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- Darlington College School of Journalism
- Queensferry High School
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Mark O'Neill’s Summary
I am British, 34 years old and now living in Würzburg, Germany. In the past, I have worked in industries including the Scottish civil service (mainly the Education Department & Justice Department), banking, insurance, tourism, sales, journalism, call centers, marketing and publishing. I have been writing for 20 years and have been published in many publications. I have also done work in Scottish youth radio as a presenter & reporter.
I attended journalism school in England from 1992-1993 and so I am proficient in journalism skills including shorthand, media law, touch-typing & investigative journalism. As part of my journalism training, I worked at various British newspapers and news wire agencies having stories published and gaining valuable work experience. Highlights included making a television programme with the BBC & appearing on BBC radio.
I am now a freelance writer and managing / publishing editor at MakeUseOf.com. I am an occasional guest blogger on GeeksAreSexy.net.
You can see an almost-full list of my published articles by going to http://www.markoneill.org/writingarchive.html . I regret I cannot show all my work due to legal agreements with clients and / or the legal copyrights of the work being sold to the client(s).
I am also the former consultant & copywriter for an American e-commerce software company based in Indianapolis, USA. My duties there involved writing their user manuals & blog and moderating their user forum. I also developed marketing materials, promoted the company in Europe and helped to translate their software into German.
Mark O'Neill’s Specialties:
social media, web 2.0, web applications, web copy
Mark O'Neill’s Experience
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Publishing and Managing Editor
MakeUseOf.com
(Internet industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
I am the publishing and managing editor with MakeUseOf.com. As well as contributing articles, I also manage the writing staff, keep the internal wiki organised and process applications from people wanting to join the MUO team.
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Contributing Writer
GeeksAreSexy.net
(Internet industry)
October 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 2 months)
I am a contributing writer to GeeksAreSexy.net
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Contributing Writer
SearchEngineNews.com
(Internet industry)
November 2007 — August 2008 (10 months)
I am a contributing writer for http://www.searchenginenews.com, helping to write the copy for the next newsletter.
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Virtual telephonist
Varras Consultancy
(Internet industry)
September 2007 — August 2008 (1 year )
Using Skype, I occasionally help out at Varras Consultancy, answering the phones and providing basic office support for companies in Great Britain.
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Copywriter and blogger
Digonex Technologies
(Internet industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year )
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Contributing Writer
Absolute Write
(Internet industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year )
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Contributing Writer
Auctionbytes.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
February 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 11 months)
I was a regular contributing writer to auctionbytes.com, covering the eBay and e-commerce area of the internet. My articles were published at least every 2 weeks, sometimes more.
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Contributing Writer
CDWire.net
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
April 2005 — October 2005 (7 months)
I was a contributing writer for CDwire.net, writing historical articles on childrens issues.
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Contributing Writer
Bookologist.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
February 2004 — December 2004 (11 months)
I was a contributing writer to Bookologist.com, writing profiles of various authors.
Mark O'Neill’s Education
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Darlington College School of Journalism
1992 — 1993
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Queensferry High School
1989 — 1992
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Mark O'Neill’s Interests:
reading, book collecting, internet, website design, German language studying, writing
Mark O'Neill’s Groups:
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Fans of Mashable
Mark O'Neill’s Contact Settings
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