Vivian Wagner

 Articles

A sampling of recent articles:

"Blowing in the Wind: Jobs in the Wind Industry" (E-Commerce Times, Oct. 12, 2011)

"A Place in the Sun: Jobs in the Solar Industry" (E-Commerce Times, Oct. 5, 2011)

"In-Your-Face Advertising that Consumers Might Love" (E-Commerce Times, Sept. 21, 2011)

"Builders Adapt Home Features to Meet Aging-in-Place Demands" (Senior Housing News, Sept. 19, 2001)

"What is Holding Back New Construction in Senior Housing?" (Senior Housing News, Sept. 15, 2011)

"Location-Based Marketing: X Marks the Sweet Spot" (E-Commerce Times, Sept. 14, 2011)

"The E-Shopping Fun Factor" (E-Commerce Times, Aug. 17, 2011)

"The Rise of We-Commerce" (E-Commerce Times, Aug. 10, 2011)

"Me-Shopping: Design Your Own Products" (E-Commerce Times, Aug. 3, 2011)

"Shopping Online, Up Close and Personal" (E-Commerce Times, July 27, 2011)

"Opt-In Text Marketing -- What's Not to Love?" (E-Commerce Times, July 20, 2011)

"Mixed-Media Marketing: Same Game, New Playbook" (E-Commerce Times, June 21, 2011)

"The Reading Revolution." (TechNewsWorld, June 9, 2011)

"Adventures in Invention: Printing Objects." (TechNewsWorld, June 7, 2011)

"The New Digitally Driven Generation of Artists." (TechNewsWorld, May 19, 2011)

"Roaring Reinvention: How a Grandmother Started a Motorcycle Shop." (Entrepreneur.com, April 29, 2011)

"Snowmobile Collector: Ohio Man Loves Restoring, Riding Antique Machines." (American Profile, Dec. 15, 2010)

"Making a Point: An Ohio Man Finds Purpose in Pencil Sharpeners." (American Profile, Aug. 1-7, 2010)

"Fiber Optics and Rural Medicine: Healthcare at the Speed of Light." (TechNewsWorld, July 10, 2010)

"Breaking into the Security Job Market." (E-Commerce Times, Jan. 25, 2010)

"Signing on to the Digital Handwriting Revolution." (TechNewsWorld, Jan. 17, 2010)

"A Twitter App for Every Purpose Under Heaven." (TechNewsWorld, Nov. 24, 2009)

"Open Source Science: A Revolution from Within." (LinuxInsider, Nov. 20, 2009)

"Drawing Security-Spooked Customers into the E-Commerce Fold." (E-Commerce Times, Nov. 11, 2009)

"Online Commercials: New Life for an Old Model?" (E-Commerce Times, Oct. 26, 2009)

"When it Comes to Social Networks, What's In, What's Out, and What's Next?" (Club & Resort Business, July 2009)

"Perfect Picnics from the Longaberger Family" (American Profile, June 25, 2009)

"Crafting Classic Toys" (American Profile, Nov. 11, 2008)

 "The Legacy of Johnny Appleseed" (Relish, September 2008) 

 "Moviemaking Demystified" (MacNewsWorld.com, Sept. 11, 2008)

"Marbles by the Millions" (American Profile, Nov. 2, 2008)

"Fields of Dreams" (Relish, June 1, 2008)

"Perfecting Pipe Organs" (American Profile, Sept. 9, 2007)

"Bronzing Baby Shoes" (American Profile, July 27, 2008)

"My City is Back" (VegNews, March-April, 2008)

"Arthur Conner: Fiddle Maker for the Stars" (Bluegrass Unlimited, December 2007)

"Producing Locks Since Lincoln" (American Profile, April 8, 2007)

Online portfolio of technology articles for ECT News Network, 2008-Present

Personal Essays

A sampling of recent essays:

"Bright" (Willows Wept Review, Summer, 2009)

"Blood Money" (Two Hawks Quarterly, Summer 2009)

"100 Reasons I Want to Go to Afghanistan" (The Battered Suitcase, Spring 2008) 

"A Brief History of Hungarian Food" (The Kenyon Review Online, Spring 2008)

"Trace" (ECOllective, Spring 2008)

"Potpies, Mudpies, and Macaroni:  On Learning to Cook" (Toasted Cheese, June, 2008)

For links to more articles, visit my Mediabistro profile.