Ernie Smith
Editor of Tedium (https://tedium.co), freelance writer, pop-up search engine maven (https://udm14.com), worked on Manos: The Hands of Fate according to IMDb.
See my writing: https://erniesmith.net/
Starter Packs
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Freelance & Content Marketing Pros
This list contains freelancers in the content marketing space, along with useful resources for folks who do freelance work. (Content pro? Think you should be on here? Reach out!)
People Creating Cool Things
This starter pack is filled with people who responded to a recent thread of mine with cool things they’re working on. They deserve notice for it. Self-promoters, unite!
Newsletter Nerds
A list of folks who are crazy enough to run their own newsletters and publish on a regular basis. (Will keep adding as needed.) (Preferred criteria: Folks who run an independent newsletter as a key part of their career.)
@lon.tv
Host and owner of the Lon.TV YouTube Channel. Channel: http://lon.tv/ - About: http://lon.tv/about - Blog - http://blog.lon.tv
@rib.gay
Rib - He/Him - Furry - Preserving games and old media! - Red pandas! - Fixing old games! (twitter account for follower bridge to detect: @ribshark)
@seanmilstead.com
Technology executive. Amateur father of four and husband. Happily married to @jennywho.
@ladyjimrockford.bsky.social
she/her, 43, trans Chicago I post for people who died 30 years ago Current fixations: in an animation groove. expect to see me say stupid shit about looney tunes, tex avery, betty boop, popeye, rocky & bullwinkle, hanna-barbera, tom & jerry etc....
@swelljoe.bsky.social
Born tired. Did you add alt text to your image? It'd be a lot cooler if you did.
@vcfederation.bsky.social
@jcsalterego.bsky.social
1x winner of the "oh i'm pretty sure that's just jerry spreading misinformation" award 🥇🏆 • Goodfeeds https://goodfeeds.co/ • @skyapp.bsky.social thanked by darth july 20, 2023 📍Austin, TX
@youtubesilike.bsky.social
Good videos I find on YouTube. Run by @margarita.bsky.social
@lexroman.com
Newsletter writer covering reader-funded journalists. Run your paid subscriptions without relying on a platform: journalistspaythemselves.com My creator newsletter: revenuerulebreaker.com 🏡 Housing and tenants rights 🏳️🌈 they/them 🍑 Atlanta 📍 Bogotá
@labeler.antisubstack.fyi
If I follow you, it's because you *don't* post on Substack and I want to support you! This labeler identifies Substack links so you can avoid them. Substack tithes to Nazis. See pinned thread for advice on switching to a new platform!
@metaljesusrocks.bsky.social
A long-haired metal dude, ex-Sierra On-Line employee & now I have a popular YouTube Channel - - Social Media: https://linktr.ee/metaljesusrocks
@wolfbridge.bsky.social
Founder & Editor of Typebar Magazine. I also write fiction and nonfiction.
@jonathan.eylerwerve.com
Trying to make the Internet a nice place for humans. Chicago. I post mostly art, art process, some trash. Reskeets mean you fucking crushed it. Work persona: http://eylerwerve.com
@danwilsonmusic.bsky.social
Singer/songwriter/painter; Someone Like You, Not Ready to Make Nice, Closing Time; Semisonic, Trip Shakespeare. https://linktr.ee/danwilson_music
@jael.bsky.social
i write about climate change and renewable energy. “the fight” newsletter @heatmap.news. also in the band @ekkoastral.bsky.social. stream "pink balloons". email jael @ heatmap dot news
@agoldman.bsky.social
I make @hyperfixedpod.bsky.social I used to make Reply All. One day I will be in the ground hopefully flowers will grow out of me Music: Slowfawns.bandcamp.com Western kabuki (the official podcast of Bluesky): patreon.com/weste
@davelevitan.bsky.social
Deputy editor, Splinter, covering various horrors. Previous: Grid, bylines all over before that. Author: NOT A SCIENTIST: How politicians mistake, misrepresent, and utterly mangle science (2017, WW Norton). Davelevitan{at}gmail.com Signal: @davelevitan.26
@pdehello.bsky.social
Hello. International news editor and reporter for hire. Previously Quartz, The National, USA Today, CNN, elsewhere. 📍Brooklyn. He/him, deaf. Signal: pdeh.99 / @patrickdehahn on Twitter (RIP) ✌️ Remember we share the same moon.
@betternorfolk.bsky.social
Woke Mob dedicated to exposing the homophobic and bigoted views of right-wing grifters and scammers at Armed Forces Brewing Company. The infamous (and not veteran-owned) brewery KICKED OUT OF Norfolk, VA.
@mkramer.bsky.social
engagement + crowdsourcing products, ProPublica; librarian, journalist, hyperlocal information ecosystems, public(s) and participation, digital archives, dogs, civic joy, mom, mummer, board games, philly, carrboro north carolina 🌈 melodykramer.github.io
@alt18f.bsky.social
Delivered effective, efficient, and secure digital services for the American people until we were forced to stop on March 1. Not an official government account. Reposts are not endorsements. Our new website: https://18f.org/ #AltGov
@tompagenet.bsky.social
I love cities, transport and photography. I work for Transport for London. Whatever I say here is personal.
@bronxriverdigital.com
It's getting to the point where I'm no fun any more. I am sorry. Dad / professional geek / theater kid / New York sports fan. “Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.” ― Terry Pratchett, I Shall Wear Midnight
@voultar.com
Former Poet & Farmer. Kentucky Native & Media Personality. Soldering Champion of 1987 & Recovering Electronics Designer. http://youtube.com/voultar
@dollarcountry.org
Physical record archive of Country, Bluegrass, and Country Gospel music. Started in Kansas now in Cleveland. Radio Host at Dollar Country and NTS Live. Browse the archive and listen to the shows: dollarcountry.org
@hackadayofficial.bsky.social
🔥 Engineering knowledge exchange: http://hackaday.com ☠️ Get featured: tips at hackaday dot com 📒 Learn: http://hackaday.io/u
@oddletters.bsky.social
politics/technology/capitalism. prof somewhere. enthusiastic guitar guy. book on why vc was a bad idea the whole time coming from UChicago Press writing - https://oddletters.com/ stickers+noise - https://duopoly.bandcamp.com/merch i curse a lot he/they
@potatofi.bsky.social
Idahoan 🥔 living in Finland 🇫🇮, working at Hamina Wireless. CWNE #233. I'm into old computers, retro videogames, 3D printing, and fixing stuff.
@fountainsofwayne.bsky.social
Two time Grammy losing rock quartet. Very high Jeopardy answer to actual hit ratio
@ashwinrodrigues.com
I've written. bylines at Defector, GQ, The New York Times, Wired, and other places. work + email available at ashwinrodrigues.com
@sterlewine.bsky.social
Music writer and journalist, a founding editor of Allmusic now freelancer for hire. Bylines at Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Mojo Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and more. Subscribe to my Newsletter: sterlewine.substack.com
@taliajane.bsky.social
indie reporter (@taliaotg on hellsite) • support: patreon.com/taliajane • tips: taliajane@protonmail.com 💸: paypal.me/taliajane 🌻 be good; i love you 🖤❤️🔥
@alyssamerc.bsky.social
your favorite game journo’s favorite game journo twitch.tv/alyssamerc on monday/wednesday/friday https://linktr.ee/AlyssaMerc bylines at rolling stone, kotaku, jezebel, jalopnik, digital trends, gamesradar, sfx