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Bob Brown

Bob Brown

Online Executive Editor, News

Network World, Inc.

Responsibilities: To work with Network World's writers and editors to identify and publish the best informational and news stories for enterprise IT and networking professionals. Also, I blog about network research from university and vendor research labs, plus work closely with our wireless reporting team on assignments and projects.

Past experience: Worked for the Boston Herald's Business Section and for an inhouse newspaper at Boston University.

How to reach: Best to reach by email. I try to be good about redirecting pitches to the most appropriate reporter on staff, based on their beat.

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Recent articles by Bob Brown

9 super useful subreddits network pros should follow

May 23, 2013

Reddit is not just filled with pictures of cats and silly memes. Seriously. There's a lot of good content on the popular social news aggregator for network professionals whether you're focused on security, Windows, VoIP, IPv6 or a mixed bag.

9 super useful subreddits network pros should follow

May 23, 2013

Reddit is not just filled with pictures of cats and silly memes. Seriously. There’s a lot of good content on the popular social news aggregator for network professionals whether you’re focused on security, Windows, VoIP, IPv6 or a mixed bag.

Ethernet filters out porn, plus  9 other facts (?) we learned from Bob Metcalfe’s Reddit Q&A

May 22, 2013

Bob Metcalfe, who 40 years ago invented Ethernet along with David Boggs, spent two hours this week regaling Reddit users with his thoughts on everything from  software-defined networking to Internet porn.

Reddit IAmA this week to feature Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe

May 20, 2013

Bob Metcalfe, co-inventor of Ethernet 40 years ago this week, will get his turn to play social media rock star as the subject of a Reddit IAmA on Tuesday, May 21, at noon EDT.

iPhone 5 case mini review: Nuguard KX keeping my smartphone safe

May 14, 2013

I recently swapped out my existing iPhone 5 case from for a Newer Technology model dubbed the Nuguard KX just in time to put it to the test at the Interop Las Vegas convention.

Improv group comes to rescue of texting pedestrians with Seeing-eye People

April 30, 2013

The scene-making Improv Everywhere troupe has released a pair of videos in which it pokes fun at people who can't take their eyes off their texting devices even while navigating busy streets in New York City. Improv Everywhere's solution for safeguarding oblivious walking/texting zombies: Seeing-eye People.

Apple WWDC sells out in 2 minutes, first ticket on eBay less than 1 hour later

April 25, 2013

The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference sold out in just two minutes today, blowing away last year's record of two hours.

What the man behind HP's new internal IT plan has in mind

April 23, 2013

As someone who spent billions with HP over 20 years while in IT leadership roles at Boeing and Verizon Wireless, John Hinshaw knew the big hardware, software and services company from the outside as well as anyone. In the year and a half since becoming executive vice president of technology and operations at HP, he's been putting that knowledge to use on the inside.

CIO at hospital caring for Boston Marathon bombing victims and suspect shares lessons learned

April 23, 2013

Dr. John Halamka, CIO at the hospital where Boston Marathon bombing patients and suspects have been treated over the past week, has shared in a blog post Tuesday lessons learned from an IT and security management perspective.

6 fresh Apple iPhone 6, iOS 7 concept designs

April 15, 2013

While it's still unclear when Apple will reveal its iPhone 6, iPad 5 or iOS 7 (or whatever it calls its next smartphone, tablet and operating system), the longer we wait the more intriguing ideas are being floated by would-be Apple designers.