Ben Berkon

Through Contently.com, I have become a frequent technology and...

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:43:55 -0400

Through Contently.com, I have become a frequent technology and smartphone app writer for Mozy.com’s blog. To-date, I’ve interviewed founders and team members from Voxer, Bondsy, Striiv, and Paperweight Magazine, and helped publicize a flurry of other innovative newcomers in the tech world.

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Amazin’ Avenue is the featured New York Mets blog under...

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:12:00 -0400

Amazin’ Avenue is the featured New York Mets blog under the SB Nation umbrella. AA is widely regarded as the most high-brow Mets blog (in the most saturated of sports blogging markets), as it properly utilizes the latest advanced statistics to back already interesting topics. As a long time reader, it was flattering to receive the opportunity to jump aboard as a contributor.

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Brandchannel is an Interbrand-owned blog that reports and...

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:59:00 -0400

Brandchannel is an Interbrand-owned blog that reports and analyzes the latest in the brand world. The site also won a Webby Award in 2003. I’ve written everything from Tim Tebow’s fall from [brand] grace to an article about porn (well, sort of).

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Sure, Guy Speed likes to feature a lot content about hot chicks...

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:52:00 -0400

Sure, Guy Speed likes to feature a lot content about hot chicks and sex, but that’s not why they hired me. I write a weekly baseball, food, and humor column there. So what do I know about sex? (Answer: nothing).

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With over 60 million unique monthly visitors, Yahoo! Sports is...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:54:00 -0400

With over 60 million unique monthly visitors, Yahoo! Sports is the second most read sports website on the internet. And as its lead New York Mets blogger, my work is staged in front of a wide, and very disgruntled Mets fan base. Hopefully the combination of advanced statistics and analogies of the teams’ offense to stinky, native Southeast Asian fruit will become a welcome voice.

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Medium is a place for writers to run free. There are no shortage...

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:29:00 -0500

Medium is a place for writers to run free. There are no shortage of topics, ideas, or curse-words (if need be). The site’s founders are Ev Williams and Biz Stone, the fellows behind Twitter. It’s open to the public to read (if you have a Twitter account), but currently on an invite-only basis for writers.

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Baseball News Source is an up-and-coming baseball news website...

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:06:00 -0500

Baseball News Source is an up-and-coming baseball news website founded by a former Tampa Bay Rays ESPN writer. As a free-lancer, I am commissioned to react to recent acquisitions (free-agent signings, trades, etc…), as well as write “opinion pieces” anchored by mainstream analytical statistics.

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In my first six months out of college, I had the pleasure of...

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:00:00 -0500

In my first six months out of college, I had the pleasure of working in both the Footage/Production and Writing departments for ONN (Onion News Network). Besides being in the company of the most talented comedy minds in the business, arguably the coolest moment was actually seeing my “one liner” published in the Biden/Hennessy video. If you look closely at around the 1:18 mark, you’ll see my “Biden Requests His Character Be Killed Off So He Can Pursue Future Projects” contribution. And yes, I was paid $10 (pre-taxes).

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Approved Ideas:

Timothy Geithner Breaks Out in Severe Acne
Taliban Releases 140-Character Twitter Threat
Germany Looking for New Social Disaster to be Self-Conscious About
Marc Jacobs First to Use “Organically-Raised” Super Models
New Study Shows that Children Who Play Educational Video Games Wrongly Believe “Education Leads to Success”
Homeless Man Has a Pretty Good Singing Voice for a Limbless Crack Addict
iPhone Application Enables Parents to Keep Track of Who’s Sleeping With Their Daughter
Diet Tips That Will Make You Scream Uncontrollably
Breaking News: Woman Playing Guitar in Park Not Necessarily a Lesbian
Biden Requests That His Character Be Killed Off So He Can Pursue Future Projects
Unemployment Rate Inside Starbucks Hits 79%

Huffington Post is the king of the unpaid writing gig. Unlike...

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:59:00 -0500

Huffington Post is the king of the unpaid writing gig. Unlike other sites that promise “future” compensation or just “experience,” Huff Po actually puts their money where their mouth is (in terms of exposure). With a daily audience of over ten million people, my work is put in front of an astounding volume of readers. From making fun of a recently deceased Patrick Swayze to analyzing the impact of Mike Hampton’s retirement from professional baseball, there has always been a place for my words in Ariana-Land.

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I make many blogs. It is a problem, and a lot of people resent...

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:57:00 -0500

I make many blogs. It is a problem, and a lot of people resent me more than Newt Gingrich for it. While I’ve had blogs dedicated to the fake news, food, and sports worlds, I haven’t really gotten around to creating a personal blog. You know, a blog for revealing my fear of Gothic architecture, deep hatred of vertical postcards, and even that one time I got an abortion when I was seventeen (we’ll always have Paris, Richard). But that void has now been filled with “Blah Blah Berkon.” Enjoy [or fucking hate] it!

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The Beanball is a place for no-nonsense, stat-backed, baseball...

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:26:00 -0500

The Beanball is a place for no-nonsense, stat-backed, baseball analysis. While many other baseball sites and blogs rely on fact-less, gut-based opinions, The Beanball isn’t afraid to crowd the plate with logic–even if that means taking criticism where it hurts. No player, General Manager, or team is safe if there’s a statistical angle worth exploring. So watch out—especially you, Jeff Francoeur.

The Beanball has been featured on mainstream sites like MLB Trade Rumors, MetsBlog, Amazin’ Avenue, and many others.

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In December 2010, I was handed a fledgling, neglected New York...

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:27:00 -0500

In December 2010, I was handed a fledgling, neglected New York Mets blog—it rarely touched a hundred views in a given day. It was fair to say that Rising Apple, the featured Mets blog on the FanSided network, was a very small fish in the large pond that is the Mets blogoshere. Yet, after a year-plus under my reign as the Senior Editor, Rising Apple’s traffic spiked over 1000%, and became a frequently linked source on MLB Trade Rumors, Mets Blog, Amazin’ Avenue, and is now partnered with SI.com. I stepped down in August 2012 to focus on other writing endeavors, but Rising Apple remains a credible source for Mets news and analysis.

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