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Pre-BenSpark.com
- Been writing HTML since 1996. Self Taught
- Webmaster for Saint Anselm College 1997-1999
- Web Designer for Leading Edge Media 1999-2001
BenSpark.com – History & TidBits
- 2003
- In 2003 I discovered blogging. I was looking for an outlet for my creativity and I wanted to keep up on what was happening with web design.
- I started that blog because I traveled and wanted my girlfriend and my friends and family to be able to keep in touch.
- The name BenSpark is an amalgam of our two last names.
- 2004
- Blogged sporadically
- Took lots of Photos
- 2005
- April 9, 2005 – Photo-A-Day Begins
- November 12, 2005 – Married @alsparky of Sparky’s Social
- 2006
- April 9, 2006 – Year 2 of Photo-A-Day starts
- October 2006 – Started Blogging for PayPerPost
- 2007
- April 9, 2007 – Year 3 of Photo-A-Day starts
- May 2007 – Filmed 1st Wired Kayaker Episode
- May 2007 – Guest Blogger for FuelMyBlog
- June 2007 – Attended SB^3
- June 2007 – Webcomic @wesmolebash of YHTComic stayed with us for a weekend, we took him to a comic book signing at Double Midnight Comics
- June 2007 – Attended BotCon in Rhode Island, introduced the xshot to various attendees.
- September 2007 – Hosted 1st xshot contest on BenSpark.com
- September 2007 – Postie Reporter at CollegeFest 2007 for PayPerPost
- October 10, 2007 – The love of our lives, Eva Grace Bennett was born.
- November, 2007 – Publish most viewed post on BenSpark.com review of a GiSTEQ PhotoTrackr.
- November 2007 – Attended my 1st Blog World Expo as member of FuelMyBlog
- November 2007 – Attended PayPerPost Sponsored PostieCon
- November 2007 – Spoke at PostieCon – Panelist on Fab 4.
- 2008
- February 2008 – Attended IZEA Loco
- February 2008 – Began writing IZEA Guest Blogger Posts
- April 8, 2008 – Year 4 of Photo-A-Day starts
- June 2008 – Last Guest post with FuelMyBlog
- July 2008 – Filmed Wired Kayaker Episode – Roger Williams Paddle
- July 2008 – Wrote last IZEA Guest Blogger Post
- August 2008 – Chosen by WOM world to film Famous Death Scenes for Nokia Productions Short Film – Directed by Spike Lee.
- September 2008 – Moderator of Big Money Bloggers Panel at IZEAFest 2008
- September 2008 – Attended 2nd Blog World Expo
- November 2008 – Attended Premiere of Nokia Productions Film, interviewed Spike Lee.
- 2009
- January 2009 – Became an IZEA Insider, my “I’m not a Famous Blogger” Crew is awesome.
- January 2009 – Featured blogger for Nokia Chronicles
- March 2009 – Hosted 1st Blogs, Brews and Belly Laughs event
If you are interested in what States I have been to in my travels I have been to all but five of them.
That map is cool but a more detailed on is in the works from Google Maps. Check out I’ve Benn Everywhere. You can learn more about Google Maps through my post on The Wired Kayaker.
