Journalism & Copywriting

Seamus has over 25 years of writing experience, from technical documentation, training programs, to journalistic expressions. He has published hundreds of technical and business articles, and authored 4 books (including bestselling “This Body This Life” and Amazon bestseller “The Internet Webmaster Logbook”), 2 e-books, audio CD and video training products. Seamus has co-authored Dot ZEN, with Hui Peng. Dot ZEN is a guide book to help entrepreneurs and business executives understand the non-aggressive techniques and philosophy of doing business.

Seamus has worked with daily newspapers, technology and business magazines as an independent journalist and editor. Editors who work with Seamus often rely on him completely, since Seamus often produce analytical and news features that are newsy, insightful, and highly readable. Seamus also writes advertising and editorial copy for corporate clients. If you need punchy and impactful copy, talk to Seamus.

Areas and products that interest Seamus include:

  • Web 2.0 platforms
  • Mobile app programming
  • Internet software and appliances
  • Internet security software and appliances
  • E-learning and knowledge management
  • E-business software and implementations
  • Wireless handsets and wireless networking
  • Macintosh hardware and software
  • Gadgets related to the Internet lifestyle
  • Biotech, life sciences and pharmaceuticals
  • Holistic health and naturopathy
  • Statistics on trends in Asia
  • Product reviews and comparison

Seamus is also the first Asia member of the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) , a prestigious non-profit organization in the USA, as well as previously a long-time member of the National Writers Union (NWU), the leading journalism union.

Interviews

Seamus interviewed many top CEOs, directors of multinational corporations, and industry visionaries.

Here is one sample of his one-to-one interview with philanthropist, engineer and educator, and Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak. Seamus asked some questions and Woz answered them succinctly in this rare interview.

Editorial features

Seamus has written hundreds of technical and business features and commentaries, as well as interviewed many top executives and visionaries. If you are keen to see his portfolio samples, contact Seamus. Here are titles of a small selection of what Seamus has written.

Business and marketing features

  • The View from Singapore (National Writer, cover feature)
  • Rejuvenating aging brands (AllAboutBranding.com, cover feature)
  • Ethics of disclosure – a study of SARS (Ethix Magazine, feature)
  • Antitrust issues in Asia, translated into Chinese (Navigator, Motorola)
  • Business technology features
  • Internet-Based Education and Its Impact on Developing Nations (BWW, feature)
  • The Chief Knowledge Officer as the guardian of knowledge (Cnet Asia, feature)
  • Wireless Sun rises in the East (TechTV feature, PDF)
  • Who needs a PC? (Business 2.0, cover feature, on how wireless Internet, specifically on wireless technology is changing the lives of people in Asia).

Complex technology features

  • Trimming Costs? Shrink the Motherboard (NC Asia, analysis feature)
  • The clan of C languages (NC Asia, feature)
  • Recent security holes (NC Asia, feature)
  • VPN circa 2002 (NC Asia, feature)
  • Mail server landscape (NC Asia, feature)
  • Fooling biometrics (NC Asia, feature)
  • Optimizing Java code and C# (NC Asia, feature)
  • Squid configuration (NC Asia, feature)
  • Tidying up HTML code for XML (NC Asia, feature)
  • Identity crisis (NC Asia, feature)
  • 64-bit computing revisited (NC Asia, feature)
  • Disable gopher (NC Asia, feature)
  • Satellite broadband (NC Asia, feature)
  • Using Perl to fight spam (NC Asia, feature)
  • Patching wireless holes (NC Asia, feature)
  • Antivirus tech frontiers (NC Asia, feature)
  • Multicast methods (NC Asia, feature)
  • Step up on spectrum (NC Asia, feature)
  • Beware of those MP3s (NC Asia, feature)
  • OS Shootout of Solaris, OS X & Win XP (NC Asia, feature)
  • Satellite Internet (NC Asia, feature)
  • Systems block of Asia domains (NC Asia, feature)
  • The right stuff (NC Asia, cover story)
  • Un-tethered learning with wireless (NC Asia, feature)
  • No forms, please (NC Asia, feature)
  • DIY Wireless – Base station not required? (NC Asia, feature)
  • IPSec and MPLS: Which VPN is Right For You? (NC Asia, feature)
  • Slowing down spam (NC Asia, feature)

Independent TV & Radio journalism and film-making

Seamus is a great broadcast face and voice for TV and radio stations that require a reassuring voice or personality with soothing and learned authority, and a discernible optimism.

Seamus has been using his professional voice since 1987, in corporate training, professional speaking, meeting facilitation, and subsequently, also TV and radio hosting for international broadcast media. Unlike “pure” radio voices and TV faces, Seamus is a highly experienced business consultant and executive, as well as technology and biotech expert. If you are in specialized fields such as information technology, Internet, biotech, medicine, pharmaceuticals, sciences, and anything high-tech, you can be sure that Seamus can lend a powerful, compelling, believable and credible voice to your TV and radio programs.

Seamus has previously co-hosted on USA’s ZDTV Radio, TechTV Radio, and TechTV Live. And internationally, Seamus has co-hosted segments on NewsRadio 93.8FM and Capital 95.8FM (Mandarin), as well as interviewed on 5AA AM Australia.

Media accolades:

“Seamus is just great!” – US TV producer.

“You did so well! Our producer was blown away and said that you should be on every week. Nice smile… Our producer actually looked at me in the control room and said, ‘he’s the best guest we’ve ever had.’” – US TV host.

“Thanks for making the program so relevant and interesting that more than the average number of listeners called in to chat with us.” – Asia Radio host.
“It was our pleasure having you on the show. For us, you’re simply wonderful.” – Asia TV producer.