Writing Staff
Samuel J. Scott is the founder, editor, lead writer, and head of marketing and advertising for the Considerations blog.
Scott is Founder and President of SJS Consulting Worldwide as well as a former Boston journalist and newspaper editor who is currently living in Israel. Scott is finishing his International M.B.A., working as a private consultant in online marketing, and serving as a co-blogger on Middle Eastern and European economics at the Return of the Great Depression website in support of this book. He is also a co-owner and writer for the Law School Reference website. Scott’s LinkedIn page is here.
In the past, Scott was Marketing and Communications Manager for the Israeli high-tech company Speech Modules, Website Marketing Manager for ForexPros.com, and Marketing and SEO Writer for Coolvision. He has extensive experience in SEO jobs, SEO Elite, SEO training, SEO software, Google SEO, SEO Spyglass, SEO CMS, SEO test, SEO studio, and SEO Analyzer.
In Boston, Scott was Editor-in-Chief and Executive Director of Spare Change News, an alternative newspaper and non-profit organization. Prior to working at SCN, he wrote for Massachusetts newspapers including The Boston Globe, The Patriot Ledger, The Boston Courant, and The Beacon Hill Times, as well as TNT magazine in London. Prior to working in journalism, Scott was a Staff Assistant at the Beacon Hill Institute, an economic think-tank at Suffolk University.
Scott has a B.S. in journalism from Boston University. He is studying in the International M.B.A. program at Bar-Ilan University after pursuing prior studies in the Executive M.B.A. program at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. Scott has lived, traveled, or studied in Britain, Canada, Egypt, India, and Israel, as well as in various parts of the United States. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in Belleville, Illinois, before moving to Boston, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Israel.
Scott can be contacted at sjscworldwide (at) gmail.com (without the spaces). His opinions are his own and not necessarily reflective of any employer, client, or university. Scott’s mother tongue is English, and he is proficient in Hebrew and French as well. The name of the blog — “Considerations” — is that of his regular column while he was Editor-in-Chief of Spare Change News in Boston.
Devan Daniel Kalathil Palankandi graduated with a degree in media and journalism from the University of Florence in Italy. He has taken part in social events including the Anti-Racist Tournament and Mondialito (the mini-World Cup) in Florence for the past four years as organizer, coach, and player for the Italian non-professional team. The event is sponsored by the UISP and funded by the municipality of Florence.
Palankandi was born in Manali, at the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains in India. He spent his youth at the Lawrence School Sanawar boarding school. Palankandi has showed a major dedication to sports and has mastered activities including cricket, hockey, soccer, and swimming. His father is originally from Kerala, and his mother is from Italy. Although Palankandi is an Italian citizen, he is a Hindu as well as proud of his Indian origins. He is fluent in Hindi, English, and Italian.
He also writes for firenzelodging.com and devan-knowitall.blogspot.com. The opinions expressed by Palankandi are his own and do not represent the thoughts or ideas of his school or employees from the past or future.
Writer Emeritus
Jeff Guevin is an aspiring polymath currently studying law in an idyllic New England small town. He has worked for Boston University and Massacusetts’ state welfare department, and most recently was a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Benin, West Africa. He has also written and taken photographs for Spare Change News, taught sailing at Piers Park Sailing Center in East Boston, and written two blogs, Bonjour Benin and Politigallus. Jeff is also a co-owner and lead writer for the Law School Reference website.
Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and a Master of Urban Affairs from Boston University. As an undergraduate, he concentrated his studies, which included a minor in religion, on the Middle East and Islam. He also studied abroad at the American University in Cairo. He is proficient in French and Spanish and has a basic knowledge of Arabic. He has traveled on four continents, including every country/territory in the Levant, save Iraq (but he’s gotten close).
He was born and raised in Arizona to parents whose families have, in large part, been in North America since before the United States was a country. He is proud of his roots but, like much of Generation X, feels deracinated; on the other hand, he is content to be where he is most of the time.
The thoughts and opinions expressed by Jeff on this blog are his and his alone and in no way represent the thoughts and opinions of his school or any employers past or present. They certainly don’t comport with a good deal of what Sam says.
Jeff is on LinkedIn, for what it’s worth, and encourages comments on his posts.
Scott
Nice to hear from you. I’d like to know why you moved on from Spare Change News?
Frank Frank Conte(Quote)
Frank,
Good to hear from you. I decided to focus on my M.B.A. studies in the short term while I volunteer at Spare Change and look for another job in the future. Samuel J. Scott(Quote)
Samuel,
Just wanted to send you a quick thank you. I accidentally stumbled across your blog and spent my entire day reading all of your previous posts (well, not ALL of them but you get the idea). Finally, I have found a blog worth reading! Debbie(Quote)
I just wanted to express my thanks on your views of pre-teen and teenage conservative dress. I and my immediate family are Latter Day Saints. (Morman) but not the fundalmentalist sect. (paligimist) In this day and age it is very hard to teach our young girls to trust in them selves and not thier body appearance. So much of our world and “information age” is sex,sex,sex! T.v., media, print, celebrities, movies., music and it goes on and on. My guestion is why? And how do we change it back? I have a 14yr. old and a 9yr. old and a 6yr. old daughters. It is hard to steer them right. Why can’t there be role modles who actually teach pride in ones self and not how their body looks in next to nothing (fashion)? Will we parents ever see the new age of conservative life in genral? I pray we do and the sooner the better. Tracy(Quote)
Just found your blog — interesting stuff. Keep up the good work. Oh and for a less cerebral, more psycho-social take on things, visit me at my blog:
http://www.MixTapeTherapy.com
Until next time -
Caren Ms. Mix & Bitch(Quote)
I have been checking out your blog and I’d like to suggest a video for you to blog about.
http://www.jewishreconnectionproject.com
youtube link to first episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WslLNTYzmzw
The video is the first in a web-only mini series I produced called the Jewish Reconnection Project. It shows young Jews in New York and Jerusalem talking to each other and sharing how their Judaism affects their lives. It’s meant to give viewers a sense of the diversity of Jews around the world and to let college age people express their own ideas about Judaism. Ultimately, we hope that helping disparate groups of Jews understand each other will make for a stronger, healthier Jewish community. New episodes will come out every Wednesday for the next six weeks.
Let me know what you think and if you’re interested in posting it. I’d love to hear your feedback on the video.
Best,
Todd Todd Schechter(Quote)
Do you think the IDF will deal with Gaza or the West Bank first? Or maybe a do over of the ’06 Lebanon debacle? I would put my money on Gaza. Either way there is gonna be a bloodbath soon. johnnypeepers(Quote)
Johnny,
Gaza is a more-pressing issue for Israel right now since Hamas is firing missiles from there nearly everyday. The West Bank is as calm as it can be. However, the issue is that the West Bank may erupt in protest if Israel decides to clamp down hard on Gaza to stop Hamas.
Hizbollah is quiet right now. I presume they (and Syria) are awaiting orders from Iran. We’ll see what happens. The big fear is that Hamas in Gaza, other terrorists in the West Bank, and Hizbollah in the north will attack Israel from three sides at once. Israelis fear this more than they like to admit because they are no longer confident in the IDF following the war in 2006. Sam Scott(Quote)
i find your views rather narrow minded especially as a journalist. trans atlantic flights cheaper you not see how oil just goes up and up inflaion around the world is exploding yeah just stay in school study economics as for the palestinians i think there frightened let down by the global community and the media which continually portrays terrorists not a people that are occupied please get your head out of your arse cos thanx to people like you there is no peace on earth shalom loz(Quote)
I have a trip to Jerusalem planned for April. With opening day right around the corner, do you know of any bars that might carry the Red Sox?
Interesting blog.
Chris Chris(Quote)
Your best bet it’s Mike’s Place — it’s a famous American-style bar that shows American sports. But it will only carry games that are broadcast on ESPN or Fox. No NESN, unfortunately. Sam Scott(Quote)
Scott,
I stumbled upon your blog today and really enjoyed reading some of your posts. I appreciate the way that you write and the topics that you choose, Great job!
http://www.jonesview.wordpress.com Jones(Quote)
I’d like to have you contribute to my blog, in regards to Israel.
You have some great posts that I know many will benefit from reading
Shalom Gilal(Quote)
Who the hell cares about a blog? Gaspd(Quote)
Wow! Living in Israel! That’s great! I was just wondering where some old Boston friends were and came across your info. Best of luck! —Vinnie Vinnie Russo(Quote)
hi. I dropped in to do my homework.
nice to you meet you^^
you are good journalist! shine(Quote)
Question for Readers « Samuel J. Scott // Oct 29, 2008 at 06:17
Shine — thank you for the compliment, and good luck with your homework. Sam Scott(Quote)