His website is Information Philosopher, with a supporting I-Phi blog.
In April 2007, Bob launched still another community website, DITAUsers.org.
DITA Users need not install anything or know XML to begin topic-based structured writing today. They use the browser-based DITA Storm editor or the desktop <oXygen/> XML editor with WebDAV access to author structured content in an online workspace folder.
November 2005 - Bob launched the TaxoTips website to identify taxonomies and taxonomy consultants who can help organizations increase the ROI on their taxonomies by adding memography and memetic search.
October 2005 - Inspired by Peter Morville's Ambient Findability, Bob launched the Memography wiki and The Memetic Web blog, developing techniques that greatly increase precision and recall of searches on the world-wide web.
February 2005 - Bob was named one of Twenty to Watch in 2005 by CMS Watch.
2004-2008, Contributing Editor of EContent magazine. Bob writes seven print columns a year and twelve online columns for ECxtra. In 2005 he helped EContent editor Michelle Manafy design and build the voting system for the EContent 100.
Bob built the CM Pros public website in September 2004 and served as principal website designer and programmer. He helped CM Pros grow to almost 600 members at its fourth international Summit in Boston. CM Pros was named one of the 100 top Content sites of 2005 by EContent magazine.
In 2003 July, Bob created BlogAudio to help Christopher Lydon, founding host of NPR's "The Connection," get back on the air with his own radio show. Working with Chris, Dave Winer, and Adam Curry, helped to create the first podcast.
2003-present, Editor-in-Chief, CMS Review, studying the classification and evaluation of content management systems. Helped to organize the third international OSCOM conference at Harvard Law School Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Produced and edited audio/video of the conference sessions which are being webcast.
1994-1998, Digital Video Editor, NewMedia Magazine. Wrote cover stories on Desktop Video, Web Servers, and (with Derek) Serving Dynamic Pages.
1993-1995, Desktop Video Columnist, Videomaker Magazine. Wrote stories on Desktop Video, Multicamera Editing.
1984-1986, 11th certified developer for Apple Macintosh, with Holly and son Rob wrote first desktop publishing program, MacPublisher, in 1984 (before PageMaker). Sold to Letraset in 1986.
1980-84, VP, Chief Scientist, iXO, invented Telecomputer, a handheld computer terminal with built-in phone-line-powered modem (cover of Byte magazine, 1982). Raised $13 million in venture capital funding.
The Toy Manufacturers of America named Merlin the best selling Toy and Game Item (SKU) in America in 1980 (2.2 million sold).
In 1978 Merlin (painted blue) and Milton Bradley Simon shared the cover of the Christmas issue of Newsweek.
1977-1980, Partner with wife Holly and brother-in-law Wendl Thomis, MicroCosmos, invented six electronic games for Parker Brothers, including Merlin, The Electronic Wizard and Wildfire, a handheld pinball game.
1973-1977, CEO of Super8 Sound, invented synchronous sound recorder for Super8 film cameras, with Wendl Thomis and Jay Kirsch.
1971-1973, Coordinator, NASA Ground-based Observing Program for the SkyLab missions.
1968-1971, Secretary of NASA Astronomy Missions Board.
1968-1973, Assistant to the Director of Harvard College Observatory.
1968, Ph.D. Astrophysics, Harvard University
___________________________Work with Charles Nesson in Jamaica
Building Christopher Lydon's BlogRadio Studio
Multilingual Internet and Web Jargon
An Open-Source Database Model/Schema
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