It is with a heavy heart that I must announce I am leaving LIGNET after more than three years due to a recent decision by Newsmax to permanently sideline the project on October 30. While the website is no longer online, I retain a copy of every article I wrote on the site.
From June 2011 through October 2014, LIGNET published my pieces on 191 of the 193 UN member states and dozens of territories/disputed countries* as well as more than 100 major energy, manufacturing, and technology companies.
I have learned an incredible amount and been a production powerhouse. I single-handedly wrote a combined 1,452 Analyses and Snowflakes/InBriefs/DailyBriefs (the name has developed throughout the course of the site’s history) — over a sixth of the site’s entire content — between June 15, 2011 and September 11, 2014.
Some Interesting Analytics:
During my first year (2011) I covered 78 countries (78 of 193) and generated a total of 132 stories.
During my second year (2012) I covered another 108 countries (186 of 193) and generated a total of 368 stories.
During my third year (2013) I covered 4 more countries (190 of 193) and generated a total of 534 stories.
During my fourth year (2014) I covered just one new country (191 of 193) and generated a total of 418 stories.
However, if I count citing Micronesia, Samoa, and Vanuatu in this piece Pacific Islands “Fighting for Survival” then I technically covered all 193 countries in 2013.
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