David Beach
Publisher

ItsBeach.com
DieOld.org
SwedeLife.com

In his own time, David Beach uses the Web to share his enthusiasms–for new technology, music, and recently, his desire to help himself and others live better and die older.

That’s right, die older. Since February, David, one of the heavy hitters at Yahoo! Shopping in Sunnyvale, California, has blogged at DieOld.org about the daily adventure of getting into shape. His goal: to lose more than 100 pounds–and help others do the same. Since starting his program of dieting, exercise and blogging, David has shed more than 20 pounds, according to the “Die Old Tracker” featured on his site. In the process, he has also inspired countless others to take up healthier lifestyles.

“Using the medium to express myself publicly has kept me accountable to what I’m trying to do,” the Santa Cruz-based, 37-year-old father of two told me. “At the same time, it’s definitely touched a nerve with others in similar circumstances. I get lots of comments and email from supporters.”

DieOld.org is just the most recent of David’s enthusiasms. He first started blogging in 2000, although his new media blog, ItsBeach.com is only about a year old. There, David blogs about technology, the high-tech biz, and his job at Yahoo!, and keeps a daily link blog.

But music is perhaps David first and foremost enthusiasm. In a former life, David worked with Quagmire Records, a San Francisco-based label for indie and alternative music that was active in the 1990s. When the label went under, David and his musician cohorts were left with some 100 rock albums (about 1,200 songs) for which they had no way to distribute. On Swedelife.com, David offers a new mp3 song every day, for free.

The Yahoo! Publisher Network ads that appear on his sites allow David to keep publishing at minimal cost, recouping a little of the cash – and time – he spends keeping his blogs up to date. In other words, Yahoo! Publisher Network helps David promote his enthusiasms while helping “Pay the Bills.”

– Michael Mattis, Blog Editor