Brian Hall Follow LinkedIn Twitter Writer Education University of Michigan Michigan State University Expertise Social Media Platforms Communications Entertainment Parental Monitoring Apps Introduction Produced numerous feature articles that have appeared in Macworld, Tom's Guide, GigaOm, Forbes, CIO, and many others.Assisted in the development of billing software, IP management tools, digital certificates, and even fast-charging hydrogen fuel cells.BA in Political Science and MA in Telecommunications. Experience At Lifewire, Brian writes about developments in social media, and how people can leverage these platforms to create entirely new forms of entertainment and communication. Brian's work has also appeared in publications such as Business Insider, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, and on LinkedIn.Prior to writing about tech, Brian helped build it. He has worked on teams that developed online billing software, digital certificates, even hydrogen fuel cells for mobile devices.Brian wrote a series of reviews on parental monitoring software for parents of at-risk children for Tom's Guide, and was a very early proponent of bitcoin and blockchain technology, which he began writing about in 2014. Education Brian earned his BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan and his MA in Telecommunications Management from Michigan State University. Lifewire and Dotdash Meredith Lifewire, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a Top 10 technology information website, as rated by Comscore, a leading internet measurement company. We provide trusted, clear, and actionable answers to your most pressing technology questions vetted by certified experts, as well as trustworthy product recommendations so you can make the most informed purchasing decisions. Learn more about us and our editorial process.