She got her start at daily newspapers in the Washington, D.C., metro area, covering everything from crime and legislative beats to education. She then began working for magazines and online publications covering business and technology. Writing for publications such as InformationWeek, CIO.com, IT World, EdTech Magazine, Government Computer News and more, Beth documented the dot.com boom and bust, covered the web and e-commerce just as they got started, and wrote about pioneer tech titans like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison. She also covered the U.S. Congress, the federal government and the Clinton/Gore administration, writing about technology, the Federal Communications Commission, the Internet and information security.