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job descriptions from the future
On hiring social media twits
Social media is one of the hottest buzzwords in tech circles. But can you actually get paid to play with Facebook at the office? Don't show your boss this Mashable article written by Ben Parr asking if social media jobs are here to stay. It only validates the lack of any hard evidence. Parr says social media roles — either a single person or small team who comment on blogs, send and receive Twitter messages, maintain fan pages on Facebook, and use other similar Web tools — are capable of increasing reach, users, traffic, and revenue. Examples? None. Numbers? Zero. More »
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Comment by Torley: Thanks for this post, I missed Jeremiah's blog welcoming submissions earlier. *goes to add mine* more » | Other threads
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i hate it here
Internet is so quiet you can hear your own echo
Save for one very special correspondent's valiant efforts, all was quiet on the Internet at the beginning of this week. The Christians were busy celebrating the birth of Jesus, and the rest of you, your new JesusPhones. It's not grown much louder since. And some, including professional echo chamberist Jeremiah Owyang, are having trouble dealing with the change in pace. More »
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Comment by LindsayT: my inbox is usually populated with interestingness from the kids i went to grad school with. they're on break.... more » | Other threads
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Comment by elvenjewel: @figaro: Point taken, but a note about the Amish: I was in Glenwood Springs, Colorado this summer at... more » | Other threads
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online advertising
MySpace and Facebook's ad revolution in 100 words
Self-described Web strategist Jeremiah Owyang has posted a 1,544-word monstrosity to explain the significance of MySpace and Facebook's new ad models. If you have time to read it, you're probably also adding friends on MySpace all day. If you have a real job, here are Owyang's insights in 100 words. More »
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Comment by pepelicious: Sorry man, I couldn't get past his crummy writing. Can we get this guy an editor? more » | Other threads
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Jeremiah Owyang strategizes his way out of PodTech
Self-described "Web strategist" Jeremiah Owyang, the director of corporate media strategy at beleaguered video site PodTech announced on his blog that he is leaving the troubled startup to become an analyst at Forrester Research. At last, a real company. Congratulations, Jeremiah! So, who's next to escape from PodTech? Should we start the countdown to job-seeking value-adding videoblogger Robert Scoble's departure?
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Comment by Hraesvelg: It be not a poem, rather a "prophecy", just like an 'Analyst' make things vague enough to retrofit into any... more » | Other threads
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podtech
Significant by association?
How do you justify producing content (in this case, PodTech) featuring your own employees (corporate video producer and blogger, Robert Scoble, and Jeremiah Owyang, web strategist) spouting basic platitudes devoid of knowledge? Splice them together with video of Marissa Mayer, the eminently respectable, famous, and truly significant Google VP! More »
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By Tim FaulknerComment by GinaMuchava: I was really hoping to see John Furrier, Steve Gilmore and that annoying 1978 Media jew dude tell me about... more » | Other threads
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