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April 02, 2006
Strange Jobs in
Last April 1st, we uncovered the surprising news of the Broadcasting Organization of the Greater United States purchasing the rights to the technology underlying podcasting. The story was one that the mainstream media chose to ignore, presumably because there wasn't a "Web 2.0" angle. This April 1st brings news too strange to make up. Podcasting has barely been around long enough for there to be jobs in it, but already some very unusual podcasting job announcements are appearing: The Paparazzi Bridal Podcast is looking for females of all types, 18 - 55, to play bride in a series of video podcasts. Another company was recently looking for a tall, hot buff dude to appear in a series of video podcasts. And, is it too much to ask for an experienced Web 2.0 expert with expertise with AJAX, tagging, scripting languages, Web services, Web databases, RSS, Wikis, chat, webcasts, podcasting and VoIP? There also appears to be demand for 3D modellers willing to work for low pay and "podcast bonuses". According to the ad, "Monsters and men are easier, but girls are very hard." Well, that's a given. If you're a college student with no real-world experience, why not spend the summer assessing and recommending enhancements for all segments of existing communications strategy at Verizon? Seems like a good job for an intern to do. Finally, Seth Godin, a marketing guru best known for his clean pate and purple cow, is looking for a summer intern that podcasts and is "slightly unbalanced."
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Posted by Perry at April 2, 2006 11:44 AM
