June 22nd, 2006
Blogging Provides Non-Web Opportunities
A few days back (three to be exact), Paul Stamatiou blogged about how he landed a gig with Yahoo as a Blogging Intern.
It might not be a full-blown job offer like the one Steve Rubel received in February, but there’s little doubt that you’re talking about a great experience and networking opportunities in a firm highly related with what he’ll probably want to be involved in when he graduates.
So, what’s one of the main reasons he got this opportunity? Well, you don’t really need me to answer that question, do you?
And to think this is just one of the many indirect methods of benefiting from your blog.
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2 Comments
July 1st, 2006 at 10:46 pm
[…] My first impressions of California are great. I love the surrounding environment and how well-developed the tech community is. Wherever I looked, there was the headquarters or main offices of a large company. For example, I spotted Maxtor right across the street from Cisco Systems, Lockheed Martin across from Yahoo!, etcetera. I would love to move out here after I graduate. In the meantime, I have a feeling I will be enjoying my stay. News of my internship with Yahoo! also made its way around the blogosphere quite rapidly: About.com, blogHelper, ProBlogger and Houston MetBlogs. Now back to your regularly scheduled tech content. […]
July 30th, 2006 at 11:17 am
[…] This just goes to show that hardworking bloggers (with, if possible, a great deal of creativity) can reap a wide range of non-web opportunities. Of course, this is one of the more unique (a.k.a. one-in-the-million) sort of experiences, but you can certainly expect things like internships, career opportunities and publishing deals. […]
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