Dan Gillmor's blog
Job Openings at Mashable
Mashable is looking for a Co-Editor and a handful of investigative reporters
to be based in the Bay Area and New York.
Job Descriptions:
__________________________________________________________
CO-EDITOR FOR MASHABLE
With more than 160,000 RSS subscribers, Mashable.com is one of the world's
largest blogs focused on the latest Internet trends with a focus on social
media and Web 2.0 news. Mashable is currently hiring a Co-Editor who will
report directly to Mashable's Editor-in-Chief.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Assisting the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial decisions
- Assigning stories to other members of the Mashable team
- Writing breaking news stories
- Reviewing new Web 2.0 sites and services
- Interviewing executives from companies that Mashable covers
- Routinely discovering scoops that are relevant to Mashable's audience
- Administrative duties (email, scheduling, etc.)
Requirements and Qualifications Include
- 3+ years of working in the social media space in an editorial role
- Exceptional writing skills and news judgment
- A strong social media presence (Blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Ability to source your own stories via your own network of contacts
- In-depth knowledge of key companies and figures in the Web industry
- Strong technical savvy and acumen that shows in your writing
- Familiarity with WordPress and Photoshop (or a comparable image software
package)
- Journalism degree preferred
______________________________
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER FOR MASHABLE
With more than 160,000 RSS subscribers, Mashable.com is one of the world's
largest blogs focused on the latest Internet trends with a focus on social
media and Web 2.0 news. Mashable is currently hiring an Investigative
Reporter who will report directly to Mashable's Editor-in-Chief.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Writing breaking news stories
- Reviewing new Web 2.0 sites and services
- Interviewing executives from companies that Mashable covers
- Routinely discovering scoops that are relevant to Mashable's audience
- Administrative duties (email, scheduling, etc.)
Requirements and Qualifications Include
- 3+ years of working in the social media space in an editorial role
- Exceptional writing skills and news judgment
- A strong social media presence (Blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Ability to source your own stories via your own network of contacts
- In-depth knowledge of key companies and figures in the Web industry
- Strong technical savvy and acumen that shows in your writing
- Familiarity with WordPress and Photoshop (or a comparable image software
package)
- Journalism degree preferred
*For immediate consideration, please send resumes and cover letter to
adamo@mashable.com.
to be based in the Bay Area and New York.
Job Descriptions:
__________________________________________________________
CO-EDITOR FOR MASHABLE
With more than 160,000 RSS subscribers, Mashable.com is one of the world's
largest blogs focused on the latest Internet trends with a focus on social
media and Web 2.0 news. Mashable is currently hiring a Co-Editor who will
report directly to Mashable's Editor-in-Chief.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Assisting the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial decisions
- Assigning stories to other members of the Mashable team
- Writing breaking news stories
- Reviewing new Web 2.0 sites and services
- Interviewing executives from companies that Mashable covers
- Routinely discovering scoops that are relevant to Mashable's audience
- Administrative duties (email, scheduling, etc.)
Requirements and Qualifications Include
- 3+ years of working in the social media space in an editorial role
- Exceptional writing skills and news judgment
- A strong social media presence (Blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Ability to source your own stories via your own network of contacts
- In-depth knowledge of key companies and figures in the Web industry
- Strong technical savvy and acumen that shows in your writing
- Familiarity with WordPress and Photoshop (or a comparable image software
package)
- Journalism degree preferred
______________________________
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER FOR MASHABLE
With more than 160,000 RSS subscribers, Mashable.com is one of the world's
largest blogs focused on the latest Internet trends with a focus on social
media and Web 2.0 news. Mashable is currently hiring an Investigative
Reporter who will report directly to Mashable's Editor-in-Chief.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Writing breaking news stories
- Reviewing new Web 2.0 sites and services
- Interviewing executives from companies that Mashable covers
- Routinely discovering scoops that are relevant to Mashable's audience
- Administrative duties (email, scheduling, etc.)
Requirements and Qualifications Include
- 3+ years of working in the social media space in an editorial role
- Exceptional writing skills and news judgment
- A strong social media presence (Blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Ability to source your own stories via your own network of contacts
- In-depth knowledge of key companies and figures in the Web industry
- Strong technical savvy and acumen that shows in your writing
- Familiarity with WordPress and Photoshop (or a comparable image software
package)
- Journalism degree preferred
*For immediate consideration, please send resumes and cover letter to
adamo@mashable.com.
Where Failure is Experience
Vint Cerf, one of the real Internet pioneers, says (among other things):
In Silicon Valley, failure is experience. Now, if you fail at everything, that's different. But a failure is a mark of experience more than anything else.
Paul Graham on Starting a Startup
It's getting a bit old, but Paul Graham's great essay, "How to Start a Startup," is still one of the classics in the field. Quote:
You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend as little money as possible. Most startups that fail do it because they fail at one of these. A startup that does all three will probably succeed.
Words worth noting...
Our Domain Name
Are all the good Internet domain names already owned by someone? No; only the obvious ones are taken.
Ours is startupmedia.org -- and we think it's just fine.
Ours is startupmedia.org -- and we think it's just fine.
Idol Meets Demo?
Stowe Boyd describes the "Enterprise 2.0: Launch Pad":
We are going with an 'American Idol' style approach this year, and opening up the launchpad to anyone with an idea, a mockup, or a product ready to go to market. We are relying on the 'wisdom of the crowds' to help us pick the most interesting and innovative product pitches from those submitted (after a bit of weeding out of any crazies).
Got a great idea? Check out the site.
