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The interesting times in which we live
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 03:32:42 -0400
Well worth looking at and watching djf ------ Forwarded Message From: AcmeWriter () aol com Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 00:34:11 -0400 (EDT) To: dave () farber net Subject: The interesting times in which we live Dave - Don't know if this is IP worthy or just something that might interest you, but eight unemployed former high-tech journalists (including myself) have created a Web site that plays with the idea of reality programming and tries to make it meaningful. It's called 8goodpeople.com, and we eight - including a Pulitzer Prize winner, the woman who was the first news editor of CNET, a former National Geographc staffer - are using the reality programming genre to try to get the attention of prospective employers by writing about what life has been like without a steady paycheck. We like to think of it as reality programming without the TV and the shlock factor. I don't know if our experiment will work or not - that is, if we will find jobs because of the site; but we felt it was a creative use of our talents and therefore worth the time. Though we've only been live for a few days, we've already heard from other unemployed high-tech workers who want to be on our "second season." We don't have one planned, but it really is a sad commentary on the state of unemployment in this country and how many high-tech workers, journalists among them, have not been able to find work. I hope you can take the time to check it out. Thanks, Connie Guglielmo site creator, 8goodpeople.com ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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