Behold The New Site!

by Jared on August 30th, 2006

Proving once again that aesthetic perceptions comprise 90% of the marketing world, I present for your approval our new site design!

In addition to looking pretty swanky, the new site design features:

• An easier-to-read blog format
• A better organized sidebar
• More rapid access to your favorite features
• & much more!

Many thanks go out to Razvan Teodorescu(>>) for his fantastic template and to Mikey(>>) for his mad graphic design assistance.

All that’s left to do now is to fill the site with content commensurate with its design…not to mention worthy of an MBA application!

Op Ed: To Qpodder or Not to Qpodder?

by Jared on August 29th, 2006

In preparation for resuming our regular schedule, I am forced to ask; how useful is Qpodder?

Normally when I post a show, I will also post it on Qpodder.com, a gay and lesbian podcast listing. Qpodder started as a pretty good idea to bring GLBT as well as GLBT-friendly podcasters together to showcase the huge spectrum of voices that the communities espouse.

However, now it has become a non-stop stream of gay, white men complaining about their lives. In fact, it seems like most of the truly entertaining podcasters that have succeeded in building a brand outside of clubbing, drugs and sex no longer even bother giving the Qpodder main site a second thought.

The only reason I hung on was because it seemed that my site was enough of a curiosity to warrant several brief click-throughs. Now, even though I respect and admire the pioneers who built the site up and the co-podcasters who comprised the original cast of brilliant GLBT voices (Nillo, included), I don’t think I want to actively post there anymore.

For those of you who did come over from Qpodder, I would love your feedback. Should this be the way to go and has Qpodder lost its orginal Madge-ic (pun-intended)?

20SMF Vidcast: A Preview Of Season #2

by Jared on August 28th, 2006

An explination of where we’ve been all summer and what you can expect for next season.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW: 20SMF Vidcast: A Preview of Season #2

I {HEART} My Job – The Official 20-Something Marketing Poster

by Jared on August 25th, 2006

Ok, so I promise that the next season is in the works and I should post a new episode next week.

Until then, though…here’s a sign you can post in your cube/office next to your favorite marketing project – ENJOY!

Popular

by Jared on August 17th, 2006

When we did the 20-Something Work-Life Survey, one person made the comment that if they had learned one thing prior to entering the workforce; it would be to try to emulate the “popular” kids in order to navigate office politics.

I once scoffed at that idea but now that I am back from an interesting AMA Seminar on building better work relationships, I am prompted to reconsider that statement. In fact, it’s tough for me to admit but one major truth I realized is that to be really successful, you need to be more than good at what you do, you need to play the popularity game as well.

To be continued…

Name Your Raise – The New Game Show For 20-Somethings

by Jared on August 10th, 2006

“It’s time to play everyone’s favorite new game show, NAME YOUR RAISE!! That’s right – it’s the only reality show that puts your future income into jeopardy by asking you to tell your boss just what you think you should be making next year.”

“Before we begin; let’s go over the rules, shall we?”

“The object is simple. Craft a response to your bosses’ e-mail asking you what you think your salary should be in the coming year. Guess too high and you can blow your chance at a raise and forget about that root-canal you’ve been waiting for. Guess too low and you’ll still be working for peanuts. Come up with a number that you and your boss will agree with and you might just get it!”

“Now its time to see what our contestants have come up with…”

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“Tuna” Happens: Chapter 3 – Get A Life

by Jared on August 4th, 2006

One day during an obscenely deep discussion (i.e. kind you can only have over a bottle of wine and a playlist of Nina Simone), I asked a friend of mine to summarize her life’s manta. She replied, “to get a life before life gets me.”

Interesting, I thought, I had always assumed she had a life. “Not at all,” she said. More