World’s First Technorati Intern
Thursday, May 12th, 2005Update: Sorry to those who got the shaft from Spam Karma. I’ve turned it off now, so you should be able to add comments.
It’s official. I’m interning at Technorati this summer. Thanks to Tantek, Niall, Jonas and whoever else put in a good word for me (from the inside ;-) ).
And, in case anyone’s wondering, there’s absolutely no doubt that without this blog I wouldn’t have this opportunity. Here’s the formula:
- Write about something you care about.
- Try to write it well.
- Figure out who else cares about it.
- Get them to read your stuff.
- 5. Let everyone know you’re looking for work.
- ???
- Profit!
Though steps 6 and 7 are out of your control, but 1-5 are within the grasp of anyone with at least a bit of writing skills.
Update: Niall (via IRC) says I should encourage people to contribute to OSS projects, as well. To paraphrase, “don’t wait around for the corporate master to take notice, open up a text editor and hack.” Couldn’t have said it better myself.
