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@MTV Why NYC for Your @MTVTJ (Twitter Jockey)? Why not SoCal?

June 14, 2010 by · Leave a Comment

I received this tweet on my Palm Pre from @twitter, and got a little excited, til I read the article.

twitter: Forget the VJ: @MTV is looking for a Twitter Jockey http://bit.ly/9IbBRW

Great idea, but the fact that they want this person to reside in NYC, and work in-house, shows me this company is not quite ready for change. At least, not the “Online” Social Media kind of change.

I’d much rather work from my fantastic location in SoCal. I could just as easily report/tweet from sunny SoCal. From our fantastic beaches – Newport, Laguna, Huntington, Santa Monica, Venice, Malibu…should I go on?

I’m only a mile and a half from one of these beaches. Why would I want to pack it all up for a six figure income in NYC?? Especially with the 2010 U.S. Open of Surfing WPS All-Star Event happening in Huntington Beach in a month?? Hello! I could be the on-site MTV-TJ and tweet away, while snapping photos and uploading them with my Pre. I could do this for just about every local event.

Don’t get me wrong, NYC is gorgeous. But I moved out of the east coast (after 20+ years there), and back to SoCal for the weather, something NYC can’t beat.

If MTV is still stuck on having their TJ reside in NYC, maybe they’d be willing to hire two (full or part-time) – one East Coast, one West Coast?

Employer Benefits – Cost Savings:

  • higher productivity
  • reduced physical plant costs (parking, office space)
  • eliminate travel expenses to the west coast (I’m already here)
  • reducing carbon footprint (read article below)

Just a thought.

~ OC ~
(Your MTVTJ)

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Submitted to – Has Gmail changed the way you email?

May 24, 2007 by · Leave a Comment

I fell in love with Gmail about 3 years ago, and I’ve been using it since. I retired Outlook permanently when Google Calendar came out, and use ALL the features Google/Gmail has to offer.

For the first year or so I was worried I couldn’t get along without the Outlook Calendar, but that’s been taken care of with Google Calendar. Google Calendar is so much easier to use, and has more than one reminder option. I really love that flexibility. I’d always have to notify myself once in Outlook, and then reset it after the reminder popped-up. But with Google calendar, I set as many reminders as I need the first time and forget about it!

I also love the limit increased to 20 MBs for attachments, they’re so generous.

I can’t really name one favorite aspect of Gmail because everything is spectacular:

  • Gmail search is the finest out there.
  • Integrated chat is wonderful with a save option, and search capability. Never wonder what you chatted about, it’s there!
  • Update Conversation is a great addition! Allowing you to see up to the minute messages while in the actual email.
  • The integrated shortcuts to the right of an email are time savers! (i.e., Add to Calendar, Map this, Track UPS package, etc.)

I could go on, and on! It’s a fantastic online app, and you never have to worry about changing your email address again! You can also access it from ANY pc with an internet connection, and your emails are saved on Google’s servers. So you never have to worry about losing them.

Their spreadsheets, and documents are great too. I’m waiting for a presentation app, which I’m sure is in the not too distant future.

Oh, and a fix for the Gmail signature. But I’m sure that’s in the works as well.

A Google/Gmail Evangelist

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