Ferdinand Bardamu has a good reminder up about netiquette. Social networking is a big thing these days, and Ferdinand is pretty good at it. It takes time, dedication and a work ethic. I see a lot of publications that could really use guys like him to make a big difference in their online presence.
What confuses me is why so many online media companies continue to hire clueless, technically incompetent PR girls with worthless communications degrees when they could hire on guys like Ferdinand to do the job four of them couldn’t. It’s almost like welfare. What are all these marketing chicks really adding to the economy? Are they really productive at all?
Frankly, I don’t think so. If I were some publishing bigshot, I’d hire smart young guys to handle the tech and SEO for online presence, and hire a few girls with communications degrees to fetch coffee and keep the bathrooms sparkling clean. If they proved some ability to write I’d give them a job doing so, but not without some real results first. Even these feminist websites with good traffic rankings, such as jezebel.com, couldn’t even come close to standing on their own. Jezebel sits on top of gawker.com, and the others are little more than tweeting fiestas that call Hannah Montana to mind. Here’s a Taki Mag example of a tweetfest in action: Tweet Fight.
Inane, isn’t it?
Unfortunately, until fathers around America, quit paying their daughters’ $1,200/year iPhone bills this will continue. Hopefully, this will happen sooner than people expect, slashing tween garbage sites like so much stubble after the harvest.
In the meanwhile, I’ll bet on smart young guys who know how to use all the tools at their disposal. You should too.
7 responses so far ↓
1 Randy Nichols // Sep 8, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Just wanted to say HI. I found your blog a few days ago on Technorati and have been reading it over the past few days.
2 Lukobe // Sep 9, 2009 at 12:22 am
Speaking of the Tweet Fight, I still can’t believe Demi Moore married Ashton Kutcher.
That post is the funniest thing I’ve seen all day. I might say all week except I saw World’s Greatest Dad with Robin Williams last night.
3 Ferdinand Bardamu // Sep 9, 2009 at 1:15 am
“Ferdinand Bardamu has a good reminder up about netiquette.”
And here I thought I was just making a really long link post.
Nonetheless, I appreciate the kind words.
“Social networking is a big thing these days, and Ferdinand is pretty good at it. It takes time, dedication and a work ethic. I see a lot of publications that could really use guys like him to make a big difference in their online presence.”
Speaking of publications, I’d be happy to help in this regard with yours.
4 Todd White // Sep 9, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Welmer: I discovered your blog today and I’ve added it to the blog list on my website.
5 Welmer // Sep 9, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Great! The more the merrier.
I recognize your name from somewhere. Seems I’ve seen you around the blogosphere, but I can’t recall where.
6 Todd White // Sep 10, 2009 at 8:39 am
It’s very possible. I participated in some of the online Game debates in mid-August.
7 Chris Rugh // Nov 22, 2009 at 2:11 am
In order to have a biz life where you’re gone most, if not all, of the time you need hire smart…
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