Gotta get my thoughts out

Just got back about an hour ago from a social gaming panel Peanut Labs (my co) hosted.
It was amazing! Here's who the panel consisted of if you wanted to know:
- Daniel James, Co-founder and CEO, Three Rings
- Wilson Kriegel, VP of Business Development and Ad Sales, Outspark
- Lisa Marino, Chief Revenue Officer, RockYou
- Mark Rose, Director of Product, Payments and Platform, Playspan
- Eric Eldon, Editor, Inside Social Games
- Jonathan Flesher, VP of Business Development, Zynga

These people are all the big guys and girl in the social gaming enviornment right now.
I especially loved what Wilson Kriegel and Daniel James talked about - how their predictions for 2010 consisted of the next step and evolution of games on facebook and how businesses must adapt and increase their revenue immensely (100-200%) to stay alive and keep the train going. James had some wild predictions like facebook and facebook gaming will peak this year (http://thefloggingwillcontinue.com/) which I have to agree with. All these games popping up virally are crap and developers know it. Whats the next type of game we'll see and let's see how fast the user will chew it up and want the next thing. Craziness i tell you!

Anyways, what was first a panel discussion turned into a networking game where the CEO of my co told me to go and meet some people and watched me the whole time lol. Hesitant at first(gimme a break its been years?) but once it got going, it became natural and tbh pretty exciting. I'm looking forward to working more and networking more at GDC this year. Turns out that we're doing a huge party too. 2010, great year so far

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I'm an intern....again

Things have been crazy since 09.
Got a job at sony, lost the job at sony (they moved dept to sd).
Moved in with Lyn and skippy to Foster City.
And now i'm interning at this place in SF, yes its ironic that now i'm further south, I find a job up here.

Its great so far, learning a ton and showing my team that I'm very capable of what they're throwing at me. I'm hoping to prove to them in the shortest amount of time that I deserve this job and can do more. The 2 week trial is almost up and after that I'll be a permanent intern for the time being. Afterwards, If I last 1 month, they'll give me a little something something to pay the bills/bart. Then, hopefully a full time job! so far I'm trying to stand out from among the interns they have here by just being more awesome. and of course i come in earlier stay later sort of thing.

Lyn commented that I'm doing so much work for them and i'm not even being paid, which she's right as Ive heard just recently one of the interns here just left for a paid gig somewhere else. Im secretly hoping they'll come to their senses and just start paying us sooner, ha, wishful thinking.

In the meantime, ill hold my ground here, take what I can and create the opportunity myself, whether its w/ them or someone else we'll see. I do like this co tho and the people are all pretty cool, minus the smelly dudes outside our office. wtf take a shower then come in to work

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Been a while

So here's an update on what Ive been doing: Playing wow, hanging out with Lyn, interviewing, and now I get to dance.

We had DSP auditions this past weekend and I'll be honest, I didn't care too much this time. We had an orientation the night before and realized that we weren't getting a ton of new faces like last time. And the people I knew who were trying out and could potentially make it, well, I know them already. I think the best part though was having new judges come in this time instead of the usual, plus they're mostly mindtricks so thats awesome right there. Hmm, but what I am looking forward to is our next performance at One 4 Gee in April. I missed the last show but now I get to be part of it so yea, that feels awesome.


As for the job hunting, its ok and that's better than most people. I get calls, I get in-person interviews, I get a lot of responses from my resume and all of the experience Ive gained from these past months doing all of that is def going to pay off. Will it be my dream job? Who knows but I'm sure i'll find something soon.

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First Full Week of Work Complete

So how is it?

It's awesome. So far every promise has been fulfilled. I'll be managing our community going forward (I get to manage some community specialists for our forum), I'm now in charge of all our prizes, I get to establish rules and work with lawyers for our games, I'm now in communication with our PR firm, and I get to tell our producers what I want to see in the game.

Its A LOT of hard work but its fun. Also found a gamer in the building so that makes things interesting too. Now to create our company blog...

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New Job!

After 2 years at Fathom Online/Geary Interactive I'm finally taking a step in the right direction. Thats right, Gaming! I will be the Marketing Specialist at Airplay. Great Opportunity for me since I'm looking for a more general marketing role right now where I can really experience a lot of different jobs that'll help me decide which to focus on for my next position. Obviously another factor is the fact that this site is gaming focused, even if it isn't exactly traditional gaming.


Airplay Description:
AirPlay lets you play along as you watch your favorite sports events and TV shows – from NFL, NBA, and MLB games to Deal or No Deal. Compete for prizes and chat with others - LIVE!

See, for me, I really see this position as a great stepping stone to say Nintendo, or Lucas Arts (my top 2 places I'd love to work for). When I applied/interviewed at traditional gaming companies I know in the back of their minds that although I was qualified for their position, I don't have any related gaming experience. Now after lets say a year or so at Airplay, I'll not only have years of marketing under my belt, but a good amount of experience in the gaming industry. Cheers to working hard towards your goal!

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