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- Web 2.0 Start-ups: PeopleJar helps People to Get Found and ConnectOctober 30
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PeopleJar, a new promising web 2.0 start-up has been launched recently offering easy-to0use tools for people to search and connect for recreational, social and professional purposes.
The concept behind the project is as follows: the Internet needs a one-stop destination for surfers to search and get found by people with various interested around the globe. PeopleJar has developed a robust highly-customizable search feature all other well-known web 2.0 players lack:- you can search by any attributes you choose;
- you can create your own search and let the system update you of new members matching its parameters.
For example, browsing acting jobs, you can search by location, skill level or even personal attributes such as a particular spoken language or age group.
On the other hand, the site provides unlimited options for members to self-promote themselves (increasing their chances to get found and chosen over profiles with similar attributes). Filmmakers can add their portfolio and show off their video work. Actors can list their previous projects, schools and other relevant experience.
Furthermore, members can add networks and attributes which will be added after moderation.
- When Did Social Media Stopped Being Social?September 18
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You might imagine that I’m really busy since I haven’t posted on my blog for over a month. Well, I’m not, I have just been finding other things to do: reading a book, hanging out with friends or watching a movie. Luckily enough, I found some free time to update this blog. Also, opened a Romania blog, BoGD.ro, where I drop all my thoughts.
Since I’m a pretty active user on Digg and StumbleUpon, I get several requests for digging, voting or commenting every day. I’m always glad to help out when I’m asked. But I’ve noticed in the past months that social media has started becoming an automated process, where everything resumes to voting each other’s stuff without the slighest intend to socialize. I don’t understand why common sense is not applied online as it is done offline.
Some people think that because they have me added on IM, they can start asking for favors. Some even call me “friend” even if they don’t know my name. I for one like to start by introducing myself, asking a few details about the person I just befriended so that I can start asking small favors.
I think there is such a thing as friends online, but they’re not done by spamming them with links, asking for votes or shouts. If you have 200 friends on digg, it doesn’t mean that you can start asking for comments and shouts to each one. Start by telling me where did you get my IM from, tell me your name and what you do. Then we can
- B’estfest 2008July 7
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Okay, the reasons I infrequently updates this blog is probably that I always find something better to do instead of brainstorming for ideas or exposing my thoughts here.
Regardless, I found a reasons to cut off the umbilical cord from my work, emails and blogs and attend B’estfest 2008. It’s a nicely organized festival, happening every year in Bucharest. It was held last Friday and several artists were scheduled: Alanis Morissette, Apollo 440, UNKLE, Cypress Hill and my personal favorite, Mark Norman.
This guy, Boy Lamoen was the opening act. Haven’t caught him, but saw him when Mark Norman entered the stage, at 12 o’clock. The dutch guy accompanied Norman throughout the act and even kept up with us, the trance bunch. Really cool guy, sorry I missed your act, dude. It was too early.
This chick represented the kissing booth. I didn’t stick around to see if someone actually kissed her, but she kept puckering them up and people kept refusing her. I’m not a fan of kissing booths myself–who knows where those lips have been–but I appreciated the effort. It was the first time I
- people I could punch dailyJune 19
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Between plurking, blogging and writing, I still have time for a little update on my very own plug, which I really neglected over the past weeks.
I am currently confronted with having to move to my own place, I got the opportunity to encounter one of the fuggliest types of people ever. I decided to round them up into a short, comprehensive list for the records.
1. real-estate agents - Well, here these are probably the greediest people one could find. They have no respect for people’s time, charge you a huge commission just for making a few calls and are natural liars. I wish I had a realestator every day so I can play fetch, randomly punch him in the face when I don’t get a frontpage or make him lick clean my LCD monitor. No, no, better yet - my boots.
2. people in the subway/bus - You get in the bus or subway and see one man or woman sitting right in front of the door, better planted there than the doors themselves. You might also find people whose hormones come to the surface right there: they’re constantly pushing and ass grabbing, just maybe they might get a feel of what they’re missing. This reminds me of an odd situation in the trolley when I had to get down just to escape a guy that was constantly trying to start a conversation. Luckily, he only touched my shoulder.
3. spammers - everyday I must get a spam from some unknown user that added me and
- take some time and smell the flowersMay 31
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I know I said I’ll be posting more often, but it takes some time getting used to the new life: waking up at 11 am, yawning for 10 minutes, getting myself motivated for working, actually working and so on. It’s something on the softer side of life, so bare with me…
I just came from seing a cheezy comedy, What happens in Vegas, which turned out surprinsingly well. In this movie, this chick gets dumped by her boyfriend and decides to go to Vegas, where, whilst drunk, marries a stranger. To get straight to the point, she realizes she’s always trying to please others and forgets how to be herself. Basically, it’s a movie about following your instincts, doing what you love and going after those you love.
It’s not common here to work on your own. My friends were baffled when they found out and my parents just couldn’t get it. But for a few got the message pretty clearly: stop doing something you don’t like, focus on yourself and less on others and do what you love. You won’t get to socialize with the boss, do some ass-kissing for a promotion or flirt with the pretty girls from Human Resources, but it will sure make you feel better.
I can start work at 12 in the
