A large, successful bakery in NYC wants to grow their online presence in the social app space, blogosphere, and related web sites. They need a person (who does not have to be a NYC resident, but will visit occasionally) who knows how to:

(1) Find related web sites and drop relevant strategic links on those sites without “spamming”.
(2) Create an online social app/blog presence for this company, announcing new products, philanthropic events, etc. for this company.
(3) Follow accounts at Facebook, MySpace, product blogs, etc. Help set up the look and feel of these sites (working alongside a writer, a designer, and a software developer).
(4) Help us build this presence in creative ways: event photo slideshows, podcasting interviews of the owners, the technical aspects of the company, etc.

Please submit a resume and some examples of your work online. Also give me an example of how you would promote such a situation. Creativity is definitely encouraged:

I am handling the system admin and software design/development. Over the next few months, I’ll be taking it in new directions, by bringing in a free Python apprenticeship training group, and using this site as training ground for people new to Python. This will bring it some social exposure from the tecchie direction. How and where would you discuss this unique approach of growing a business while providing a public service?

Please send email to gloriajw_66, at the address yahoo dot com

Thank you, and good luck!
Gloria

PS: Working alongside me means this job _always_ has the opportunity to morph in a more technical direction, if you so choose. This straddles many disciplines, and can turn out to be quite fun if you wish to expand your current knowledge.

Posting this NOT because I want to stir the pot, fan the flames, etc, but because it’s happening and it affects us. The quick version: guy gives presentation with hardcore porn images in Minneapolis. Guy is taken to task for it. Guy gives poor me, you prudes can’t handle sex, some of my best friends are women apology. Guy is taken to task for it. Discussion is very, very long. Some awesome things are said, like this, which I’d say pretty much sums it all up:

“We are in a comparatively irreverent industry. I remember seeing a couple of people swear onstage at the Webbies back in 2005, for example. We tend, as a whole, to lean toward more radical politics, more speaking your mind, and more irreverent humor — across all genders — as compared to other industries. The relative permissiveness in our industry partially accounts for why you might see something that pushes “the line” on stage at a web technologies conference than say, at a professional conference of another type. This needs to be kept in mind when the term “professionalism” is used rhetorically in these conversations.

So one thing that I think is true, is that we will continually be dancing toward “the line”, and not just on issues of gender, but also politics and other areas. And because of this, we do need to continually revisit what the boundaries of “offense” are or might be. Hopefully this will result not in fear-based non-expressive atmospheres, but in a civilized atmosphere where we are sensitive to our audiences, and they are sensitive to us as we express ourselves with whatever level of irreverence or forthrightness we choose. As a part of the inclusive atmosphere, it is critical that that inclusiveness works in all directions, and that all stakeholders keep a good faith attitude of questioning the content and context of their actions, and also the character and motives of their “offense”, or whatever reactions might be invoked.

The uber-goal, with this reflective consideration of expressers and reactors, is that we are able to openly discuss all factors at any time. That we have a safe environment for people to express and feedback. That includes allowing room for people to offend, allowing room for people to express their discomfort, and allowing room for people to apologize, be heard, and agree or disagree. Everything will work out for the best if that is the atmosphere of discourse that we support. We wont always agree, but we must put as much effort as possible into seeing the world from each other’s viewpoint.”

–Carlos Abler

Here’s a link to letters by conference organizer and offensive speaker in response, and discussion.