Category Archives: small world

Hustle 101 – Networking for Recent Grads: Skillshare Class Recap

Topics Covered included What is Hustle, Why Going To Events is Important, How to Stand Out, How to Find Great Events, and The Art of Reaching Out

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Bringing an Idea to Life: Power of the (Awesome) People

Thank you, thank you, thank you, to everyone who has supported NY Creative Interns thus far in any way.

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Social Media Tips You Need to Know from @Sreenet #columbiajsm

Here is a chunk of the rest of the tips and treats collected from “Smarter Social.

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Secrets from @Sreenet’s Smarter Social Media class #columbiajsm

I am lucky enough to be sponsored by my company, Sterling Publishing. I sat front and center and really enjoyed Sree’s teaching style. There is a huge range of social media know-how in the class, and he did a great job including everyone!

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Web 2.0: Reddit, Tim O’Reilly, Shakeshack = Brain Explosion #w2e

The second day of my first conference went even smoother, knew where I was going and had plans all through out the day! I’m so excited, inspired, and full of ideas because of this conference! Read why below!

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Infographics and Inspiration: A Conversation with Matt Owens of VolumeOne

One thing he’d want someone to tell him if he were my age knowing what he knows now: Bust your ass and be flexible.

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Internship Wrap Up: Gawker.TV

Before I graduated I thought, “when I get out of here, I am not doing another internship, I’ve put in my time, I’ve done enough free work.” I hoped I’d be able to land a job almost immediately. But when I got the opportunity to meet with Richard Blakeley, Editor in Chief of Gawker.TV, about [...]

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Internet Week Day 4: Webbys After Party? Oh. Yes.

Thursday was Day 4 of Internet Week, and a very eventful day for me! Tuesday I had emailed Flavorpill inquiring about their internship postings for Marketing and Design. I got a response right away, and Thursday afternoon I had an interview and got the job! The office is actually right by Gawker, where I’m also [...]

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Internet Week Day 2: The Webutante Ball, Getting Sexy with Techies

As part of Internet Week Gawker.TV hosted The Webutante Ball at Marquee last night, bringing together techie geeks, media whores, and lots of Gawker interns past and present! I met a lot of really interesting people and had a lot of fun…it was a seriously ballin’ party. Glad to know people in this field are [...]

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Internet Week Day 1! Network Network Network

Yesterday was the start of Internet Week, a 7 day celebration of all things web-related. I had the pleasure of checking it out with the lovely Reb Carlson. I had my portfolio reviewed by an Aquent rep, who gave me great feedback. One of her suggestions was to list the companies on my resume before [...]

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