C-Level Execs Chill in Online Game

C-level executives everywhere: golf is out. Online games are in.

This World of Warcraft guild includes the CEO of SocialText, the CTO of ICANN, and a Technorati investor.

(Via Josua Fairfield.)

Level Up Can't Deny It Anymore

This is old news to me, but what the heck. ePLDT bought 60% of Level Up.

XMG Looking for Network Consultant

Up-and-coming research firm XMG is looking for a network consultant. Here's their job ad:

XMG is in search of a well-experienced Network Consultant with broad background of technical skills in voice and data networking. The successful candidate will work with XMG Analysts who specialize in the discipline of telecommunications and networking. The candidate must have the practical experience in design engineering as well as service provisioning. He/She must be able to formulate forward looking strategies and recommendations with a strong sense of the overall business impact.

Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge and experience in the provision of Wide Area Networks, preferably with regional telecommunications networks


• Network management and application and management of security practice across network components


• Strong customer facing and project management skills


• Work with analysts from various disciplines globally


• Certified as CCNP or higher is an advantage

For further information regarding this position, or to submit your resume, please reference the position and submit to: xmghr@xmg-global.com.

Newgrounds Slogan Matures

Like much of the 'Net, leading Flash portal Newgrounds has matured from a bunch of angsty teens into a participative multimedia publishing tool.

They've changed their slogan from "The Problems of the Future, Today" to "Everything, By Everyone".

Some critics might accuse Newgrounds of trying to hop on the Web 2.0 bandwagon. Personally, I'm glad to see participative multimedia publishing move out of the realm of angsty teens, and into the mainstream.

Verizon Exec Slams Google

Verizon SVP and deputy legal counsel John Thorne accuses Google of "enjoying a free lunch" on telco ISP networks "with nothing but cheap servers".

What a dumbass. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: we pay ISPs to provide us access to the whole Internet. Any ISP that artificially restricts access to selected Internet content wthout users' consent is just offering lousy service.

(Via Chicken God.)

$30M Diamond Bikini

This diamond bikini, worn by actress Molly Sims and featured in the 2006 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue released February 14, costs US$30 million.

Imagine if one of those diamonds came off in the pool.

(Via Chai.)

Job Ad from the Future

Tom Foremski hazards a guess as to what the job ads of the future will look like:

Wanted:

Head of Corporate Communications for a fast growing Silicon Valley startup. Competitive salary and stock options. Candidates must have a Google Page Rank of at least 5. And/or an Alexa rank of at least 750,000 or better.

Candidates with at least 1,000 Google hits on their name are also eligible. We will also accept web site traffic numbers from your posts/articles on third-party web sites. This is a senior VP level position.

Hey, my Google PageRank qualifies!

(Via Hobson and Holtz.)

LinkedIn Public Profiles

I've always had trouble referring people to my LinkedIn profile because (1) the URL is ugly, and (2) viewing requires registration.

Good to see LinkedIn finally catch up to the rest of the social networking space, and introduce public profiles with intuitive URLs. Here's mine: linkedin.com/in/mikeabundo. Apparently, LinkedIn's monetizing the public profiles with AdSense.

Now, if only they'd let members do the full monty and show everything in their public profiles. It would certainly provide more context (and therefore, more clickthroughs) for the AdSense ads.