Present company excepted, of course.

You know whats funny? Whenever one of those AIM viruses goes around its always the people you know to be … a little slow on the uptake… who end up IMing you with it.

It’s really like an IQ test.

For anyone who has sent that stuff to me…um… I didn’t mean you.

The Matrix trailer redone with muppets.

Genius.

Credit to these guys

Anyone other than me grow up watching the wacky antics of the cast of Square One TV on PBS?

Well, some enterprising lad has posted his full collection of MathMan videos from that show on YouTube. This clever parody of Pac-Man challenges our intrepid hero to only eat numbers that match certain criteria, or risk being eaten by the tumultuous Mr. Glitch.

Check it out, true believers.

And when you’re done, look at the newgrounds video of why he pissed me off.

I know its work-related and I know its self-serving but dammit i dont care, I’ve got the #1 record on iTunes!

Yo-Yo Ma & John Williams iTunes Sessions with music from Memoirs of a Geisha

I need someone to work with me helping to manage the content of our websites and write newsletters, etc… This is a great opportunity for someone looking to get into the music biz!

Please note that you must be in the NYC area.

The pay is somewhat limited, but you will be able to work with artists, and build contacts within the music business that can help you later.

If you or someone you know fits this description, please either respond to this message or email me at jeremy dot meyers at sonybmg dot com

Thanks!

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Manager, Digital Content (Title TBD)

Job Description
- Coordinate with Director of New Media, publicity department and product managers to collect and create content updates to label and artist websites as well as keeping our websites biographical information up to date for our roster.
- Coordinate promo mailings to target websites
- Work with creative team putting together requests for creation of digital assets, including newsletter layouts, viral marketing tools, etc.
- Maintain reports and analysis of web traffic trends as well as digital sales figures. Help brainstorm ways to increase traffic.
- Communicate with fanbase via message boards
- Create and deliver consumer-facing artist, genre and label-based newsletters in conjunction with marketing priorities.
- Implement proper Search Engine Optimization techniques (optimizing copy, etc)
- Manage label home page, updating based on marketing priorities

Technical Knowledge/ Skills Required:
- HTML and CSS experience (WYSIWYG and hand-coded)
- Previous music and/or internet industry experience a big plus
- Advanced knowledge of Web design, usability, and reporting
- General conceptual knowledge of database-driven web sites and dynamic content management systems
- Intermediate knowledge of Web analytics programs,Web Trends, or similar site usage tracking tools a plus
- Basic Photoshop skill a plus
- An knowledge of Classical music
- Creative and analytical thinking, next-level interests and a passion for technology a must!