Some sobering analysis comes today from pundit Michael Arrington, indicating that the social network may be unable to keep its bank accounts in sync with its rapid growth.

Have you watched our Halloween Specials yet?
They’re right here at : http://www.pluggedin.com/shows 
Seriously!  Go watch ‘em!  Don’t make me choke a bitch. 

It’s on! It’s AWN!!! 4 Days til the 1st bell tolls for the Bush administration.
 

Apparently!  Or at least he’s thinking like Dan Nakamura. 
A lot of you didn’t believe me when I told you that Luda’s upcoming album, “Theatre Of Mind” would be a rap concept album…but here you go, hoes!
Here’s the tracklisting (including co-star credits) and cover art for the record, which will be accompanied by at least six music videos.  And if the first two videos (HERE and HERE) are any indication, Luda’s playin’ with straight fi-yah!
As for me, I can’t wait to hear the Jay-Z, Nas joint….I hear things…good things. 
     

A Leading Top 10 U.S. Online Jewelry/Wristwatch Retailer projecting over $5 million in 2008 sales (up 100% year-over-year) is currently looking for an experienced in-house Chief Technical Officer (CTO) to join its growing team. This is a management position where you will join our current board member team and be offered a performance-based equity stake after 1 year with the company (worth potentially six to seven figures). This position will start out at circa 20 hours/week and pending your performance and evaluation after 2 months, there will be an opportunity to increase one’s involvement to full-time.

We are hiring a CTO to spearhead our search engine optimization and programming strategy as we plan on expanding in 4 international markets and launching a new site-wide product strategy. Our CTO will be responsible for spearheading site design & optimization and for managing 3 teams in India including 10 employees who work on SEO/SEM, Programming & Design.

Candidates Must Be Proficient In the Following Areas:
Programming: PHP, MYSQL5, AJAX
Design: Table-less websites, 100% CSS (Div) based websites, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe illustrator
SEO: Search engine ranking drivers, meta tag rules, Robots.txt, Analyzing GA & webmaster tools

Compensation is $40/hour (approx $75,000/year if full-time) plus performance-based equity stake potentially worth six to seven figures after one year. This company is run by a top 20 U.S. ranked MBA school graduate and will be seeking a buyout in the next few years. We own the leading retail luxury watch website for our leading brand in 3 major markets (U.S.A., U.K., Canada) and have over 1 million unique annual users.

Please NOTE:
This is a start-up environment. Individuals must be self-motivated, possess stamina, strong-at-heart, and be ready to make this a career. A potential buyout is possible that could result in a substantial economic gain for our all of our equity holders. Thus we want TEAM players who will grow this business using their own business acumen, technical skills, and commitment towards achievement.

REQUIREMENTS (no exceptions):
*Preferred: College Degree from Top 50 Ranked School, either nationally, regionally, or specially.
*GPA 3.0 or above (will be verified)
*Excellent Communication skills, sales tactics, energy and positive attitude.
*The Basics (Working Internet, Stable household, a working car, no criminal record)

Please send (Required) your 1) Resume 2) A Brief cover letter stating your interest.
References are recommended.

NO CALLS PLEASE.

All the footage that won't be in Dave Weaver's part in the upcoming Sunday video is in this Throwaway Part.

The annual Ski Swap & Snowboard Sale is back at TRAC in Pasco, WA. Get to enjoy free admission and free parking. The sale is on the following dates:

October 31 (Friday) - 5pm to 9pm
November 1 (Saturday) - 9am to 4pm
November 2 (Sunday) - 11am to 3 pm

This is a family friendly, community event. A great way to buy or sell, new and used wintersports equipment and clothing.

For more details on this news, please visit www.prlog.org.

The video game publisher cuts its forecast for the fiscal year and says it will slash its workforce 6 percent to reduce costs.

The mob wrecked Ted Passon's car. Now he's asking them to fix it.

Web Project Manager/Technical Lead

Do you want to make the world a better place by helping children from different cultures communicate with each other? Do you get excited about creating a meaningful platform that will impact future generations around the world, about building an immersive 2D world, about building a participatory brand with a vibrant community? Do you like to play games, have fun, and be silly? Do you have exceptional programming, project management and interpersonal skills? Then, we are looking for YOU.

Who are we?
We are a funded LA based educational startup that creates online edutainment for young children (age 3-7 years old). We are passionate people who have worked with several studios in Hollywood, Sesame Street, a Grammy Award winner, a world famous band, and leading academics and educators across the nation.

We are looking for a tech lead/product manager that has the talent, passion, and creativity to revolutionize educational entertainment.

Who are you?
- a brilliant technologist/project manager based in Los Angeles, CA who knows you can change the world with great software
- a self-motivated, self-directed visionary that can lead, motivate and manage all teams to launch this highly innovative and meaningful learning platform – this means determining the execution style appropriate for the stage of the company, building the team, shaping the development platform, selecting the architecture, maintaining and scaling the platform to support millions of concurrent users while communicating complex technical advancements and issues in a non-technical, easy to understand manner
- Deep understanding of Flash/Flex, OOP, AS3, PHP, XML, Ruby, C#, C++, HTML, CSS, MySQL, Java, Python
- you have a LOT of experience- this could mean working in start-ups, managing offshore development, developing rich consumer facing web applications, writing functional and technical specifications, and developing multi-media games
- A creative thinker that can both design and program flash games. You should have a portfolio of polished and professional games that you have already developed/produced
- A fun and energetic team player who believes in collaboration and enjoys working in small, entrepreneurial environments

The ideal candidate is…
Super smart – maybe in a past life you were Velma Dinkley
Compassionate - you can get inside people’s hearts and minds – you are a pleasure to work with
Kid friendly – you might have your own kids, nieces or nephews, or friends’ kids that you hang out with but either way you still have the imagination and sense of wonder that allows you to connect with our audience
Fearless - when others think ‘impossible,’ you say, ‘that’s hard, might take me a second, but there’s a way’
Talented - you’ll be responsible for the back-end AND contributing greatly to the UI…
A gamer – we are making games, you should love to play them
A terrific listener – you respect others’ points of view
Perfectionist – detail oriented, fantabulous memory…you have a gift for getting things done

How to apply:
Email us at afsoun@bilingoclub.com with the following:
1. An email with a good subject line
2. 1-3 sentences about why you want to develop online games for children
3. Your resume
4. An annotated, clickable set of links to your best online work.


We are currently only interviewing candidates currently based in Los Angeles, CA.