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Go Farther: Geek Job Search Groups

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Steven Savage
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I want to make a proposal to you, my fellow progeeks and hopeful progeeks who are looking for work. I've known and been coaching many people who are doing job searches.  They are inevitably doing it on their own, often … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Job Search, Professional Geekery | Tagged cooperation, go farther, group, job search, job search support, support group | Leave a reply

Go Farther: We Need Cosplay Diagnosis!

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Steven Savage
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And here's another part of my occasional, rambling ideas on businesses fans, geeks, and otaku can start.  This one is not so much a business as a side business, but it'd be a great one for someone who makes money … Continue reading →

Posted in Cosplay/Costuming, Go Farther, Web Sites | Tagged business, business idea, go farther, website | 5 Replies

Go Farther: Media Cons

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Steven Savage
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I hear the term "Media Con" be used more and more lately to refer to those cons that are just, well . . . everything.  You know a con may have started as SF, or fantasy, or anime but after … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Conventions, Go Farther, Media | Tagged career events, cons, conventions, go farther, media convention | 2 Replies

Go Farther: We Need a Remake Site

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Steven Savage
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Remakes are a big trend in the Geekonomy.  From reviving films like "Fright Night" and "Highlander" to remakes of games and tv shows (or slapping an old name on a new game), everything's getting remade.  I eagerly await the revival … Continue reading →

Posted in Go Farther, Web Sites | Tagged go farther, remakes, site | 1 Reply

Go Farther: Gaming Cons

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Steven Savage
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Gaming conventions are the peculiar state these days. They have a long, honorable, interesting history. Yet, in a time of computer games, they may seem a bit outdated to some outside of the fandom (at least to those outside the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Conventions, Go Farther | Tagged cons, conventions, gaming, gaming conventions, go farther | 3 Replies

Go Farther: Fiction Needs Irrelevance

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Steven Savage
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When we build a world for our fictions, games, and shows, we construct cultures.  Cultures explain why people do what they do, how they think, why they eat, how they war, how they make peace, and more.  Culture is unavoidable … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Go Farther, Media, Writing | Tagged culture, detail, go farther, irrelevance, irrelevant detail, world building, writing | 2 Replies

Go Farther: Economy And Fiction

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Steven Savage
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Know what I want to see more in science fiction, fantasy, and heck, a lot of geektastic stuff?  I want to see more about the economy. Now don't assume this is my bizarre love of statistics and economics.  I just … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics/Geekonomics, Go Farther, Writing | Tagged economics, fiction, go farther | Leave a reply

Go Farther: The Mangaka Artist Cafe And America

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Steven Savage
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Last week Bonnie noticed that there's a mangaka cafe in Japan – a cafe with the usual food, drinks, and internet, but also spaces and resources for artists to work in.  Of course, you know me – I had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Animation, Art, Career, Comics and Manga, Culture, Go Farther, News and Analysis | Tagged business, cafe, go farther, mangaka cafe, plan | 4 Replies

Go Farther: Date Sim Redux

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Steven Savage
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Tamara had mentioned to me that if you're going to have a Scott Pilgrim game that's a beat-em-up, you should also add another appropriate game – DateSim. This made me think that, indeed, there's many properties that could benefit from … Continue reading →

Posted in Go Farther, News and Analysis, Video Gaming | Tagged DateSim, go farther | 2 Replies

Go Farther: We Need a Fandom Job Site

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Steven Savage
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 came up in a recent podcast, but it's something deserving of it's own post.  It's a  a business idea if you will that I welcome some of you out there to try, be it as a hobby or something commercial.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions, Culture, Go Farther, Web Sites | Tagged fandom job search, fandom search, fansourcing, go farther, job search, website | 1 Reply

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