Freelance tech writer Megan McCarthy just landed one of the coolest jobs on the new web, editing semi-automated news aggregator Techmeme. The hire was made last month but just announced today in a blog post by site founder Gabe Rivera.
McCarthy's new job is really interesting in a number of ways. Rivera says with her addition "it really feels like the age of the news cyborg has arrived." It's also very interesting because of who McCarthy is. Most of all it's interesting because it's an absolute dream job for any tech news junky. We discuss the hire in depth over on Jobwire, our site dedicated to covering new hires in tech and new media.
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Megan's new jog:
-Scan Google News for news of Google of course. Pick top 2 stories.
-Find one interesting piece of how Facebook or Twitter plans to make money
-Hmm, how about a story about Apple?
-Ok, wander over to VentureBeat, GigaOm, TechCrunch, RRW and paidcontent. Add 2-3 most popular from each.
-Can I find a few stories about cloud computing from some obscure tech trades?
-Oh yea, something sexy, like a new Paris Hilton video.
Punch the clock...
Posted by: Joaquin | December 3, 2008 1:37 PM
It's certainly a job where you learn a lot. News monkey. And I thought only code monekys would exist ;)
Posted by: Me | December 3, 2008 2:31 PM
The Techmeme model of using a human+algorithm combo is a really a great approach to news delivery. I've been working on a similar effort focused on aggregating sports content (buzztap.com) which will also soon be adding a human editor. If you're a sports fan, check it out.
Posted by: Beau | December 3, 2008 2:55 PM
Congrats to Megan McCarthy
Posted by: Kỹ sư xây dựng | December 3, 2008 11:16 PM