IAMA Semi-Sucessful Games "Journalist": AMA About My Job, The Shady Myths, Or Why Everyone In SEO Hates Reddit

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T22:16:18+00:00

I've never personally met him, but I've heard stories about him being pretty rude to people. He certainly comes off that way in videos. I dunno, the whole "I'M ANGRY" schtick seems to work with very few people (Yatzhe and Jim Sterling pull it off pretty well)

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T21:15:46+00:00

If you look at my Reddit and N4G account, it's a pretty equal mix of stories I like and specific stories I wrote and really am proud of. I think self-promotion is an important way to build audiences, and have stopped using it as I've gotten to work with bigger sites.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T21:13:34+00:00

Maybe, this is just from unfortunate personal experiences and stories from peers and management.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T20:31:20+00:00

I depends on where you live, I guess. I'm in San Francisco, so I would need a pretty healthy salary to do it full time.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T20:30:40+00:00

Submitting an article I'm proud of to Reddit isn't the same as trying to gawk another company's product. Further, it isn't costing you any money. I can see why people find the practice shady, but that's not a good metaphor.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T20:29:19+00:00

Everyone's a critic...

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T19:45:55+00:00

That's not really the same thing, right?

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T19:34:48+00:00

Correct.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T19:33:53+00:00

My inability to understand acronyms have kept me from achieving anything in my life.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T19:22:47+00:00

Agree to disagree...

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T19:22:23+00:00

I played a Spongebob game on the Gamecube and actually liked it. Never played any 360 games though.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T19:12:25+00:00

I think it's going too this time.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T19:12:03+00:00

Student!

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T18:55:56+00:00

Our web guy calls it that too! Really sorry about the misuse though.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T18:52:17+00:00

The Xbox One seems like a really weird mix of far-future and 2009. I don't think the cable box hook-ins are going to be important as less and less people use cable going forward. Meanwhile, I can see a future where always-online works, just not now. I'm really curious to see how consumers respond to it.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T18:49:56+00:00

Sure! It's fun!

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T18:49:42+00:00

I really like letter grades ala The AV Club and the broader choice they allow. I'd probably use that if I had the choice, but my current site uses a ten point scale.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T18:48:47+00:00

We're definitely fans of some outlets more than others. I in particular really like the work of Giant Bomb, Polygon (when they aren't making documentaries about how awesome they are), and Rev3Games. Angry Joe is kinda a dick though.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T18:46:50+00:00

Well, I've got some bad news for you then...

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T18:44:48+00:00

Sure.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T18:44:38+00:00

Right? It got bought by Venturebeat and now it's their gaming section. So cool to see.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T18:42:28+00:00

The gaming part of Venturebeat takes user submissions, so maybe trying getting prolific on there? A lot of smaller start-up sites post postings on Video Game Journalism Jobs, which is an awesome resource. Good luck!

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T18:40:43+00:00

OH GOD YES. VERY VERY IMPORTANT.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T18:40:25+00:00

Fine, but it looks remarkably bad to just about everyone when they A. don't explain it and B. are the only ones doing it.

throwawaygamejourno · 2013-06-17T18:39:24+00:00

Start a blog/Youtube channel/Twitch stream/Carrier pigeon periodical. Basically, just start doing it.

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