I woke up this morning with a new perspective. I think all of the emotions of yesterday had just gotten the best of me, and it was just a bit too overwhelming to imagine myself doing anything but catalog. Today I met with my new team, and I'm really excited about it. Everyone is super laid back, friendly, and they're already talking about setting up happy hours and potlucks to get to know everyone better. Its a COMPLETELY different atmosphere from the structured, schedule-oriented catalog business, and it's kind of fun to be a part of already.
No matter what, God has obviously opened up this new opportunity for me, and I'm going to be obedient to His plan for me right now. I am now an Advertising Copywriter for the Enterprise-wide Promotions Team. Whatever that means :) All I know is that I'll be writing for in-store mailers, promotional items, newspaper inserts, etc. I've heard it's a lot of fun, so we'll see. I think I'll get to be more creative, and it'll look awesome on my resume to have this broad amount of writing experience.
See? I'm having a good attitude :) THANK YOU to everyone that was in prayer for me during those stressful hours yesterday. I am incredibly thankful that I have come out on top after the events of yesterday. Please be in prayer for those people who weren't so lucky yesterday. This is an awful economy to be looking for a job, and I just pray that they have peace and that the Lord provides them with a new opportunity.
Wednesday at EuMW08
The EuMW Welcome Reception, sponsored by Agilent Technologies was held Tuesday night immediately following the first day of the exhibition. This event provided an opportunity for both conference attendees and exhibitors to mingle over drinks and hors d�oeuvre, before several speeches from the conference chair and a message from the event sponsor discussing new show related initiatives. MWJ European Editor, Richard Mumford was on hand for the entire event and files his report in the daily news update (http://www.mwjournal.com/News/article.asp?HH_ID=AR_6733 ).
Richard Mumford writing up his coverage of the Evening Reception.
The MWJ Online Show Daily War Room. Managing Editor Keith Moore files the days press releases and Web Editor, Sam Bookman uploads the day's multi-media content while Account Manager, Mike Hallman provides his usual helpful input.
Yesterday was a busy one for the MWJ staff on both sides of the Atlantic as we rushed to upload the videos shot on Tuesday for the Virtual Trade Stands(http://www.mwjournal.com/2008/EuMW/VTB/) and press releases. We have many photos from the conference and exhibition to post in the next couple of days, so stay tuned.
Quick run-down of my day � met with CST, ParkerVision, Focus Microwave, Times Microwave, Thunderline-Z, TriQuint Semiconductor (at their free �GaAs Class� workshop), and Ansoft. While Tuesday seemed to be a moderate day for floor traffic, the vendors I met were gleaming over the heavier traffic on Wednesday. It is unusual to see the greater traffic on day two, but the back-to-back plenary sessions midday Tuesday may explain for the lower numbers on the first day. Checking in with registration Wednesday morning, I am told that over 3,500 people have registered for the event so far (approximately 2,300 in advance and over 1,200 onsite). Of those registered, over 1,500 were in attendance for the conference and exhibition, while 2,000 attendees were here just for the exhibition.
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Voting tools for volunteers on the go
With the U.S. elections less than a week away, voting drives are ramping up. Political parties and non-partisan groups alike are sending out volunteers to encourage citizens to vote on November 4. To make sure these volunteers have the same voter info tools available to them on their phone as on their computer, we've now launched a mobile voting locator tool on m.google.com/elections. (Click here to send this to your phone.)
Now, volunteers can type in the home address of any registered voter and find his or her voting location, whether they're in an office making phone calls, are working from a booth set up outdoors, or are going door to door. While on the go, they use Google Maps for mobile to find their next address or display directions to voting locations.
Of course, between talking to potential voters, volunteers can check out the Elections section in Google News for mobile for the latest updates (go here on your phone), or just search for a nearby coffee shop to stay warm.
sometimes i wish this blog was private...
...so that I could write exactly how I'm feeling right now without worrying who will see. It has been one of the most confusing days ever. Very bittersweet. A roller coaster, if you will.
tired mundane morning
.........surprise when i hear about layoffs
...................extreme anxiety waiting for a phone call
.............................complete sadness watching friends walk out crying
......................................confusion about why i was spared when others weren't
relief that i still have a job to come home to tonight
......................................confusion about how i fit into the new organization
.............................sadness when i realize i'm not with my team anymore
...................anxiety about how i'll be able to do this new job that i've never done
..........questioning whether i'm even qualified
exhaustion after one of the craziest days of my life
Overall, I am so thankful to the Lord for my job. Some of the most qualified, amazing people had to walk out today questioning "why them".
I still have my job. I still have my job. I still have my job.
tired mundane morning
.........surprise when i hear about layoffs
...................extreme anxiety waiting for a phone call
.............................complete sadness watching friends walk out crying
......................................confusion about why i was spared when others weren't
relief that i still have a job to come home to tonight
......................................confusion about how i fit into the new organization
.............................sadness when i realize i'm not with my team anymore
...................anxiety about how i'll be able to do this new job that i've never done
..........questioning whether i'm even qualified
exhaustion after one of the craziest days of my life
Overall, I am so thankful to the Lord for my job. Some of the most qualified, amazing people had to walk out today questioning "why them".
I still have my job. I still have my job. I still have my job.
App Engine Case Studies
Posted by Paul McDonald, App Engine Team
Over the past few months we've heard some amazing stories detailing
just how easy it is to create scalable web applications on App Engine. We've
invited a few developers to participate in some case study videos and
tell you more about their experience with App Engine.
BuddyPoke!
BuddyPoke! is an OpenSocial app running on
MySpace, Orkut, and Hi5. It has scaled to nearly 30M daily
pageviews on App Engine.
"App
Engine has been a godsend in terms of our scalability...we saw a 8x
jump in installs overnight and we are now serving 12 million users!" -
Dave Westwood, BuddyPoke!
Pixverse (PixChat)
PixChat, recently acquired by Hi5, lets you chat with friends
across the web within your Hi5 profile page.
"Running our app on App Engine was really easy...the whole porting effort took only 3 hours." - Charles Ying, Pixverse
Hyperic (CloudStatus)
CloudStatus monitors the health and performance of major cloud
computing platforms like App Engine and Amazon Web Services.
These are but three examples of the many applications that have
been developed on App Engine. Are you interested in sharing your
experience? If so we'd love to hear from you, tell us your story in our developer forum.
Over the past few months we've heard some amazing stories detailing
just how easy it is to create scalable web applications on App Engine. We've
invited a few developers to participate in some case study videos and
tell you more about their experience with App Engine.
BuddyPoke!
BuddyPoke! is an OpenSocial app running on
MySpace, Orkut, and Hi5. It has scaled to nearly 30M daily
pageviews on App Engine.
"App
Engine has been a godsend in terms of our scalability...we saw a 8x
jump in installs overnight and we are now serving 12 million users!" -
Dave Westwood, BuddyPoke!
Pixverse (PixChat)
PixChat, recently acquired by Hi5, lets you chat with friends
across the web within your Hi5 profile page.
"Running our app on App Engine was really easy...the whole porting effort took only 3 hours." - Charles Ying, Pixverse
Hyperic (CloudStatus)
CloudStatus monitors the health and performance of major cloud
computing platforms like App Engine and Amazon Web Services.
These are but three examples of the many applications that have
been developed on App Engine. Are you interested in sharing your
experience? If so we'd love to hear from you, tell us your story in our developer forum.
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