The New Job: Nerd Wrangler at b5media

by Joey deVilla on March 3, 2008

b5media logo

I figured I’d start off the working week with a big announcement: I’ve landed a new gig. As of this Thursday, March 6th, I’m going to be working at b5media, a network of 320 blogs that gets a total of over 10 million unique visits every month.

Depending on whom you ask, my new job title will be “Nerd Wrangler” or “Technical Project Manager”. I’ll coordinate b5’s development team and their projects, as well contribute my own experience and expertise in both blogging and accordion-playing.

I’m going to have a rather interesting first day on the job. Rather than heading to the office, I’m heading to the airport and boarding one of these…

Continental Airlines ERJ-145 regional jet

…because along with a good chunk of b5, I’ll be attending the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas…

SXSW Interactive 2008 logo

…as well as attending BarCamp Austin

BarCamp Austin III

…where I plan to catch up with old friends and business associates and meet some new ones!

I’ll be staying at the ranch that b5 rented and attending the conference, taking copious notes and photos (and posting them here) as well as meeting up with the b5 bloggers and development team, who come from all over.

I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ll say it again:

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Watch this space for my posts from Austin!

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b5media welcomes Joey deVilla–Nerd Wrangler and Accordion-playing blogging superstar–to the team
March 3, 2008 at 2:03 am

{ 6 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Rich March 3, 2008 at 2:49 am

Your viewing audience demands an explanation. Your ratings are at stake, here!

2 John Cow March 3, 2008 at 1:36 pm

Congratulations and good luck with the new job :)

3 tbit March 3, 2008 at 2:17 pm

new? didn’t we just recently read a “new job” post from you? oh there is a story there i imagine…

4 AKMA March 3, 2008 at 2:23 pm

Dude, I can’t keep up with your new jobs; you’re cutting a swath through Tornoto’s employment statistics!

5 Joey deVilla March 3, 2008 at 2:30 pm

@AKMA: Well, it’ll give an actuary a much-needed diversion from the normal grind of employment stats. It should also give my accountant something interesting to do come tax time.

6 Jeremy Wright March 4, 2008 at 8:59 am

Joey, welcome aboard mate, hopefully you stick around here long enough to at least get proper business cards ;-)

See you at SXSWi!

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