I’m not a total gearhead, but I can get pretty excited about gadgets (like the ones that we just gave away in our Back to School, Back to Work contest). Luckily, there are plenty of gadget sites on the web to keep us all up to date on the newest and greatest tech toys. We have Gizmodo and Engadget and hundreds of others to bring us breaking news on what’s hot. So, why would the guy who started both Gizmodo and Engadget (both of which he sold off) start another gadget site? The New York Times says that Peter Rojas thinks he can do it again—this time with gdgt, a user-generated content site for owners of gadgets that aren’t necessarily the best new things.
I was initially skeptical about the prospects for gdgt, but once I saw their back story and took a look at the huge traffic surge that came with their launch, I realized they were worth paying closer attention to. I know as well as anyone how hard it can be to develop and build a profitable website, but Peter Rojas’ track record has enabled him to launch the site with an exclusive sponsor—RIM. It seems to have paid off for RIM, because gdgt already has a lively community after only a few months of existence. Time will tell if the growth continues, but gdgt seems pretty optimistic. They already have a decent sized team, and they’re already looking to add to it. Right now they are looking for a Moderator/Community Management Intern in New York City. The position is unpaid, but it still sounds pretty cool. You can get all of the details on gdgt’s Internships page.
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Tags: communications, Internships, New York, social media, social networking, unpaid
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