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The Land Before Blogs by Ryan Karpeles - ryankarpeles.blogspot.com

“While aboard the magnificent Intern Ship, he will come to understand the secret arts of filing, stapling, running errands, and nodding in agreement. The power of these arts cannot be understated, as they will surely guide him down the Path of Career for years to come.”

In a chapter entitled ‘The Land Before Blogs‘ Ryangives a marvellously archaic-sounding fairy tale about how to go about getting a job in marketing. It’s a tragedy, of course, but it somehow ends on “They all lived happily ever after.”

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David Petherick is one of 237 authors who contributed to the book ‘Age of Conversation 2‘. For the first 237 days of 2009, he is highlighting a chapter from one of his co-authors, briefly discussing their contribution, and linking you to their blog or online presence.
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