Want to write for BGR?
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Heck, what better way to express your love for gadgets and all things tech than to write for BGR? You’ll even get paid, too! We’re currently looking for 2 writers that can contribute daily. If you think you’ve got what it takes, hit us up! While professional writing experience is not required, it would help if you’ve had a taste of blogging and are active in the tech and mobile communities. If you’re interested in joining Boy Genius Report, please provide the following info to us as best as you can. Here’s what we need:
- 4 original sample posts. Please don’t send us stuff you’ve already written.
- Your top 5 favorite phones, devices, gadgets, etc.
- A short bio about you.
- Why you think you are a good fit for BGR.
- How much time you can commit to writing per week, and also where you’re located.
Please send the following to jobs at boygeniusreport dot com, and we’ll take a look at them!
BGR does not suck. Grammatical errors are not the end of the world when blogging. Writing for text books maybe, but not for a geek blog.
Phone Scoop sucks a little.
Galvatron sucks a lot. If he were to ever have a voice louder than what he’s got on the comment site, BGR could just merge with Howard Forums and be done with it.
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BREAKING SILENCE
but only for a minute.
@ Sheed
If Galv starts writing for BGR, but without changing his, uh, “style,” I’ll read each and every “word” that he writes. Unintentionally funny is really funny.
@ The Outside
You wrote:
“only boring retarts (sic) like jojo like phonescoop because its (sic) simple to understand for the down (sic) syndrome people like jojo.”
Uh, I have an autistic son so I’m not an expert on downs syndrome, but have an idea. My point: why insult the special needs folks by comparing them to a zip like “JOJO.” Guys (if it is a guy) are just trying to get a rise out of people like us. The JOJOs of the world don’t have an iota of the dignity of those you call “retard.”
And finally,
@ phonedude
You’re criticizing grammatical errors? YOU? Either you’re putting us on by intentionally including a punctuation error in your comment criticizing same or you’re too feeble-minded to recognize them. I mean really, dude, I mean PHONEDUDE, when you set about calling someone on their grammar, how about taking a look at your own!
RESUMING SILENCE
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@ Conrad,
Nice.
Very nice.
And, I know this sounds really stupid, but what’s “(sic)”?
I’m guessing it has something to do with grammer/spelling, yes?
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make galvatron editor-in-chief! ….and who cares about grammatical errors! we’ve all made them in our life time…
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Yeah I’d like to write for BGR; Fuck everyone that’s not me!
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@ Charlie K
SIC, when you want to quote someone verbatim and there are mistakes in the original, you put sic in parentheses (I think brackets are preferred) after the error so the reader knows the mistake is not yours but rather the original writer’s but you don’t want to take the liberty of changing what they wrote. A lot of folks think sic stands for Spelling In-Correct. It doesn’t. It’s a Latin thing that I don’t remember.
It’s a great tool to use to subtly sting someone although in this case, that wasn’t my point since I agreed with The Outside on this occasion.
RESUMING SILENCE
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“Your top 5 favorite phones”
Original post said:
“You’re top 5 favorite phones”
Yes, you definitely need help on the literacy department.
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@ phonedude
“ITS own ego” would be correct.
Don’t throw stones if you have a glass ceiling.
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No offense, but I’ve got reservations about asking for previously unpublished work as a submission for a position when it could be easily used without permission. Most postings for positions ask for previously published work examples. Furthermore, there’s no discussion about compensation — so you essentially want fresh articles for free?
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Haters are traffic too.
I say give Galvatron a try. It’ll be amusing at the very least.
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@ Everyone who thinks they want “free” submissions
I suppose this is how you point out the amateurs…
He asked for 4 SAMPLE POSTS. I’d imagine that he doesn’t care about what they were about as long as they are along the lines of what you would normally see here. Write about a new waffle making attachment for the wii if you want — just make it concise and absorbing and you will get the job.
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PhoneScoop ? Nah.. Never.. Engadget ? They just post old news a bit before the others..
BGR is in a class of its own, may be like AAS ?
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I don’t get some of you. You bash the site, but you are here. I don’t like PhoneScoop…so guess what, I DON’T GO THERE and I most definitely don’t go there to “hate”.
This is a job posting, why anyone would want to go on and on bashing it is beyond me. And since when do we question what an employer requires for an application?!?!
If you are interested apply, if not then don’t. The world is full of so many other things to get worked up about. Now let me get back to work.
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I can’t wait to be a part of the staff. When do you want me to start?
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“I say give Galvatron a try. It’ll be amusing at the very least.”
@DTest54: You mean “at the very most”.
Besides, the carnival clown already scribes as yet another self-appointed ‘Expert’ under a different nom de pleume which is insult enough.
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I WANT TO WORK FOR BGR
jus dont want to make it into an homework assignment
JUS TAKE MY RESUMEEE MANN!!! lolol
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Why you think you are a good fit for BGR
???
please…i don’t have the confidence to answer that question…
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So i applied and never got a response. If they didnt accept me i would have at least liked for them to tell me. Gosh. Thanks alot BGR
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hey they did not tell me either. an==I’m kind of an iconic fixture here least thats what some of my friends tell me
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^”iconic fixture” = Flaccid Tool!^
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Depends on your point of view backbeat
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^ Correct. But only if one is a rational, critical thinker or a castrated sheeple. Buggar off, dolt.
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LOL don’t be a smeghead man chillax
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^ Ya get what ya give, genius. Don’t like it? Tough shit. That’s reality.
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LMAO keep it up h8er im not leaving anytime soon
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