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Experience the Next Evolution in Blogging & Email

What willl the future of blogging look like? Here's a clue:

1. Your blog will be able to recognize who's looking at it and show only relevant posts. No more worries about your mom reading about your late night drinking sessions.

2. Your blog notifies friends and groups of interesting posts relevant to them. In New York for the weekend? Put up a message on your Blog and only your friends in New York get notified by mobile phone or email.

3. You can use your blog to send and receive email and text messages. Email itself becomes obsolete as a personal communications tool - communication with friends through blogs is so much easier.

4. Blog networks like Nomadlife can be created on the fly by people linking their blogs and posts together.

We're building the next evolution of blogging right now and it's called BlinkLife. We're seeking active bloggers as beta-testers who can help us improve and test a closed version of this cool new product. Since most of us are active on Nomadlife we'd like to invite other nomadlifers to be part of this test group.

Interested? Send your resume and nomadlife blog URL to Vishen (vishen (at) mindvalley.com) and we'll get back in touch with you. Be a part of the next evolution of blogging.

Web 2.0 Companies with Job Openings

Only 18 Web 2.0 Companies out of 85 listed on this site seem to be hiring at this point.

http://www.suckingfish.com/view.do?crumb_id=csid_1184

We're happy to be one of them. In fact, we're nuts about seeking out the right talent and right now are receiving about 100 resumes per position.

However, the creator of this page did mislable our location. We're now only hiring in the Multimedia Super Corridor in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - not in Silicon Valley.

We're seeking wiz-kids with knowledge of PHP/MySQL/Javascript and UI Design. We're also actively recruiting copywriters and content writers.

The jobs include BlinkList, BlinkLife (our web 2.0 model for email and personalized blogging) and The MindValley Way (a book we're launching next month on ecommerce optimization).

Interested? Take a look at our job ads here:
http://www.MindValley.com/jobs/

MindValley granted MSC Status

Our Lab in Kuala Lumpur has finally been granted MSC Status by the Malaysian Government. The MSC (Multimedia Super Corridor) is South East Asia's version of Silicon Valley; a tech hub where IT companies can come together to pool resources and benefit from tech infrastructure and perks from the government.

What does this mean for us?

Well, we won't get taxed on revenues for the next 10 years so we can re-invest in research and growth. MSC status is also really respected here in Malaysia and this means we'll now be in an even stronger position to attract bright minds to come work for us. In addition, it makes it far easier for us to hire the best and the brightest from anywhere in the world since the Malaysian government will speed up the visa process.

More details on the MSC here: http://www.mdc.com.my/

Blogging through Your Browser with "Performancing"

I writing this post using the new Performancing extension for Firefox.
It allows you to update your blog directly from your browser without
having to log into Blogger.com and deal with blogger's messy and
outdated posting system.

If you're a Firefox user get performancing from this link: http://www.performancing.com/.

This is yet another reason why you should be using Firefox. I'm looking forward to seeing more of such "social extensions" from the Firefox community. Will Firefox eventually start to resemble Flock? I for one, hope so!

We're Hiring Again

We're happy to say, we're looking for an accountant/customer happiness manager and another programming wiz kid. Visitors to almost all our sites are up and it looks like we're going to have to start hiring again.

We really love the Apple credo "Think Different" - so when it came to recruting we wanted to offer prospective employees something different from many other companies. Here's a preliminary draft of what we came up with...

Top 10 Reasons to Work for MindValley

1. Freedom: We understand that brilliant people hate rules and shackles and desire the freedom to do their work, in their way.


2. Thinking BIG!: We're not aiming to create an email software, we're aiming to create the biggest revolution in email since Gmail. We're not content with creating blogging tools, we aim to create the World's first "intelligent" blog. When we build an e-commerce site, we aim to put it in the top 1% of sites for performance rates. We aim to be as influential in improving people's lives through technology as Yahoo, Google or Apple. We love Big, Scary, Audacious Goals.


3. Profitability: We're fully profitable, and continue to see our profits grow by at least 10% month-to-month.


4. Great People: We hire only the best. For a typical position we shift through 100 resumes and interview at least 10 people. Make it in, and you'll be working with some of the best minds in the business. We understand that "A" people attract "A" people.


5. Treats: We treat our employees well. This includes rent-subsidization, occasional concert tickets, Starbucks coffee, dinners and drinks. Our founders have worked at Microsoft and eBay and believe in the Silicon Valley model of spoiling employees.


6. Creativity: Your typical work week is 45 hours. Of this time, we allow you to spend 5 hours a week working on your own projects or inventions. If your project is successful, we'll help you launch it. We've modeled this after Google and 3M's style of nurturing creativity within the organization.


7. Stability: We've never taken a drop of investment and so have no investors to pull the plug on us. Our business also spans multiple industries such as internet marketing, product development, publishing and coding. This protects us from short term market trends in any one industry.


8. Fun: We put the "Fun" in "Business Fundamentals". Don't get us wrong - we're a disciplined, well-oiled engine of growth. But we believe that business should be fun and people should look forward to going to work each day.


9. Idealism: 100% of our employees have spent significant time volunteering or working for non-profits. We started this business to change the world. Profits come second. As a result, we will devote our time and attention to causes that may not bring in short term profits, but may result in positive social change.


10. Entrepreneurship. We understand that great people dream of starting their own companies. We help you attain this dream. We provide training and mentorship to help you grow. We do not require any employees to sign a bonding contract. Simply, put, you're free to learn from us and then move on when you're ready and start your own business. We respect entreprenuership.


If our work mentality appeals to you - check out the available jobs here:
http://www.mindvalley.com/jobs/

~ Vishen