Emergent Professions

Here are some (projected and real) emergent professions resulting from the adoption of Internet technologies into everyday life.

Chief Corporate Blogger, or Blogger-in-Residence -- someone who is paid to blog for a company.

Search Engine Assassin -- someone you hire to eliminate all traces of you or your company on the Internet.

Personal iPod Assistant -- someone who loads and refreshes your iPod with customized music, podcasts and videocasts.

Avatar in Residence -- someone who is paid to assume your  persona or the persona of your company in a virtual reality arena, such as Second Life.

Podcast DJ -- someone who mixes and spins podcasts on a special channel or at podcast parties.

Green Dietitician -- someone who analyzes nutritional products  using a variety of emerging environmental standards, including toxic  content, damage to the environment,  workers' rights, and more.

Web Cam Security Officer -- someone who installs and monitors web cams throughout your house or office when you are out.

URL Checker -- someone who checks web sites for freshness and notifies anyone whose site hasn't been updated in six months.

Dating Genealogist -- someone who tracks the past dating history of  online dating participants.

Algorithmic Menstrual Cyclers -- folks who figure out how to synchronize one's menstrual cycle with folks in a targeted group, such as women in a local book club, cross knitters, or punk rockers.

Comments

[nakedjen]

Thanks for the giggle, Sylvia. The interesting thing really is that there are people in this world who would probably hire someone for ALL of those jobs.