Help Wanted

On this moment of its one year birthday, RF has been plotting an expansion. How exactly this happens is going to be principally determined by the new writers/artists coming into the project. I am not certain who out there is or would be interested in partnering with us, so I am asking here.

Here are the concrete things I am looking for:

Real Time Record Reviews : Reviewers : What will be the RF mp3/music blog, songs and albums reviewed while they play for the reviewer. We need a couple of quick wits with good ears to fill up the staffing in this basically-ready-to-launch project. This is a very flexible gig, since writing time is incredibly low.

The RF Galleries: Co-Manager, Assistants, Exhibitors : One of the most exciting components of the RF Zine was the Galleries section, which has not yet been revitalized in the new RF vision. I am looking for help to operate, code and solicit contributions for the Galleries. With the Galleries, I plan to also create a marketplace where viewers will be able to purchase non-editioned archival prints through RF (all profits will go to artists until the site is established) or editioned work directly through an exhibitor. So, yes, while not immediate (except for artists), there is economic potential for anyone helping in this area.

Character Blogs : Bloggers : I'm very interested in starting several character blogs, what I would essentially describe as the blogosphere's version of fiction. The prevalent idea being floated around is an Afterlife Travelogue, where reporters would be sent on excursions into various visions of the world beyond. Still, I'd be interested in hearing other ideas for entirely fictional or pseudo-fictional blogs. In concept, such blogs would run for a few months before ending via plotting.

I am entirely open to new projects completely independent of those which I've listead above; if an idea's been on your mind or you have a unique direction to take a particular idea I've laid out, I'd love to hear about it. I have some basic things I'd like to see happen with any new concept, and these are things I will discuss with you at a more appropriate time. If you know you want to do something, but don't know what, chat with me and we'll see if we can develop something for you.

Here are some of the benefits of getting in on this stage of expansion:

-Free RF e-mail address for either POP3 or Web-based use with at least 10MB of storage space.
-Free hosting of your blog and consideration for personal webspace.
-A pre-existing, growing base of readers and search hits. Invaluable for an infant project.
-Editorial assistance. We help with designing and formulating your visions into somethin' special.
-Editorial input (output?). An open environment that looks for your thoughts on our vision.
-Collaboration. Basically, I put the last two into one entry to take up more space.
-Free alcoholic beverage next time you are in Chicago. I will buy you a drink if/when you are of age and within transportable distance of me.

If that's not enough, I don't know what is.

mike@robotsfighting
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