Godzilla has a Blog (and more!)
14. Apr, 2009
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I’ve been working on a couple of new blog projects the last month or two. As some of you might know, I have a pretty poor success-to-failure ratio when it comes to starting new projects (who doesn’t!? what?), so I went ahead and made sure to write some first, announce later. We’ll see, I’m feeling good about these ones. What about you?
RealGodzilla.com
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from our friend Godzilla, and that’s because he’s been busy putting together his own blog! Life is a lot different for him ever since moving to America (big transition!), and he’s sharing his experiences, opinions, and ideas with the rest of the world. He doesn’t have another movie coming out until 2014 and has a lot of swing time, so he wants to make sure you (and his family) know what’s going on between now and then. Although he’s been writing a little bit already, why not help him out by asking him some questions? I know everyone’s always wished they could pick Godzilla’s brain a bit. What’s your favorite color? What’s the meaning of life? Where did Gamera “touch you” (now use the King Kong doll to show us where!). Also, if you’re really into it, don’t forget to follow Godzilla on Twitter!
*This will also be my private blog (kind of…very very kind of…) replacing BoxedTofu, at least for now. So, expect RealGodzilla to have some aspects of my real life. Just make sure you take things with a grain of salt.
Actually, got a Cease and Desist from Toho, so no more realgodzilla.com … you’d think they’d know a good thing (for them and their Godzilla brand) when they see it. Ah well, they’re old and grumpy, I guess.
eduPirate.com
Lately I’ve really gotten into education. Teaching and working at eduFire has founded in me a new passion for… pirates… hrm, pirating education. You know how all of you pirate movies and music (of course you don’t)… It’s kind of like that… I’m looking for new and better ways to teach and learn, whether that’s Japanese, algebra, or underwater basket weaving. I really want to explore and follow (and lead!) the new educational movements happening all over the world right now. There are so many teachers and students out there who aren’t teaching and learning to their full potentials, and I want to do my best to change that a bit! I know that most of you here probably aren’t interested in the education field, but if you are, take a look at eduPirate and follow it on Twitter.
Secret Japan-Related Podcast
How many of you listen to podcasts? I know I don’t. I have no idea why I’m starting one up, but it should be a lot of fun. It’s not a “Tofugu Podcast.” Instead, it’s a project I’m doing with a few other talented people. One of them is Deas from RockingInHakata (who did a guest post on Tofugu!) and the other is Michael Downey (The Gakuranman!) from MichaelDowney.net. There’s also an amazing support staff / part-time host as well, TBA. It’ll mostly be a casual talk-show-esque podcast, which will include guests coming onto the show as well as answering listener questions about Japan. We’ll be recording our first episode this coming Saturday, so if you have any questions or things you want to hear us talk about, please feel free to send me an e-mail (we’ll get something more official soon!).
Some Social-Marketing Classes
Mostly all work related, but I thought there might be some people interested in some of these classes. Definitely think there’s some stuff here that could make a positive difference in some of your lives! I know I wish I had these kinds of resources when I was younger (not that much younger, though), which is partly why I’m offering them to you! You will have to register an eduFire account to see these in your own local times.
- What is Twitter? – 4/15 (European Time Zone)
- What is Twitter? – 4/15 (American Time Zone)
- Twitter for Businesses – 4/16 (European Time Zone)
- What is Twitter? – 4/16 (this class includes prizes!)
- Twitter for Businesses – 4/16 (American Time Zone)
- Using Guerrilla Marketing Tactics to Land Your Dream Job – 4/20 (American Time Zone)
- Using Guerrilla Marketing Tactics to Land Your Dream Job – 4/21 (Euro Time Zone)
- Blogging from Scratch to Success – starts 4/23 (8 sessions)
If you’re considering starting a professional blog, or want to have an advantage in getting a job (especially in this economy!) I definitely recommend you check out the Blogging class (not to mention the Guerrilla Marketing classes as well).
Japanese Pen Pals?
This is something I’ve been thinking about lately. Since I have a blog a lot like this one (but opposite, and for Japanese to learn about American culture and the English language), I thought it would be pretty neat to have some sort of pen pal program between the two websites. First of all, I have no idea where to start, since I wouldn’t want to make it a manual process (the more automated the better, probably, but not toooo automated), but I do want to put my creepy feelers out there to see what you folks think about the idea, and if you would be interested / if you see any pitfalls I should be thinking about.
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