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Two years in Dublin and Facebook

Siam — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:15:18 +0000

It’s an overused saying, but time really does fly. It felt like it was just the other day that I arrived in Dublin to start working at Facebook. It’s been just about two years now, and I’m happy to still feel the way I did after my first couple of weeks. My worries about moving to a new country and starting a new job were blown away by the welcome that I got from work, and how easy it as to settle into Dublin.

It’s been a great learning experience to move to a new country. It’s also a confidence booster, knowing that I can be dropped somewhere without knowing anybody and still be OK. It has given me stuff to think about too. Where do I go next and what do I do? It’ll be an interesting 2012 as I figure out those questions.

My entries are never very long, and this one isn’t any different.

ParsLibris

Siam — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:56:09 +0000

ParsLibris is a Swedish community focused on an area that many Swedes hold close to heart and that is to read and discuss books. On ParsLibris we have embraced this interest in literature and sharing of experience from reading literature. We have also embraced the phenomenon of sharing and swapping books between individuals. On ParsLibris the users can share and trade books with the entire community, instead of exchanging books with just one other individual, and it´s all for free!

This project was first launched in 2007 by c.r.a. group.

The MMO Gamer

Siam — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:40:55 +0000

The MMO Gamer is your source of independent, in-depth coverage of the MMOG industry. We bring you news, reviews, features and interview with the developers and publishers of the MMOG industry.

This site was launched in 2007.

Open Graph App Tutorial on Facebook

Siam — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:30:44 +0000

Facebook has gone out with a step by step tutorial for setting up Open Graph Apps. Click on the image below to reach the developer resource. Can’t wait to start experimenting with this myself.

Things I want to learn…

Siam — Sun, 22 May 2011 15:11:27 +0000

Time for another one of my very short updates. This one is written mainly so I can test my open graph integration. But to make it a little bit more meaty, I’ll also mention the few things I want to learn in the near future.

HTML5
CSS3
Javascript
Facebook
Chinese

Not in any particular order… though I bet I’ll learn HTML5 before I learn Chinese…

Welcome the New Year!

Siam — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:35:02 +0000

Whee!

So the new year is starting out great for me. Got a job and I start in February. Right now I’m looking for an apartment in Dublin, where I will be living and working.

I haven’t decided on goals for this year yet. I’ll have a look later when I’m settled in Dublin. I should be getting a call from one of the property agents today and if necessary I’ll be taking a quick trip to Dublin for a look at a few places.

The Jobhunt Ends – Moving to Dublin!

Siam — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:07:48 +0000

Woohoo!

Yesterday I accepted a job offer from Facebook in Ireland for a role in their Online Sales department. I’ll start on February 8th and I’m planning on moving a few days earlier to get settled in.

This means that I can now check step two from my 2009 goals:

1. Graduate
2. Find job
3. Get apartment

That leaves the apartment, which I’ll get in Dublin in February. So I still count that as a win. The more dull part will begin now and that’s to make budgets and plan for my stay there until I get my first paycheck.

The Jobhunt Continues

Siam — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:54:19 +0000

I’m not going to apologize for not posting enough and not going to promise that I’ll post more often. Neither will do any good! But anyway, here’s an update.

My job searching is still going on; there are a lot of interesting opportunities out there. I am looking for more job opportunities abroad now and I’m hoping to find something in China or South East Asia, say Singapore or Malaysia.

I like to stay active so not having a job at the moment is keeping me very very bored. ParsLibris and The MMO Gamer are two projects that are helping to keep me occupied. We have launched ParsLibris, sort of a stealth launch and will be focusing on bringing in more users and books while I works sales to get us some customers.

On The MMO Gamer, things are going well but still hoping for a faster growth. The podcast project is helping; we’re getting great shows and awesome guests on the show. Happy times!

Enough babbling from me, now back to job hunting.

Post-summer update

Siam — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:44:50 +0000

Summer is almost over. My jobhunting continues though. Got a couple of interviews, nothing major. Still hoping for a break into PR. But we’ll see.

I’ve been to a wedding and to Venice this summer and here are the picture to prove it:

http://kheldon.net/zenphoto/index.php?album=travels%2Fvenice09

http://kheldon.net/zenphoto/index.php?album=events%2Fdavidwedding09

Hope you like them.

As you can see, I have a new blog design. I like to shake things up every now and then. ;P I’ll be poking around with the design and the site a bit, maybe integrate with Twitter and Facebook.

In other news, c.r.a. group has launched its first site; ParsLibris.se. It’s a Swedish booksharing community and its currently in beta testing. If you can read Swedish, go ahead and register and send me some feedback.

The MMO Gamer is doing well and has just started a podcast, Working As Intended. Havign fun with Jeffrey and Steve on that on. Hopefully it’ll help in bringing in some revenue as well.

No more school!

Siam — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:03:58 +0000

YAY! So this post is a little late, but I don’t care! The final edited version of my master’s thesis has been handed in. All assignments are finished. I am finished with uni! All I have to do now is to wait for my grades to show up in the system and I can get my degree officially!

So I’m done with 1 of the 3 things I want to finish this year:

1. Graduate
2. Find job
3. Get appartment

The jobfinding might prove a challenge, but I’ll manage. My backup plan is to start learning Chinese if I can’t find a job by August. I want to learn more languages and from a career perspective, Chinese has a lot of potential. And obviously I’d try to learn Chinese while IN China.

Over at c.r.a. group we’re almost finished with our first project. We will be hitting beta at the end of this month (we’ve been saying that for a year now, but this time it’s really happening!)

And The MMO Gamer is chugging along just fine. I’d like to expand the site more, get better advertising and start the podcast project as well. Hoping to get some of that done this summer.