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More specifically, we’re looking to expand our coverage—beginning with the stories you’ve thought up that would make our community more comprehensive, more informative, and more interactive. Have you ever had an idea you wished we’d cover but never did? Now’s your chance to share that information with the rest of the world!
An ideal candidate is someone who already runs their own benchmarks, just so they know how their hardware performs. You don’t get any bonus points for doing it at three in the morning surrounded by Rockstars and pizza boxes, but at least you’re in good company, because we do, too. Be familiar enough with results that you’re able to analyze data and identify possible issues/work with vendors to get answers. Know enough about Microsoft Excel to create and format charts in a way that readers can easily interpret for themselves.
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Now here is a chance for all you haters to show you can do a better job.
I guess they are missing Ben and Rob more than I thought
I am not a hater... and all I have for tomshardware.com is addiction :3
I don't think I wanna contribute, I wanna read mooo
I no contribute. I read.
Hire a proof-reader instead.
at least somebody wants me ;-)
Man, this would be so awesome if I wasn't 19.
Now here is a chance for all you haters to show you can do a better job.
I totally would, if I had the time to do rare freelance work. Infact, I'd love to, but I doubt it helps that I dont have access to extra income to contribute to test bed products, dont live anywhere near best of media offices, and really dont have enough mountain dew atm.
I do totally want to write an article as a followup to the FirePro article answering questions about the Gaming graphics modding community.
Let me be a proof reader >_>
This is an interesting idea, but it would be great if the job requirements and background were included.
Just a few ideas here:
1) Age requirement.
2) Location requirement (Do we need to be near the office?).
3) Required hours per week.
4) Exact role (author or editor?).
5) Do we get paid?
6) At what times do articles need to be submitted? Are there deadlines associated with this job?
7) For benchmarking - are we required to do this? If so, are we responsible for buying the hardware ourselves?
omg i think they've finally gave in to all those 'ive read this already two week ago' people
I guess they are missing Ben and Rob more than I thought
RIP, Second Take...RIP
Lawl. There's a running joke amongst us IS people about how the world lives and dies by Excel..
RIP, Second Take...RIP
Honestly, I didn't even know they were gone. The second takes were a bit to foolish for me and their opinions and thoughts always seemed to go against my own which increased my dislike.
But aside from personal thoughts, why did they leave? Just got bored?
i didnt know they left either!...damnit, that sucks...i actually looked forward to their videos...wow...toms is getting less and less attractive the more I find out about their changes...*sigh*
Wow,
I wonder if they didn't make this just to shut people up. I mean, I think I could do better than Mr.Parrish (at least when it comes to reporting news, I'm sure his brand of simile and metaphor would be better suited to more creative writing), but they seem to need people ready to benchmark hardware. And I don't read any news sites as consistently as I read Tom's as of late.
But aside from personal thoughts, why did they leave? Just got bored?
Tom's Games got axed.
As a student who works to pay my way through college, I just wouldn't have the time. Also, my job is dry enough as is to go into writing reviews of products based on benchmarks - I read those types of articles because I don't have the time or money to do it myself.
However, I hope their call for help comes up with some good talent and results in a lot more content. (Of course, unlike others, I like the indirectly related content... ones that pertain to the environmental sustainability of computing, energy issues, and alternative technologies.)
Yay for renovation!
I confess to writing comments about the usage of English in a couple of articles .. but you now it's mostly true. The style is sometimes cliché and the proofreading is apparently optional
Too bad that I'm not a native English speaker, that I live 5,000 miles from the closest Bestofmedia office and that I don't have easy access to the latest hardware
Anyway, I hope someone picks up the gauntlet and writes it, since I've read some very well written and thoughtful comments on this site
This is an interesting idea, but it would be great if the job requirements and background were included.Just a few ideas here:1) Age requirement.2) Location requirement (Do we need to be near the office?).3) Required hours per week.4) Exact role (author or editor?).5) Do we get paid?6) At what times do articles need to be submitted? Are there deadlines associated with this job?7) For benchmarking - are we required to do this? If so, are we responsible for buying the hardware ourselves?
Ispy,
There is no age requirement, there is no location requirement, there are no required hours per week. As stated in the news clip itself, I'm looking for freelance, contract-based writers. Yes, authors get paid. Deadlines and story requirements are discussed on a case by case basis--if benchmarking is required (and it most often is), then yes, this is part of the job. As far as having testable hardware in-house, bonus points if you have access to much of what we're writing about here.
shame theres no toms hardware in AUS! otherwise i would've gone for this one without a thought...
Do Aussies not speak English?
they do! but they write with an accent.....harharhar
Is this US only or International?
Know enough about Microsoft Excel to create and format charts in a way that readers can easily interpret for themselves.
I hope any alternative to that will be fine to ?
Don't forget OOo, WP office and many other capable applications.
This is an interesting idea, but it would be great if the job requirements and background were included.Just a few ideas here:1) Age requirement.2) Location requirement (Do we need to be near the office?).3) Required hours per week.4) Exact role (author or editor?).5) Do we get paid?6) At what times do articles need to be submitted? Are there deadlines associated with this job?7) For benchmarking - are we required to do this? If so, are we responsible for buying the hardware ourselves?
Some good questions here, and LOL @ "do we get paid"
But I'm interested in one point in particular - is location (US) requirement or is this international job-hunting ad?
Nevermind, I'm eating+reading+writing posts+phones ring like crazy today.. so I haven't read everything properly.. Tnx for a quick bunch of answers Chris. You can expect my "job application" as soon as I get home.
As for written samples and all that, well.. I guess I'll have to digg through my archives, but I guess that the point of working in VIDI/PCplay (www.vidi.hr / www.pcplay.hr), before I got a steady job, probably helps.
Oh, and another question about hardware. If we get an idea about writing something interesting but the hardware ain't available in our country (me => Croatia), I presume that we can pull the strings through Toms hardware to get the hardware from manufacturers directly. I'm asking cos I already have some ideas, and one in particular would require getting some cheap but localy unavailable hardware
well more than happy to proof read articles before they are published, as long as you don't mind lots of extra u's appearing when I'm finished.
As an idea for an article for someone to write, an in depth guide to liquid cooling, the various options out there, the types/costs of equipment available, things that can go wrong and how to prevent those things occurring. I suggest this as someone who is perfectly happy with using third party air cooling solutions but who is also interested in switching to liquid cooling but not sure what challenges it presents.
Part of me would be more than thrilled to contribute, but my personal hardware enthusiasm is far greater than bank account's
. Moreover, I'm a French Canadian so I sometimes structure my phrases is some really weird way. However, I know a fare share about benchmarking, but mostly design and interpretation rather than execution itself ... I've done a reasonable amount as a software engineer.
How much would Toms be paying for a high quality one page article. What about the 15 page benchmarking tests?
Would we receive free test hardware?
I want to contribute, but don't have hardware to test out. Guess thats what happens when you get married and have kids
Man, I wish I could. I just don't have the time. I've been thinking of starting this up on my own, but time.... sometimes I wish I had more.