Some good news and bad news to report: the good news is that my blogging, coupled with my on-air segments on KRTV, have caught the attention of some major online players. The folks over at Facebook e-mailed me a few weeks ago, and they really like the way that I have integrated the online and on-air aspects of reporting.
That was followed by a round of phone calls, and a “covert” trip to the Bay Area last weekend to meet with some of the team…and as a result, they have offered me a job as “online media integrator” for several projects that they are working on! (By the way, did you read last week that Facebook just clicked over 200 million users? 
Sweet.)
Now the bad news: the job is located in Mountain View, California – the heart of Silicon Valley. I lived there for three years back in the mid-90s, when I was in the Air Force, and it’s a lovely place, but awfully crowded. If you think traffic on 10th Avenue South is bad at 5:00 pm, trust me, it’s a piece of cake compared to Bay Area traffic. On the plus side, I can enjoy Noah’s Bagels again!
But the job is just too good to pass up – seriously. Being part of the media revolution is just too tempting. And the salary – well, pockets are deep in Silicon Valley, even in the middle of a recession.
So I’m packing up and going west! They want me in Mountain View by the end of the month, so I’ll be spending the next few weeks getting things settled here and preparing for the big move.
And what about GreaterFalls.com? Well, I don’t want it to fade away, but to be honest, I can’t maintain it if I don’t live here – it needs to be maintained by someone who lives here and loves Great Falls. So I’m putting GreaterFalls.com up for sale: $10,000, firm. That includes everything, including some hands-on training before I leave to make sure that whoever buys it can handle all of the “under the hood” details.
So there it is: the traditional “good news/bad news” thing. I’m pretty excited, but a little sad to be leaving the only place that I’ve ever really called HOME. It’s been awesome here in Great Falls – you guys are the best – thanks, everyone!
Previous April 1st entries:
April 1, 2008: Bloggers Revealed!
April 1, 2007: Time To Come Clean
20 responses so far ↓
1 Fred // Apr 1, 2009 at 7:30 am
Congrats on the new job offer!!! Just can’t seem that great falls will be the same without a Dave Sherman!!!
2 Dona Stebbins // Apr 1, 2009 at 7:41 am
You will be missed! Best wishes for your new career!
3 Geannine // Apr 1, 2009 at 8:29 am
Congratulations Dave! This sounds like a great opportunity for you. Great Falls loss is Silicon Valley and Facebook’s gain. Best of luck to you.
4 mt59405 // Apr 1, 2009 at 8:39 am
hehehe….sure glad I clicked through! just ’bout gave me a heart attack!
5 majic2 // Apr 1, 2009 at 8:49 am
Reading the whole thing is a problem for some:)
6 Abigail with the gravy pipe // Apr 1, 2009 at 8:51 am
*smiles*
Doesn’t anyone consult their calendar anymore?
7 Chuckles // Apr 1, 2009 at 9:10 am
Dave, Dave, Dave…
8 Todd // Apr 1, 2009 at 9:11 am
Dave, you big joker you!!
9 Dona Stebbins // Apr 1, 2009 at 9:19 am
I am so relieved!
10 Gregg Smith // Apr 1, 2009 at 9:22 am
Dave, I am relieved and sorry for you at the same time. I think it’s a credit to your skills, though, that I didn’t doubt you for a second!
11 Pappy Yokum // Apr 1, 2009 at 9:47 am
Dave,
The message was long enough that I had to scroll up to finish reading it so it wasn’t until I got to the last couple of lines that I read the “April Fool.” I must admit that you got me! Thanks for the fun!
12 Craig // Apr 1, 2009 at 10:47 am
I knew it was a joke when you referred to yourself as “young man.”
13 displaced // Apr 1, 2009 at 10:51 am
I was had to, but I clicked through. Much more believeable than last year’s “I hate Great Falls” bit.
14 Todd // Apr 1, 2009 at 10:55 am
Sorry Dave but I didn’t buy it…I guess I know you too well. You would die in a crowded city……..
15 ajtooley // Apr 1, 2009 at 11:06 am
What?! I already sent you the $10,000 via PayPal!
16 Janna // Apr 1, 2009 at 5:05 pm
HAHAHA….Awesome….best one so far today!
17 Brian A, // Apr 1, 2009 at 5:45 pm
man, you had me fooled.
18 Walter Greenspan // Apr 1, 2009 at 8:04 pm
David now that you’re “staying”, do you think it may be time to remove the Irish Shamrock and use a more seasonal symbol, say, like a Seder (SAY-d’r) Plate, huh?
19 Donna Ridgway // Apr 2, 2009 at 3:08 pm
hahahah that was good. Glad it’s not true, but it might have been a great job. lol
20 Nik // Apr 14, 2009 at 10:12 pm
You got me, and I wasn’t aware that this was a Joke until today!
I read RSS and so I don’t get the images.
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