12 to watch in the new Q&Q

Here are the top 12 peeps under the age of 35 to watch out for in the publishing world.

Good news – at least 30% of the people featured have graduated from Centennial’s Book and Mag Publishing program.

Things are looking up 

12 to watch in the new Q&Q

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Move over Blue, Red is in Town!

THE FUN STARTS HERE

“Oleeeee Ole Ole Ole” bet you thought you were in a massive soccer stadium in England or Italy, with a capacity of 50,000. Well you thought wrong! Just look a little northeast, oh, and look up too – do you see the CN Tower? You’re right here in Toronto at BMO Field – home of the Toronto Football Club and by “football” I mean soccer. You actually might be walking past a few soccer hooligans shouting obscenities at visiting teams, guzzling down a couple of beers in the parking lot, might even catch a whiff of some barbecued hotdogs coming from the vendors who have been strategically placed at every exit of the stadium. When you step inside BMO field, there is so much to take in: the finely groomed grass, the masses of seats that seem to reach to the sky, and the droves of people piling in to watch their team in action.

GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME

The fun really starts when the clock starts ticking – 45 minutes of constant running – a quick break and back again for another three-quarter hour. What makes the atmosphere inside so intense, so energetic? The crowd: over 20,000 screaming fans, chanting, laughing with friends, and cheering for the home team. These are the people that you work with, the guys on your summer softball team, people you go to business meetings with, the dads on your son or daughter’s hockey team, the PTA moms at your children’s school – normal folks – except when its ‘Red’ season in Toronto. These people are soccer SUPERFANS! They are the dedicated, loud, and energetic fans that have made the Toronto FC the number one summer team in the city.

What’s with Web2.0 anyway?

National Geographic

On the National Geographic website, there are a few web2.0 options for viewers and browsers alike. There is the option to share certain news stories as well as videos from recent issues, however the ‘sharing options are limited to Facebook, Digg, YahooBuzz, and StumbleUpon, two of which I have never heard of (YahooBuzz and StumbleUpon). There is also an RSS option; however, it’s not for the actual NG site. I found this a bit troubling. The RSS is for Hot Hotel Offers. For the online magazine itself, I think not having a direct RSS feed hinders the readership and accessibility for people visiting the site. However, having the RSS feed by an advertiser would probably make the NG site a hit because it has those web2.0 capabilities.