READY TO START THE REST OF YOUR LIFE SUCCEEDING IN SAN DIEGO?

OBSESSION, PASSION, DETERMINATION, OPTIMISM, HUMILITY, CONFIDENCE, RESILIENCE, and LOYALTY. To some, these words are titles for motivation posters or names of smelly perfumes. To us at FanBox, these words represent the characteristics and qualities that make up our team members. If you possess these qualities as well as have a “winner’s mentality” (hate to lose and loathe quitting), then please check out the career opportunities we have for you at http://corp.fanbox.com/.

Attention Programmers - If you know that you can code awesome web applications and dare to be technically challenged, then you’re wasting your life away if you don’t check out our software engineer positions we have available in beautiful and sunny San Diego, California. If you so dare to start the interview process, you’ll need to prove that you can code like a superstar. You’ll undergo numerous technical tests (written and oral) before we will consider bringing you to San Diego for final interviews. Up for the challenge?

Tim

W – TAW – TAW

Ever feel like you’re completely stressed out or inundated with responsibilities? Whether you’re busy working or replying to the many messages your 500 fans left you, we all sometimes feel the pressure to produce more than is expected of us. Here at FanBox we have a special way of looking at situations like these. We live by the concept of “Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way;” also known as W-TAW-TAW for short.

This idea originated during the humble beginnings of our company. The FanBox founders started the website very modestly; working with broken computers out of the CEO’s condo for no salary at all. Many people called them insane to dedicate so much of their lives to a “crazy idea,” but they always pushed through the hard times and rose above the challenges. Their dedication eventually paid off when they made history by signing up nearly 6 million users in its first six months of the SMS.ac website -- making it the fastest product launch in Internet history. Today FanBox has more than 80 employees and we’re located in a comfortable two-story building in downtown San Diego (definitely an upgrade from the condo).

This perseverance and dedication truly embodies the W-TAW-TAW spirit. I hope that you can use this core value of ours in your personal life…. If someone ever doubts you or your dreams, just know that there is no such thing as impossible.

~ Jenna

Fantastic Fridays

Here at FanBox, Fridays are especially enjoyable because we like to do some fun things to finish the week on a positive note. My friend and coworker, Brian, sometimes says “TBIF” instead of TGIF, for “Too Bad It’s Friday”…. Because at FanBox, the work is actually fun! So Fridays always mean good times and a day full of action!!

Around lunch, many of the FanBox employees head to the stairs at the San Diego Convention Center. We run 100 steps as many times as we can in 30 minutes. Our true competitive spirit shines when we run stairs; I hope to beat my personal best of 13 times and achieve 14… That’s 1400 steps in only 30 minutes! Our resident Olympian, let’s just call him “Mega-Byte Mike”, ran 28 ½ last week. …. But he is a professional speed walker (seriously), so we kinda expect him to be super amazing. Not only did he manage to run 28 ½ stairs, but he also had time to pick up a business card from another young professional (ooh la la…).

By the end of the day everyone gets together to eat, drink, and play some sort of game right here at work. Ahh, Fridays how I love you!! The stories are comical, weird, and somewhat scandalous so stay tuned!

~ Jenna

President’s Day = Roller Coasters

This weekend in the United States was a long weekend due to the celebration of President’s Day on Monday. Since this only happens a few times a year, I made sure to take advantage of this extra day off. On Sunday morning I woke up early, despite staying out late on Saturday night . I picked up my friends, and we made the trip north to Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park near Los Angeles, CA.

We had such a fantastic time there… I felt like a little kid all over again! We were so excited when we arrived, we forgot to put our car in park before we jumped out… Haha, good thing we realized it seconds before it smashed into a near by minivan! I got soaked, almost sick, and thrown upside-down and sideways all day long (my chiropractor wasn’t too happy with me the next day).

Needless to say, it was an awesome experience and an “out of this world” way to spend my Sunday. I hope you had a great weekend too! Tell us all about it in a personal blog!

~ Jenna

Hello fellow FanBoxers!

My name is Jenna and I am here to say welcome to the magical land of FanBox! For many of us here at FanBox, this place is like our home away from home… We have a very close-nit community here and we always jump at the opportunity to grow and strengthen that kinship. What better way to do that than by extending our own stories and relationships into the FanBox world?! First I would like to tell you a little bit about myself…. I was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, also known as the lovely land of hippies, forests, and track and field. During the past four years, I lived in a small city on the central coast of California called San Luis Obispo. Here I lived out my college years through partying hard, studying hard, and sleeping late. I also traveled the world for a year, but we can talk about that another time. Shortly after college, I made the 350 mile trek south to the little paradise known as San Diego, California. I quickly found my niche here in the culture and family offered to me by FanBox. Since joining the team, we have been through a whirlwind of transformations, fun times, and unanticipated events. I hope to make you better acquainted with me and our crazy team here in the next few months. Stay tuned because you’ll never know what you could learn from us fanatical people behind the scenes… See ya around! ~ Jenna

Change Your Country / Shuffle Profiles

Hey everyone!

We've got some new features for you to check out:


Change Your Country - We've received an enormous amount of requests to allow users to change their country. Some of you have either moved to another country or some of you have been stuck with the wrong country. To change your country, click on the current country link found on the "Location" row of your profile. After you select your country and click on the "Save" link, you're good to go. Your location will be updated so that your friends and fans can search for you.






Shuffle Profiles - This feature lets you browse through profiles of users that are online. Just click on the "Shuffle Profiles" underneath the primary photo of a profile. It's a cool way to browse through About Me profile information, FanFare activity, photos and more. Keep shuffling…you'll never know who you'll come across!


Thanks again for submitting your feedback on the Suggest! Tool. Let us know if you have any more suggestions.

Have an awesome day!

Victor

Another new feature

You may have noticed something new on your profile. It’s called “About Me” and it is all about you – what you like, what inspires you and what you’re looking for. Take 5 minutes to fill it out. Let us know what music you listen too, why you use FanBox, where you’re from, and just about anything else that makes you special. You’ll be amazed at how a little bit of information will make the quality of your experience here on FanBox increase. And, while you check out other profiles, take a look at their “About Me” section too. Tell your fans to fill out their “About Me” sections.

Let us know what you think and thanks for being a FanBox member.

Tim

On FanBox, everyday is SUPER TUESDAY

Last night I was watching the news coverage of our presidential primaries and behind all of the rhetoric, posturing and analysis, one thing became quite clear to me – Americans last night came out in droves to make their voices heard. Voters wanted to see change and wanted to do something about it. And I know it is no different everywhere else in the world. The power of communication compels action and last night, we saw a glimpse of it.

Here at FanBox, we want to hear your voice. You matter and your communication will compel us to fix it, enhance it, change it, improve it, delete it or any other action you need us to do. Take advantage of the communication tools we have for you on your profile. Click on the “Suggest!” link and share your ideas about how we should improve your FanBox. Better yet, click on “Who’s Online?” and start a dialogue with your FanBox members. There’s a lot of interesting people out there that want to be heard and are willing to hear you too.

Until next blog,
Tim

Impossible dreams into realities

Hi there! Hope February is off to a great start for you.

With 2008 already in full swing, FanBox couldn’t be more excited to show you what we’ve been working on. It has always been our hope to bring you the highest quality material, and we hope that you enjoy the Fanbox experience!

I read an interesting article the other day. NASA will transmit the song “Across the Universe” by the Beatles 431 light-years into space. This makes it the first song to ever reach a galactic audience. Pretty amazing, isn’t it? It got me thinking about boundaries: I’m sure at one point in history someone said that type of feat was impossible. I mean, to play a song in space? It sounds pretty far-fetched. But with hundreds of thousands of hours of research and a team of dedicated individuals, all working towards a common goal, the impossible became a reality.

Clearly, NASA doesn’t believe in the word “impossible” and neither do we. No matter what the task, we are constantly working to turn impossible dreams into realities. The way I see it, the more you push boundaries, the more likely you are to discover something remarkable. So challenge yourself, do something that’s never been done before. Better yet, do something that others say is impossible. I guarantee that afterwards you’ll feel like you can conquer anything.

Lots of love,
Brandie

Where to update your account settings

Whether you’ve just become a FanBox member, or have been one for years, here is a little tip or refresher course on where your account setting are located.

The Settings are located at the upper right-hand corner of your profile page. After you click on the "Account" link it will take you to the Accounts Settings page where you can update or change your different FanBox settings.

Until next time,
Erick