CAREER
JANUARY 2018 | COSMOPOLITAN 101
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TAGGER
Make no mistake:
carvingout30hoursto
binge-watchNarcosis an
actofcommitment.Ifonly
youcouldgetpaidforsuch
hard work, amirite? Turns
out,youcan:Netflixcalls
such people taggers, and
their job is to watch shows
and movies and categorise
or ‘tag’ them based on each
programme’s characteristics.
ThetagshelpNetflix
suggestadditionalshows
to viewers based on their
viewing history. So if, for
example, you’re watching
Insecure(PS, how effing
amazeisthisshow?),
it’ll be tagged ‘comedy’,
‘girlfriends’, ‘friendship’,
‘love’ etc, and suggest
programmes to you
with the same tags.
Gettingpaidtowatch
Netflix all day? Yasss!2
EMOJI
TRANSLATOR
WTF, right? It all began
with a translation company
called Today Translations,
whoputoutanadlastyear
foran‘emojitranslator’.
Keith Broni of Ireland was
the successful candidate,
beating 500 applicants
tolandthegig.Sowhat
does he do? Broni helps
companies navigate the
growing emoji media
maze, avoiding emoji-
based miscommunication
andcross-culturalfaux pas.
Forexample,inWestern
culture, the thumbs-up
emoji means ‘yes’ and
is often used to express
contentment. But in the
Middle East, the gesture
is equivalent to the zap
sign. Another problem is
that emojis vary between
platforms. Take the cookie
emoji:Sesame Streetposted
‘cookie’ emojis on Twitter to
celebrate World Chocolate
DaylastJuly,usinganiOS
device. But on Samsung
devices, the cookie shows
up as a cracker. SMH...3
SOCIAL MEDIA
LAWYER
You’ve heard the phrase
‘Think before you post’- but people continue to
do and say things on social
media that can land them
in serious trouble. (Case in
point: the Rob Kardashian
revenge-porn drama.)
Revenge porn was only
criminalised in recent years,
with the fi rst prosecution
happening in Australia
in 2012. In that particular
case, Ravshan Usmanov
received a six-month
suspended jail sentence
after posting nude pics
of his ex on Facebook.
As we become ever
more present online,
the number of online
communication disputes
grows. That means lawyers
knowledgeable about the
laws around social media
are in high demand. Some
of the cases they deal with
include cyberbullying or
harassment, cyberstalking,
identity theft, privacy
violations, phishing
and defamation.
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CULINARY
TRENDOLOGIST
There’s a reason why your
favourite restaurants added
kombucha, poké bowls
and TDF unicorn-inspired
food items to their menus:
it’s because a culinary
trendologist told them to.
Food is one of the fastest-
growing industries in the
world, but restaurants that
don’t keep up with culinary
trends can become passé.CHANCES ARE THE JOB YOU’LL BE DOING
IN 10 YEARS’ TIME DOESN’T EXIST RN. THAT’S
BECAUSE, THANKS TO EVER-CHANGING TECH,
NEW TYPES OF JOBS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING
CREATED – WHICH MEANS YOU DON’T HAVE TO
PANIC IF YOUR CAREER PATH DOESN’T MATCH
A TRADITIONAL TRAJECTORY. THERE IS NO
TRADITIONAL TRAJECTORY ANY MORE! THE
PROOF? THESE NON-TRADITIONAL GIGS YOU
PROBABLY NEVER KNEW EXISTED... BY JAIME WADDINGTON++
COSMOPOLITAN.CO.ZA