As I write this post, I am frantically trying to pack for my 8AM flight out of Oakland Airport.  I am going on a great two-week vacation to Priest Lake, Idaho.  Tonight a bunch of the interns and some (former) diggterns went to a San Francisco Giants game to get together one last time before everyone goes back to school.  I am so bummed because everyone is leaving in the next few weeks while I am gone.  Basically, the 2008 Summer Interns kicked ass.  Straight up.  I am so proud to have worked with each and every one of them.  I really hope that all of you interns keep in touch with me, because I will sincerely miss your company while screwing around in the Revision3 office/studio. I love you all!

p.s. please welcome Long Vo to InternRow. He is the new intern around these parts.

(p.p.s. I live here in SF so that is why I am staying…probably forever.)

UPDATE: I am not leaving Revision3, I am just going on vacation so i felt compelled to say goodbye to my lovely intern buddies!

For a lot of you this is your first visit to Intern Row, welcome!  In the interest of giving you a reason for coming back, the interns all ears when it comes to suggestions.

Is there a certain topic you would like us to cover?  If so just leave a comment on this post and we will look them over and choose a few to write about.

We look forward to seeing what you guys come up with!

A little background

My parents live in New Jersey, my brother lives in New York, and I go to school in Boston. So when it came to choosing my internship you would think I would be choosing between the great cities of New York and Boston. Wrong.

I went to San Francisco

Why did I go to San Francisco? To expand my horizons. Moving out here as been a wonderful experience, and I am not sure if I would have been able to take this opportunity in any other circumstance. Remember, interning gives you a lot of flexibility. One, it is short term. Two, you are only responsible for yourself. Three, if it turns out to be a mistake, it is easy to fix. So even though I am loving my time out here, I would have had an exit plan if things turned out to be less than ideal.

What I am enjoying

The entire vibe of the west coast is so much different than the east coast. In general, the people are friendlier and open-minded out here. Evey thing is a little more relaxed, and people keep things in perspective and balance. Everyone that I know and have met out here has been so great in terms of helping me maximize my experience. Everywhere I go people are teaching me about the city and making sure that I am comfortable and having a good time. I’m couch-surfing this trip, and nearly every time I bring that fact up, another couch if offered to me - people are that inviting.

Mind you there are great opportunities in both New York and Boston

There is a lot of tech going on in these two wonderful cities, so that didn’t play a role in my decision. I figure that when I am done with my time in San Francisco it will be far easier for me to venture into opportunities in either city. As much as I love San Francisco I probably see myself staying east coast after school. I credit my family, and the New York Jets (and Knicks) for my decision

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The internship and culture

The most important aspect of an internship is the knowledge and general experience you walk away with at the end of your stint. If you fail to learn a thing, and at the same time hate your time spent with the company, then your internship was a complete and utter failure.

The co-workers

Within my first week here at Revision3 I have hung out with all of my fellow interns and have gotten to know nearly every employee within the company. Each and every individual working at Revision3 is super friendly and open to helping out. This connection within the company makes the whole internship program a more personal experience. If I were separated and disconnected from the rest of the group the experience would be far less enjoyable.

Opportunity

A big difference between a great internship and a horrible internship is opportunity. The fact that I feel as if my ideas and suggestions are actually listened to is a major plus. Rather than having my emails deleted or my voice muted, Revision3 makes sure to listen to and provide feedback. Living proof of this concept? This blog!

Outside of the office

Playing off of the enjoying the company of your co-workers, team chemistry building is another aspect of a wonderful internship. After work this past Friday a heap of the Revision3 crew (those 21+) went to a local bar to grab some beer and hang out. This weekend I grabbed dinner with two fellow interns and went out to a party with a few other full-time employees. The relationships within the office are not restricted to the office.

I want to work

The fact that I woke up this morning and was more than excited to get to the office is a clear sign that this is the type of internship that I will be getting value out of. If you love your work, then it really isn’t “work.”

What do you think?

What makes a great internship? What kind of things make a great culture?

About AJ

AJ Vaynerchuk is a web/marketing and business development intern at the Internet Television Network Revision3. He loves his family and enjoys sports and business (+1 if the two combine). You can follow him on Twitter or email him at ajv [at] revision3 [dot] com.

Hey everybody. This is InternRow, the blog for all of the interns at Revision3. This is also the Web, and it will murder your TV.

I hail originally from a small town outside Seattle named Everett. Currently I’m attending LMU down in Los Angeles. I study film production and computer science. I’m set to graduate in 2010, right before the robots assume control.

I like to think that I’m here at Revision3 because of a blog and podcast called HackCollege. It’s been going strong since September 2006, and it’s exciting to see it grow.

I’ve been working at Revision3 since mid-May. I moved up to San Francisco right after school got out. It’s been a dream job thus far. All of the interns are extremely talented at what they do. And we are awesome. Like, really awesome.

That’s me in a few paragraphs. Keep checking back for more posts from my fellow interns and me. If you can’t wait for the next post, follow me on twitter (@kellysutton) or follow Revision3 (@revision3)!

It seems that David Prager cannot keep up with all of the interns around the office so Grace decided to give him a nice picture of all of us with names on it.  She claims he cannot remember any of our names.  What a great boss.  We had a great little photo shoot in the studio.

This is for you Prager!