David Wahl has my respect (mostly because he got to interview Alan Moore, which for a geek like me is just frickin fantastic – man am I jealous). Beyond that, he’s pretty smart, creative, articulate, and apparently likes us enough to put this up on his blog. Here’s a slice:
Zoominfo pulls up all the business articles for any name you enter. You can narrow the search for a specific industry, but typing in random names will give you great character details for fiction.
Of course the first thing you’ll do is type in your own name and marvel at the amount of information there is about you. But, after that, think about these as ways to build real characters. Typing a made up name into a few search engines can build a very complex and real person.
February 23, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Hey Martin,
Just came across your blog through Seth Godin’s and am finding some good stuff. I will definitely be following a long as I am in the midst of a rather unique job search at the moment. You can check it out at http://www.OneWeekJob.com
All the best,
-Sean
February 23, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Sean
Thanks for that – just shot you a note, but in case you see this first, we’re kind of wondering if you might be in the Boston area down the stretch.
Good luck either way – love what you’re doing.
-Martin