Opera witch hunt

What if Monty Python uses Opera?

My contribution to Opera

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[Portuguese version also available bellow / Versão em Português também disponível abaixo]

It's no secret: Opera is promoting a competition to hire their new Brazilian intern and I decided to take place on it. The competition guidelines are simple: do whatever you can to impress both Opera and the Opera community (that should comment on their favorite posts - that means YOU commenting down there!). The first thing I did (well, the first thing after "what the...") was to think of 2 questions:

Why people use Opera? And why they don't use it?

I knew my reasons, but then I decided to talk to the INTERNET, the grumpy troll-like old lady, to see her opinion. I was a bit surprised with the answers, because they were shockingly uninformed. People told me things like "I like the add-ons", "Chrome is faster" and, believe it or not, I heard even "Firefox is faster" (Firefox? Fast? Are you serious? Maybe if you compare to IE).

For me it was clear: people didn't use Opera because they didn't try Opera 10.60a. It is faster than any other browser, it's safer and it has a bunch of cool tools, so you don't need to download all this plug-ins that get your browser slower and less safe. Speed dial? It's there. Use the cloud to sync different computers? Built-in. Open closed tabs? Check. E-mail client? Also there. And it has also plug-ins smile

For me, what happens to Opera is like what happened in the past with witches: no one had a clue of what they did, but they burned them anyway. If more people downloaded and used Opera for one week, I am sure they would stick to it.

So I called my friends at Monty Python to help me make a video to free people from their browser heresy:

*UPDATED* now with subtitles in English and Portuguese:

I hope you see the light and get converted.

And if you liked the video, please put a nice comment with thumbs up on the comments bellow, that's how you can help me get selected to work in Opera and stop the witch hunt!

The video didn't convince you that I am the best fit for the position? Ok, so here is my CV, that in short says:
- I have 6 years advertising and marketing experience (2 of those years was in the advertising agency I founded and managed in Brazil)
- I have 4 years leadership experience, the last of those as president of the Norwegian unit of AIESEC, an organization present in 107 countries
- As president of AIESEC Norway, I started with the organization close to bankruptcy (only 15.000 in the account and 100.000 as avarage fixed costs) and after one year we have more than 300.000 in the account
- I have lead an online promotion that attracted a massive amount of people to buy AIESEC's main product
- My bachelor thesis was about using Youtube for viral marketing



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Minha contribuição para a Opera

Não é segredo pra ninguém: a Opera está promovendo uma competição pra contratar um brasileiro e eu decidi que ia participar. As regras da competição são simples: faça o que tu quiser pra impressionar a Opera e a comunidade da Opera (que deve comentar no seu post favorito - o que significa VOCÊ comentando ali embaixo!). A primeira coisa que eu fiz (bem, a primeira depois de "mas que diabos..." foi pensar em duas coisas:

Por que as pessoas usam o Opera? Por que as pessoas não usam-no?

Eu sabia das minhas razões, mas aí eu decidi falar com a INTERNET, essa velha senhora com cara e comportamento de troll, pra saber qual é. Eu me surpreendi um pouco com as respostas, porque elas são chocantemente desinformadas. As pessoas disseram coisas como "eu gosto de add-ons", "Chrome é mais rápido" e, acredite ou não, eu até ouvi que "Firefox é mais rápido" (Firefox? Rápido? Sério? Talvez se comparado com o IE).

Pra mim estava claro: as pessoas não usam Opera porque não experimentaram o Opera 10.60a. Ele é mais rápido que qualquer outro browser, mais seguro e tem um monte de ferramentas legais, aí você não precisa baixar um monte de plug-ins que fazem seu browser ficar pesadão e inseguro. Speed dial? Tá lá. Usar a nuvem pra sincronizar o browser em diferentes computadores? Built-in. Re-abrir abas fechadas? De fábrica. Programa de e-mail? Também tem. E além disso também tem plug-ins smile

Pra mim o que acontece com o Opera é o que aconteceu com as bruxas no passado: ninguém tinha nenhuma idéia do que elas faziam, mas eles as queimavam de qualquer jeito. Se mais pessoas baixassem o Opera e usassem-no por uma semana, eu tenho certeza que eles ficariam com ele.

Entao eu liguei para meus amigos do Monty Python pra me ajudar a livrar as pessoas da heresia dos browsers:

*UPDATE* agora com legendas em português e inglês:

Espero que você veja a luz e converta-se.

E se você gostou do vídeo, por favor deixe um comentário legal com um thumbs up abaixo, é assim que você pode me ajudar a ser selecionado pra trabalhar na Opera e parar com a caça às bruxas!

O vídeo não te convenceu que eu sou o melhor pra vaga? Ok, então dá uma olhada no meu CV, que resumidamente diz:
- Eu tenho 6 anos de experiência em propaganda e marketing (2 desses anos na agência de publicidade que eu fundei e dirigi no Brasil)
- Eu tenho 4 anos de experiência liderando times, o último desses anos como presidente da unidade Norueguesa da AIESEC, uma organização presente em 107 países.
- Como presidente da AIESEC na Noruega, eu recebi uma organização que estava na beira de declarar falência (tínhamos só 15.000 na conta e em média 100.000 como custo-fixo) e depois de um ano nós temos mais de 300.000 na conta
- Eu liderei uma promoção online que atraiu um grande número de novos clientes que compraram o produto principal da AIESEC
- Meu trabalho de conclusão da graduação foi sobre como usar o Youtube para marketing viral.

Comments

tarun agarwaltarunsam26 Wednesday, June 16, 2010 8:54:29 PM

Hey Friend,

Really a very good article on Social Media up up
I wish you will be selected.
Good luck!!

I request you to please vote for me too for Opera Marketing Internship through Wild Card Entry. smile http://my.opera.com/tarunsam26/blog/social-media-and-its-prospects-in-india

Thanks a lot!

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angelopolveroso Sunday, June 20, 2010 2:15:48 PM

Sergio, you are modern, contemporary, up-to-date, cool, polite, know how to express your ideas clearly, cohesively and coherently, and also have an impressive talent to enlighten people about Opera! Receive these modest congratulations from another contestant to Opera Internship Brazil! Kindly check out my application post and accept my friendship request, no matter what happens. http://is.gd/cWtqW up coffee

Sergio Henrique Schulersergiojota Monday, June 21, 2010 2:41:43 PM

Thanks people! up

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 10:46:38 AM

Filipe Balbi writes: I know Opera for a while but nobody has never used such convicing arguments to try to make me change my browser. i will check it out, definitively. Best luck in the selection process.

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 10:49:49 AM

Filipe Balbi writes: I know Opera for a while but nobody has never used such convicing arguments to try to make me change my browser. i will check it out, definitively. :up: Best luck in the selection process.

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 10:53:47 AM

Isabel Mendez writes: Wish you the best of luck, Sergio. I'm pretty sure that you are the most qualified for this position not only because you are competent, but specially because you get engaged in whatever you propose yourself to do. Xxx :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:24:46 PM

Aline Mazzocchi writes: Hey Sergio! The blog looks great. Love the fact that you always put your best in everything you do. You do really deserve the Opera vacancy, so: fingers crossed! Good luck! xx :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:24:58 PM

Marcio writes: :up: Merece pelo esforço =) - se for contratado que ver enviar email de agradecimento para todo mundo... ahahaha ABraço, Marcio

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:25:45 PM

Gustavo writes: :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:27:28 PM

Anonymous writes: :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:36:44 PM

Daniela writes: Na verdade já tinha ouvido falar do Opera mais não sabia das vantagens e recursos deles. Vou esperimentar! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:36:55 PM

Zamueb writes: Great Jota, always up to sth!! This video is brilliant, reminded me of those Hermes & Renato translations hehe. I have used several versions if Opera before, but definetly not the last one. Anyway, I will check this one out :up: Cheers!

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:53:44 PM

Ana Telma writes: Adorei Sergio! Você, inclusive, já me convenceu a fazer o download do Opera para testá-lo! Atualmente eu uso o Chrome, mas sou muito open-minded quanto a isso... rs Vou ver o videozinho do Monty Python em casa, com calma, depois eu volto aqui. Vou votar e torcer muito pra você ganhar essa vaga, porque eu sei que vc merece, pois vc é um cara super batalhador, empreendedor, cheio de ideias super inovadoras e competente. Por isso, tá aí o meu :up: Beijo!

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:05:34 PM

Juliana Farias writes: :up: :) Good luck. Alumni always rocks!

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:10:24 PM

Rafael Baracy writes: :up: So early the internet arives in Brazil and these guy say to us "i will do the internet better with a fas and safe browser" We even belive that Sergio just born to do that job, cause hes very focused on it. He haves commitment with these thing! To opera keep being my mobile and notebook browser...take him at the team!

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:16:25 PM

Leo Carrion writes: Eu sei o quanto este guri já sofreu na vida, morando em Canoas, dirigindo um Uno e apanhando em boates. Então nada mais justo que um sujeito como ele, que cresceu tanto na vida pelo esforço honesto, seja guindado ao honorífico status de funcionário da opera. By the way, o vídeo é muito ":up:", ou em gauchês, tri legal. Vai Serginhuuuuuu!

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:18:43 PM

Mauricio Baracy writes: :up: I blive that Sergio haves a big head to fits with the O of the Opera...cause he just think about that and blame us when we got another browser.

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:20:57 PM

Rafaela da Silva Baracy writes: :up: My hursband says: vote for Sergio to we got these browser better, and we are all here in line... w8ng to use the computer and fote for Sergio. Sergio is a nice guy...and very focused...but my hursband is a tyrant!

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:23:07 PM

Rafaelly Baracy writes: :up: My dad is looking at me with no smiling eyes...while i vote. I likw the opera, is faster and safety, but...i think that my dad like more the idea to haven't sergio in Brazil again.

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:27:09 PM

Horizontina Nascimento Zaltta writes: :up: I haver received Sergio 1 time at my house after a party of him with my grandson, while he took a million partyes with my son at his house...hes my payment to he have's no bothered me at my house with another drunk body asking for food at morning. Long life and a good job oportunity at Sergio.

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:28:27 PM

Josef Zaltta writes: :up: I come to Brazil from Iugoslavia, and Sergio go close to my ex and abolished country... Give him a chance!

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:30:25 PM

Jairo Baracy writes: :up: I dont know personally these guy, but bring some cats back from the pet shop and my nephew put me in front his notebook to vote to these Sergio got a job of his life... Here i am...and now i can have the gun out my head plz?

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:31:45 PM

Juarez Baracy writes: As a Family leader, and with a gun on my head too, i really want that guy working to do the internet better... DON'T SHOT!

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:58:58 PM

Vitor Almeida writes: :up: I like your blog and I wish you will be selected. If Opera hire you, they will do the best choose.

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:18:57 PM

Daine Ornellas writes: :up: I already use Opera once in a while, but if they hire Sergio, I may consider using it for good... nothing else could persuade me to do that, but someone I deeply trust and respect.

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:24:30 PM

Anonymous writes: Sergio, you have my approval already. Good luck!!! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:48:38 PM

Alexandre Dedavid writes: Congratulations, Jota! Excelent post and video. I strongly believe that you'll be selected to work at Opera. You deserve! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:51:41 PM

Barbara writes: Boa sorte, Jota!! :up: beijao!

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:54:39 PM

Debora writes: a vaga é tua! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:05:23 PM

Bruno - Reuni~`ao writes: :up: boa sorte

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:46:40 PM

Anonymous writes: Que a vaga seja sua!!! Bom Trabalho rapaz!!! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:59:29 PM

Fernando Mano writes: Great video! I'll try Opera today, right now. You're the man for this job, they'd better hire you, otherwise Google will do ;) :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4:03:11 PM

Helena writes: O Sergio é o cara!!! manda muito bem!!!

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4:11:56 PM

Luciana writes: Great post and video! Congratulations!

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4:21:02 PM

Silvia Milani writes: Sergio rocks!!!

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 5:06:25 PM

Elisa Tormena writes: Great work! Congrats! :up:

Sergio Henrique Schulersergiojota Tuesday, June 22, 2010 5:39:43 PM

Valeu, galera, assim só dá pra ganhar! bigsmile up up up up

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 5:48:52 PM

Daniel Vêrsa writes: Serginho is a great mind. Just brillant! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 5:55:02 PM

Pedro Pignaton Negri writes: Jota é o cara, ele botava para quebrar na aiesec :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:00:08 PM

Ester writes: É a melhor vídio que eu já vi! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:02:31 PM

Jessica writes: Great work, realy good. :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:04:59 PM

José Bento writes: Realmente um vídeo muito inteligente! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:07:12 PM

Ilda writes: Ele é "O Cara", muito inteligente! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:08:16 PM

Beth writes: Mente brilhntíssima! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:09:34 PM

Rafael writes: Ele realmente sabe dirigir! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:10:38 PM

Ana Carolina writes: Parabéns, este é o melhor! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:11:48 PM

Bibiana writes: Uma verdadeira mente revolucionária! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:13:04 PM

Geórgia writes: Este é "O Cara", arrasando na Noroega! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:14:00 PM

Viviana writes: Já tinha ouvidi falar na inteligência dele, mas realmente me surpreendeu! :up:

Anonymous Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:15:07 PM

Felipe writes: Grande cara! :up:

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