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08-24-2016, 12:34 PM
Someone got that full-time 'Pokémon Go' job
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SINGAPORE — The Pokémon Go job that was floating around in Singapore (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/funzing-pokemon-go-job/) has found its master.
The company hiring, Funzing, an**unced on Tuesday that 22-year-old Ivy Lim has been picked for the role, beating 5,000 competitors who applied online.
SEE ALSO: Thailand launches 'Pokémon Buster' squad to nab trainers who 'catch and drive' (http://mashable.com/2016/08/23/thai-police-pokemon-busting-squad/)
Yahoo! reports (https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singaporean-ivy-lim-catches-the-worlds-first-140605537.html?nhp=1) that Lim is a "freelance model and DJ." She gets S$1,000 ($739) a month for a three-month contract to help Funzing organise Pokémon Go events and attend them to show people how to play the game.
Funzing is an events listing site that's designed a lot like Airbnb, allowing people to sign up for activities near them.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/a-full-time-pokemon-go-job-yes-really/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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SINGAPORE — The Pokémon Go job that was floating around in Singapore (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/funzing-pokemon-go-job/) has found its master.
The company hiring, Funzing, an**unced on Tuesday that 22-year-old Ivy Lim has been picked for the role, beating 5,000 competitors who applied online.
SEE ALSO: Thailand launches 'Pokémon Buster' squad to nab trainers who 'catch and drive' (http://mashable.com/2016/08/23/thai-police-pokemon-busting-squad/)
Yahoo! reports (https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singaporean-ivy-lim-catches-the-worlds-first-140605537.html?nhp=1) that Lim is a "freelance model and DJ." She gets S$1,000 ($739) a month for a three-month contract to help Funzing organise Pokémon Go events and attend them to show people how to play the game.
Funzing is an events listing site that's designed a lot like Airbnb, allowing people to sign up for activities near them.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/a-full-time-pokemon-go-job-yes-really/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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