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Buzzdome.com is an Internet company depicted in "Sappy Anniversary." Buzzdome hires Jake Morgendorffer for a brief period but then fires when he blows an important presentation—and then rehires him as a consultant, giving him back his old job.

Jake Morgendorffer and Noah Barkman at Buzzdome.com

Buzzdome in Canon

What Buzzdome.com did was not clear and this vagueness was integral to the subplot. Sameer, when asked by Jake, responded, "We help other dot coms maximize their potential, and expand the virtual marketplace." Upon a quizzical look from Jake, responded more candidly. "Look, I make big money, to sit around and daydream. I'm not about to rock the boat." The company's unclear mission and stereotypical employees/co-owners parodied the dot com craze. Buzzdome presented a variety of interesting characters that have been little used in Daria fanfic: the 24-year-old ultra-rich president, Noah Barkman; redheaded Nora the information architect; Xiangdong (Zhengdong?) the interactive strategist; Sameer (Zameer?), the "brain trust"; and the maladjusted consumer-service rep, Jackleene. (Note: The correct spelling of some of these characters' names is in dispute.)

Buzzdome in Fanfic

Buzzdome.com doesn't often appear in Daria fanfic. One example is The Angst Guy's "A Knight to Remember," which postulates that the company was swept away in the so-called dot-com crash in 2000, and offers possible reasons for that. Noah Barkman is the organizer of the "Cannonball Run" race featured in DJW's story, The Dammitall Run.

Buzzdome Employees

Noah Barkman

President of Buzzdome, a dot-com millionaire who hires Jake Morgendorffer in the episode "Sappy Anniversary." Noah is voiced by Kiki Barrera a.k.a "Sydney Perez" in the credits of Sappy Anniversary.

Nora

The information architect for Buzzdome, part of Jake's "work node." Redheaded Nora wears braces on both arms around her wrists from carpal tunnel syndrome, and she cannot shake hands as a result. Nora is voiced by Ashley Albert a.k.a "Echo/ Petunia" who also voices Tiffany Blum- Deckler, And Janet Barch

Sameer

The "brain trust" of Buzzdome. Sameer, whose name might be spelled Zameer, appears to be Indian or Pakistani. A very affable young man, Sameer tells Jake in secret that he doesn't know what he's doing at the company but plays along that he does to get paid.

Xiangdong

The interactive strategist for Buzzdome. Xiangdong appears to be of Chinese ancestry from his face and his name. He was interested in buying an authentic Batmobile with his earnings from Buzzdome when he met Jake. Xiangdong was voiced by Scott Williams, who also voiced Wind Lane, Bing, and Cupid. Xiangdong is the only Buzzdome employee to have been given a main role in a fanfic to date. He appears in "A Knight to Remember," by The Angst Guy, in which he was shipped with Monique.

External Links

"The Daria Temporal Analysis Project" by Richard Lobinske, which places "Sappy Anniversary" before the dot-com crash.
January 2006 interview with Anne D. Bernstein on DVDaria that discusses Buzzdome from her viewpoint as the episode's screenwriter.
The url buzzdome.com redirects you to Anne D. Bernstein's homepage.
"A Knight to Remember"

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+'''Buzzdome.com''' is an Internet company depicted in "[[Sappy Anniversary]]." Buzzdome hires [[Jake Morgendorffer]]  for a brief period but then fires when he blows an important presentation&mdash;and then rehires him as a consultant, giving him back his old job.
-[[Image:jakenoahbuzzdome.jpg|right|frame|Jake Morgendorffer and Noah Barkman at Buzzdome.com]]
+[[Image:jakenoahbuzzdome.jpg||thumb|200px|right|Jake Morgendorffer and Noah Barkman at Buzzdome.com]]
-'''Buzzdome.com''' is an Internet company depicted in "[[Sappy Anniversary]]." Buzzdome hires [[Jake Morgendorffer]]  for a brief period but then fires when he blows an important presentation&mdash;and then is rehires him as a consultant, giving him back his old job.
+==Buzzdome in Canon==
+What Buzzdome.com did was not clear and this vagueness was integral to the subplot.  Sameer, when asked by Jake, responded, "We help other dot coms maximize their potential, and expand the virtual marketplace."  Upon a quizzical look from Jake, responded more candidly.  "Look, I make big money, to sit around and daydream.  I'm not about to rock the boat."  The company's unclear mission and stereotypical employees/co-owners parodied the dot com craze.
 Buzzdome presented a variety of interesting characters that have been little used in ''Daria'' fanfic: the 24-year-old ultra-rich president, [[Noah Barkman]]; redheaded [[Nora]] the information architect; [[Xiangdong]] (Zhengdong?) the interactive strategist; [[Sameer]] (Zameer?), the "brain trust"; and the maladjusted consumer-service rep, [[Jackleene]]. (Note: The correct spelling of some of these characters' names is in dispute.)
+==Buzzdome in Fanfic==
-What Buzzdome.com did was not clear and this vagueness was integral to the subplot.  Sameer, when asked by Jake, responded, "We help other dot coms maximize their potential, and expand the virtual marketplace."  Upon a quizzical look from Jake, responded more candidly.  "Look, I make big money, to sit around and daydream.  I'm not about to rock the boat."  The company's unclear mission and stereotypical employees/co-owners parodied the dot com craze.
 Buzzdome.com doesn't often appear in ''Daria'' fanfic. One example is [[The Angst Guy]]'s "[[A Knight to Remember]]," which postulates that the company was swept away in the so-called dot-com crash in 2000, and offers possible reasons for that.  Noah Barkman is the organizer of the "Cannonball Run" race featured in [[DJW|DJW's]] story, [[The Dammitall Run]].
-==Buzzdome.com Comments==
+==Buzzdome Employees==
+===Noah Barkman===
+[[Image:Noah.JPG|thumb|125px|right|Noah Barkman]]
+President of Buzzdome, a dot-com millionaire who hires [[Jake Morgendorffer]] in the episode "[[Sappy Anniversary]]." Noah is voiced by Kiki Barrera a.k.a "Sydney Perez" in the credits of Sappy Anniversary.
+===Nora===
+The information architect for Buzzdome, part of [[Jake]]'s "work node." Redheaded Nora wears braces on both arms around her wrists from carpal tunnel syndrome, and she cannot shake hands as a result. Nora is voiced by Ashley Albert a.k.a "Echo/ Petunia" who also voices [[Tiffany Blum- Deckler]], And [[Janet Barch]]
+[[Image:nora.jpg|thumb|125px|left|Nora giving a presentation at Buzzdome]]
+===Sameer===
+[[Image:sameer.jpg|thumb|125px|right|Sameer at Buzzdome.com]]
+The "brain trust" of Buzzdome. Sameer, whose name might be spelled Zameer, appears to be Indian or Pakistani. A very affable young man, Sameer tells [[Jake]] in secret that he doesn't know what he's doing at the company but plays along that he does to get paid.
+===Xiangdong===
+[[Image:xiangdong.jpg|thumb|125px|right|Xiangdong at Buzzdome]]
+The interactive strategist for Buzzdome. Xiangdong appears to be of Chinese ancestry from his face and his name. He was interested in buying an authentic Batmobile with his earnings from Buzzdome when he met [[Jake]].  Xiangdong was voiced by [[Scott Williams]], who also voiced [[Wind Lane]], [[Bing]], and [[Cupid]].
+Xiangdong is the only Buzzdome employee to have been given a main role in a fanfic to date. He appears in "[[A Knight to Remember]]," by [[The Angst Guy]], in which he was [[shipper|shipped]] with [[Monique]].
+==External Links==
 * [http://www.outpost-daria.com/essay/rl_daria_temporal_analysis_project.html "The Daria Temporal Analysis Project"] by [[Richard Lobinske]], which places "Sappy Anniversary" before the dot-com crash.
 * [http://www.the-wildone.com/dvdaria/anneinterview.html January 2006 interview with Anne D. Bernstein on DVDaria] that discusses Buzzdome from her viewpoint as the episode's screenwriter.
 * [http://www.buzzdome.com The url buzzdome.com] redirects you to [[Anne D. Bernstein]]'s homepage.
+* [http://www.theangstguy.com/fanfics/knight2rem.htm "A Knight to Remember"]
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