Comments on: wanna beat google? think like an ant http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/12/20/wanna-beat-google-think-like-an-ant/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kari Quaas http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/12/20/wanna-beat-google-think-like-an-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-41569 Kari Quaas Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:11:56 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/12/20/wanna-beat-google-think-like-an-ant/#comment-41569 Hi Joel, Thanks for re-posting this entry since it certainly fits our little world at CoolWorks.com. Small is GOOD and being a niche job board is also GOOD. If anyone is looking for a seasonal job, we're <a href="http://www.coolworks.com" rel="nofollow">the place to find it <a> and a <a href="http://www.my.coolworks.com" rel="nofollow">cool place <a> to hang out. BTW, Chili, your IT Director is really cute. Cheers, Kari Hi Joel,

Thanks for re-posting this entry since it certainly fits our little world at CoolWorks.com. Small is GOOD and being a niche job board is also GOOD.

If anyone is looking for a seasonal job, we’re the place to find it and a cool place to hang out.

BTW, Chili, your IT Director is really cute.

Cheers,
Kari

]]> By: Jozef Imrich http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/12/20/wanna-beat-google-think-like-an-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Jozef Imrich Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:43:42 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/12/20/wanna-beat-google-think-like-an-ant/#comment-404 Indeed, small is beautiful ... The phrase http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.10/tail.html The Long Tail was first coined by Chris Anderson in a 2004 Wired Magazine article to describe certain business and economic models such as Amazon.com or Netflix. A former Amazon employee described the Long Tail as follows: "We sold more books today that didn't sell at all yesterday than we sold today of all the books that did sell yesterday.” Hugh Hewitt says, the tail of the Blogosphere is a concept that the mainstream media simply does not understand. "They've never worried about the tail, ever. And now they've got the tail just eating them, all day, 24/7." Indeed, small is beautiful …

The phrase http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.10/tail.html The Long Tail was first coined by Chris Anderson in a 2004 Wired Magazine article to describe certain business and economic models such as Amazon.com or Netflix. A former Amazon employee described the Long Tail as follows: “We sold more books today that didn’t sell at all yesterday than we sold today of all the books that did sell yesterday.” Hugh Hewitt says, the tail of the Blogosphere is a concept that the mainstream media simply does not understand. “They’ve never worried about the tail, ever. And now they’ve got the tail just eating them, all day, 24/7.”

]]> By: Colin K http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/12/20/wanna-beat-google-think-like-an-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Colin K Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:12:48 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/12/20/wanna-beat-google-think-like-an-ant/#comment-403 Interesting thoughts as always, though I think there will always be a place for the gorillas. Look at how many companies don't even have an up-to-date list of job openings on their website. Monster/CB/HotJobs are the access path to the Web for many if not most employers. The same applies to jobseekers. True, if you want to hire (or are a) physicist or black-box econometrics specialist, the niche boards are the place to go. But that's the far right end of the bell curve. There's still a big mushy middle in which habits (for jobseekers and employers alike) will change very, very slowly if at all. Plus, newspapers still get most of the money- that's where Monster still has a lot of room to grow and their brand and sales resources will really help in that space. Interesting thoughts as always, though I think there will always be a place for the gorillas. Look at how many companies don’t even have an up-to-date list of job openings on their website. Monster/CB/HotJobs are the access path to the Web for many if not most employers. The same applies to jobseekers. True, if you want to hire (or are a) physicist or black-box econometrics specialist, the niche boards are the place to go. But that’s the far right end of the bell curve. There’s still a big mushy middle in which habits (for jobseekers and employers alike) will change very, very slowly if at all.

Plus, newspapers still get most of the money- that’s where Monster still has a lot of room to grow and their brand and sales resources will really help in that space.

]]> By: Michael Specht http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/12/20/wanna-beat-google-think-like-an-ant/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Michael Specht Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:11:18 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/12/20/wanna-beat-google-think-like-an-ant/#comment-402 yep, small is the new big yep, small is the new big

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