see your ad here Did you know one URL can look like two separate sites to a search engine. Did you know this dilutes your Google Page Rank? It’s a common problem that gets overlooked quite a bit. Here’s an example: Go to http://recruiting.com vs. http://www.recruiting.com. (Sorry to pick on the Recruiting.com boys, by the way) If you have a Google [...]
Continue reading...20. January 2006
Perhaps in reaction to the report that SimplyHired was dealing them a blow in the traffic game, Indeed.com is now showing up in a large array of locally-targeted ads via searches on Google. Found this on in a search for Phoenix jobs:
Continue reading...19. January 2006
see your ad here If you use Firefox like me, you like the fact that you can integrate a variety of search solutions right into your browser. Now, users of Firefox can add Indeed job search into their browser to conveniently search for jobs via Indeed’s engine. Well done. In the past few months, Indeed.com has launched the [...]
Continue reading...19. January 2006
see your ad here Great Forbes article on the vertical search phenomonon. Quotes from the job search sector: "Vertical search takes search a step further by enabling individuals to easily one-stop search for and find specialized content germane to a specific industry vertical, such as jobs, apartments and real estate, across multiple sites and content sources," said Jason Goldberg, the CEO of [...]
Continue reading...19. January 2006
If there was ever any question about what good PR and a dash of scandal can do for a Web site’s traffic, checkout the jump at JobCentral since its feature in Sunday’s New York Times story (according to Alexa, click for larger view): SimplyHired and Indeed, who were also mentioned, but not the focus, failed to [...]
Continue reading...18. January 2006
Somewhere between Drugstore Cowboy and the second Austin Powers flick, I developed a healthy crush on movie starlet Heather Graham. So when I heard she was starring in a new show on ABC, I was happy to know that Ms. Graham would be making an appearance in my living room on a weekly basis. The pilot [...]
Continue reading...17. January 2006
I talked with JobCentral’s Bill Warren today about the now-infamous New York Times article. He asked me to share his response. Of course, I agreed. Here ya’ go: This memo is to clarify the facts and business relationships mentioned in the January 15, 2006 New York Times article:"More Jobs Being Found Online, but that Doesn’t Mean [...]
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23. January 2006
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