MediaPost reports today that Google has partnered with radio giant Clear Channel to integrate AdWords and Google search into Clear Channel’s Web properties, saying “The deal will give local advertisers who use Clear Channel a leg up by displaying their ads first, before other sponsored search results.” The move puts Google, who recently acquired radio-based […]

A big difference between Google and Yahoo! is that Y! desires to integrate a human element to its search algorithms. Tagging is the term and typically the process by which humans can “tag” a site as desirable.
Y! believes this is mo’ better search. We’ll see.
As part of this move, Y! bought del.icio.us, the leader of […]

Jim Stroud is one cool cat. If you haven’t read his blog or signed up for his RSS feed, do yourself a favor and head on over to http://blogcharm.com/jimstroud.
His Recruiter’s Lounge is usually a fun and insightful listening experience, and he brings some spicy flavor to a frequently bland recruiting blogosphere. His just-added blog comics, […]

Read Bambi Fransisco’s analysis of McClatchy’s mini-Google stategy. The race is on for local mindshare.

So, you run a job board.
You make a nice living. You rely heavily on search engines for targeted, organic, free traffic and have worked diligently for many years to rank well for your keyphrases. You’re outranking and always staying one step ahead of your competition.
And then Google decides they want to get into the online […]

So they’re flushing America’s Job Bank down the drain, huh? Here a few sites who might miss the Old Man once he’s gone: Indeed, SimplyHired, and Jobster.
Why?
Because each of the above vertical job search engines seem to rely pretty heavily on AJB for content. From direct employers to major job board players, AJB serves […]

Job postings can be informative and fun insights into the direction of a company.
EmploymentGuide.com, part of Trader Publishing Company, doesn’t get a lot of ink, but they’re a pretty large player on a national scale among the job board providers, specifically for part time and hourly workers. Currently, they have a job posting promoting a […]