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Archive | October, 2006

tale of two product launches

16. October 2006

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Google. Microsoft. The best of times. The worst of times. Both companies recently rolled out upgrades to current services that went largely unnoticed. However, they give great insight into the direction of both organizations, and how they couldn’t be headed in more opposite directions. Windows Live Instant Messenger If you’re an avid user of Windows IM, you’re probably aware [...]

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pr’s great, but how’s your br?

12. October 2006

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Don’t get me wrong. PR, or public relations, is great. When a news source highlights your product or service, remarkable happens. That said, BR, or blog relations, is outpacing the influence of PR. Bloggers represent the world’s best, and sometimes most prominent ’sneezers,’ as Seth Godin calls them: Those who spread things - news, ideas, gossip, [...]

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intel blog is great role model for companies

11. October 2006

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I get asked a lot about good examples of corporate blogs. I don’t have a really great answer. But that may be changing. Intel’s IT department has recently launched a blog, and I think it’s a great blueprint for other companies and employers to follow. It incorporates a variety of department bloggers, supported by profiles, so [...]

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indeed.com provides backbone for web spam

11. October 2006

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Ah, man! Well, this was bound to happen. You know when you go to a site and all it has on it is Google AdSense and affiliate links and banners? Well, I came across the first such site using Indeed’s ad solution. Checkout johbs.com. When site visitors click on these ads, the publisher gets paid. Granted, Google [...]

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myspace model coming to local medium near you

10. October 2006

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News Corp, owners of MySpace and, well, a lot of other properties, is taking its social networking blueprint to the streets. Here in C-town, for example, MyFoxCleveland.com is the new online solution of the local affiliate. Totally Web 2.0. Station personalities blog, users are invited to become more involved by doing things like voting on news items, [...]

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work.com is reborn as how-to for small biz

9. October 2006

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Business.com’s Work.com is back! What was once a vertical job search engine poised to take pay-per-click postings to the mainstream is now a selection of “how-to guides to running your small business.” From their promotional material: Business.com is proud to announce the launch of Work.com, a new Web 2.0 site built for business. The site features unique “How-to [...]

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craigslist fees coming to 4 new cities

9. October 2006

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If you live and recruit in San Diego, Seattle, Washington, D.C. or Boston, Craigslist is about to get a little more expensive. According to BostonHerald.com, the classifieds site will be charging $25-per-post in those cities starting Oct. 22. Says Craig, the move is to keep out spammy, fraudulent and just plain crappy listings. The move will [...]

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