I came across the the following banner ads today when doing a search for “java” on Simply Hired: Banner ads? This is in sharp contrast to how Indeed and even Jobster present their job search results, staying clear of, and even bashing, banner ads. On the heels of the Job-a-matic launch, which showcases Simply Hired’s ability [...]
Continue reading...12. February 2007
I have to admit I’ve done a complete 180-degree turnaround on MySpace. Once believing the site - as well as the whole social networking phenomenon - was a fad facing extinction in light of the next Flavor of the Year, I’ve come around to being a big fan. I’m much more bullish on MySpace than I [...]
Continue reading...8. February 2007
A Yahoo! employee tips us off on a current test that has a “Jobs” option in the main Web search. Few users currently see this. Yahoo! is currently rolling out the long-awaited update to its pay-per-click solution, dubbed “Panama,” so let’s put some pieces together here: With HotJobs spidering more and more “Job Results From The Web” [...]
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If you want to experience the Jobster partnership with Facebook firsthand, looks like you’ll have to join the group. Member No. 1: Jason Goldberg, of course.
Continue reading...8. February 2007
Ryan Carrigg over at Compete.com has a nice post entitled “Jobster and Facebook Partnering?,” which details some of their estimated traffic data and what it could all mean for the upcoming deal. So can Jobster compete with the behemoths of the online job market? Probably not. But, that may not be what they set out to [...]
Continue reading...8. February 2007
Never a group to do things conventionally, Jobster is currently advertising today’s webinar on popular blog GigaOm via this banner ad: Click here for more information on the webinar. I’ll be listening in and hope to connect with Chief Jobster Jason Goldberg to find out more in the near future.
Continue reading...7. February 2007
By now you’ve probably heard about the recent launch of Job-a-matic, a service that enables Web publishers - predominantly bloggers - to add job postings to their site. The offering is provided by Simply Hired. My new job board, for example, is supported by it. I sat down with Simply Hired CEO Gautam Godhwani at the [...]
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12. February 2007
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