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Archive | March, 2007

introducing checkout cheezhead fridays

16. March 2007

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If you write a business-type blog, which I think this is, you probably know that Friday’s traffic sucks. So what better day to have some fun, loosen-up and try new things, right? Starting today, and every Friday after (unless I’m not around or this ends up sucking or something), there will be a live webcam of [...]

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bill gates hates apple, no, seriously

15. March 2007

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This is hilarious. Bill Gates was recently asked in an interview what he thought of the popular Mac ads. He’s obviously not a fan. Good thing he wasn’t asked about Google. (30 seconds) Hat Tip

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leveraging yahoo! answers to connect with job seekers

14. March 2007

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Say you’re a local job site, recruiter or employer in Anytown, USA. Wouldn’t it be nice to know when someone has a question about getting a job in your local area, or even within a specific job category you’re targeting? No charge? Checkout Yahoo! Answers. By far the most popular of the online Q & A offerings, [...]

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writing on wall for vertical job search engines?

13. March 2007

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Is it too early to forecast the demise of the vertical job search engines? Maybe. Maybe not. Here are some thoughts to consider: Indeed - If any vertical will survive on its own, these guys are it. They know the job board business better than their peers and have kept things focused and lean-and-mean from Day [...]

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‘300′ success due in part to myspace

12. March 2007

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Let me preface this post by saying I saw “300″ this weekend and it’s badass and well worth the time and money to see, especially if you’re a meathead like me. Now to your regularly scheduled post. The first time I remember seeing anything about the movie “300″ was on MySpace. If memory serves, the [...]

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jobster’s goldberg says facebook deal is real and ‘100% exclusive’

11. March 2007

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Jobster head Jason Goldberg cut his teeth in the Clinton White House. As a result, anyone would be forgiven for feeling the need to separate anything coming out of Jobster’s camp from fact and, well, political spin. So here’s red flag No. 1 on the recent deal with Facebook, compliments of an anonymous comment from [...]

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content is still king … well, duh!

8. March 2007

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“Joel, how do we get more traffic to our Web site?” It’s a question I get frequently. People are usually surprised at the answer, which seems so elementary if you let it digest awhile: Create content. Think about it. Let’s say you create one page of content (article, blog post, job description, etc.) everyday for the next [...]

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