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Archive | October, 2007

radiohead = disruption

22. October 2007

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The band Radiohead disrupted the music supply chain recently by removing all the traditional friction points in the music industry: labels, agents, distribution channels etc. The band went directly to ‘buyers’ using the internet allowing them to determine value and pay or not for downloading the music online. The disruptive move was met with much [...]

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facebook advertising: results from my first 30-days

22. October 2007

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Last month, in light of Facebook’s new advertising platform, dubbed Flyers Pro, I decided to try it out for myself. Here are my metrics from the first 30 days: Setting up was easy enough: Upload an image (a major difference compared to Google AdWords), write some text and save. Payment is ecommerce driven and my card [...]

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jobcentral’s bill warren is a man of few words

19. October 2007

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If you’re tired of CEO’s who go on and on endlessly about their company, then you’ll love JobCentral’s executive director and “old schooler” Bill Warren. Nothing like summing up an organization’s highlights in under 30 seconds. Bill Warren of JobCentralAdd to My Profile | More Videos

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That tremor wasn’t a California earthquake, that was Google’s hiring!

18. October 2007

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In the last week or two Google surpassed the $600 mark…..yes, I’m still kicking myself for not buying at $85!! And this week not only did they announce awesome profits of +46% in Q3 but their hiring is rocking + 3,678 in two quarters (25% total employee growth in two quarters)!! “Google added 2,130 employees [...]

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Feeling the heat at MySpace?

18. October 2007

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Murdoch shares an update on MySpace at the Web 2.0 summit in San Fran this week. You can read the article here. What’s your point of view on the MySpace and Facebook environments and User experience? What about specifically for sourcing and recruitment? More coverage on the Summit if you want it!

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webcasting in the workplace

18. October 2007

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Many of you will know Justin.tv. What used to belong to a single guy broadcasting his life online in real time, however, is now a community of said lifecasters. Like Stickam, anyone with a webcam and an Internet connection can put themselves on display for the world’s Netizens. As a result, it shouldn’t surprise me that [...]

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mr. cheesman goes to washington

17. October 2007

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Gotta love the fall conference season. Catching-up with old friends and meeting new peeps after summer is always a treat. And with that, I’m off to the ERE conference in Washington, DC later today. If you’re going and see me around, be sure to say “Hi.” Posting will (probably) be light the rest of the [...]

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