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Archive | January, 2008

jobing foundation formed

18. January 2008

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Kudos to Jobing. The job board, popular in many local markets, has started a foundation, jumpstarting the initiative with $1 million. The foundation “is dedicated to helping job seekers prepare for and find employment through outreach programs, partnerships, and volunteer activities in eight different states.” Said founder and CEO Aaron Matos: This is a very proud moment [...]

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Monster - Making the World Go ‘Round

17. January 2008

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Hot off the press. Monster’s latest ad in their new “Your Calling Is Calling” campaign has just been released. Job satisfaction that makes the world go ’round. This spot follows the previous ones in terms of an eye catching, visually appealing setup with a nice pay off at the end. In my [...]

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blogger perez hilton has mad dollar-making skills

17. January 2008

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As a blogger who likes to keep new tunes in the iPod, I always keep an eye on how others are making money. Hollywood-gossiper Perez Hilton is one of the best. Yes, I really do read it for the marketing. If you’re interested and you get a chance (and it isn’t blocked at work), checkout the [...]

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getthejob.com going social?

17. January 2008

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With Monster throwing money at them, there are bound to be more job sites adding a little social networking flavor to their usual offerings. Vertical job search engine GetTheJob.com may be next on the bandwagon. Says CEO Chris Amato: Our profiles encourage users to add some personal information about their background without adding any information that could [...]

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itzbig honored as a ‘most promising startup’

15. January 2008

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Itzbig is “the technology leader in online recruiting.” Or so says American Venture Magazine in its latest edition. The Austin-based company was also awarded the distinction as a 2008 “Most Promising Startup.” CEO Jim McGovern said, “It is a tremendous honor to be recognized by a prestigious third party, such as American Venture. Our employees have [...]

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permalinks: another reason to hate vertical search

15. January 2008

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Consider the typical Google experience: Type in query, click search, see results, click and go directly to site. Pretty cut-and-dry. And, for the most part, everyone’s happy. Now, imagine if - in addition to the process above - Google actually took a portion of your on-page content, say 1,000 characters or so, and made their own [...]

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5 ways youtube can get you to google’s promised land

14. January 2008

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You’ve probably seen certain sites show-up a lot in Google’s results: Wikipedia, media sites, LinkedIn, etc. Why is this? Well, sites like these have considerable trust with Google thanks in large part to a crazy amount of backlinks. As a result, pretty much any content that’s created on these sites can rank pretty well with [...]

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