2008 August - Part 2

interviews are going green

26. August 2008

By Vanessa Dennis - Companies who are selling videoconferencing solutions, including virtual interviewing, are finding a new niche market with companies wanting to "go green." But convincing managers to give up the traditional interview will still be a hard sell.

oodles and oodles of fun

26. August 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - Oodle UK, an aggregator of online classified ads, is letting their users post ads via their mobile phone for a small fee. General Manager Duncan Dunlop calls it the next phase of classified advertising.

careerbuilder touts 5,000 facebook friends

26. August 2008

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By Joel Cheesman - Since launching in March 2008, CareerBuilder's Facebook fan site has generated 5,000 fans. Not a big number, but in comparison to the competition - Jobing.com, MonsterTrack, etc. - it's not too bad.

survey says 2 out of 4 people are sick of surveys

25. August 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - Surveys can be some of the best tools to find out who your audience is and what they're viewing or clicking on the most. But many "studies" are full of tiresome, meaningless data that are good for a few chuckles at best.

best buy’s facebook strategy and more

22. August 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - Best Buy is utilizing a lot of Web 2.0 technology to attract and recruit a younger generation. Senior Pipeline Generation Expert Joshua Kahn talked about three things in particular that are causing people to throw on those blue shirts: their Facebook page, an internal social network, and the much-publicized ROWE program. Kahn said, "We felt this would allow people interested in potentially working for Best Buy to get a better feel for the real culture and what the actual employees were talking about far beyond what could be communicated via a job posting or banner ad."

cvgadget helps you be as lazy as ever

22. August 2008

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By Joel Cheesman - CVGadget enables you to plug in a name and search results across a variety of popular services, from Google to Facebook to Zoominfo to LinkedIn and more.