In case you’re not familiar with social networking player No. 3 (or No. 1, depending on where you’re reading this) ….

Moreover, if you’re not familiar with Wallstrip, I highly recommend tuning in.
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Yours truly is quoted in an article out today in The Journal entitled Recruiting 3.0: Web Advances Change the Landscape. It’s a great read.
Some of the highlights include video, podcasting, job board growth, assessments, and social networking.
Another example: Recruiters for Electronic Arts Inc. began perusing MySpace.com and Facebook.com a little over a year ago to […]

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With the unbridled enthusiasm around all things social networking these days, a solution like Standout Jobs was inevitable. The company, which recently added $2 million to the bank account, offers the ability for hiring companies to add a customized, Facebook-like component to their own site.
I called CEO and cofounder Benjamin Yoskovitz yesterday for the lowdown:
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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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Facebook is touting their new ad solution, commonly known as Social Ads, to employers. Checkout a recent ad I came across on Google:

Wonder if they’re marketing to recruiters using their own site too?
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I was tough on Jobster last week in regards to what I believed to be deceptive marketing. Exemplified by their latest round of “Notes,” which, by the way, “get a TON of positive feedback from users saying they love” them (yes folks, tons!), they’ve brought the chest-beating down a bit.
Looks like your group is hiring. […]

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Always one for great timing, a day after Monster reports 1.6 million user records getting jacked, our pals at Jobster send out this email:

Yep, say goodbye to your privacy at Jobster, kids. Not very Facebook of them, is it? Why do this? Why now? More traffic for more banner ad revenue? Ah hell, your guess […]

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