I was amused seeing an Indeed.com ad show-up on MySpace jobs, powered by Simply Hired. Of course, I’m also amused by Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, so take it for what’s it’s worth.

Keep in mind, Google powers the ads on MySpace. So, even though the ability to filter out such competitors exists, it’s doubtful Simply […]

Earlier this week, Oodle touted their partnership to provide online classifieds to the New York Post’s Web edition. At hearing this, I was taken aback because I seemed to remember others partnering with them for job search.
So, I investigated. Here’s a breakdown:

Oodle only powers certain online classified categories, none pertaining to jobs.
Adicio is the primary […]

Congrats to Indeed.com, coming in at No. 10 on Time’s Top Ten Business sites, saying “With Indeed.com you only have to search one site to find the new vocation that’s right for you.”

Online classifieds vertical search engine Edgeio is on its last breath and on sale to the highest bidder. A bad sign for job search verticals?
Critics will cite this as the first domino to fall in a row that is sure to include everyone from Oodle to Simply Hired to Jobalot (yep, they’re still around) and […]

Yeah, I’m a sucker for holiday videos.

Thanks to job search engine All The Top Bananas.

Simply Hired search activity should be enjoying a healthy increase, compliments of November’s MySpace newsletter.

Oodle before:

Oodle after:

The summary: Less Craigslist. More eBay. Particularly if you’re shopping for that new Toro snowblower. Additionally, they’ve dropped the old logo for a more 2.0 look. And hey, who doesn’t like a homepage featuring a cool biker babe?
From a job search perspective, they’ve integrated a nice Ajax interface that will be familiar to […]