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2009 predictions

Monday, January 5, 2009

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By Joel Cheesman - In the years that I’ve been doing predictions, this round seems to be particularly difficult. Why? The overall landscape is relatively depressing. For now at least, the days of new and interesting start-ups are on hold. The big guys aren’t exactly in an experimental mood. And even social networking seems sorta played now 5 years after the introduction of MySpace. So, here’s my best shot at breaking out the crystal ball and taking a glimpse into 2009.

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interview with oodle

Thursday, December 11, 2008

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By Joel Cheesman - With a stable of partnerships that includes Facebook and MySpace, Oodle believes it's uniquely positioned to change the face of online classifieds. They may be onto something. “Facebook chose Oodle for its track record of innovation with online classifieds,” added Facebook’s director of communications, Brandee Barker. “Oodle will be developing and powering an enhanced version of the Marketplace, which will give users new ways to buy, sell, and share listings with the people they know as well as other users on Facebook.” We sat down with Oodle CEO Craig Donato for the skinny.

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linkedin slashes 10 percent of staff

Thursday, November 6, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - Professional networking site LinkedIn has announced that they will be laying off 10 percent of their workforce, or approximately 36 jobs.

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shoelace-maker social network sells for hundreds?

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - It's nice to see that a temp agency has a sense of humor. Spherion Corporation has debuted the second season of their online series The Temp Life, which got about 100,000 views on various video portals during the first season. Warning: may induce a few chuckles.

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background checks on social networks ‘a horrible practice’

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - It seems there's a lot of hiring managers out there that are suddenly playing private detective on social networks. Whether it's out of boredom or a genuine concern for why someone snapped a pic of you passed out in the Hardee's drive-thru, these newfound sleuths are causing a great stir in the legal realm.

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cvgadget helps you be as lazy as ever

Friday, August 22, 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.

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who’s still using myspace?

Thursday, August 21, 2008

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With Facebook being the darling of Silicon Valley, who's still using MySpace? Yahoo's Tech Ticker looks for answers.

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