Thought For The Day: "Many people say nothing. Few of them are quiet about it." Will Work for Praise: The Web’s Free-Labor Economy"User generated content" is the key to riches. At some point, the free labor pool just might wise up. On Twitter, Followers Aren’t Really FriendsSilicon Valley is a tiny, self absorbed place. This […]
Thought For The Day: "…advertising has never "worked very well" in the sense that any given ad impression doesn’t exactly get the viewer to run out and purchase the product being advertised.." – TechDirt Canary In The Coalmine: NYT Sees First Decline In Online Ad RevenuesPity the newspapers. After sliding down the slippery slope, they […]
Thought For The Day: "It’s a myth that a person who is actively looking for work is less suited for a job than someone who isn’t looking." HOW TO: Create Online Video That WorksMake it authentic, relevant, engaging, google-friendly, shareable, actionalble. Read This and Cost Your Company Dough"Information overload costs the economy $900 billion a […]
Thought For The Day: "Sometimes, more often than not, there is no problem to be solved. Waiting it out is the right approach." What’s Your Buzzword of 2008?The fonts are horrible. The words trigger the year in reflection. The blog has the author defending his choices. How to Grow Both Twitter Followers and Your Blog […]
Thought For The Day: "Traditional advertising is inherently selfish. It interrupts in order to generate money (part of which pays for more interruptions). That approach doesn’t work at a cocktail party, or at a funeral or in a social network." – Seth Godin Brands, social, clutter and the sundaeSeth Godin’s article is sharp and to […]
Thought For The Day: "Customers are major players in the arena of marketing – I would argue more so than the marketing professionals themselves now – so it is important to realize that and shift the marketing program to be more about how you interact and empower those customers rather than how you control and […]
Thought For The Day: Will defriending be the social media trend in 2009? Top Marketing Gurus Gaze Into Their Crystal Balls Includes a great presentation. LeBeast Canada has the RecruitingAnimal, France has LeBeast. Who is LeBeast MySpace Quietly Begins Encouraging Users To Use Their Real Names Anonymity is not in the public interest. MySpace loses […]
Thought For The Day: Using Free Services Is Often About Being Cheap Europe tackles health worker shortageThe European Commission has called for the establishment of a “health workforce observatory” to assist member states in planning future workforce capacity, training needs and the implementation of technological developments. In a new Green Paper to tackle health staff […]
Thought For The Day: "The Recruiting Industry Is Broken" News About News, in 140 Characters With 3,000 followers in three weeks, this twitter feed is covering the last gasps of big media. The Secrets of Marketing in a Web 2.0 WorldJust like it is in Recruiting, most marketers don’t understand the fundamentals of Web 2.0. […]
Thought for the Day: Don’t develop a reputation for spreading malicious gossip. The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing (version 3.0) This fantastic piece was referenced in the comments about Marissa Mayer’s Simple Advice On Who To Hire: Smart People Who Get Things Done. If someone figures out how to spot these folks early, the world will […]
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