Five Links: The New New

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5-Links: The NEW New

The NEW New: We’re in another one of those ‘everything you know is wrong’ vortices.

In spite of conventional wisdom, people are switching jobs less, being aggressively auctioned while they wait and subjected to media manipulation of the highest order.

  • Why aren’t Americans moving anymore? Here’s a new theory.
    In the early 1990s, 3 percent of Americans moved across state lines each year. Today, the rate is half that. The new therory is that Americans are switching jobs less often than they used to. If true, the theory un-does a decade or so of arm waving about shorter work cycles and gen Y behavior. Here’s the Federal Reserve paper that defines the new theory.
  • Behind The Banner
    This astonishing litte snippet of video shows what happens in the 125 miliseconds between the time you click on a link and an ad is delivered to you. There’s an entire high speed auction process. Take a moment and watch this.
  • Great Expectations: Probability Through Problems
    There’s no question that your workforce needs more statistics education. The University of Cambridge offers these resources for teaching probability. They focus on problems and solutions rather than dry recitations of theory. Someone in your company (hopefully in the L&D group) is wrestling with the notion of making stats more relevant and easier to digest. Send them this link.
  • Social Media May Be Finally Dying But the BS Around It Isn’t
    “While it’s true that PSY experienced a tremendous amount of success on YouTube, it is not accurate to depict that success as something that happened organically and can be replicated by you, which is what a lot of the social media marketers remaking themselves into “viral marketing” and “real time marketing” experts claim. “
  • How the Voice Manipulates Social Media
    Turns out that social media success is a big company game with something other than organic luck at the heart of it.

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John Sumser

John Sumser is a principal analyst for HRExaminer, an independent analyst firm covering HR Technology and the intersection of people, tech, and work. John’s mix of experience over the course of his career gives him a broad and unique perspective on the industry. Like anyone trying to process a lot of information, he is two or three steps ahead in some areas and still learning about others. Sumser’s work includes deep research into the nooks and crannies of HR Technology to identify and explain rapidly evolving trends. Built on a foundation of engineering, design, and philosophy, John’s seeks to understand and advise clients on where their technology works best, for whom, and in what context. Each year, John examines the insides of hundreds of companies, their products, and ecosystems. He delivers vendor analysis by building the framework from which to deliver the critique. He is constantly connecting and making visible the front end of change. He can help you see the path of evolution and the risks on the journey. The HRExaminer is Sumser’s vehicle for understanding and explaining the inner workings of the industry. With three weekly podcasts, and written commentary, he covers emerging ideas, the state of the industry, and the executives who operate it.

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