May 2012
33 posts
Cole: Go Miami!
Me: Boy, you wanna be disowned?
Cole: My bad, Dad. Go Boston!
May 29th
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May 25th
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“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.”
– Coco Chanel
May 25th
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Another Recruiting Start-Up You'll Ignore
The playbook for start-ups in the recruiting space goes something like this: Group of young, educated people - usually coming of their own job search, which apparently qualifies as experience in the employment space - come up with an idea to “make things better.” They throw together a progressive, technology-based business that ultimately appeals to a very limited number of people...
May 25th
May 24th
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“Many X’ers tend to be very wary of putting all their eggs in one corporate...”
May 24th
May 23rd
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May 23rd
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History of Monster [Infographic]
Infographic by PC Recruiter – Original
May 21st
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betashop: Video: We care more about making people smile than we do about making money. If we make people smile we’ll make lots of money over time.
May 21st
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Coca-Cola: Mobile is key to marketing strategy for... →
A smartphone feature that allows teens to create their own beats is at the center of Coca-Cola’s digital campaign tied to the London Olympics. The global feature encourages social sharing and can be accessed through in-store QR codes, SMS activation offered at music events and through Coke’s digital sites.
May 21st
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“Super Bowl advertising is effective but had become too expensive to justify the...”
– GM’s Global Marketing Chief
May 19th
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Too much #storagewars
May 19th
12 Tumblr Blogs for Recruiting/HR Types →
jeremy-roberts: http://www.Joelcheesman.com Joel Cheesman, Social Recruiting pioneer and champion of the SMS movement, maintains a very active presence on Tumblr where he discusses everything from SMS messaging, SEO, Employer Branding, Recruiting, and startups. http://shallify.me Sourcing thought…
May 16th
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May 16th
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Paradigm Shift in Advertising and Agencies - Ad banners on websites don’t work - social advertising does and Facebook leads the way says BuzzFeed co-founder Jonah Peretti.
May 16th
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Forget LinkedIn. Here's Who's Buying Monster
Wall Street was buzzing last week on rumors that LinkedIn (LNKD) was in talks to acquire Monster (MWW). According to a Reuters story, LinkedIn Corp and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners are among a number of parties that have expressed interest in a potential deal for Monster Worldwide Inc, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Internet jobs-search company is preparing data...
May 15th
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
May 15th
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“Don’t make me roll my eyes at you, dad.”
– Cole
May 15th
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May 15th
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“In a small organization, there’s nothing more important than culture....”
– Aaron Rudenstine, CityMaps
May 15th
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“No one waited in line to buy the first iPod.”
May 14th
“Mother!”
– Danzig
May 13th
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“Ninety-one percent of US smartphone owners surveyed still actively use SMS,...”
May 11th
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May 11th
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5 Reasons I'm Actually Bearish on Facebook
The world is buzzing about the upcoming Facebook IPO later this month. And for good reason. Not since Google in 2004 has a company this exciting taken over Wall Street. Analysts are already giving it “buy” ratings before it even goes public. Weird, wild stuff. Don’t get me wrong, I think the company will do well, and I’m rooting for them. However, there are a few reasons...
May 9th
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Watch below an excerpt from our keynote interview with Fab CEO Jason Goldberg at Startup 2012, where he discusses the company’s budget balancing strategies, mobile planning and European expansion.
May 9th
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“Who’s Elvis?”
– Cole
May 9th
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“The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein;...”
– Peter Medawar, Biologist
May 8th
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May 8th
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How to Tell if Your Tech Salary is Fair →
morganmissen: Most people have no idea what the market rate or prevailing wage is for their profession and career level, much less where they fall on the pay scale. I’m tired of fluffy unvetted career advice, so I’ve sourced and linked to ten ways you can determine what other people with your job are paid. …
May 8th
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Survey reveals enduring potential for text message... →
Although it’s not exactly cutting-edge, text message marketing still holds potential, according to a Harris Interactive survey for Placecast. Nearly one-third of consumers who receive such messages are more likely to visit stores as a result, and about one-third of those who don’t receive them say they’d be somewhat interested in them.
May 4th
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May 1st
April 2012
29 posts
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“The performance of our site in both traffic and the number of candidates...”
– Monster.com CEO Sal Iannuzzi
Apr 26th
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“If your product sucks, it’s over. Transparency is a bitch.”
– Jason Calacanis
Apr 26th
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Black Consumers Active, Engaged on Mobile →
A new eMarketer report examines the mobile usage and behavior trends among black consumers and finds that a period of outsized penetration among the group is coming to an end. Usage patterns, however, remain impressive and should attract mobile marketers to this active audience.
Apr 24th
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“… never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut.”
– Goodfellas
Apr 24th
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“The first ever banner ad had a click-thru rate of 78%. Today, #Facebook ads have...”
Apr 23rd
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“The secret of my success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the...”
– Steve Jobs
Apr 23rd
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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10-Digit Phone Numbers F'ing Up SMS
“I just got a spam text from someone claiming to be Best Buy,” said my wife as she checked her phone. “What’s the short code?,” I asked. “They won’t be spamming for much longer.” “No, it’s from a 10-digit phone number,” she replied. Ten digit phone numbers have the potential to royally screw-up the incredible effectiveness of SMS...
Apr 20th
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“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...”
– André Gide, French author
Apr 18th
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A Modern Day Marketing Must-Read →
One of the best lessons in present day marketing I’ve read in awhile, and it was about Coachella. “It’s a different culture. The baby boomers are about winning, becoming a shining star, dominating. Gen-X’ers are just pissed they didn’t get to sip at the trough, the boomers ruined it for them. And Gen-Y and the Millennials are nothing like their forebears. They want to be a member of...
Apr 17th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 12th
Apr 11th
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Smartphone Usage Estimates to 2016 →
eMarketer estimates the number of US consumers with a smartphone will more than double from 93.1 million at the end of 2011 to 192.4 million by 2016, when 58.5% of the total US population will have a smartphone. 
Apr 11th
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Apr 11th