Archive for January, 2006
The Linked In Manifesto
Unless you are new to the internet - or are a novice to its mysteries, you are no doubt familiar with social networks. For the uninitiated, social networks are online communities where people meet and exchange business information with one another. In the most perfect of scenarios, someone you meet in a social network will [...]
How to pronounce Indian names
If you have recruited technical talent for more than 5 minutes, chances are that you have encountered names that have proved challenging to announce. (Oh, you Americans!) When contacting a potential hire, impression is everything, so why hurt your chances of a good impression by butchering their name? Well never fear, help is here…
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Google D’oh!
I was flipping through the latest issue of Business 2.0 (my favorite zine) and read an article on Joshua Schachter, creator of Del.icio.us, a social bookmarking startup.
The article describes the rise in popularity of Schachter’s company and how it was eventually acquired by Yahoo after he considered offers from Microsoft and Google. What I thought [...]
Owch! Dumbfind blasts Google on censorship
The following is a statement from Chris Seline, Founder and CEO of Dumbfind:
“Google adopted the corporate motto ‘don’t be evil’ to gain the public’s trust. By cooperating with censorship, Google has violated that trust. The decision to censor search results also sends an inconsistent message to users, especially when citing ‘usability’ issues as an [...]
ANNOUNCING - Jim Stroud 2.0
Effectively immediately, “The Digability Blog” will be discontinued and after this week, no new content will be posted there. In its place is “Jim Stroud 2.0,” a new blog that will continue its focus on innovative sourcing strategies. It will also broaden its scope to include Jim Stroud’s rants on the recruiting industry and business [...]
