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Trends hitting the headlines in Social and Mobile this week.

December 2, 2011 by

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Over 1 million listings a week made on eBay via mobile Sellers on the eBay marketplace are using mobile more than ever, as new figures show the number of sellers uploading product details to make sales on the site via mobile. eBay are reporting that over 1 million listings are made through mobile per week,… [Read more…]

Apple’s Antenna Issue, The Story so far…

July 15, 2010 by

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It has been reported that Apple will be giving a press conference in California on Friday morning at 10 AM pacific time. This is rumoured to be addressing Apple’s antenna issues experienced when using the new iPhone 4. Speculations are rife as to whether the company will be implementing a mass product recall to resolve… [Read more…]

US Government goes App crazy

July 7, 2010 by

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The US government is leading the way and embracing Mobile Internet with a tight grip. The government website www.usa.gov now offers 18 mobile websites or apps to support iPhone, Blackberry, and Addroid – no mention of Nokia or Windows Phone. The services provide a wide range on information from taxes to BMI. The have committed… [Read more…]

Is screwing over the client good for business?

April 25, 2010 by

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Are you interested in retention, good word of mouth, revenue growth or increased profits? If so, do you care about return business? We all know new customers cost more to attract than existing customers. We should all understand that building a relationship will result in more sales over time. If it is so important and… [Read more…]

Power, Power, Power – not good!

April 12, 2010 by

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A recent job search I reviewed offered so many search combinations that it was easier to win £10 on the National Lottery than be lucky enough to find a job.

Is it time for the Job board Obituary: Part Three

February 16, 2010 by

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Following on from part two , where the recent history of the job board market was reviewed in preparation for the “Job Boards 2020?” discussion at TRU London. In the UK there were (pre-recession) 600,000 jobs available a month. Many of these would be advertised on multiple job boards. The big job sites expose between them… [Read more…]

Is it time for the Job board Obituary: Part Two

February 14, 2010 by

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Following on from part one, where we started looking into the history of Job Boards in preparation for the “Job Boards 2020?” discussion at TRU London. By 2000 CareerBuilder (then no. 2 US site) and one of the original sites back from 1994, was purchased by US newspaper groups Knight Rider and Tribune company. It… [Read more…]

Job Board Pictures 1996-1997

February 11, 2010 by

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As a follow up to my last post Is it time to write the Job Board obituary, check out these pictures and remember how far the web has come. www.occ.com – 1996

Is it time for the Job board Obituary, Part One

February 11, 2010 by

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On the 18th Jan at TRU London I will be in a discussion focused on what the job board will look like in 2020.  I thought it would be good to review where the job board has come from to help prepare and put the considerations into perspective. It turned into quite a lot of… [Read more…]

Are job boards Doomed by 2010?

February 9, 2010 by

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As the TRULondon unconference gets closer to show time it is the “Job board of 2020” track that excites me the most! First up you need to fully appreciate what is so UN about an unconference? It is an event where the discussion is audience driven. A great track has the great insightful input from… [Read more…]

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