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"To encounter the laid-off twenty- and thirtysomethings blogging about unemployed life or roaming this city's bars, museums, and parks on weekday afternoons is to witness a weirdly upbeat portrait emerge. This is no Lost Generation, but a generation that, through loss of work, claims to be finding itself — and having fun along the way."
Category Archives: Daily Links
links for 2009-06-03
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"I’ll reserve final judgment until I actually get to play with Wave, but at this point, I’m ready to forget about streams and get to the ocean, where the waves reside."
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Another positive review of Google Wave.
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An early review of Google Wave.
links for 2009-05-31
- Recruiting Via Your Employees’ Social Networks – NYTimes.com
From the article:
Until recently, Facebook might have been more likely to be viewed as a barrier to getting a job. Cautionary tales circulate of job offers rescinded after an employer discovered unseemly content on an applicant’s Facebook page. Social network users have been advised to sanitize their personal pages when job hunting, lest potential employers spot an inappropriate photo or comment.
But now more personal pages, profiles and social networks are serving as fodder for companies looking to fill jobs. To mine its employees’ social networking contacts for potential hires, a business can pay for services from companies like Appirio or Jobvite, whose service Mr. Kennedy used.
links for 2009-05-27 – All Things Digital – Twitter Co-CEOs
links for 2009-05-18
- “Twitter’s real-time messaging service is turning out to be a boon to local establishments, who are starting to get onboard — mostly because the message pops into users’ Twitter feeds and they’re close enough to act on it. For Mr. Leach, who is targeting people within a three-mile radius of his store, that’s key.”
- A bad trend on Twitter. It’s a Web 2.0 version of a link exchange.