Classified Ad Company Edgeio Shuts Down & Blames Investors
Edgeio announced late last week that it was ceasing operations and looking to liquidate its assets. The company, which had recently raised $6M in capital ($3M of which came from Intel), tried to build...
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Jobster, Running Out Of Cash, Seeks To Raise Another Round Of Capital
According to ERE, Jobster has burned through most of the $48 million it raised a few years ago and is out trying to raise another round of capital. The Seattle-based company, which garnered tons of...
View ArticleMonster Bashing Still Fun (Despite What Cheezhead Says)
Always one step ahead of everyone else, Cheezhead has declared that he has moved beyond ripping Monster, declaring in an early June podcast that he no longer finds it sporting, fun, or even...
View ArticleTechCrunch Hates Newspapers; Emerging Economies Love Newspapers; Gannet Loves...
1) TechCrunch recently wrote about the worsening situation for daily newspapers and the abysmal 2nd quarter they have had. 2) The Economist reports that daily newspapers in emerging economies are...
View ArticleStay Away From Sites That Charge A Fee For Recycled Job Listings
Thanks to Chris Russell of JobBoarders for organizing a really entertaining discussion yesterday on a variety of topics relating to the job board industry. Also participating were Joel Cheesman, Eric...
View ArticleThe Bastardized Math Behind The U.S. Unemployment Rate Calculations & Why...
Because I’ve written in the past about how bastardized the math is behind unemployment rate (seriously, read my March ’09 blog post if you’re even remotely interested in the U.S. unemployment rate) I...
View ArticleA Good Case For Rethinking Your Thinking…
Marty Brack, in a recent ERE post, provides an excellent case study in rethinking traditional methods of recruitment advertising. In the test, he analyzed the cost per quality resume using both...
View ArticleHarrison Barnes and Hound.com – The Scourge Of The Job Board Industry
Finally there’s another voice from within the job board industry to add to the tirade against Hound.com. Congratulations to Chris Russell for calling out Hound for being one of, if not THE, worst, most...
View ArticleThe Ladders Is One Gigantic Scam That Preys On Unsuspecting Job Seekers
Nick Corcodilos, aka Ask The Headhunter, has written an outstanding article on his blog about what an absolute scam The Ladders is and how fraudulent their claims are about delivering to job seekers...
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Great Insight on Job Boards From Google
In one of the most interesting profiles on Google I can ever remember reading, a writer for Wired spent some time watching the monitors in Google’s lobby that display real-time searches from the search...
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