Having Trouble Getting Your Resume Noticed? Turn to SEO

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We've all been there: there's a job posting that you know that you're qualified for, you're instructed to submit you resume via the company's applicant tracking system, you apply and haven't heard a thing...a few weeks later, if you're lucky, you received a canned decline letter. Chances are, a human probably never even laid eyes … Continue reading Having Trouble Getting Your Resume Noticed? Turn to SEO

There’s Not a Badge for That? Opportunities Abound for Location-Based Social Media

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Location-based services seem to be the next hot advance in social media.  In fact, a recent article by Fast Company stated that the top adopters of these services are younger, more affluent, and most importantly, more influential than the average internet user  - basically, the early adopters are the cream of the internet crop. However, … Continue reading There’s Not a Badge for That? Opportunities Abound for Location-Based Social Media

How Not to Handle a Social Media PR Nightmare (Thanks Chipotle)

Earlier today, while reading through friends' status updates on Facebook, I came across a statement from Chipotle stating: We've been looking into this and it sounds like the cat post is not legitimate and may have been the result of a hack or an unauthorized use of someones personal account. If you still want to … Continue reading How Not to Handle a Social Media PR Nightmare (Thanks Chipotle)

WikiLeaks – Journalism 2.0

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There's been a lot of talk about WikiLeaks and the implications on national security.  Amazon kicked WikiLeaks off of it's servers, lawmakers are trying to past "anti-WikiLeak" legislation, and the founder of WikiLeaks himself, Julian Assange, is being sought by prosecutors in Sweden on alleged rape accusations. (Which the media always caveats by saying "completely … Continue reading WikiLeaks – Journalism 2.0