So there I was on one knee with my hands cuffed behind my back in Little Italy on a beautiful day in May of 1996. Click. Someone took a picture. People … Read more
LinkedIn Fires Back, Cuts Off Access to BranchOut, Monster’s BeKnown
Another shot has been fired in the war to own the social career networks — TechCrunch reported that LinkedIn has cut off access to its data to both … Read more
Facebook Wars: BeKnown and BranchOut Take on LinkedIn
The war to bring career opportunities to Facebook’s over 750 million users is on in a big way here at SHRM Conference.Sunday, Monster launched BeKnown, an … Read more
Monster’s New App Gives Facebook Users a New Business Profile
Monster launched a Facebook app over the weekend that will let the 700 million users of the popular social community build a professional network separate … Read more
11 Rules to Live Your HR and Managerial Life By
I have to say my friend and great HR Pro/Blogger – and Top 10 HR Bloggers to follow at SHRM 11 (I was No. 11, by the way) – Matt Stollak gave me the idea … Read more
Learning Your Company Can’t Afford to Pay You – Via Twitter
There are few things worse in our hyper-connected age than getting bad news via email, Internet, or some form of social media. Radio Shack did this a few … Read more
Better Online Networkers? Despite Other Data, LinkedIn Says Men Are
Men are better online networkers than women? True, says LinkedIn. It may fly in the face of other surveys, but LinkedIn insists that men are savvier … Read more
Look Out Farmville: Marriott Turns to Games on Facebook For Recruiting
If you’ve ever played Farmville or Mafia Wars on Facebook, you might consider trying your hand at a new game. It could help land you a new job, too. … Read more
Facebook’s Tagging Suggestions Raises HR and Privacy Issues
Ever since Facebook started rolling out its facial recognition service — officially “Tag Suggestions” — a few months ago, pictures … Read more
LinkedIn and Third-Party Recruiters
I received the following email recently, forwarded from Jeff Allen (Jeff’s On Call!) by an upset recruiter: Hi Jeff, I’m a fan of yours and a … Read more