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Twitter slowly unfolding its search ambitions

twitter-birdIt has been fairly obvious for a few years that the search-driven, URL-centric web would converge with the web of social objects. It is something that is driving Google’s paranoia. It is also something Facebook dreams about. However, the company most likely to capture the opportunity is Twitter, the San Francisco-based company that started life as a more…

Top 5 Reasons Why SMBs Should be Afraid of Social Media

bewareSocial media presents great risks as it does rewards for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Among social media’s shortcomings: it doesn’t convert prospects to customers with the same ease that search does. Fortunately, as Facebook continues to open up more opportunities for local targeting, social media is becoming more feasible.

With an increasing number of SMBs exploring the power of social media, here is a list of potential pitfalls to avoid with guidance from more…

LinkedIn Is Buying SlideShare For $119 Million

jeff-weinerLinkedIn just announced plans to buy SlideShare for $119 million.

It will be 45% cash and 55% stock. SlideShare allows users to upload documents to the web and have them embedded all over the place. more…

LinkedIn’s Biggest Competitor Is a Facebook App That Just Hit 25 Million Users

jobsTwo years and 25 million registered users after launching its professional network for Facebook, BranchOut is LinkedIn’s biggest competitor.

“At this point, it’s Coke and Pepsi,” BranchOut CEO Rick Marini says of the company’s relationship with LinkedIn. more…

LinkedIn Shares Mobile Advertising Ambitions

LinkedInLinkedIn just became the second social media giant this month to signal plans for ads in mobile.

During its quarterly earnings call, CEO Jeff Weiner said mobile access represents an ever-growing share of time users spend with LinkedIn. He said the company is investigating more…

4 Tips for Optimizing Your Resume with Social Media

social-mediaGerrit Hall is the CEO and co-founder of RezScore, a free web application that reads, analyzes and grades resumes instantly. Gerrit has successfully combined his passion for computer science and the careers space by helping job seekers write the best resume possible. You can connect with Gerrit and RezScore on Facebook and Twitter. more…

Facebook vs. Google+ vs. Twitter vs. LinkedIn

social_mediaMuch has changed since we examined the ongoing war between Facebook and Twitter in the spring of 2010. The stakes are higher, the competition has increased, and we see LinkedIn and Google roaring into the social networking arena like never before. more…

TOP 15 US Job Search Websites

We have compiled the Best of the Best sites that accept Job classifieds. Here you’ll find the list of Top US Classifieds websites. These websites provide free classified advertisements for jobs.

Classified ads is probably the most common source where unemployed people go to, to look for new jobs and to earn income. So here, I have gathered Top 15 active job classifieds where you can post your ad completely free. more…