It’s easier to invent the future than to predict it.

Apr 30, 2008

TechCrunch The title of this post, a (mis)quote from computer scientist Alan Kay, is the last line in a job listing posted by Jeff Bezos in 1994 to the Usenet group mi.jobs. The title of the job listing was “Well-capitalized Seattle start-up seeks Unix developers.” Via HackerNews.Crunch Network: CrunchGear drool over the (Read More)

Social Recruiting: corporate adoption of social media for recruiting and retention

Apr 09, 2008

EXCELER8ion | People ARE The Social Media Is corporate HR and their executive team receptive to social media?A commenter recently asked:Curious of your thoughts regarding how receptive HR is in including social media strategy as part of their marketing and media mix. I think for many of us it is a no-brainer, and I believe Executives are beginning to understand the (Read More)

Employee Community and the Employer Brand

Apr 09, 2008

EXCELER8ion | People ARE The Social Media When asking employees why they like working for a company, one of the most common refrains is “because of the people, my co-workers, we are like a family”. Any recruitment advertising copywriter can attest to this and, after reading such feedback in the creative brief, will promptly roll their eyes and then try (Read More)