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e-Recruitment 2.0: The changing face of online recruitment

Dropping 2.0 on to the end of words seems to be in vogue at the moment, so I thought I’d better jump on the bandwagon and start my commentary on “e-Recruitment 2.0” - the future of online recruiting.

So what’s in store for e-recruitment in the Web 2.0 era?

by Damon Lightley 25 August 2006 13:00pm 9 comments

Kiko founder Justin Kan talks about the eBay sale

Y Combinator-backed online calendar web app Kiko has attracted a lot of attention since being placed for sale on eBay last week. We've interviewed one of the founders to understand a bit more about the reasons behind the sale...

by Richard Maven 23 August 2006 12:54pm 0 comments

Microsoft inks ad deal with Facebook

After losing out to Google in the race to sign up Myspace as an advertising client, Microsoft has landed a deal with the US' second largest social networking site Facebook.

by Richard Maven 23 August 2006 12:00pm 8 comments

Google Checkout struggles against etailer resistance

Retailers are continuing to turn their backs on Google Checkout because of fears that they will be relinquishing ownership of their customers to the search giant, according to research published by the analyst house Piper Jaffray.

by Linus Gregoriadis 22 August 2006 11:47am 1 comment

Yahoo and Orange link up on mobile search

The Guardian reports that Yahoo is close to a deal with Orange to provide search services to the mobile operator’s subscribers.

The agreement, following a similar deal with 3, would be a boost for the portal in its battle for mobile search users against Google.

by Richard Maven 21 August 2006 17:26pm 1 comment

Webwag enters customisable start page tussle

Webwag, the latest creation of ex-Google France chief Franck Poisson, is set to go live at the end of this month, adding more competition to the 'customisable start page' arena.

by Richard Maven 21 August 2006 17:23pm 0 comments

Google faces another click fraud case

Google is facing its third and probably not its last court appearance this year over click fraud, after the filing of a new class action lawsuit in Pennsylvania.

Samuel Lassoff, the owner of two US websites, has accused the search giant of exposing publishers to click fraud through a breach of contract, negligence, unjust enrichment and unfair business practices.

by Richard Maven 21 August 2006 12:14pm 0 comments

Google secrets? Leaked AOL data provides insight on search strategies

Although there are many sometimes confusing and contradictory statistics around search engine marketing and especially SEO, the AOL data provides a rare chance to see accurate statistics from a major engine fed by Google.

The results should be analysed by anyone interested in SEM…

by Arjo Ghosh 21 August 2006 12:11pm 0 comments

How much traffic can Digg or Google News drive to your site?

Whilst looking through our site visitors stats recently I noticed two big spikes in traffic.

What may have caused them...?

by Ashley Friedlein 16 August 2006 20:35pm 0 comments

Google Analytics now offers immediate access for all

Google Analytics will from today provide instant access for anybody that wants to open an account and start using the service to monitor visitor activity on their website/s.

The service, which is free of charge, provides comprehensive information on visitor behaviour to help webmasters better understand how their sites are being used and where users are coming from.

by Chris Lake 16 August 2006 12:35pm 1 comment