Sat.Feb 13, 2010 - Fri.Feb 19, 2010

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Recap: Social Media for Social Impact

Forum One

This month, Forum One and Autodesk hosted a panel titled, "Social Media for Social Impact" during Social Media Week in San Francisco. We had the privilege of having four panelists who each told a story demonstrating how the social web had empowered communities around social causes. Connie Chan from Yahoo! described how status updates and Flickr photos were used to spread awareness of Yahoo!

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No Shortage of Business Models for Staffing Companies in the UK

Staffing Talk

Job boards, job board advertising, HR outsourcing, job SEO, RPO and VMS are just some of the various business models now pursued by former staffing company owners that I've met here in the UK where the temp industry (Brits don't use the word 'staffing' like we do in the USA) has been under siege by everything from the weak economy to intrusive EU legislation.

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CountyHealthRankings.org Gives First County-by-County Snapshot of Health in Each State

Forum One

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 18 — CountyHealthRankings.org , a new site produced by Forum One Communications, provides the first look at the overall health of every county in all 50 states. The site was unveiled at an event on Wednesday in Washington by its sponsors, the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Argument of the Day: Is Twitter a Job Board

Staffing Talk

Is Twitter a job board? Today I found myself in the middle of an argument after I tweeted about a conversation I had with William Fischer, the man behind Twitter job search engine http:www.twitjobsearch.com. TwitJobSearch reads every message coming off micro-blogging sites like Twitter and Google Buzz, analyzing them to see if they are job opening related and if so does research on the tweeter's profile to get location and other details.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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TruLondon Discussions: Twitter Job Boards, Bankruptcies in UK RPO/VMS

Staffing Talk

Another day of meeting people doing incredible things at the intersection of social media and recruitment. Three or four doing iphone type apps for searching jobs on twitter. The UK recruitment market is going through a lot of change, with some significant bankruptcies in the VMS space.

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Open Government IdeaScale Sites Solicit Valuable Feedback but May Unintentionally Compromise Citizen Privacy

Forum One

The 24 agencies required to comply with the Open Government Directive have begun soliciting citizen feedback on how to improve transparency, participation, collaboration, and innovation in government. Agencies are using IdeaScale to facilitate two-way feedback with citizens. To date, over 700 ideas have been submitted ! Unfortunately, the current implementation introduces slight privacy concerns for users.

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Twitter Job Cloud Competition: Staffing Talk Show Recap

Staffing Talk

[draft] This post recaps the merits of various Twitter-based job board services that joined in our discussion yesterday, but the real news that came out of the Staffing Talk Show was the Google monopoly is in its waning days. Google is old, like newspapers. You can’t excite anyone with a discussion about SEO anymore. Twitter is the David that has knocked out Goliath Google.

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