Generally speaking it is not a good idea to even mention a competitor. Even bad PR is still PR. But it is hard to stand by and watch job seekers get taken to the proverbial cleaners by people in the industry who profess to help them. A few days ago, JT O’Donnell had @TobyDayton and [...]
Ahead of the Bell: LinkUp Called the Jobs Number (and will continue to do so)
Posted in January 8th, 2010
Yesterday in his blog, @TobyDayton, using data provided by LINKUP, our job search engine that grabs only jobs off company website, ‘called’ the unemployment numbers issued today by the Department of Labor. Even though everyone else was predicting sunshine and roses, Toby said…wait, not so fast, the numbers from LinkUp tell a different story. The [...]
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Have Job Boards Jumped the Shark and See How Nick Corcodilos Helps Gen X/Y By Exposing One of Their Advisors
Posted in December 16th, 2009
Ed. Note. My colleague Toby Dayton, CEO of LinkUp, wrote a groundbreaking and analytical piece on the current state of recruitment advertising. I am running the article in its entirety here but you should really jump over to Toby’s blog at Diggings, and sign up for his RSS feed and updates. There’s no better place. [...]
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Twitter Me This
Posted in May 19th, 2009
As Twitter gains scale and users, we can see all kinds of industries making use of it…all in search for the next big….or, truth be known, easy thing. Every marketer wants to find the magic way to financial heaven, and the rage is all twittering now, so that must be it. Toby Dayton in his [...]
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Let the Eagles Fly
Posted in June 26th, 2008
Here in Minnesota at the Raptor Center, officials nursed a baby bald eagle back to health after it was accidentally shot by a hunter. They literally had to train it how to fly. Richard Davis, a supporter, got to witness and participate in the eagle’s release off a Mississippi River bluff. As he held the [...]
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